Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-28

ME "MOI.LIE MAGCIRES.''
,erism and Wholesale Assassi n
zion In I'enmsylvamin-T Car.
,nari Of the Coal Regions.
u,on, Ps.. Letter to Chicago Tribune. ]
Pobably no State in the country is
yelrun with robbers and dc.pera-
As Pennsylvania. Almost every
elv populated city or town has
in its precincts a regularly organ
band of outlaws, who hold the
ems in terror by their frequent and
ible depredatiOns on persons and
pertv. The acts Of these semi-edu-
vandals outstrip, in many in
hces, those that are attributed to the
kler rutiians or the despera does of
Far West. The cause of all this
o,iSm, in what is generally sup
pd To be civilized State, is attliD-
4 to the manner in which the GRIM
il cases are managed. The lcgi>la-
- who make the laws, and the law
"a who handle them, are, as a rule,
kstcrs; and, ifa criminal has money, i,
kb is very easily arranged by which
As allowed to go scot-frce While
|,1hlnlrels and burglars walk the
cts of the princi pal cities unin,-
ell, honest men are dying in the
/ < he penitentiarie>. Unless some radi-
? change is effected soon, the Com
nweallll of Pennsylvania will have
bn such a reputation for outlawrv
n y strangers will avoid it with shud-
dSfs.
10 give the readers of the Tribune
eogne idea OF the terrorism which now
! eIists in the coal regions of PennSyl-
v1blia, your correspondent has written
tUs letter from this city.
Bcranton is situated ut the upper end
ktffhe renowned Wyoming coal region.
War here. and in the same corpora
Hin, s Hyde Park. Il place of some
Ij4pO population. This place has, of
|1Gccnt Years, been the scene of many
&rage> perpetra.ed by the "Mollie
Rguire>,' II horde of dcSperadocS
|vto ilteSt the coal country. 1t is said
|lD MollicS originated from secret
|ekanizatiou which existed for many
hrs in Ireland. The band, which is
|ltween l,500 and 1000 strong, is ed
~ Tim. O'Donelly, whose headquar-
Ms are in lonesome, unronantic
|1rot on keyser's mountain. In Hyde
lsrk and this city no less than twelve
prsons have disappeared mysterious
and are said to have been "put
kway" by the "Mollies," this year. 1t
said that they ,centrOl the admin
tratiOn of Scranton; and it is IL mat
Of common belief that two of the
hding city officials are members Of
Ne band.
Their plan OF operations is said to be
&tollowS: When the "MOllieS" have
kernlined upon the death Of any one
|uho has incurred their vengeance, cuts
re drawn, and the one to whose lot ii
Ms To dispatch the victim does his
loolv work silently, hut surely. \
an named Jones, a Mollie," warned
4friend, about Il week since, that he
vas II marked man." \ few days
Iaerward Jones himself was found
deal upon The hi highway. Upon exam
|hation it was found that he had been
|nabhel to the heart. Near where he
lid was the emblem of the Mollies,'
% coffin, skull, and croSs-boncS, to
vhch was attached, on Il card, the
words. 80 dies Il traitor" When the
And wishes any one to leave Il neigh
eornood, notice, bearing some hOrr:-
Die symbol .,f dea'h, is placed on the
'eoor OF his residence, with the written
injunction That he must leave within
twentv-tOur hours. 1t is needless to
e'ale that the warming is generally
Aeeded. The "Mollie Maguires' have
lhelr way in everything; and those
that incur their di>pleasure in any part
ol the coal region are made to quit the
country or forfeit their lives.
In the ScLuylkill region, especially
Shout Mahauoy City, G;irardsville, Lo-
el>t Gap, Centralia, Mt. Carmel, and
Shamokin, the "AlollieS" pursue their
without any check-the
People living in constant fear of their
lives. Hardly day passes but that
',my>terious death occurs. A few
cav> since, miner, Michael Dougher-
ty' was passing along the main street
9h 'entralia, when, all at once, he was
Seen to totter and fall. Persons ran to
num- and, upon reaching the spot,
t"nhl he had been shot. As no shot
was heard at the time of the occur
renee, the matter was, of course, re-
{at'ied As very mysterious. The man
was carried to his home, and on the
fio9r of his house was found the in
~ crmflp'lon. ale betrayed the band"
4 his was followed by skulls, cross
|SoheS, and other hideous emblems.
[pE thlS it was at once known who
snmlnlted the murder. No attempt is
Eser made by the authorities to unravel
Eie>e crimes, as everybody fears the
ylseance Of the terrible organization.
generally conceded that there
no M, law in Schuylkill county.
lne ''MollieS" number about 1000 in
|.ne Schuylkill region. The leaders are
|"uiv' but the most prominent one is
|'"i' 10 be man by the name of Bar
|r. |r;,. polan, who lives near Locust Gap.
"Ieh>, business men, coal operators,
%''u - miners. have either been driven
moni the regions or brutally as>;issin-
"'g1 -, on the highways.
ihe>e bri2ands are bound by the
most terrible oath; and if one is Sc
~ n'ed to commit murder, and then
hu, hais, lie Is eslnpelled to die by bis own
~anu' Da.i IN presence of the entire organi
rat Hester, who is now in the East
S,i .r penitentiary, is known as the
;na mniS OF the Mollie Maguires." Dur
iss the memorable "lOng strike" of
Of " Il, he tried to force Father Roche,
on Snainokin, to allow the burial of
n VI the band in cOnsecrated grour d.
'Tba ', ~ oeing refused. he raised il riot.
he ,se ae troops We're called out, and
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