The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-02

A Characteristic Assembly 81 Miners In the
Court House at Mauch Chunk.

MAUCH CHUNK, IA, Mnrcn 0l.-Tne war
against Molly MAGNETISM IL being pushed with
vieor. There seems to be a determination to
break up the organized band Twelve men have
at last been selected 70 try Kelly for the murder
OF Jones and the little brick Court House OF
Mauch Chunk. Carbon county, is the centre Of
attraction In all the anthracite coal belt. Tue
excitement has been running high Tor the past
months, and the prisoner that he Ia afraid
he will not receive fair trial. lie therefore
petitioned for a change Of venue. The prisoner,
young IIishman, says be Is getting neshier
every day, and that he does not allow himself to
be troubled. His mother spoke to him In court
on Wednesday. and then burst into tears. The
prisoner looked around at her, scowled. lowered
his brows, and contemptuously said, " What's
the matter with your" The beart-broken wo-
lnun dropped TO ,he door senseless, and was car
RED out OF the court room. THIS gives correct
ID Of the character OF the man. He Is brought
10 tho court and taken back ~ jail under guard
OF ten LOlCemen.
rhe assembly In the court room IL noteworthy.
There afe many Welsh and Irish miners present.
Others WITH scowling iaces are scattered here
and tUere. Ne ry all are clad In well-worn
clothing, and black SLOUGH hats are held In their
hands. How many OF the bad-lOoking faces
we're Molly MaRuiree can only be guessed. The
lawyers for the prosecution are AFRAID there will
be an outore * before tie trial IL over. Ample
preparations have been made. Tue Sheriff h g
hundred deputies scattered over the audience,
Chunk aud OF the Philadelphia aud Reading
Coal aud Iron COMPANY are In constant readi-
ness. Tho lawyers for the defence In their arRu-
ment for a orange of venue stated explicitly
tn 4 they were aft aid their prisoner would be
seized aud lynched, aud tnat, N liberated toy the
Court, the pop lace would bang him anyhow.
II an outbreak should take place there Will be
bloody work. One OF the lawyers saws he has
not tue slightest doubt that niue out Of every
ten OF the people at the trial are amed.
Mauch Chunk Ia crowded WITH meu who seem
to be uuwelc Ime mere. rbev IRON all over
the mountains. lime Is pass d smoking cl "
pipes. drinking ale and wniakeN, and li-teniDg
To the evidence. Dunng the impaneilng of tue
tuiy, whenever one accepted anu SHOWN -
his : 'at IA the box, hundreds would io0k At him
scrudn zlngly Y, sJerday siignt attempt was
made 10 sur up the old flame u Maguirei.n.
W. ciIzeus received notices written with adj
pencil on dirty. Rri,ny paper, ABOUT four iucht =
long and three inches wide. \ colin, pls, oil,
and a SIX III were pictured ON IT, aud tue follow
lax Was written;
Jim Lssfens ar u.rSd man eeIe out the region.
nous ''''' ''' O' O'D ''' - "' '''' '' MOLLY"
The other notice was similarly worded. Jones.
UraO. sanger, lpst, AMI tue long list Of uiur-
dered men VINO fell victims 60 the Mollies. re-
coived simil r notices. but did not need tneu.
'Ihe method OF numbering may not be fully
under.tood outside OF tue coai regions. NJ
uf Mollies are detailed to do the work. Iney
! lie in eInuusn Tor the approach OF tnen We
! tim. Wnen he comes WITHIN sight they
| pounce upon MIN and shoot him. A Jus
! iicc OF the Peace WAS Murdered IN
/ t,ifardVile, Schuvikil county, last fn
/ IN front Of his doo, ny a gam 81 men rom toe
mouutains. iue squire nad sent one Of their
number to jail lie received notice 10 release
/ nlm, li,d pdld no attention 90 IL. lie paid tut
neglect wi.h his life. me men VINO snut hiul
! diu 70 because tncy were detailed 10 do ~ oy
! tn,tr slcirtv Of Molly Maguirrs Two nine
| busocs lett ,beir nom = one morning 10 ~ 1,
! wnrk. Seven rttange men killed tnrm befur,
! they ma gone lOO yards. rue ass ssius ESCAPED
/ 10 me mountains. DURING the last ten Yeas II
wold not be uiinc ult t. Cuuu. uttS cold OiOO Ieu
muraers. These IA luntains we're worse tnat
! tho uoancs OF tne Italian urisdnu-, dni tne ddn
! ger ir nut over. Inc uiuiug places Of tue III Oi
! lies onef tncln security and snel.er in The DiAcA
! and Cre.IY- luoktug hul-. ana only "A lev year,
/ ago it was next 10 de tn itself to y .ss oven
/ them. paymHsters Tiarge culueres have beer
murdered .ud rpODed frequently, Out nOt WITH,
tue y st Iree yeas.
