Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-09
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,lons within the walls OF your prison. .
When i came TO this Court House, !
n that memorable day, the Court ,
oom was crowded with the sympathiz-
NO friends oftheso criminals, But where i
re they today? They may be here,
nut they give no sign, and we know
,othing Of them, and We care not If
hey are here. The whole county
prung up like n giant unbound, and
lever exccptin dramatic literature, has
hero been revealed such an awaken
ng and such change.
) There is an old drama called the
q Inconstant," in which the hero of the
play is beguilod into n den OF iniamy,
and when he is confronted by miscre-
ants he, for the first time, realizes the
danger in which he is placed. lie feels
that his money is TO be taken and that
his life will be sacrificed. He has nth
him, however, faithful page, and
turning toward the outlaws he ad-
dresses them Ms il he was unaware of
their true character. lie shakes thom
by the hand, presents one with his
watch, and another with his purse.
lie is shall fellow well met with them,
and he invites them to join him in y
carouse, and offers to send his page for
wine. The outlaws hear it, and con.
sent, and he says to his page: "Bring
me the wine-the blood-red wine,
marked 1907 The page departs, we'll
knowing that the message refers not
to wine, but company ofsoldiers num-
bering 100, and wearing n red uniform.
After breathless suspense the page re-
turns, and in answer TO the frantic de-
mand, ''The wine, boy, tho wine " an
swers: Coming sir" and tho tramp
of armed men is head. Then tho en-
trapped man grows bold. dc pulls
one outlaw by the nose, and cuffs on
other on the ear, and the soldiers enter
and march them off to Jail So il was
with us when McParlan came upon the
stand. He was the blood-red wine
marked 100, Then we knew wo were
free men. Then we cared no longer
for the Mollie Maguires. Then we
could 90 to Patsy Collins, the Commits
s;oner Of This county. and say 10 him,
"bu;ld we'll tbe walls of the new add,
ton of the prison; dig the foundations
deep and make them strong put IN
rood masonry and iron-bars, for, as the
Lord liveth tho time will come when
side by side with VIM. Love, the MUIR
of Squire Gwithor, you will enter the
walls that you are now building for
Others" Then we could say TO Jack
Kehoe, the High Constable OF great
borough in this county, "We have no
fear Of you" Then we could say 10
Ned Monaghan, Chief of Police, and
murderer, and assassin; "Behind you
the scafiold is prepared for your recep-
ton Then we could say to Pat Con-
ry, Commissioner of this county, "The
time has ceased when Governor OF
this State dares to pardon Mollie Ma
guire you have had your last pardon"
Then we could say 10 John Slattery,
who was almost elected Judge Of this
Court: "Woknow Of you that 1t were
better YOU had not been born than it
should be known" Then all of us
looked ub. Then, at last, we were
free. and | came 10 this county and
walked through it as safely as in tho
most crowded tboroughfares in Phila-
delphia.
There is one other dramatic illustra.
,;on which remember and TO which
I cannot helm adyerting TO, as it so
CLEARLY nain,s the scene which has been
enacted 80 lately in this county. 1t
occnrs in Bulwer's drama of Richelieu.
Yon remember that Richelieu, the Prime
M;n;ssprofLouis XIII. was threatened
hv secrct Conspiracy, led by great
nobIeman drnmatized as De Baradas,
and headed IN the army bv the very
bro,her ot the King himself You will
,.emember the statesman, realizing that
bis power over tho King was gone, and
that the conspirators had acquired alb.
solute control over the mind of the
Monarch set A page upon the track to
discover the evidence Of the conspiracy,
so that he could lay il before the Mon
arch in the presence ofthe conspirators
themselves. You will also remember,
II Won have read the drama, the thrill
inc description of the manner in which
tbe nage at the point of the poinard,
xrested the parcbmcnt evidence of this
consniracv from one of the conspirators,
nj n time when the Monarch was hold.
inc Conrt and when the Prime Minis
ter almost dead withrage and chagrin,
fear and disappointment had almost
ceased 10 hone Tor success. 1t was at
This moment that the page, wcaried,
bleeding and breathless, rushes in be.
hind Riebelieu and hands him the parch-
ment which is laid before the Monarch,
who for the first time, learns that he
has been BETRAYED. and that the army
of Snoin IA ON the march to Paris. He
sovs uGood heavens the Spaniards
Where will they be next week ?" And
Ricbelieu rising mn. exclaims "There
ot NV feet - and ISSUING his orders for
the arrest of the conspirators, turns to
the chief and exolaims "Ho. there,
Count De Raradas tbou hast lost the
stake - and that stake was his head.
So when we discovered Che criminal
nature of tbis organization. and when
tbe evidence of this conspiracy was
brougbt forward 10 ms bv McParlan,