The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-08
Kerrigan's Confession.

Boyle, Duny and McOehan-now awaiting
tria; in the Jail at Pottsv'lle-are the men who.
loon In rnmaQua, announced that that night
OTTlCER YOsT MUST BE KILLED.
He was put out Of thr way because he hat en-
ierfered with and beaten some orunken MoBv
row pistol TO DO the klling. but came back
w1thou any Then gave Kerrigau rs cents to 20
10 neghboripg saloon and borrow one. Went
out and spent the money. but returned without
the pistol He was killed that night All th GO
Boyle. Duffy and Mcqea subsequently
confessed to ME hat they had murdered Yost
These men are oil members of the Ancient or.
der OF Hi0ernians or molly Maguires." That
IS the same Order.
knew J. p. Jones 1 know all about his
death, do not Enow Doyle and Kelly before
Sept: lst, 1875. was coming from my work at
Alaska Colelies for Mr.. richards at ramaqun,
on sept. ist 1873, ana stopoei in at James Unr
1 an kesy eT was my tSsTa hSS ot ff DOys
dnE went o the nofe ana nad ses aaSen any
roll followed me. when we got outside he ask.
e ed me II ! would toke those men meaning
bells at Storm Hill, us they wished to 20 there
l said that was steadily at work. ana wou.d
have to be out by II O'Clock, as had TO lower o
TO go. saying, Lot that shift go TO hell It will
neither make you nor break you" ] consented,
got my supper, and about 1880 O'Clock came baek
70 Cnrrons saloon had QUIT my work at about
o'clock
MEETING OF DOYLE AND KELLEY.
1utrOuucbu me TO the men III his
loon,in the presence Of Squire Lutz of Tamagua,
after had consented to 20 with them Before
leaving the saloon Carroll treated twice.
THE START.
Carroll walked with us TO Friedenberger's
Hotel, where he parted with us, He cautioned
u 20 be wary II anyone questioned US, amt then
Railroad we met MIR. and Mrs. Griffith and
spoke to Mrs Griffith, asking her II she had
seen gont thought that was joke. DoyIe
and Kelley were back Of me.
TIfE ARRIVAL.
We pushed right on to storm Hin, and went
INTO Alexander Cumpbelrs, wbere Carroll had
told me to take the men. Campbell and his lit
tie brother in.law were in the cellar when we
entered. Campbell called me outside and asked
tnt tnat 81 should % want until he would put on hts
Gehan's at Summit Hill. on returning to the
sal on both Campbell and treated, ] paying
McGehan's, at Summit Hill. / had never Be-
10 Q, and have not since, been In that saloon
Ihere was only one man there, among num-
Der that knew. he had served in the same
brigade with me in the army, He was quite
full Of bug juice" Campbell and Mcclellan
had short private talk. and then three revol.
ders were produced. Mcclellan p Oduced them
and with oil from a can he oiled them. a fter he
had oiled them he handed one to Doyle and one
to Kelley. and Campbell handed one to me and
asked me to shoot John Z. Jones, but refused
both the revolver and apparently INSIGNIFICANT
request. Doyle, Kelley and remained in the
saloon all night. McGehen and Campbell both
returning home. Before the tier gentlemen
left. an arrangement was made whereby
should go down the next morning and point
Ine hevina Snu onco ,ved ed' a., DosS .nn
were To nretpnd to he Iootin9 Tnr WORK Tbiys
ma1, that tbs eU ohn,, S Ia a,o W
ali douht 'n'' 'noS 'houiu Aiio" ''no' pesohu
WHY JONES WAS MURDERED.
