Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-21
DEATH BY THE ROPE.
Eleven MOLLY Maguires" Executed.
No Attempt at Rescue.
Account Of the Closing Scenes.

Ders OF the Infamous organization in the
Pennsylvania coal region known as Mol
| ly Maguires, and today they were exc.
cUted. In the jail at Pottsville were
| confined James Carroll, Hugh McGeehan,
James Roarity, and Thomas Duffy, murder
erG OF Policeman Benjamin F. Yost, and
| Thomas Munley, murderer OF Thomas San
! ger; in the Jail at Wilkesbarre, Anthony
! Lanahan, murderer of John Reilly: in the
| jail at Mauch Chunk, Alexander Campbell
| Michael j. Doyle, and Edward Kelly, muir
dererS of John Il, Jones, and John Domaine,
| murderer of Morgan Powell; at Bloomsbury
| Patrick Hester, Patrick McHugh, and Pat
rick FULLY, murdeIerS OF Alexander Rae.
who have been Caved from execution on the
| 9Th of August by writ OF error. The case
OF John kchOe, confined in the Pottsville
! jail, convicted OF the murder of +. =. Lang
! don, also comes up under writ of error be
fore the supreme CoUTt AT the next term. All
Of these men excepting one, L3nahau, are
so called Molly MagUires."
| All these men were young, and all were
| of Irish birth or Irish descent. Tnos. Duny,
who instig6ted the murder OF poliCem an
ost, came To this country with his parents
! at an early age. He is about 30 years old ,
! unmarried, and by profession an engineer.
! When arrested he was at his post in the
/ engine room AT the Buckville co!liery, near
TamaqUa. He was in the habit of getting
/ drunk, aud this lei TO frequent encounters
| with the Tamaqua police, in one OF viii ch
policeman Nost used me e violence toward
! the refractory Irishman than was consistent
| with MOllys idea of justice. and Duffy de-
| termined To have revenge. Uu,'eT the Mol
| lies code II was DULY necessary for the
BODY Master or president of one lodge TO
will a mans death. He could then call upon
| the body master Of any other lC ige To far
| nish the assassinS, and il was onty common
| courtesy to grant the request Kerrigan was
nominally body master of the Tamaqua
| Lodge at that time, and he and Duffy were
boon companions. Accordingly, when Dat
| fy communicated TO his body master his
desire TO have the polio man ''put ont OF the
way" Kerrigan readily compiled, and
James Carroll, a saloon Keeper, WHO, on ac-
count of Kerrigan's inability to read and
| write, was the real head of the lodge. also
| gave his consent. About this time Duty
| met James ROarity, body master OF Coaldale
Division, in Carbon county, and Offered him
| s5 TO shoot kost. Roarity accepted, and a.
his division happened just then to be cOn-
| templating the murder of John u. Jones. an
| exchange of courtesies was easily arranged.
| James Carroll was > years of age. q native
| OF Wilkesbarre, Pa. He removed 10 Tama-
| qua i'll 1SI2, and kept saloon there, which
| was favorite resort OF the Molly Maguires.
| he was married three or four years ago.
carroll took an active part in arranging the
! TOst murder, concealed the aSsaSSins in his
| saloon, aud sent them out, with Kerrigan as
| guide, at the proper time 10 do their WORK.
| James ROarlty was of Irish birth, and came
| 10 America about ten years ago He was
| about 81 years of age, but looked older. as
| before stated, he was a resident of COaldale,
! where he was employed in the miues. He
started on the day previous to the YoSt muir
| der TO fulfill his horrid agreement, but was
! OVertaken by a messenger, who told him of
| MS Wlfe'S confinement, and he turned back.
! The rest Of the party met, as agreed, at Car
rolls saloon. = Roartys absence was ex-
| planned, nd substitute was promptly
| found among the habitues OF tue place. This
was James Boyle, a young Irish miner who
| had previously borne good character, ex-
cept mat he was known 10 be diSsip2te1.
He went with kerrigan and Mcclellan on
their fatal Grand, and fired one shot a. the
| policeman, which, however, missed ITS
mark.
