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This work examines the operational methods of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and its involvement in labor disputes, specifically the Cripple Creek strike and the legal case against Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone. The author details the activities of various undercover operatives and argues that the agency functions as an essential tool for the capitalist class in its conflict with organized labor.

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Chapter XXV.

WESTERN FEDERATION OF MINERS. BUT MR. McPARLAND CAN DO WONDERS WHEN HE TRIES, AND IT THEBEFORE SEEMS THAT HE SUCCEEDED IN ACCOMPLISHING A TRULY HERCULEAN TASK IN A PALTRY SIX WEEKS.

Of course, Mr. McParland's position would be utterly untenable in the face of these deductions. He therefore backs up his Moyer-Ha)rwood-Pettibone conspiracy-murder-dynamite fairy tale with a most startling confession sworn to by Orchard, and witnessed by himself and sundry high officials of the State of Idaho.

Well and good. A confession is always an interesting document, particularly so in this case. And, with the theory of Manager McParland's wonderful detective ability exploded, it now behooves us to see what weight and importance, if any, should of right be attached to this document, which is the trump-card of the prosecution.

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