Pinkerton’s Great Detective

by Beau Riffenburgh

death, 243

  relocation to Argentina, 241, 242, n51, n62

  L’Velle, Martin, 106, 124, 136, 143, 145, 333, n28

  questioning of JM, 77, 156–57

  Mahanoy City, 6, 31, 53, 56, 57, 69, 70, 72, 73, 78–81, 92, 108, 140, 155, appA, n26, n33

  dead line, 6, 69

  Major, George, 69–70, 76, 80, 143, appA, n33

  Masterson, Bat, 179, 180, 330

  Matz, Bishop Nicholas, 245, 246

  Mauch Chunk, 31, 34, 91, 100, 106, 112–13, 116, 121, 130–32, 134, 147, 150, appB, n41, n43

  McAllister, Charles, 107, 117, 118, 146, 149, 159, appB

  McAllister, Ellen, 107, 110, 111, 365

  McAllister, James, 93, 95, 97, 107, 130, 146, 163

  McAndrew, Frank, 63, 82, 97, 163

  interactions with JM, xi–xii, 63, 64, 74, 78, 81, 86, 96, 97, 118–119, n36

  and planning of murders, 78, 81, 96

  saves JM, xiii–xiv, 118–119

  as Shenandoah bodymaster, 67, 74, 77, 80, 81

  visit to Ireland, 120, n36

  McCann, John, 70, 76–77, 143

  McCarron, Barney, 85, 87, 88, 116, 145, n41

  McCarty, Tom, 222, 223

  McClellan, George B., 19–20, n14

  McDonald, Jesse F., 254, 277–79, 282, 285, 293, 309, n68

  McGehan, Hugh, 117, 130, 145

  hanged, 150, appB

  and murder of Yost, 87–88, 92, 112, 116, 132, appB, n27, n28

  and saloon, 90, 91, 98–99, 132

  trial of, 124, 125, 138, n28, appB

  McHugh, Frank, 80, 140–46, 155, appB, n40

  McHugh, Peter, 148, 150, appB

  McKenna, Jim, see McParland, James

  McKenna, Patrick, 87, 147, appB

  McKinley, William B., 264, 275

  McLaughlin, Jacob, 174–76, 293, 300

  McParland, Charles, 162, 167, 169–71

  employment with Pinkerton’s, 146–47, n41

  family, 191, 214, 219, 302

  later life and death, 219, 363

  relationship with JM, 187, 188, 219, 302

  McParland, Edward, 162, 167, 187, 214

  driven out of Victor, 253, 330

  employment with Pinkerton’s, 146–47, n41

  Kittie Schick on, 214

  later life and death, 219, 362

  testifies in Haywood trial, 330

  McParland, Eneas (father), 12, 161–62, 189

  McParland, Eneas (nephew), 219–20, 254, 292, 302, 361, n73

  McParland (McParlan), James

  Adams trials, testimony in, 313–15, 342–45, 350–51, n75–76, n83–84

  adding “d” on name, 1, 166, n12, n45

  admission to Knights of Columbus, 245–46

  agency evaluation, 168–69, 219

  as agent provocateur, 3, 73–74, 110, 133–34, 144, 156, 365

  antiunion actions, 2, 206–7, 248–52, 293, 364

  Appeal to Reason, as target of, 174–77, 292–94, 300–1, n77–78

  attributes and traits, 1, 7–8, 47, 96, 125, 128, 156, 166, 171, 193–94, 199, 231, 245, 257, 294, 300, 330, 365, 366–67

