The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-25

never instructed any employee to
consume so much as single hour of
unnecessary time on the Occur d.
Alene or any other operation, and
1t Is a strict rule of the Pinkerton
agency to not put any time ON de-
tective work that Is unnecessary, but
to instruct the client that it is de-
sired to withdraw the men rather
than create useless bill.
''In this case frequent conferences
we're had and no work done without
full instructions first from the client.
81 resigned my position with the
agency last fall, giving them 40 days
notice. l had been offered a more
lucrative position with the Badger
State mine. left in good standing
and with the best of feelings, the
agency voluntarily continuing my
salary in full to the end of the year.
''Coughlin did a little work for
one of the members of the government
secret service department which |
believe was satisfactory. He was
employed by Pinkerton's about three
and one-half years ago, as miner
detective. He did very good work
and having been advised that he had
refused to accept lagre bride he was
thought great deal OF by the agency.
He was a hustler and had fertile
mind. 1 first began to have trouble
with him while he was at Occur a.
Alsne, as, in some respects, he would
not comply with my instructions.
shortly after he was withdrawn
from Occur d'Alene he was sent to
eastern Oregon, with explicit instruc-
tions in regard TO expenses, and with
money enough to carry him through
the trip. After few days he tele-
graphed for $50 and few days
later for $40. Before leaving, |
instructed him that IL his expense
account was not properly curtailed
and looked after, | would discharge
him on his return. When l sent him
this money | also wired to remember
these instructions. He then mailed
his resignation, claiming he had been
robbed.
Later, for imaginary grievances, he
had by unreasonable misrepresenta-
tion, maliciously eudeavored to in
iure the agency and has drawn my
name into the matter as superintend-
eut. Coughlin knows that was
/, never dismissed from a position in
, my life. That he, nor any other
employee, has ever been instructed
, by me to graft and also that
/ would neither tolerate any so-called
grating or stretching Of an opera
tion from the office under my care,
, and il there is an official of the
i Pinkerton 5 National Detective agency
that would do so, have never as vel
! made his acquaintance.
My only surprise is that Coughlir
/ could get the ear Of any intelligent
I man for sufficient length Of time Il
r tell such ridiculous stories. / maxi
this explanation to the Press tha
g the people Of your city may know tn
Il other side Of the CouRhlin story"
: Those now under arrest charged
O with completely in one or the othe
n of the iucendiary fires are Osca
b Schneider, jr., William Russell
? Henry Russell, Henry Smith, Bur
Weeks and Fred Horner. OF these
It Weeks and Horner were out on bond
/. Carl Swan and Arthur Church hav
q been held in Jail as witnesses sine
u the preliminary hearings.
= The witnesses so far suhpoeuae
y are James Roche, Otto Schmidt, V
70 W. Sander, Henry Smith, Arthu
1t Golden, William Farr, WilliaI
v Nudge, James II. Harte and Orvill
d Miles.
The trial Of Schneider for burnin
1f the warehouse back Of the Idaho Mel
&c camille company $ store, began Thur.
al day aud there IL another charp
at against him for burning the big ware
house north Of the Northern Pacif
~ depot ia addition to other charges
It burglary that may be filed later III
other prisoners named will have
ut face the same charges az the facts d.
be Teloped may connect them with Il
~ crimes.