McParland, James P.
Variant namesJames McParland was manager of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency's Denver, CO office. After the assassination of former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg at Caldwell in December 1905, Governor Gooding called on the Pinkertons to direct the State of Idaho's investigation of the bombing. McParland went to Idaho in 1906 and interrogated Harry Orchard, who had been arrested soon after the murder. McParland obtained a confession that implicated most of the leadership of the Western Federation of Miners in the violence that had rocked the Coeur d'Alene Mining district in 1899. While Orchard was convicted, the case against the WFM leadership did not hold up in court.
From the description of Letter, 1906. (Eastern Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 42688110
From the guide to the James McParland Letter, 1906, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Hawley, James H. (James Henry), 1847-1929. James H. Hawley collection, 1906-1907. | Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Orchard, Harry, 1866-1954. Confession of Harry Orchard, 1906 [microform]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Pinkerton, Robert A. (Robert Allan), 1848-1907. Letters to S.S. McClure, 1894, n.d. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Pinkerton, William A. (William Allan), 1846-1923. Correspondence of William A. Pinkerton, 1894-1911. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Records, 1853-1999, (bulk 1880-1920) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | McParland, James. Letter, 1906. | Eastern Washington State Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | James McParland Letter, 1906 | Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives |
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| associatedWith | Gooding, Frank | person |
| associatedWith | Gooding, Frank. | person |
| associatedWith | Orchard, Harry, 1866-1954. | person |
| associatedWith | Orchard, Harry Frederick. | person |
| associatedWith | Pinkerton, Robert A. (Robert Allan), 1848-1907. | person |
| associatedWith | Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pinkerton, William A. (William Allan), 1846-1923. | person |
| associatedWith | Steunenberg, Frank, 1861-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Western Federation of Miners. | corporateBody |
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| Coeur d'Alene Mining District | |||
| Caldwell (Idaho) | |||
| Coeur d'Alene Mining District | |||
| Caldwell (Idaho) |
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| Criminal investigation |
| Criminal investigation |
| Detectives |
| Idaho |
| Labor Organizations |
| Miners |
| Miners |
| Miners |
| Trials (Murder) |
| Trials (Murder) |
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