Hugh Mcclellan was the principal actor in
The tragedy. He was young, only a at the
| time OF the murder, aud was ambitious to
distinguish himself among his fellows. He
knew there was no better way to rise to emf
hence in Molly Mcguire circles than by kill
ing man. He had, besides, a private
grudge TO settle. He had lie himself OBJ
noxious at the Summit Hill miues, where
he had formerly been employed, and had, or
thought he had, been "black.listed," so that
he could not obtain work in the neighbor-
hood. He charged John p. Jones with his
disgrace, and sought in this way 10 gain a
yica:ious revenge. After his discharge from
the mines he opened drinking shop in Sum
NIT Hill, carbon county. He was married
only few days before his arrest Both Ker-
riean and Boyle wished TO turn back when
they saw that y st was not alone as usual,
but Mcclellan swore he would finish the
work that night, and kept them with him III
was his bullet that killed Yost.
Michael j. Doyle was also a young man,
being about 20. Jerry Kane, holy master
OF the lodge or division of Nelly Maeuires
at MI Laaee, near louisville, was called in
TO furnish men TO kill John p. Jones, aud the
names were selected by lot. Edward Kelly,
VINO is year or so younger than DOYLE, was
selected, and consented TO serve, but The man
selected as his companion was married and
had family. IL was not deemed best for
him TO go, and Doyle volunteered to take his
place. Both Doyle and Kelly were youths of
Kindly feelings and good character but the
Molly Maguires considered II noble to take
llie and they were ambitious for distinction
Alexander Campbell and yellow jack
Donohue We're old and Influential leaders
among the Mollies. The former was a IIuuor
dealer at Storm Hill, near Summit HiII. fine
latter was body master at Tuscarora, near
Ialnaqua. Both were thoroughly vile. and
mad no more scruples about numbering. a
man man killing an OK. They were sEs-
pected OF many more crimes than those for
winch they are about 10 suffer.
BY TELEGRAPH
The Scene in P0ttsviIle this Morning
louisville, June 2I.-The weather tbIS
morning al day break was dull and heavy.
and before eight O'Clock drIzziing rain |
began TO iall, without however diminishing
the crowd already in waiting outside the jaii
The general suspension OF the business
throughout the surrounding country in defer. |
ence to the extraordinary event of the dav.
and the funeral quiet attending the prepara-
lions for The executions serve TO make more
impressive the tragic event which marks |
TINS as most eventful in the criminal calen
dar. The previous night passed without nm
us ual incident, but soon after dawn the town
became the rendezvous for groups of pedes- |
TRANS from all parts of the neighboring
country. These are nearly all of the poorpr
class, some having traversed many miles |
from their homes to be present. Tie iaiI. |
located on the summit OF one OF the many
nils surrounding the place, is the center of
attraction, and the concourse on the wav
thlfher hourly increases in numbers. IN
conseq uence OF some delay the parties en-
titled TO admission to the jail al O'clock |
were compelled to remain in waiting on the /
outside for more than half an hour.
The Last Farewell.
Meanwhile the immediate relatives OF the
condemned took their last farewell. The /
scene was trying one. The brother and /
Two sisters OF Roarity were admitted at 6 /
O'CLOCK, and soon after the aged and impoy-
crushed father OF Munley, who had walked /
10 the prison all the way from Gilbertou a /
distance OF thirteen miles. Several OF the
relatives OF the others, not having applied |
at the appointed time, were not admitted |
To each OF the doomed men has baen as
signed clergyman, who will attend hi,
charge In his dying moments. The reverend |
gentlemen were In attendance at the cells or
the men at dawn this morning, and affer
wards assisted in the celebration Of 'fffass i'm /
a private apartment. The clefzymen ara
the Revs Daniel McDermott, F. 4. u GAZE
ly, II: j. Depman, James McGovsrn. Martin
W alsh aud Philip Beresford But three ef
the doomed men were present ar one time
ana Inc religious services being repeatad al
8 O'Clock in the presence of the Others. ali
ar tor lov n