The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-18
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to hear. The jury ACCORDINGLY WITH
drew to an aflte-room, and Col. Freez9
made bis motion to the effect that the
court discharge the jury from further
consideration Of the case, because at tha
church at which they attended service
on Sunday the subject OF murder an alI
Its various bearings was discussed by tho
minister In their hearing, the special
subject being the
MURDER or JOHN THE BAPTIST BY HERoD.
And that the tenor ef the discourse
tended to give credit to the testimony
OF DAME Kelly, the witness. The conTl-
claiming that the Rev. DR.. McCron.
pastor. OF the Bloomsbury Lutheran
Church, where the jury attended SER
vice IN a body, had. In direct violation
OF propriety, taken occasion to deliver
q sermon calculated TO warp their iudg-
ment In this matter.
An OLD SERMON OFTEN REPEATED.
Mr.. Buckalew, for the Commons
wealth, refuted the assertions of Col.
Freeze, and oontended that the sermon
was written la 1869, and delivered by
DIR. McCron ut that time and ut various
periods since. /. Doubtless" he said.
the preacher had referred to King
Herod, Cataline, and the ghost OF q
party named Banquo, but from what
he htld aseertalned no special references
had been made to this case. -
Mr.. Ryan favored, and Hon. II. W.
Hughes opposed the motion OF Colonel
Freeze, which was finally oyerraied by
the Court and the jury recalled.
The sermon OF DR.. MeCron has oc-
casioned o. good deal of discussion, ow-
| ing to the stress which the speaker laid
on the power of q guilty conscience over
/ IN na ma
| their sins. A good many think the de-
livery OF the sermon was decidedly In
discreet OF this particular tiIns and un-
der the circumstances.
SECRETS or THE MuRDERoUs ORGANIZATION
The redirect examination OF the wit
ness Kelly continued to reveal d revolt
| ing record OF raseality for himself and
his Molly Mcguire associates. including
Hester McHugh and Tully, the men ON
trial for the Rea murder. Kelly stated
that on one occasion he helped ihem to-
steal whisky, draw 1t Off Id other bar
Tels and burn the stolen ones. The sa-
| loon of Donohue. In which the murder
of Rea was planned, was great resort
for the Molly Maguires, and 1t was
there that Hester told them to make q
clean job OF 1t and put Req out OF the
way.
AN OFFER OF DAMAGING PROOF.
After some sharp fencing on the part
OF the counsel, Hon. T.. w. Hughes, for
the Commonwealth. made q written
offer proposing to prove the criminal
character Of the Molly Mcguire organ
ization and to show it's infamous work.
ings. This elected written objection
from the counsel for the defense. Mr..
Hughes spoke vigorously In favor OF
his offer, and said the secret society
known In the coal field of Pennsylvania
rs the Ancient Order OF Hibernians, was
nothing else than the Molly Maguire
organization, whose mission IL murder.
robbery, arson and crime of every kind,
and whose great aim was to protect its
members In their murderotis designs.
Its record was black and damniDg; its
leaders were reckless ruffians, such as
Hester, the prisoner at the bar, who
they could prove planned the murder
OF Rea and got his minions TO consume
| mate the crying crime.
Mr.. Hughes address was interrupted
by the adjournment OF the court until
tomorrow morning.