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Show ADIliriOXAL ABOUT THE ALLEGED AL-LEGED "FEMALE DETECTIVE." Ix tiik correspondence published pub-lished in UicKews yesterday from Dr. Brush and Mr. F. Beers, of Pleasant Grove, mention was made of an interview between a representative repre-sentative of the. American KorWi-dependent KorWi-dependent and Miss Inez Coulter, the young womin who hu been posingas a martyr at theexpensn of truth. Tnc fallowing courteous letter, from the publisher of that paper, and the annexed statement of the interview in question are self explanatory, aud need no comment: com-ment: To Editor Daertt Seu-t: In answer to your published request for information we enclose the account of au interview had with Miss Inez Coulter (yon havo it Jennie Coolie') as published In the Independent of Oct. 21. The statements about Vr. Brash aro surely erroneous. lie resides re-sides at Pleasant Grovo and is a Gentile. Gen-tile. There was no violence offered Miss Coulter at American Fork or Pleasant Grove, or, for that matter. In this end of the County. Kven tho fact that Miss Coulter was in town was not generally known nntll after she had left. She departed ou the S:33 a.m. Union Pacific train for till: Lake tho day after the intorview. We v. rite this asa Ocutilo who wishes to refuto any chares that the people of Amoncan Fork ore other than law-abiding and peaceful citizens who would scorn to attack or injure, in any way, a woman. Itespoctf ally yours. Publisher Amkcicax Fonic ImJe .jtendent. American Fork. Nov. 12th. IgJJ. Here is the account of the interview: inter-view: "An Independent reporter called yrtterday at tba rcsUonce of tho Misses Taylor to hare an interview with Miss Inez Coulter, recently from KewYork concerning t bo articles that taveappeared in tho pipera about her statement to Gen. O'Brien, superintendent superin-tendent of immigration at Xew York City. "Miss Coulter was asked: ''Had she seen the articles as they appsi red In the Salt Lake papers?" "She had not." "A copy of tho ITerald of October SUi was then produced. After reading the article. Miss Coulter was asked: 'Was it in substance, what she said to theGeneralt" "As a whole it was not," "Bad she made the statement in regard re-gard to gold being nsed as an inducement induce-ment to the prospective convert?" "So he had not made such statement She had never known of their utlng gold for this parpose or.any other, in fact; she thought gold rather a scarce article among them." ''Did she know of any instaace where young (drls wero sslidted for converts and brought to America?" "She did know of just such an instance. in-stance. While recently in Xew York, twenty young girls, without parents or lawful protectors, wero brought over in the com.-any of three Mormon Elders. These girls were dA'afned by Gen. O'Brien at Castle Garden and sent back to Norway."! "Why had Miss Coulter written this statement for Gen. O'Brien?" "Because the General, knowing that she had been in Utah for two years asked her to do It, as be wished to have some legislation in regard to the bringing over; of Mormon converts." con-verts." "Uad Miss Coulter coma out in the service of the government as a detective, detec-tive, as was sta'ed In tlw Heratdt" Miss Coulter laughed and said "she had not that honor. She would probably prob-ably follow ner old vocation of teacher in the Presbyterian schools." The lady denied saying that the converts con-verts were tnrned adrift by the FJdcrs for tho sako of getting them more In their power. And that the best look ing of the women wero taken by rich, old Mormons and bscamo 'staled wives.' She was not interviewed by Dr. Drnmm nor was she requested to mako a second statement" |