  ambitious, 15, 111

  argumentative, 169, 256–57

  arrogant, 7–8, 169, 282–83, 366

  charitable, 220, 347–48, 358–59, 365, 367

  charming, 7, 47, 245, 257

  clever, 7, 50, 139

  courageous, 50, 57, 104

  heavy drinking, 7, 15, 52, 54, 58, 67, 169, 219, n78

  mysterious, 1, 13, 365

  proficient fighter, xi, 7, 15, 54

  relentless, 4, 361

  self-confident, 50, 96, 289, 366, 367

  self-satisfied, 231, 243, 244, 267, 366

  storyteller, 6–7, 13, 47, 50, 96, 245, n15

  unflappable on witness stand, 126–28, 131–33, 135, 138–39, 155

  unscrupulous, 3, 126, 133, 136, 142–44, 160, 171, 176–77, 293, 300, 364, n15–16

  Bible stories, quoting of, 12, 271, 287, 334–35, 342, 344, 350–51, n70

  birthdate of, 1, 11, 363, n12

  bull terriers, 79, 106, 187, 271, 360, n50, n84

  cases, 214, n57

  Barnaby murder, 2, 199–202

  beer burglars, 190–91

  Columbus, Kansas, 171–72, 261

  Mud Cut, 355

  Mudsill Silver Mine, 2, 188–89

  Overland Limited robbery, 356

  Rossland mine explosion, 257–58

  Section 30, 182, n48

  Selby gold theft, 2, 246–48

  shooting of Ancheta, 194–97, n52, n60

  stolen ore, 190–91

  Treadwell Mine theft, 217–18

  Whitney and Perry diamond theft, 355–56

  Wild Bunch, 2, 221, 228, 231, 243

  as Catholic, 12, 50, 111, 120, 123, 245, 358–59, 361, 367, n36–37

  Coleman’s assessment of, 363, n15–16, n85–86

  Darrow on, 307, 315, 321–22, 329, 334–36, n75–76

  daughters, 168, 169, 171, 187, 191, 192, 367

  death, 361, n84

  death threats against, 301, 303

  Denver office, as head of, 186–88, 192–93, 194–98, 202–3, 206, 214, 217, 231

  description, 7, 47, 125, 219, 245, 256, 257, 323

  dismisses Cary, 353–54

  and Divine Providence, 278, n68

  early jobs, 12–13, 14–16, 47–48, n12–13

  early period in Schuylkill County, 52–64

  early period with Pinkerton’s, 16, 47, 48

  as Elk, 220, 245, 268

  and Fitzgerald family, 166–68

  “Great Detective,” referred to as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 177, 187, 189, 254, 322, 329, 362, 364, 367, n65

  hair loss, 8, 67, 104, 111

  and Horn, 198–99, 233–34, 306

  image of, 3, 100–2, 171, 192, 355, 363–65

  change of, 1, 2–3, 150–51, n14–17

  as hero, 1–2, 3, 136–37, 150, 356–57, 361–62, 365, n14–15

  as portrayed by Conan Doyle, 8–9, 357

  as portrayed by Hammett, 192, 245

  as scoundrel, 2, 3, 144, 150–51, 352, 365, n15–17

  immigration to U.S., 13

  initial report for Allan Pinkerton, 48–49

  inner circle, theory of, 65, 154–55, 157, 197, 269–71, 272–73, 289, n66

  Ireland, visit to, 161–62

  McKenna, referred to as, xi–xiv, 31, 124, 183

  McParland et al. v. Larkin, 169–71, n47

  in mines, 59, 61–63, n23

  and Molly Maguire investigation, xiv, 5, 50–102, 106–111, 114, 117–20, 125, 132, 147, 149, 154–56, 202, 205, 219, 245, 282, 293, 343, 357–58, 364–65, n36, n41–42

  accused of being a spy, xi–xii

  attempts to stop crimes, 73–74, 77–78, 81, 84–85, 97–98, 100–1, n25

  and August 25 convention, 93–94, 144–45

  courting Mary Ann, xi, 89–90, 117, n35

  decision to accept assignment, 49–50, n21

  fame due to, 2, 161, 166

  fictional background of, 51, 54–55, 65

  inability or refusal to warn murder targets, 81–82, 95–96, 97–98, 100–2, 127–28, 133, 135, 136, 159, n41–42, n44–45

