The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-10
MOLLY MAGUIRE MURDERS.

TERRIBLE REVELATIONS or PrNKRRToN DE-
TECTIvE WHO ATE IND SLEPT WITH THE
CUrrHRoATs FOR MoNTHs-REwARDs FOR
PorrsvILLE, Pa, May o. 1876
In the great Molly Maguirc trial today James
McPharlan the Pinkeron detective subjected for
hours to most searching and rigorous crosscxamina
ton without contradcting himself in even tho most
rining details Of dates or names He has exhibited
memory clear and powerful as TO astonIsh every
body and 10 stamp himself remarkable man. Tho
orocal he has been through has been fearful Fer
months he has associated with tho banded cutthroats
OF tho coal rcgionatc and slept with them and drank
bad whskcy with them until he brought TO Deaths
very door. He has travelled in every part OF the
county attended division and county meetings OF tho
Moles taken part in them, been their trusted conn.,
dant and even been looked up to by them on nc
count ol his superior education. To account for
his leisure time no declared he drew pension from
the government and that lie had money left him in
Ireland To one party be told the boys he had mur.
dcred in Buffalo. 10 another that he had cut
mans ears on in Luzerne county and other stories to
suit the company and the OCCASION Tho worse char
actor he gave himself the higher he stood their es
nation. So well did he play MS part that he even
engaged TO be married TO relative OF Jimmy kcrrgan,
the Little MolIic made famous bv turning inforrncr
against Doyle and Kelly at Mauch Chunk, and the mar
rage day was set
GoxER JAMES TAXING orr
Nothing relative Ia the yost murdcr-thc case
traIwas ELECTED, but almost incredible proceed.
my on the part of the Mocs related A young
wcIshman named Conner James was murdered At PIC
MIC near Shenandoah, being boldly shot dead IN the
midst Of crowd. James had few months
before been acquitted OF the murder Of freshman
named Cosgrovv; but the Mocs not satisfied OF
his innocence They we're greatly rcjoiccd at his muir
der, and 1t was agiaicd among them TO present his
urderer with purse Of $500 Tor tho clean job he had
made oft a lew days alter the murder county
vcntion Of the Order held az Tamaqua before which
q named Thomas Hurley presented his
CLAIM FOR REWARD A. THE MURDERER
OF James. man named Butler objected on tho
ground that ono McClain was tho real murderer OF
james and the ono entitled 70 the reward Tho dctec-
tive and Butler we're appointed committee to adjudi-
cate these rival claims. They mot sunday in
proved that Hurley killed james a report TO this
effect made out TO tho county delegate; but before
the blood money could DO paid over Doyle, Kelly and
Jones' and all the funds Of the Order used 10 leo
lawyers for their dcicncc.
NoLLiEs HELD.
The eleven Mocs arrested SATURDAY. were given
tabcas corpus hearing this afternoon. The detective
the only witness who appeared against tncm
They are charged with being consprators MURDER
the TACT of several Of the recent murders, and with
attempts 10 murder. Tho testimony was positive
against them ALL and they all rcmandcd prison.
Tho detective narrated terrible position no
relative TO the murder OF Sanger Wren ut Raven
Kun. Ho told several hours before tho murders
that tho men wcrn 10 be killed. and tried every way
10 telegraph tho fact to his chief but closely
shadowed by some of tho Order, who never LETT his
side I'LL tho iced was done, That he could communicate
with no one.
People here scarcely realize the horrors OF tho
revelations now being made concerning tho blood
thirsty society &C the Mcilics the world large
may be inclined TO receive with increduliy tho facts
concerning these worse than brgands but the dsec-
tiycs rmncss and fathluness details seem to stamp
his testimony rs the plain truth.