The men, McGehen and Campbell, said that
ed and renortad sn thep conion,t aaoin yot I,nri
at any Of the company's mines-some OF the men
h uaT @ - ~ tt .mV 4 aiIoWeu tnt
see NJ Parrs i5e prcs;Ssnt a. UiiSasy 70
aeS si, M M, H., e tresiuen1 aI
aah & 10 received letter 70 that
9nnos n5 V,5is s, ,, au one sne 10
Tecognitinn was thar they shnnIS 90 aaT c,nayy
nuI antai 7 iott SS w ,vg y ,1 So @
mao, ~ e ,nrrdsrnS lS W So aa t aat was
rnn aev 20 o1 soi6 tot ~ ne Is IT, g geI na 20
shot Riii zahner Iorid certo;niu rnn oT1av p
and 10 this Mce,e,,ep addee Wea bv vu GNis aT he
dot ~ h sis me I,,,i a hi @ Dy LIE ne
ms , in ~ MIL d t pnn NHa3 a. emU aacoi ,
om he ,bo Sne ~ SoUin ~ siha are ea ana
J,acni, I'd "o '""o VI Nh "'io "inons 0ne
'i''Ai'''oo' ,,o,r o,,,cr,v, ,,,cr,,,s
Ncoo,er mOh ,a,a y, ,,a ,ni;a.t, n, ro,,o
and tSere wern two no e tbera nnorse er
nJ Inhn rh, m M a. Al y a.
a @ , h mio ~, nI 1,, P,it Vut ~, "
han yueye tbav 10 ha gY,d a Dn'eNh''eu D'o
NUM- " ms IN SEARCH "A s NO OF JONES
+ha seino eho WING noy heneS anu hlysei % @ iSl
sgent sai9o ,m s tb ho r ia ILL
t' tinn W than ssed do1 ms 'avepn 70 the
@ III snSn t,, paasev nomn .i, streeI 70 she tele
barp p no,Io - , ~ tmo i "a III ios W ~ siVpe
Inny wbnra Kai, stoa, IN ~ 70 s"up h1 80 uum @
NJ hmvm WI ~ A hely suoou M.ii. ~ nouhe near
10, w. raetaa icy WI ~; ~ ~ my oinS @ W.
anvting - than nv thraa o @ ai e. ny sSta Snnie
aIy a tnitg i, tnen n VIC tnree cane W 70 nouSe ne
dS ha,y ~ ~ th "mn M t M Slno S ~
to the ars, suor nv w "eS oEeI Wa,a' Lo ~
there II the moss ws aronpI wenf hv f,a Iocoi
motlye h hquse 3u some man was there said the
,J ,ra % 1o ho dsI su .,,'o INC htno t w, me- a.
Sla asS,s "a hi,, - cav 9am LII iu iasu NuuiS
abont there he d,iecte ne tn MIss "Ty 1u'oi
yent mn a "a % eohad her had S " sha 80 "nIs "a
st"T =, sb sbe anu noid dSAeI nor tu sh1 @ anw ~
spjd atis h. 20 tbrea hnttiaae -, ~ bPpUSed bo
a 20 Mn sba w ,rttt ~ uVoU,os ~ @ uot t h uca
ao % az ' aI a, a. So'otsrS sS q ouy VI .oa ~ ene
me ~ w. ye,a ,oos ~ To- iUt o she ECU
came from DoyIe safd Sya c,,na "n ta Shan NO
doab aha asC al re tr :, al, nrnr ~ ~ a ~ or
of teaD we did !, si, oysr" dian,t eet ari urR
beaTI}Iv ibe1 w,,eo NC ,yare thron1ht rr,tI6 ruI6
dinner eot tbrea hotTe were SeDugmS d WIN WIN
went ant tben nnyIe an1 RaIiav Syent 70 '15n ,6a
sIone nstsnsihIvito loor for uoyh weUt az to
S,,,pn,ntt EI III 70 ksycGohanS I'LL "Dy Hr W
cama mn AMI aoIj tHoyy "a aan ~
the boas tban thas, atartad hanS 70 ~ ~ ,,n II
this wa net SIaen and o,cinn W ~, ba tts
noon they did moi have n,stols than thev
nona bacE egain tbis at,', oa, than,i nnoy
came Gun .,, pacR again tnls u.ne met tnem near
tware cnmine nacbe nat tham ne, ,nhno
hmse thev said tbav 6ad not seem 1nnas went
dow, fo s.t99r,, n III ;o T Aia SsaHnII "1nS hi
uSas ahonI n1n,nnL ~, V ~ tnis
taichaT the n,stois tn renh,Is, ,bat ,t h
aot to Ismnba,ps s,ont shp t;raa Hnnsar, ne
roge xyea gnina oinng AND XartaS tn 20 i,h 1ni
ii hnt Ga1nhsil n'Vs, ws5,ndn,t iat me dn MIN
Inoo Namypon anu SunppeH bCoateui we