  initiated into AOH, 64

  interactions with Kehoe, xii, xiv, 57, 93, 106, 108, 118, 141

  interactions with Linden, 76, 90, 91, 93–94, 103–5, 110, 119–20, 122

  investigation of Jones murder, 88–89, 132

  investigation of Sanger and Uren murders, 97–98

  investigation of Yost murder, 86–92, 132

  and June 1 convention, 80–81, 141–43, 144

/>   planned murder of, xii–xiii, 118–20

  receives confessions, 74, 82, 89–92, 96–97, 125, 132–33, 135, 138–39

  selection for undercover duties, 27, 47–50

  views AOH as the same as MMs, xi, 48–49, 125–26, 154, 157, n37

  and Molly Maguire trials, 5, 76–77, 101–2, 114, 124–28, 129, 131–50, 154–60, 171, 333, 364–65, appB, n28, n35, n36–37

  decision to testify, 120–21, 122–23, n37

  defense attacks on, 126–27, 133–34, 136, 142–44

  interactions with defense attorneys, 126–27, 135, 138–39, 156–57

  opinion of Darrow, 307, 321

  opinion of WFM leaders, 283, 306

  perjury, 2, 3, 13, 128, 135, 156–59, 343–45, 365, n16, n44

  Pinkerton’s Western Division, as head of, 2, 214–17, 228, 231, 244, 302, 319

  poor eyesight, xii, 47, 219, 254–56, 359, n58, n64

  poor health, 8, 67, 81–82, 84, 104–6, 161, 166, 215, 219, 241, 256, 289, 310–11, 359–61

  popular press, use of, 220, 277, 282–83, 288–89, 357, n58, n72

  promotions, 186–87, 192, 214, 231, 244

  relationship with Eneas, 219–20, 254, 292, 361

  relationship with Orchard, 268, 270, 278, 295, 349

  relationship with Pinkerton family, 161, 167, 171, 256–57, 360, n44–45

  relationship with Siringo, 187–88, 191, 207, 216, 240, 322, 348, 362

  reports by, 1, 6, 48–49, 60–61, 63, 65, 67, 70, 72–73, 75, 78–82, 84, 89–90, 94, 96–98, 100–4, 108–11, 114, 117–20, 128, 130, 154, 160, 194, n11, n22, n26, n30–32, n37–38, n60

  resignation letter, 108–10, n32–33

  Roarity on, 163–64

  siblings and family, 12, 147, 161–62, 167–71, 187–89, 191, 214, 219, 253, 292, 302, 330, 362–63, n41–42, n46, n58, n71, n73

  Steunenberg investigation, 261, 266–67

  attempts to return Adams to prosecution side, 305–6, 308, 316, 319–20, n77

  cipher of names, 277

  extraditions planned by, 276–80, 290, n68–69

  Gooding, initial meetings with, 266–68

  Gooding’s support, 266–67, 279, 286–87

  as head of investigation, 276, 305–6, 338–39

  and Hicks strategy, 319–20, n77

  Moyer, attempt to turn, 321, 330–31

  Nichols, pressures re Orchard, 267–68

  receives Orchard’s confession, 272–73, 295

  and search for Barney’s body, 296–99

  and search for “Pettibone dope,” 294–95

  and searches for suspects, 267, 276, 278, 281, 291

  secrecy, importance of, 296, n69

  tactics to obtain Adams’s confession, 281, 285, 287, 305, 342–46, 350–52, 365, n70

  tactics to obtain Orchard’s confession, 267–71

  validating details of confessions, 273–74

  Swain, hatred of, 261, 266–67, 289, n65

  undercover agents, use of 2, 185, 188–89, 194–96, 207–12, 213, 216–18, 248–52, 320–21, 324–25, n56, n60, n63

  WFM, opposition to, 7, 245, 254, 257–58, 259, 274, 283, 338–39

  youth in Ireland, 11–12

  McParland, Kittie (daughter), 169, 171, 187, 191, 192

  McParland, Mary Ann (née Fitzgerald), 166–71

  McParland, Mary H. (née Regan), 1, 187, 192, 219, 220, 292, 302, 310–11, 359–63, 367, n73

