The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-24
MOLLY MAGUIRE MURDERS.
THE AssAssINs and THEIR ALLIES
IN PENIS YLVANII.
Pardon that Placed the Thugs under ObIi-
cations TO Vote the Republican Ticket-The
Confession Of IawIor-A Horrible Plot.

cations TO Vote the Republican Ticket-The
Confession Of Lswior-A Horrible Plot.
PoTTsvILLE. Sept. GAS election ap-
proaches the designs OF the politicians In regard
to the condemned Mollies are becoming more
and more apparent. An attempt Ia being made
by Republican presses and leaders to excite
sympathy for Duny, who was convicted on We'd
nesdsy OF the murder OF Yost The indications
are that Hartranft will be imperatively called
upon to exercise tho pardoning power in behalf
OF the murderers, at the risk OF losing Pennsyl-
vania for Hayes. Influences which seem to have
their nerve centre at Washington are at work In
behalf Of the wretches. and simon Cameron IL
supposed to be secretly doing all he can to save
them and gain the votes OF their friends, as In
times past, for the Grant candidates.
The horrible confession Of Lawlor, that u was
designed by the MOlles TO burn houses In jack
con Patch, and shoot down obnoxious lrishmen
as they fed from the dwellings, excites no as
tonishment here. believing themselves backed
by the Republican leaders OF Pepnsylvdnla. and
trusting in their political influence, the Mo'ltes
hesitated at no atrocty. The greatest interes,
not oe frightened into pardoning simon Can-
eron's old supporters.
charged with being accessory after the fact To
the murder OF Thomas Sanger and william
Uren on Sept. !, 1875. came to close after about
day and hall spent on II. The meaRreness
| OF the testimony offered by the prosecution
made 1t apparent that they expected the pris,
Oner to turn states evidence, and 40 he did
when he took the witness stand to testify In mis-
| own benalf He made clean breast OF II, and
| related some startling Molly Mcguire transac-
tions never before revealed. Thomas Hurley
told him before the murder that there was To
be hot work At Raven Run, but did not tell him
who was to he shot.
| I,nmedlateIy after the murder the assassins
| came to his saloon and got some refreshments.
They spoke Of having exchanged clothing so as
to prevent identification. Jimmy ODonnell
boosted Of having been the frst man TO fire at
NM arnha nj hal nd Ia m.
other one, you -- -" They gave Lawlor the
| pistols to put away, as they were too cumber-
some to carry along. James Munley was to have
| gone, but being sick, his brother Thomas went.
| When Lawlor was about to JON the order lie
| asked whether II was not the old Molly Maguires,
| and he was told tina! II was not 20 II was the
Ancient Order OF Uirernlans. He went TO Ire
land, and on his return they refused TO take nun
| back into the order Jack kehoe mad been a
| Molly Mcguire for sixteen years, and organized
| the order In Shenandoah In 1871.
shortly before the sanger and ufen murders a
plot was laid to kill Mrs James Rifles at she nam
| dolh. No motive was given. One evening Mr.
| James Rifles was shot ut and severely wounded
while sitting ia front OF a neighbor's house. The
reason wny they would not take Lawlor back
| into the order was that they suspected him Of
having Informed several parties Of some OF the
crimes Of the Mollies. He AYERS that he did not.
| On the 10th OF October, about O'Clock Ia the
hred into II. For this he bames the Molly Ma
CURES. On the 2stn of November, 1873, about
40 Mobiles gathered at Shenandoah preparatory
| to making raid on the "Chan Gang" at Liant
cams Itch. The leaders OF this move were
Bhll NaHn, Dennis DOnntlly, JOnn McDOndlu anu
John Callahan. Barney Doan, the notorious
Molly Mcguire wire puler for the Republican
| leaders. was to have been there to take chief
command, but pie ided sickness. The special
| objects OF vengeance were two men, Burke and
whalen. leaders Of the Chain Gang, which was
the name given to another Irish Catholic So
| ciety, believed by the Molly Maguires to be or
gaDiz d In opposition to them. i hi. is the same
society mentioned heretofore in The sun as
| the " Sheet Iron Mem" which had = number Of
| conflicts with the Moies. II was proposed to
set Dire To the houses and az the men jumped
a
ODonnell tried to persuade the crowd not 10
20, but they went, and for some reason failed TO
accomplish their object. The whole matter re-
NAMED a profound secret until now.
lie detai cd the way the joo to XIII R,les was
put up. Ed. Monaghan, constable; NcAndrew.
| bodymaster; ami James McAllsteI got the men
| To come to Shenandoah to do II. He also told
| OF some 1t. PatricK's Day psrades Of the order,
| one of which he refused to attend owing to the
| bad preparations for II. one OF the parades
marshalled by Barney Dolan. They asked the
| Rev. Father sheridan to bless them. aud upon
| his refusing they marched insultinRy before mis-
| residence, bidding him defiance.
In the fall OF 1874. attack made by =
| gang OF Mollies, under the lead OF Phil Nash,
| upon some sheet Iron Men" at Deans Patch,
near Girardvlle, which resulted 10 the severe
| Injury Of two OF the latter. william Egan, a
| Molly, was arrested on charge OF aggravated
| assault and battery tried and convicted. aud
| sentenced to imprisonment for two Years, but
| pardoned after serving nut short period OF ms
| sentence. On the mead Of tins pardon many OF
| the Molhrs openly claimed To be under oonga
| ton to vote the Republican ticket.
At the close OF the Llwlor trial, John j. Stat
| terry, John stanton. Michael DOolan. anu Charles
| Muihearn were arragned for conspiracy To Kill
| VIM. aud Jesse Major. MulheArn pleaded guilty,
| and the others not guilty. james Munley the
| man VINO to be one of the murderer- of
| Sanger and UreD. but was sick and procured his
| brother Thomas To 90, was arrested yesterd ~,
| on La~lors testimony, and lodged IN jail