Pinkerton (detective agency) Anti-Pinkerton Act in 1893, federal law has stated that an "individual employed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, or similar organization, may not be employed by the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia." In the 1870s, Franklin B. Gowen, then president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, hired the agency to "investigate" the labor unions in the company's mines. A Pinkerton agent, James McParland, using the alias "James McKenna", infiltrated the Molly Maguires, a 19th-century secret society of mainly Irish-American coal miners, leading to the downfall of the labor organization. The incident inspired Arthur
Sinners Never Sleep rest of the band would flesh it out at practice sessions. During this, one member might suggest changing the drum or guitar parts. Franceschi said that with "Hold Me Down" they wanted to make a better produced version of "Take Off Your Colours" (2008). With "Sinners Never Sleep", the group were more focused on showcasing a wide variety of sounds. The group incorporated new instrumentation into their sound such as strings, horns, pianos and samples. Franceschi mentioned that some of the songs could feature on a Coldplay album and others that could have appeared on a Parkway Drive album. They