Nebraska advertiser., 1877-07-26

criminals who belonged TO the Buck
shots. This was done during the war
and the military had to be called in
aid of the civil authorities, and mil
Itary court was organized, called mill
itary commission, which tried some Of
the offenders known as BuckshOts.
There Is no way of ascertaining
when the Mollles succeeded in getting
control of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
ians, bvt McParlan discovered that
this organization in four counties bad
no other purpose than revenge and
murder, and 1t was pretty we'll shown
that the order never had any other OBJ
jeet in the coal regions.
Arriving in the county in October,
1873, he first stopped at the lower end,
at Port Clinton, and then went all
over the county, stopping from a
week to a day I'm a place. Returning
to Philadelphia for fortnight at the
end of November, he came back to
Pottsville In December and remained
around about there until February
when be settled In Shenandoah. All
this time be was forwarding daily
report to Supt. Ben. franklin at Phil
adelphia. He Joined the order in
Shenandoah on Tuesday Aprill3, 1874.
The members meant business, and
they did not have the order for show.
They did not bother themselves about
regalia, and such articles in the con-
stitution or such bylaws as they had
no use for they paid no attention to
whatever. They paid their dues to the
State order regularly, but they never
paraded, never attended church, and
never paid a cent for the furtherance
of the ostensible objects of the society.
McParlan was finally discovered.
and so all motive for keeping him of
the witness stand disappeared. He
| irst took the stand in the trial of the
Yost murderers in May, 1876. Presi-
dent Gowen, in his opening addressed
to the jury in that trial, thus graph.
cally described the resultof McParlan's
testimony.
Then we knew we were free mon.
Then we cared no longes for the Ma
guires. Then we could go to Pansy
Collins, the Commissioner of this
county, and say to him Build wei
the walls of the new addition of the
prison; dig the foundations deep, and
make them strong put in good ma
sonry and iron bars. for, as the LorC
liveth, the time will come when, side
by side with William Love, the mur
derer of Squire Gwither, you will en-
ter the walls that you are now build
ing for Others" Then we could say
that Jack Kelloe the high constable o.
great borough in this county "W,
have no fear for you" Then W.
could say to Ned Monaghan chief o
police, and murderre and assassin
behind you the scaffold is prepared
for your reception" Then we coulC
say to Pat COnry, Commissioner o
this county: The time has ceaseC
when Governor of this State dares t.
pardon q Molly Maguire-you have
had your last pardon" Then W.
could say to John Slattery, who wa
almost elected Judge of this court
1--WE know that of you that 1t wer,
better you had not been born than tina
it should be known"
This is a summary of the result o
Detective MoParlan's fearless work
About seventy persons have been ar
rested In the coal region. Of these
twelve have been. by a jury of thei
countrymen, found guilty of murder
in the first degree, four of murder IL
the second degree, and four of being
accessory to murder, sixteen of con
spiracy to murder, six Of perjury, on'
of assault with intent to kill, eight o
aiding and abetting a murder, one o
assault and battery, one for aiding II
the escape of a murderer, and severa
others of lesser crimes. The sum tota
of the time of these sentences to i'm
prisonment foots up to l24 yeare anC
eight months. Eleven have received
sentence of death.