The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
THE MOUNTAIN MURDERERS
PENNSYLTfNTi RTDDING nERSELF
or THE MOLLY MdGCIRES
Somo Waiting 10 be Hanged, and Others
Waiting to be Tried-Tho Grimes for which
they arc to suffer In their stronRholds

NnttinR 10 pc Trled-Tho Grimes for which
they arc to suffer in their Stronghold
MAuANoY CITY, Schuylkil county, Pa,
March 25.-ITappily tho people OF the coal re-
glons to a great extent have reasons to believe
that the scourge OF Molly Maguireism Is fast
dying out and that the harvest Of murders has
been nearly gathered.
A dozen or more men arc now In prison in
these regions awaiting their trials for murder.
NJ. j. Doyle, convicted OF the murder Of Mine
Boss John =. Jones. Is to DO hung at Mauch
Chunk May 4. Patrick Reilly Is also to be hung
on the same day at Wilkesbarre for.the murder
OF Capt. John Reilly. James Carroll, Thomas
Duny, James Boyle, Hugh McGheehan, and
James Roarity are to be tried In Pottsvllle in
MAY for tho murder OF u. Frank Yost and
Thomas Munley and Charles McAllister ore also
In prison waiting to be tried for tho murder OF
tho two mine bosses. Sanger and Uren.
AT Mauch Chunk Edward Kelley and James
kerrlsan are on trial for the murder Of Capt.
John T. Jones, who was killed Sept. 3.
All these prisoners arc said to be directly or
indirectly connected with tho murderous organ
izatlon known as the molly Maguires," who
have operated so frequently In Lohieh, Carbon.
and Schuylk counties. Through the exer-
tions ofa large number Of p and X. Coal and
Iron Company's police. the above prisoners were
arrested and a check for the time given to their
murderous operations.
While at Mauch Chunk had an opportunity
TO pay Kerrigan a visit in his cell Ho Is one Of
the principal witnesses In the three murder
trials about to take place. as he has turned
states evidence. and Will give complete his
tory OF the organization known a. the Molly
Maguires. Through this man Kerrigan the en-
tire gang Of murderers were arrested, as he be.
came tired Of the life he was leading. and d q
termlned 10 expose the whole thing.
The hee men charged with killing Yost wero
~ Tl
AT PottsVille, whore kerrlgan's etoTy was first
told to the court. and which has not as yet been
given to tho press IN fun for publication. Ker-
riean stood up before his lve associates and
was examined by several aitorneys as to the
society Of "MOlly Maguires." lie said:
The object of tho society IA numbering burning
and beating and whom man once becomes MolyN
When sS EeS 'G1 jpn XXX ib OF cu o u nm q
was the Ancient order Of hibernans, but when had
deceived and had joine the Molly Nsraife. re- Then I.
me on the charge Of being traitor.
Kerfi0an has a gloomy. despondent look. He
is swell-shsped man, and Is apparently sincere
when he faced his companions tho last time
he briefly went over several ~ their meetings
on summit Hill. and plainly charged them with
being present and participating In all their muir
d"rous plans. The object was 10 Xiii everybody
who was thought to be opposed to or not ia
sympathy with them. Gangs were detailed 10
carry out the bloody work. The latter part of
last year witnessed rcd trail Of murder Ia all
these mountains hereabouts.
kerrigan ) nve companions IN the Pottsvillc
Jail say they want TO he tried Their counsel
did not want the trial POSTPONED until MAY Tho
Commonwealth did. in order to allow the Car-
bon county authorities to go on with their trial,
IN which kerrigan was also wanted as an inl-
The nve men fccused of butcherine Yost are
hne-lOoking young fe lows. well developed, ana
IN excellent health. Boyle Is the best looking,
ana wears long dark sandy moustache, which
he curled and twisted continuously when Kerri-
gan told his story face to face with them. The
othtr prisoners at the same time took II very
coollY smiled, and treated the eutire matter
as good joke Of some kind Dovlc. who Is to
be hung In May, acted iD the same manner
Kerriean has llitle 10 say in addition 70 tho
above. and prefers TO wait until no Il put on the
stand. He said. though. that murder was allow
able accord ne To their rules. and that each man
was pledged tO Try and save the ltr Of fellow
member when In trouble There are a great
many reports and rumors Of Jail deliveries aud
attacks by the Mollies at midnight, but UP to
II kerrisan "a ever grabbed by the Moliies"
and carried OF to the mountains. his case can
be considered Hs settled, and he would una oubt-
edly meet with atorrihle fate.
Charles McAllsier and Thomas Munloy we're
arrested at Mahanoy Plane by Capt; Anderson,
WIN. Taylor Of the "COal and Irou Company
Police" They stand charged With the brutal
.Hon murder Rr 81 TS0m9s sanger god William Uren at
1t was one OF the most cold -blooded assasSina-
tinns evar heard nf In the ooel regions. They
occupy separate cells in tho Pqttsyie jail, and
are de6perate-lOoking men. These two, with
the five that kerrigan gave away" seven In all,
charged with murder were all In the Pottsyille
Court House Tuesday, In one batch. They were
brought In to hear tho arrangements OF their
trials. McAllster and Munley were scared and
trembling. They are charged with being two Of
tine gang OF five "Molles who shadowed Uren
aud Sanger In the mountains early on the
morning OF Sept. ], last year, and shot them
down like dogs 10 cold blood. or tho remaining
three Of the same gang. two were shot, aud one
IS supposed to have escaped to Ireland.
Two more murders were committed early
on the morning Of Deo. IL, last year Near
Wiggans's Patch lived an old woman named
O'Donuell. 1t was supposed she hHrbored the
detachment Of "MOllies" who had murde red
Sanger and uren. A vigilance committee
visited the house, and IN the struggle to arrest
the suspected parties, Charles o ODOnnell, a sup
posed Molly" was killed, and Ellie McAllis-
ter, wife OF Char les McAlster, one Of tho above
prisoners, was also killed, by bullets from
aflerward. They deny their guilt, but the on.
cials think there will be no trouble to convi L
them. IL is believed by many that with the
hanging OF Doyle and Reilly, and the conviction
OF the murderers Of Yost. SANGER, Uren, and the
rest, the back bone OF Molly Mdguirelsm"