The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-04-13

ASSASSINATION OF POLICEMAN YOST
Shocking Details Of Crime
THE SECRET ORDER OF HIBERNIANs
Effects OF Ardent Spirits
BETHLEHEM, April 5.-James Kerrigan,
now under sentence for completely in the
murder of Policeman Yost, at Tamaaua.
last year, has made voluntary confession.
which accurds entirely with the sworn
evidence in the case.
TIE STATEMENT
Some years ago Alexander Campbell kept
the saline saloon that is now kept by James
carroll, III Tamaqua. In that house, when
Campbell kept 1t, first joined society
known as the
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIDERNIANS
That is the order of the Molly Maguires,
and nothing else. | was introduced into
1t by man at Tuscarora, and man named
John Donahue put me through in Alexn-
der Campbeli's cellar. The first taste of
my new order was when one Barney
y Hare was burned out. The men who
did that We're sent out by Alexander
Campbell, who was paid for sending them
by MIN named Slatterling. | know he
did send them, for | Was in Campbelfs
place when they Went, and the next morning
the place Was burned down. The pur-
poses of the Molly Maguires, \. y. H., is
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KILL PEOPLE
And burn down dwellings The notion is,
that 1t is to protect wurkingmen, but really
they are all of the most hardened villains
i'll the place where they reside If any one
wants any work done they Inform the head
uan, known as
"BODYMASTER'
Or president, and he calls meeting two
or three men are usually appointed to do
such work. Most of the budymasters are
| hotel keepers. jeremiah Kane was body
! master ut Broad Top. When Jones was
killed james Corroll was bodymaster at I'd
maqua. Alexander Campbell, while he lived
! at Tamaqua, was the bodymaster Boyle,
Duffy and McGeehan, now awaiting trial
in the Jail at Pot sviile, are the men who,
On the night Of July >, at James CAROLS
saloon, III TamLIuL, announced that nj 5ht
OFFICER YOsT MUST DE KILLED.
He was put out of the way because he
had interfered with and beaten some
drunken Molly Maguires Carroll went
out of the s;iloun to borrow a pistol to do
the killing, but came back without any.
He then gave me twenty-five cents, and
asked me to 90 to u nei.hboriny saloon
and borrow one. | went out and spent the
money, but returned without a pistol He
was killed that night. IL three, Doyle,
Duffy and McGeehan, subsequently con-
f,ssed to me that
THEY HAD MURDERED YoST.
These men are all members of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, of Molly Maguires.
[ knew John y. Jones | knew all about
his death. | did not know Doyle and
Kelly before September ! 1875. | was
coming from my work at Alaska colieries,
at Tamaqua, on September ], 1873, and
stopped in at James Gtrroll's. Doyle and
L Il
drink [ went out on the porch, and James
Carroll followed me. When We got out
side he asked me if [ would take Doyle and
Kelly over to Alexander Campbel's, at
Storm Hill, as they wished to 20 there. |
said that | was steadily at work and would
have to be out by eleven clock Carroll
then prevailed upon me to 20. | got my
supper aud came back to Carrolrs saloon
We pushed right OH to Storm Hill and
went in at Alexander Campbell's, where
Carroll had told me to take the men. We
then went to Hugh McGeelIan's saloon at
Summit Hill McGeehan produced
THREE REvoLvERs.
After oiling them he handed one to
Doyle, one TO Kelly aud one to me, and
asked me to 20 and
SHOOT JOHN p. JONES.
l refused the revolver Kelly and |
remained in that saloon all night, McGee-
han and Campbell both returning home
Before the latter left an arrangement was
made whereby [ should go down the next
morning and point out to Kelly and Doyle
the boss, Jones, whom knew, having once
lived at Tamaqua. This was to be done 50
that no mistake might be made, So that
they should know Jones beyond all doubt.
The men MeGeehan aud Campbell said
that John T. Jones had
BLACKLISTED,
THAT is, discharged and reported so they
could not get work at any of the company's
mines)som of the men that worked in that
region. Campbell left me to infer that
Jones was mainly to be murdered so as to
get William Zehner to run away. He said
that if John =. Jones was shot Bill Zehner
would certainly run away In the morn
ing Doyle, Kelly and left the saloon about
eight o o'clock in search of Jones. Campbell
said they should shoot Jones at his house
or in cou1iDp from the most Office Then