Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-04-12
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The Confession Of Molly Mcguire.
james Kerrigan, DOW under sentence
for completely IN the Molly Mcguire
murders in the coal regions, has nsde
confession, which was telegraphed
over the country from Bethlehem, Pa,
last Wednesday, Is follows:
"Some years ago Alexander Camp
bell kept the same saloon that is now
kept by James Carroll in Tamaqua. In
that house. wheE Campbell kept it, l
FIRST joined a society known IS the An
cient Order of Hibernians. That Is,
the Order of the Molly Maguires, and
nothing else. | was introduced into
it BY a msn at Tuscarora, aud man
uamed John Douahue put me through
in Alexander Campbell's cellar. The
first taste of my new order was when
one Barney O'Hare was burned out.
The men who did that we're sent out by
Alexander Campbell, who was paid for
sending them. by man named Slat-
terling. was in Canpbeil's place
place when they went, and the next
morning the place was burned down.
The purposes of the Molly Maguires,
or A. o. H., is to kill people and burn
down buildings. The notion Is that it
is to protect workingmen, but really
they are of the most hardened villains
iu the place where they reside. They
charter of the Molly Maguires calls for
the Ancient Order Of Hibernians. The
murder aud other appointments are
seldom made in regular meetings, but
at special meetings outside, called for
the purpose. The regular meeting min
utes are kept as those of any society,
so they may be shown in contradiction
Of charges, and TO show that they lived
up to the requirements OF the charter.
The appointments are made and always
carried out. Ii any one wants any
work done they. inform the headman,
known as body-master or president, and
he calls meeting; two or three men
are usually appointed to do such work.
Most Of the body masters are hotel
keepers. jeremiah Kane was body
master at Broad Top. When Jones
was killed Jane, Carroll was body
master at Tamaqua. Alexander Camp
bell, while be lived at Tamaqua, was
the body-master. Doyle, Duffy and
McGeehan, now awaiting trial in the
Jail at Pottsville, are the men who on
the nigh, Of July 5, at James CAROLS
saloon, in Tamaqus, announced that
Night Officer Yost must be killed. He
was put out Of the way because he had
interfered with, and beaten some drunk
en- Molly Maguires. Carroll went out
of the saloon 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 a neighboring saloon
and borrow one. went out aud spent
the money but returned without a pis-
tol. He was killed that night: All
three Doyle, Duffy, and McGeebanl
subsequently confessed to me that they
had murdered Yost. These men are all
members of the Ancient Order of Hi.
berisns, or Molly Maguires. l knew
John r. Jones, and also about his death.
l did not know Doyle and Kelly before
September l, 1875. was coming
from my work at Alaska Collieries, at
Tamaqua, on September l, 1875, and
stopped in at James Carroll's. Doyl
and Kelly were there. After had
taken drink 1 went out on the poi ch,
and James Carroll followed me. When
we got outside he asked me if l would
take Doyle and Kelly over to Alexan-
der Campbell's, at Storm Hill, As they
wished to go there. ! said that | was
steadily at work and would have to be
out by IL o'clock. Carroll then pre-
vailed upon me to 60. got my supper
and came back to Carroll's saloon. We
pushed right on to Storm Hill and went
in at Alexander Csmpbslps, where
Carroll had told me to take the men
We then went to Hugh McGeehan's
saloon, at Summit Hill. McGeehan
produced three revolvers. After oiline
them be handed one to Doyle, one to
Kelly and one to me, and asked me to
20 aud shoot John p Jones. Irefused
the revolver. Kelly and remained In
that saloon all night, McGeehan and
Campbell both returning home. Before
the latter left, an arrangement was
made whereby l should 90 down the
next morning and point out to Kelly
and Doyle the boss, Jones, whom l
knew, having once lived in Tamaqua.
This was to be done so that no mistake
might be made, 90 that they should
know Jones beyond all doubt. The
men McGeehAn and Campbell, said
that John p. Jones had blacklisted
that is, discharged and reported SO
they couldn't again get work at any Of
the company's mines) some of the men
that worked in that region. Campbell
left me to infer that Jones was manly
to be murdered 50 IS to get William
Zehner to .un away. He said that il
John p Jones was shot Bill Zehner
M",, IS,o certainly run away, and to this
h. hss.an So... .dded: ayes, by c., if
oe os uo0t Why We viii sive him . ball
aner this Joues h,.... .I-
on McGsshan aud : coo's
MuIlhall we're aaaoag III. a h,a. named
lu the morning Doyle, Kelly. ..s |;
left the saloon in search Of Jop.s
Campbell said they should shoot Jon.,
At his house or 10 coming from the pos
ONCE. Then Kelly and Doyle wen
up to Jones' house. While they wer,
away Campbell made me get down OF