  Meeks, Henry “Bub,” 223, 227

  Meldrum, Bob, 281, 291, 326

  Mine Owners Protective Association of the Coeur d’Alenes, 206–7, 208

  miners

  conflicts between Irish and Welsh, 62, 63, 67–69, 72, 78

  dangers faced by, 36–37, 62–63

  JM as, 61–63

  living conditions of, 32, 41, 59–60

  strikes by, 25, 36, 38–39, 41, 71–73, 78–80, 83–84, 152, 205, 208, 212–14, 248–52, 254, 284, 294, n19, n56

  unions, 2, 7, 25, 36–45, 65–66, 71–73, 78–79, 83–84, 121, 151–52, 160, 205, 206, 208, 212–14, 245, 248–54, 257–59, 262–65, 269–76, 278–79, 283, 285–86, 288–89, 293, 296, 298, 301–2, 305, 315, 317, 320, 321, 325, 329, 333, 338–39, 346, 352, n16, n17, n25, n27, n44, n63, n67

  Miners’ Journal, The, 30, 35, 69, 117, 121

  Miners’ National Association, 66, 205

  mining, 57, 75, 264

  conditions, 61–62

  disputes, 25, 36, 38–41, 71–73, 78–80, 83–84, 152, 205–14, 248–53, 262–63, 273, 321

  Gowen’s efforts to control in Schuylkill County, 22, 24–25, 39, 41, 42–44, 71, 79–80, 83, 151, 152, 153, n26–27

  hierarchy, 61–62

  independent operators, 24–25, 32, 39, 41, 59

  owners associations, 71, 73, 79, 207–8, 249, 253, 298, 330

  techniques in Schuylkill County, 61

  Molly Maguires, 2, 4, 22, 31, 38, 68, 162, 167, 197, 351, 375, n31, n41, n44

  bodymasters, xi, xiii, 55, 65, 67, 80, 125, 154, 160

  books and films, 4, 6–7, 357, n14–17, n21

  and Catholic Church, 46, 49, 50, 68, 73, 111, 112, 123, 128, 148

  contemporary views of, 26–27, 30, 34–35, 43, 48, 53, 69, 103, 121–22, 125–26, 169, n14–15

  effect of geography on, 30, 31–32, 62

  “goods,” the, 64, 66, 125, 145

  Gowen as opponent to, 28, 84, 112–13, 115, 122, 124, 152, 153, 190, n26–27, n30

  Gowen’s linking to AOH, 72–73, 83–84, 124–26, 129, 139, 140, n37

  Gowen’s linking to WBA, 25, 42, 44–45, 72–73, 83–84, 151–52

  historic views of, 2–3, 150–52, 207, n14–17, n21, n33, n38, n85–86

  hunt for escaped, 129–30, 136, 163, 182–84

  JM’s investigation of, 2, 5, 49–56, 57–68, 70, 72–102, 106, 108–111, 114, 117–20, 125, 132, 202, 205, 219, 245, 282, 293, 343, 357, 358, 364–65, n36

  JM’s reports on, 6, 48–49, 60–61, 63, 65, 67, 70, 72–73, 75, 78–79, 80–82, 84, 89, 90, 94, 96–98, 100–4, 108–11, 114, 117–20, 128, 130, 154, 160, 194, n11, n22, n26, n30–32, n37–38, n60

  Kehoe as leader of, xiv, 57, 93, 140, 143–44, 145, 148, 271, n26

  murders attributed to, xi, 32–36, 45, 69, 70, 72, 84, 85, 87–93, 95–102, 105, 113–18, 121, 125–40, 145–49, 150, 151, 153, 156–59, appA, n10, n27–30, n41

  origins and history of, 28–30, 33, 48, n18, n19

  outrages attributed to, 22, 23, 25, 28, 35, 71, 72, 74, 82, 92–93, 106, 112, 278

  outrages planned, 73–75, 78, 80–81, 84–85, 93–94, 96–98, 101, 118, 140–44, 146, n25, n40, n41

  relation to AOH, xi, 48–49, 53, 55, 65, 84, 89, 111, 125–26, 129, 154, 197, 358, n83–84

  and rival factions, 63, 66, 69, 72, n32

  trading of crimes by, 65, 87–88, 90–92, 114, 116, 125

  trials, historic views of, 150–56, n15–16, n33–34, n35, n85–86

  trials of, 6, 76–77, 80, 100–2, 112–15, 121, 124–29, 131–49, 152–61, 171, 181, 333, 363–65, appB, n10–11, n36–37, n40–43

