The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-12-18
The hiahanoy city Murder.

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The following particulars of the dlabolical
double murder at MahOnoy CITY. in sohuylkill
county. we take from the columns Of the Valley
Record published at that place, OF Saturday
last. the 18th inst
It becomes our painful duty TO chronicle one
OF the most cold.OlOoded murders that ever Oc-
curred In this lOcality, frequent as have been
these bloody deeds of late About two O'Clock
or between that and three, Friday morning q
party OF men went 20 the house OF Charles Nc.
A Ulster, at Wlggan'S High Patch. about two
Mules from here, and broke in the back door
Chns. McAllster, who, with his wife Ellen
slept iu the front room, ON hearing them break
in. arose from bed iellinp his wlie TO lay stIll
aud that they would not hurt her, he went
down into the cellar which was partitiOned of
from the other house by thin boards, he pulled
of boaro ana went into the other house nnd
ont OF the back door and effected his tscape
without injury. Ol the men breaking in, IL rs
supposed, thAt Mrs MeAllister, not taxing the
advice Of her husband, got up and went towards
the door between the kitchen and sleeping groom,
and meeting the murderers she was shot In the
right breast and left laying there. The mur.
derers then went UP stairs where they found
Chas. O'Donnell. brother OF Mrs McAllister
ana taking hun out they shot him wheu ne
either ran or was dragged across the street,
whore, at the upper corner OF the row. about
30 yards from the house he lived In. he wns
again shot, receiving about fitteen balls IN the
breast, lace aud head SO close hnf the nssns
SINS been TO him that his clothing was set on
fire and We saw the burnt remnants, soak cd In
blood, lavlng around, a sickening sight to be.
hold. The murderers also fired at James Mo
Alhster, and put rope around his neck, bat he
managed 20 escape They also seized another
man named John Purcell and on euquirIng his
name ted him to the bed.pOst and left him
without further harm. James Blair who board.
ed IN the house was also seized by the party
and taken outside, but ON learning his name he
was told TO clear, and glad TO get on 80 easy ne
ran away. Their bloody, errand being accom-
plished the murderers then left IA unceremo.
niOusy as they came, and when the neighbors
who b d heard the firing came 70 the scene OF
the outrage they found Mrs MoAllister laying
dead In the doorway between the rooms aud her
brother Chas O'DOnneil ut the place we have
stated. Who were the perpetrators Of this deed
OF blood, or for what purpose, or from what
motive IL was perpetrated ~, at this writing, in.
volved In mystery. But II was a most daring
aud bloodthirsty decd. and whatever motive
,ney ,dn could have ioI shooting dowh WI an h nnoi'
ness OF the crime IL that Mrs MoAllister was
enetente and within n few days OF her confine.
ment. The only reason presumable for mur.
derlng her Is that she recognized some OF the
party and a. ting on the maxim that dead men
tell no tales" they closed hec mouth forever by
a well directed ball. The neighOOrs say that
large crowd N men must have been there Tor
the street was full and the direct PctOrs IN the
tragedy wore masks over their faces. This IL
a most horrible murder and the perpetrators
whoever they are. should be hunted up till de-
livered up to Justice ana made 10 suffer the full
penalty OF their teTIiDle crime. Whoever done
the deed are men who are terribly IN earnest
aud who for the time beng, must have closed
their cOnscences up against all eOmpunctlOns
tlat might visit them on account Of their nor
r1ble WORK. In the afternoon, John Kehoe,
Constable from Glrardviile came TO town and
arTeSteI Frank Wenrlch Esq, one OF Onr
most respectable citizens on the oath OF old
MIS-. U O'DOnnell. who swore that he was one OF
the party that snOt her son aud daughter. he
had hearing before Esquire GrOOdy and com.
mitted, on the evidence produced, to jan. That
ne was one or the party nobody outside the
friends OF the O'DOnnells believes Tor q moment
and II seems almost an outrage that he should
pc errested, but as the Jaw knows, or should
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the modification Of the arrest and subsequent
events that may follow.
Commenting upon this atrocious murder and
the state Of society in Mahanoy city, a core.
spondent of the N. Y. Sun. saws.
"rhe generally accepted opinion s that o..
Donnell had placed himself in antagOnism to
the Molly Mcguire organization, ana being
locked upon as n dangerous man his life was
sacrificed TO insure the safety OF the gang OF
which he had once been an active member The
murder OF his sister and her unborn infant
seems TO have been merely an act OF wnnton
barDarism, inexcusable even under the lawless
John keh0e had with the oItrage Ia of course
mere conjecture. He had long been known as
the leader OF the Molly Maguires in this dis.
trict,and his dislike and suspicion OF his brother.
ln-law. Charles O'Donnel, were well known.
HIS extraordinary behavior at the inquest
strengthened tne theory that he is not Line
less. He swaggered into the room and demand
ed that further inquiry should be stopped. Chief
burgess Elchman OrdereI him out but n il
nOJ lInprOohOle tuaI nhu tne Mayor not pee n
uror kehoe would actually have stopped tIe
inquest.
The approaching cold weather is full OF evil
augury for Mah0nOy City. "rhere Will be
plenty Of muriers here before spring " said the
Chief Burgess YESTERDAY. la { loar u great
number of men were out OF employment, ami
murders and roODeries made SonuylKlll county
syn0nYme OF aflOCiOus crime thTOus bout the
land This winter the nnmOer OF ldle miners In
two-tuld. 1--WE We months ago the
men ceased work themselves and atteinp ed.
10 dictate terms tO their en- plOy.
ers but now the tables are turned-tne EN-.
ployers have reduced the number of their
workmen and cut down the wages nf those they
nave retained The natural result IN q town
nlled with idle, desperate men. To intensity
the evil, MahOnoy City is 81 neavily stocked
with cheap and bad liquor that any man can
get drunk and crazy with less money than
would be necessary TO buy a cup of coffee IN q
hIst class New Ork restaurant. The town has
about 1000 inhabitentsa and more than 100 liquor
stores"
The funeral Of Charles O'Donnell and Mrs.
oAllister yesterday was Attended by upward
OIL seven hundred persons, aud few OF them
cached home sober.
A Pottsville dispatch. dated the Il inst, says
IF Wenrich the MahOnoy CITY merchant who.
On the oath of Mrs. O'DOnnall. was lodged In
all last week as being one OF the masked men
VINO shot O'DUnnell ana the woman MCAlll