Duuug the pas winter The dec .ying remain.
OF a poor jew were lounu ON the uiIiS nOt ia
I SNOW at.er DeIng murdered Tor MS money our
ing tue 10 < etrike.' he Struggle for SUI r, IN
acy nas teen terrible the past Two years. Mur
der after mufdar followed. ne c"Al mine'
. sseu out of toe coutrol Of private Vperators
and President Gowen o, toe leading hii'rua,
| toos charge. Tue T. ana H. CO ana Iron Con
pany was formed. aud II controlled over one
| uundTsd coIl,erirs. ms company organized
large ~nd well ulscipnued oody OF ponoemen
Ine.r business was 10 cneck tne REIN ot mar
der, ana freak iD the oily Maguires. li'
result OF tneir work Is NJ tMely
aud two ara under sents nee OF death
lnls success II Mr.. Opwehs ponce nas xiv "a
confidence 60 tue lrot lc. Citizens wsrr aifai,
Of tielr ives. Iuey would WaAc az Va tue morn
th and nnd their doors ca liked wi,h mN-terou
sigu-. 4h.t uigu. their dWclltnes would nur
GOWN. Thirteen men wituin tue last tnrre ear
" ueen nissinT. luc dead uodies Of tnIe
uaIv been ura-sed out Ut mine hoies IA Ia
III fnut.tus. where tuey we're IND aNaS, Dut wei
TOO idi uccuinputed 70 snow wuetner tuel ua'
besu murdered. he euppuHidun ~ tGat tue
wcrs. Tue nliis all OOu. mere are ullvd WIZ
suatt- ur deep coal holes that d We Uecn desert
90. Al ny Of tuen ale baIi Hoo witu ~ateI
! Tuese holes uhduu teJty cUutsuh the bOurs v
| N ~ murdered men. >, c only Dear Of the nuI
ale = Of niue OOsses, police justices, ana pOiice
ueu. How many poor uilncfs tuIt Jfeiotred [
woIk al Reduced ,ges ratsvi tnan st.LNe ~er
mut cred tr oeiuE traitors " tno MOUy N d.
su,Tes Is d,rle UT 10 .eu.
Suth, then, nas oeen the reign OF terror II
these mountains w - villain lew nunths az,
Ine oil, ais aIe OF the uIIniOn tn.t Maguiretst
u not kIieu; Il Is onN cue'bryi. Tue ca
thrOats out VI n are just waitIus 10 see mDa.
gutnG 10 become OF those MO are To DE Urea L.
mur4er. Ii there Ire u dozen Lhnsiags Ia tn
coal country, aud there Ousut tn be, We ma
nave less muidering done nefe,' SAID one ui ia
cepu sue MS an, Ornihg.
EverSDo Is waiting 20 near the bloody stor
OF heTrlsan, nov IA tnls JaiI, Charged alta ocitl
an accessory to Che four 81 MURDERS comm
ted. Tie Ia sen'coni. ssed Molly azure, az
nis story VI the uOlngs Of his MUIR etOus Band
terri lie. lHE buN Los already pu
lisued absu-cts Of bis confession. n
loOAs To he tnirty i've years OF a-e, wears
sluucn nat nd chln whiskurs ANA mas a b IN
bo nOOd up he mas zen lOoked upon dauRc
Que. lie was a nj persOn 10 associate WITH QUO
a murueIuus organization. Whether II WIS
mlsChitV"us spirit III ueVltry. Inc banes o r
, morse or L Jnscie"ce. or feeling ni revenge IL
[ some iAuc4ed wong tnat caused him D. Octi
/ us brethren IN crime Is not known. IL Is an
cult to teil now tue court Will receive his tes,
uIOuy II he Is called on cue stand. The san
eylusnce INT convicted DOyIe vi lhe muir
Of jones is ueing used to COHVict h 'ily, M
a uAy be tuat TIE counsel for tie prosecute,
| viii nOt call up herrigan at ali unill the SIX
> legged murderers are tried ia louisville ne
, May.