The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-10
THE MURDER0US M0LLlES.
T1RDY RECKONING ron UALF-
EORGOIIEN CRIME.
The Murder Of Superintendent Alex. Ren-
Leading Molly Mssutres Arresied-I.atcst
Developmeuts-A Mum stoned TO Death.

The Murder Of Superintendent Alex. Ren-
Leading Molly Mavutres Arrested-Iat
Deveiopmeuts-A Man stoned TO Death.
louisville. Nov. CIT is now n little
more than eight years since Alexander kea,
General superintendent for the Locust Noun.
tain Coal and lr0u Company. was murdered In
the early morning near Centralia. Columbia
county. Pennsylvania. The crime created great
excitement throughout the coal region, as Mr..
Res was man beloved land respected by all.
His body was found In the woods inear the road
by some passing miners, It his horse, tied TO
n tree. He had been ROBBED Of his gold watch
and other lvaluables. Tom Donahoe. Just
sentenced to two years imprls Onment for his
share in the assault upon VIM. NJ Thom a., and
the notorious Pat Hester. the chief " Mollies
OF northumberland county, were rested Tor
the crime. 1om DOnahoo was tried IN Column
u, county hut the Molly Maguires swore for
upon their attorney asked the Court to enter a
mol. pros. In the case OF Hester, w1icb was
done. Inc sequel Will show that Hester would
have done better To stauu his trial. with tue
certainly OF acquittal for now, more than
eiRht earn after the crime, he Is fairly on the
Yesterday Hester Michael Graham. and Pat
rick McluRh, three leading Molly Maguires,
were Looked Ia jan here charged with the kea
murder. The testimony against them Is veiy
strong. having been given by one who parti
Gina ed In the crime hut whose name l. keut a
secret for the present, there are several others
OF the gang Who are Vet to bs arrested. IL scems
that the plan TO rob Iiea WIS concocied in a
saloon ~ Ashland On the night before the muir
der. Hester at the time had LAID scheme to
100 aud murder Major j. Claude White, as he
was on the road to his colhery with the money
10 pay the enplOyees; hut he postponed that to
take part in the Rea affair. Hester acted us
chlei Oi the gang. They were posted IN tho
woods near the road between Centralia and
Bells tunnel. and when Rea hove IN sight Hester
gave The signal by throwing up his nat. where
upon the entire gag approached Koa aud de-
handed his money and valuables. which I've at
once gave up. lie no dOui knew some Of them
and dead luen tell no tales; they Determined to
kill him, ard all fred their revolyers. He ran
into the woods, when one OF the gang followed
him and nred the fatal shot. Tue booty was
then divided, and the witness received the gold
watch, which he aftcrward sod for go. Ii was
the first case IN which the Molly Maeuires added
robbery to murder. Graham and hcIiugh are
held as accessories.
After the murder Hester said to his gang that
II was pity they had killed lea instead of going
for man with more money. Hut It was not
long aft er that that Major White was attacked
as he was gong from POttsvllle to SwataIa with
a large amount OF money to pay the cOlery
hands. He had. however, taken the precaution
TO take guard with him, and 1ght ensued IN
which II WIS believed that policeman Ci4user
shot one Of the gang. Clauser was himself muir
dered II liazletun little more than year ago (:
quite likeb for the part he took in defending
Major White on this occasion.
Tue defence IN this case endeavored to obtain
Hes;er's discharge on the ground that he had
been previously tried. hut lac was committed
without tail. Aany more arrests will follow
soon. ana more startling developments may he
looked Ior. Next week the Trials OF the muir
derers OF L. W. IlngdOn will begin here. This
crine Was committed number Of years ago.
Jack kehoe will also toe tried for the murder Of
Oomer James. lhus the courts Of the four
counties, Schuylkill, Carbon, Luzene. and Co.
lumoia, re likely to toe busy for some time to
come with the Molly Maguire murdeTets. and
the present number " death sentences, ten Ia
all. Is likely to be more than doubled ere three
months pass over.
And yet portion Of the gang appear to be still
determined upon the perpetration Of crime. Only
last week an inorensive German miner named
john Boshee was killed al Locust Dale by three
ruffans, James Ltughlin. "a school TEACHER. ana
John Lennon and Michael COgan, MINERS.
Laughn had srudge against Thomas Bsnney.
IheN waylaid hun. out finding that he wis
guarded 10y his brother Robers. lIoshee, FOgleson,
ani keaton, they fell upon BOshse aud beat
MIN t. death with stones. They were arres ed
AID lodged In jail here to await trial Last
month the new arrivals AT the jail nun oereo ~
and tins month promises to equal IL.