The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-07
THE MoLLIEs DOOMED.
DEScE AGAINST TnEM-THE TRIALS IN PROG
REss.

TEN MuRDRRERs cAPTURED-coNpLETE XVI
DEScE AGAINST TuEM-THE TRIALS IN PROG
REss.
PorrsvILLE, Pa, May Q. 1Ssd
This has been intensely exciting day In the crsmi-
nal history OF Schuylkil county the events Of which
have least partially disclosed the extraordinary and
thorough adopted The authorities TO get at
the Of and exerminatc that OF this coal
ncld the Molly Mcguire ASSOCIATION. Another crush
ing blow has been dealt no less than ten OF rs
prominent members having been arrested this
morning In various parts Of The country by tho Coz
and IRON police and lodged IN the louisville Jail The
which have been a week executed
simultaneously Locust Gap, Girardville, Newcastle
Ashland, Mahanoy City and Shenandoah before brcaA
last. 90 well the affair managed that no alarm
was given until all the birds Gagged. The men ar
rested John Kehoe. Christopher Connolly, Frank
McIIueh. Michael o'Bren, Patrick Dolan, Jr., Frank
o'Ncl Patrick Butter, Michael LAWYER Dennis =. Can
ming and John Gibbons.
PLOTTED MURDER.
The FIRST four and Canning are charged with having,
tho LIST OF June last Mahanoy City. conspired
murder Jesse and William Major, brothers Of Chief
Burgess George Major, whose murder over year ago
caused such universal indignation. 0'Bricn, Dolan
o'Ncil Butler, ponncy md Kehoc are charged with
having conspred to murder and with being accessories
after the tact OF the murder OF Conner james, young
Welshman, who was shot dead at iireincn's picnic
near Shenandoah. LAWYER is accused principal IN
the murder OF Thomas Sanger and William Wren, at
Raven Run Gibbons Is charged with having conspircd
TO murder William Thomas. OF Nahanoy City.
Ths wholesale arrest OF Moies received all over
tho county with inexprcssble Satisfaction, and tho
general impression that under the vigorous blows Of
the officers OF the law tho Infamous socivty itself IS
doomed 10 speedy dissolution
STARTLING DISCLOSURES.
The trial of McGcchan. Rority. Duiiy and 3oylo fer
the murder of Policeman b. r. lost. Of Tamaqua, got
fairly unuer way today, and general sensation was
created by the testimony OF man named Mcfarland.
who turns out TO be- one Of the Pnkerton detectives
to this county by Allen Pnkerton, OF Chicago,
TO ferret out the secrets Of the Molllo Mcguire
Society. He testified that he appeared IN various
parts OF the country under the nano of James Nc
kcnna and TINT he succeeded in fully gaining the con-
fdcncc OF tho Mollcs For months he associated with
them, taking Of NIL their dongs ana making reg
ular reports To his superior officer at Philadelphia
He became privileged VISITOR at the house OF James
Carroll, the rendezvous OF the Mohcs IN and about
Tnnaqua where he learned Of the murder OF Yost and
became possessed OF the information which makes him
invaluable witness here. He met James Kcrrgan,
the little Moic whose confessions have materially
assisted In the campaign against the thugs OF the
Goa region Kcrrigan will be put tho stand
exciting the history of III the anthracite coal
field ecIipsing in Importance the Kelly and Doyle trials
at Mauch Chunk. The court room is daily crowded to
repeton large part Of the audience being made up OF
the III the county who sympathize with tho
murderers The prisoners are guarded by arge torce
Of the coal and police who prepared tor any
emergency that may arise.