  Monaghan, Ned, 81, 95, 101, 135, 146, 158, appB, n41

  Morris, John, 81, 82, 140, 144, appB, n40

  Moyer, Charles, 283, 284, 289, 292–93, 302, 307, 331, 335, 366

  arrest and extradition, 276, 277, 278, 281–82, 285, 290, n68, n72

  background, 294–95

  dismissal of charges, 347

  in inner circle of WFM, 271, 272, 277, 286, 288

  as president of WFM, 249, 250, 262

  proposed trial of, 309, 311, 313, 314, 316, 317, 339

  relationship with Haywood, 321, 330

  Mudsill Silver mine, 188–89

  Mulhearn, Charles, 117, 146, 147, 151, 155, appB, n32, n41<
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  Munley, Thomas, 118, 129, 149, n41

  hanged, 150

  murders of Sanger and Uren, 96–97, 117

  planned murder of Jones, 97–98, 101

  trial of, 134–37, 146, 158, appB

  Murray, Frank, 231, 234, 236–37, 239, 244

  New York Times, The, 34, 325, 327, 338, n18–19, n26

  O’Brien, Michael, 80–81, 140, 144, 145, appB, n40, n41

  O’Connor, Father Daniel, 112, 118, 119, 123, n36

  O’Donnell, Charles, 107–8, n32

  and Sanger and Uren murders, 95, 97, 158–59

  O’Donnell, James “Friday,” 117, 130, 163

  and Sanger and Uren murders, 95–97, 146, 158–59

  at Wiggans Patch, 107, n32–33

  O’Donnell, Margaret, 107, 108

  O’Neil, Frank, 144, 145, appB, n41

  Orchard, Harry (Albert Horsley, aka Thomas Hogan), 277, 281, 304, 324

  Adams as accomplice, 272, 288

  arrest and interrogation, 260–62, 265, n65

  and attempted murders of Bradley, 272, 295, 326, 330, 331

  and attempted murder of Gabbert, 272, 288, 326–27

  and attempted murder of Goddard, 272, 279, 288, 326–27

  and attempted murder of Peabody, 272, 288, 295, 326

  autobiography of, 302–3

  background and description, 262, 268, 326

  claimed involvement of WFM leadership, 272–74, 276–77, 286, 288, 289, 321, 332

  and Coleman’s assessment of JM, 363, n15–16, n85–86

  confession, 271–73, 275–76, 282, 286, 288–89, 295–96, 308, 336, 345, 365, n70

  cross-examined by Richardson, 327–28

  Darrow on, 328, 329, 334, 347

  Davis on, 327

  and destruction of Bunker Hill concentrator, 272, 330, n85

  and Independence depot bombing, 272, 288, 326

  and Independence Mine explosion, 272

  JM, initial interrogation by, 268–70

  JM’s meetings with, 270–72, 278, 287, 292, 295, n50, n57, n77, n78–79, n85–86

  JM’s opinion of, 268, 295

  and JM on religion and the Bible, 271–72, 287, 292, 335, 349

  later life and death, 348–50

  moved to state penitentiary, 267–68

  and murder of Gregory, 272, 288, 326

  and murder of Steunenberg, 260, 261, 265, 269, 272, 288, 327

  opinion of JM, 269, 278

  purported motives for Steunenberg murder, 329, 331, 332–33, 334, n80

  pushes Adams to confess, 285–87, 305, 313

  religious conversion, 272, 327, 334–35, 350, n79

  and Simpkins, 261–62, 266, 276, 291