The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-30
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WORK FOR THE HANGMAN,
FIVE MOBILE MdGUTRE ASSissISs
SENTENCED no DEiTH.

Eiah, of the Gang now Awaiting their DOOM
On the Track of Morgan POwci|s Mur-
dercrs-Tbo BucAsbots In LuzrrDc County.
PoTrsvILLE, Pa, Aug. 20.-Yesterday
was memorable one In the Molly Mcguire
trials. The motions for now trials In the cases
of the convicted murdercrs were decided ad-
yersely and the prisoners wcro arraigned for
sentence. The 6rst i'm order was Thomas Num-
| y, convicted OF the murder Of Thomas Sanger.
Judge Greene addressed the prisoner In q SOL
omn manner. and then asked him whether he
had anything to say. Muney answered:
"woll, haven't a great deal to sly about iti
but am IA innocent man as ever lived In thia
world Of this charge. l only hope God will for-
give those who have sworn my life away, as dd
now. never saw the man yet that wanted ia
draw his blood. | never iusulted a man In all
the time lived In Gilberton, eleven ye rs ana
j was going the road all the time. i ask youf
Honor to say and sign the day as soon as you
can. ! am only committing more sin every day.
am not guilty of the charge. believe that ID
all have to say"
Judge Greene. then pronounced the sentence
in the usual form, aud Munley, as he turned
aside, wpng the tears from his eyes, said II
thank your Honor" The time for the cxecu-
tion OF tho sentence must be Gxcd by the Gov
ernor. The other prisoners were then arraisned
and Judge Pershing addressed them thus:
James Carroll James Roarty James Boyle, and Hugs
wiiui deiber1Ic Sad premeiitited @ kns Of BenJs.
n Of m 1 on OF S S ss & y ddr sosrd S os a OTn al
IT, IT, en- cumstances Is wh9ut parallel IN criminal Jus
were actually engaged in the terpeation q the crime
1rep Of Of e s @ nj e "a" e hsa never n1ureS
| either Of YOU IN any way; His muiacr was not 70
your BART, nor YET ios the purpose OF gam il was
ssTres Out, i6s Very sPot wEgfs sGis trassgy
risk q deecon Bnl ew minutes before scni ism mn
hs wife was yet looking OUT upon ~, rstre,tng foot.
s,ens anu ne ~ the ~ rSe OF me antIe, OF nus pns.
burning ia the Town YOU San McG nan and Jimcs
sn1 Sbo1 hlm down As h. Staggered TO the earth yoS
Wcre aenSrd Se y; SV She o You the Subject u
brutal jesi. You siterward spoke o. u as" Sc,es5
| would never be found out.
murder oi Benl min r. Nosl y, acted % the instru
@h u r1aS an m 1d SsTIa Gy u os' S Commando
70 asassinate innocen ond unsupcctng citizens, and
il. members. cirisiiin ey.lusion Is sGahed 6y ths
| existence " such a band OF organized assassns
James Carroll was then asked whether he had
| anything to say before sentence was posed.
carro-Your HonorI have been tried snd conyicted
crime @ So Sf Tssh s eI Sn we
Psrlan and jimmy Kerrlgan. the squeacrl ! thsns
aud Mr Bart6oisew ana Mr. Ky an for doing ali ihe3
yudse-Jsne. Ro,riy. have you ANYTHING to sass
II id What theJ al say did wouidno be nere now
That Is all have TO say, .,
% H1y: yG1 sH1sai sn to an.
am to D. hung for Kern san's dues.
Juiee-Have you anything to ssyS
Judsc-iiugh Mcclellan. have you anything to ssyr
| McGehan-NO. sir; it would do me no good II did.
give them forgive them that swore my life away.
| Judge-ilaye ANY Of YOU anything else to say2
The prisoners shook their heads.
Judge Pershing-Jamcs Carroll. the sentence OF the
a% s yq be 10 AK is % 10 che sns
there he hung by the neck until dead nnd
may God IN his iDhnite compassion have mercy on your
soul
each OF the other three, and eacn one said (,
THANK YOUR Honor" us they turned to be
taken to jail As the prisoners were leaving tho
court room, Mcclellan turned to the ctatOr3.
| but IN husky voice. sld. "BOoi by, all"
| Alexander impbell, convicted OF the murder
| OF John r. Jones at Ltnsford, was sem
| fenced to death Yesterday afternoon, at Mauch
now under sentence II death; Michael j. Doyle.
Edward Kelly. and Alex nder Campbell, for
the murder Of lne5 Ghe case OF the nrst two
has been appealcd to the supreme COurt. "a win
In all probability the otrers) Thomas Munley.
f'r the murder OF lhos. Sanger, and james Cars
roll, Jalles Roarty. James Bowie, aud Hugh Nc
Gehan, tor the murder Of Y ost.
| from reports received OF the frequency Of
crime IN l.. .2crne county. II would appear that
the NJ lily Maguires, who are there called " Buck
shots" have, Tor the time being, transferred
their Held oi opetatl l1n> To that county.
WILkESBARRE, Pa, Aug. 2e.-Ned White
does aud Molly Maguires, were this morning
lodged in the county prison. Last night at Il
o'clock, IN mlany with three other members
OF rerry's Z ne, branch of the Mollies, they
from this city. y