, 1877-06-29
The Pest Of the Pennsylvania AM
thracite Regions.
Recent Atroeious Deeds Of This Gang
Of Criminals.
Numerous Assassinations Pcrpetratcd
Since the Late Wholesale
Executions.
Fears Of General Uprising Of tho Evil
Spirits Of tho Coal Country

1Ak viz VI 4HptAFGH uGthCEH SQ1A.
pantcs and tho miners; but nothing Of an orsan-
lied character has ever been attempted BY tho
NoIlIo -Afagure brotherhood, lint has piled ls
Murlcrnns and ncfaftous operations for many years
ln 9chuylkii1. Carbon, Northumberland, Columbia,
and Luzcfuc Counties, until recently. II won,d
appear, from discoveries mhdo by detectives thnt
portion OF tho members Of the fawless Organization
(which was supposed to hsve received It's death.
Wow :cw ycass a9ol. who eacaped from the
.neshcs OF tho law when soma Of tho
%adcrs Of tho oath.b0uud association
ierc captured, convicted, and recently hanged,
have, ever since They managed 10 c1ude tho riRl-
lance OF the authorities Of the regions whcts they
formerly carried on ihelr tlIclt profession, bern
ssnoezsonsing In the mountain. country surround
ing this city. The Situation Of tho mountains llsve
sNoFdet abundant and safe shelter for the outlaws
who have ehosen them for ratreas.
sings tho execution Of the Mo!l!cs at Iottsvi1lo
aud Mauch Chunk. tho dangerous classes " hnye
HOLDING Mysterious MEETINGS.
In sal sections Of the nildlr md northern coal.
has ever bce,. controlling element That prcpa.
ratons were being made for sonc lauaess pilgrim
IT, hst hss wn ssq IT,
Fey Sas s c s9nsstate' as to tho pur
ioe u o,tf ;o te "so so,,ie a Mssarss syo b,
holol Situated On ths hornoi nountaln ovcrhsng-
ton. in lie Lehish district, 10 Wiikcsbarre in The
Wyoming region. Tho bfienntls from thu coal dis
body of mon numbered about b0o Thcso were d.
yiied, and, aoon aftcrwnFJa, started In different
diroctions across tho monntan., largest body
Gther % boiies of asmed md dnsuIsea mon ,ets Mets
seem; shorty sfser' crossing tho Sharp Mountain
These mys.crioua ,novomonta, which to tho cit
fztns tho icnn.ylsana country arc generally
the insruerous Mollie Taguire8, hare been coptin.
ued daily and nightly 1inco their commencement;
or t1agrantly criminal nstnse ouirtdc Of Carbon
md laxorne Cpuni!car r-iAe onilawIy ia iAo Later
VIII tho % ADVENT @ % of ths ' red bsnaed @ 1ataudcrs In
thu regions Of Carbon md Luzerna, ca1no tho
Transmission Of
10 pasties Who hayp ei:acr appearri " xilpesscs
against ths e1ecutel mem6ers of the Moilia. Nd.
lie t,.ls at aisucS .Cbuok lat I'otsytlS Aunnr NJ
1hu recipients of these missivcs waa reter Nc
!iugh;; WIG n..pen,ehed" 9n ;his pals IN
Ion County. SO actce were thc written dcnuneia.
lions Of the MoItcs tiist MeiIugb. fearing sudden
Tansfufd James Ecbermott sn,l sflcisa] O,Iirfcn,
WHO furnished fmportnpt evidence at scyerni Of tLe
t,ss + s MSs. ssss 4taS ss
anil lis isg!on unasr pcjalts Of de"tSs The
threats convey cd by tho notices ne!uv its.cgaflc
SONG method was employed bJ tho authors TO d.
COY che two coIliesn into An !sonfcA part Of Tho
broad Moana,n, since which time no intel!!Sepss
presumption among their friends il, that
THEY HAVE DsEN Munn1NrD.
these Ru.kinx notices, Numerous ou,lagcs wcrc
ueritot1stod Il different pascs In tho mISd,o md
hG,ss% ls'.ea. q ~ sos} ssd;l asd: ,,,o =, w
William O'conner. miner living at Whito tIeyen''
who rendered himself eonsp!caoaa by furnishing
ie 10 tne srtcy, Md co,,yiclOI Of seyoypi Of tIo
isw.btsakets whu had bosr, conncctcd with tno
cnnsnjrscies mnry1ere and tof,irrics ri thu 1sw.
icss oTrahExat,on. was bfutaiIy asss.s!natcI: and
John Grady. . n,inef employed In nne oi tGo L..
T Hanv Of dfunkcu snd .niur1atcd MoIliS. Nauu(rcs
{hat ho died soou nftcr lhe Injuries wcrC intISctsd
Thcsp ,erfjblo events were iii conspmna.sj iost
Darinv tho W prsyaicnco al thta teFro.tsm In tho
lower e5al dlsIet., ala,!laf trss'cal scencs were
1 .rsr ,m ~ % @ nha
iranssciton Ii thjs inmsljnlS ncjvh,0rLopI W.,
tho atrocious murder Of Patrick Uolion, nj od,
tie ys91s H. nss neo 81 @ fes n1s: Of
Eesc1 ~ ~ ~ et rn noss ~ rs ss sa sa mining
Wsstern ilatifono. on F.i1ay Afternoon Iast. w6en
sl sdissa'ssa aaT ssnsd %a @ ss.s;sd TN ssd a!e @ t%p
struck yitai root, The y!cii,a iel Into The ar,s
~ III. arcti ss,fc and '-"' 'S-' JEW '''~ ~"
p1Ht, WITHOUT 4 uRoAN
rhots, and, at list ACCOUNTS, had mt teyn opprc.
honGcd. No resi- causo u kuuwn fof ii1o csine,
hut, the Hl0c4GfEQ man was utter qN3u1J To
Mol,ic Nj enrusn,, nnd slrpngly appr0yej oi l,o
cxecnttona la4t Thursday. 1t Il suppo.sd t. have
wlIn a1u hidden III tho n,ountains.
Tho excitement croatui BY tho Golden aseassina.
tton had but Just bubsldctl, when tho cily wns
startled BY tbs leport ihnt Jp.,M TtlnlIn. ia az
Alderman. had been beatan u death with 6l4d.
Xeon Iy Aolllo. MaxilFe named Mtchacl lurk, 1T
= shstsy jiiIj, " suLpJb pf Scranton Anlayss.i.
cation natc by tho police. authorities proved thnt
Tie statement Wna only tuo ttre, T!4 m,II1icr.
been committed III tho Lackawanna slon for sono
capcd,
sut it seemed that tho carnival OF blood was not
yct eompletei b. these two unproyoked and irco1-
ful tTagedias, apd Altinx hpals 10 thV aapuuuuTy
performances OF the out,aws, now Infeatlnx thu
1seknwaHns Valley, took place between Saturday
night AMI SUNDAY morning, nt rt4t!sle -lnn half
way between Kingston and Wyo3nlHx {thY su9t
whore tlu memorable masaae1G II Myon,lng &c.
eurrehl. 4 number OF thu duspsFato Nelly Ma.
KultcA had assembled at this dcn Of conapifaiofa
and as4aAsiuutars. apparently for t4o purposo Of
having . danc|nR. party. but really 10 ruttAp somo
"a - 49,