Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-21

of the saviour. Both seemed perfectly COM
posed and prepared To die. No trembling
was visible, and like their Immediate pre-
decessors on the gsllows. neither gave much
indication OF any severe confinement As
the mortuary service was said by the priests,
The men standing upon the n ial trap door
Eszed fiXedly al the crucihX koarty Occa-
Sionaily heav Ing a deep sigh, or glancing al
the windows of the cells near one end of The
gsliows where the Juries or the sheriff
had been stationed. Bidding the sheriff
good bye, Roarty added, May God bless
you" Just prior 10 the pinioning OF the
men both obtained a whispered permission
10 make any remarks they desired.
Roarty's Last speech.
Roarty was the first 10 take advantage OF
the privilege, and, making step forward;
with a voice clear and resoiuee delivered
some remarks. His language and words
showed something OF the strain upon hts
faculties caused by hts terrible position HIS
remarks. though PERFECTLY audible. We're dis
connected. His evident purpose was. ~ pos
sible, TO save the lives OF Duffy, Boz lie and
McGeehan-the latter OF whom is already
stif and cold in death. Hessid well. gen
tlemen, want 20 talk = few words. IL IL only
few words. i stand to-day before the pub
lac, and i must say the truth for them. Il
don't know whether they are gone OF
whether they are TO come amer me
or not. Thomas Duffy has been convicted
for giving me ten dollars for the shooting OF
a man never saw shooting him m Tams-
qua until saw his name I'm the paper. Thos.
Duny, hope am going % meet my Lsrd,
and Thomas Duffy il man that I won't
say Tor fear might be lying, that never
seen him the Third time before I saw him st
louisville Jail. and what I can SAY for hi m IL
this: ! never heard him talking about lost.
nor about the shooting affair. nor concerning
the thing al all, AMI another thing may say
for Mcclellan and Boyle. I may say 4 never
asked them 10 come shoot Benz. r. Yost nor
any other man. II they are to come after me
let them say so, am satisfied, and I hope
forgiveness from the world. from every wholly.
hope they Will forgive nae. hope all VIII
frgf -. no -. HsaN- e.,e
Carroll Protest. His Innocence.
lnappearaace Carroll was the most intel
liEent and dignifed among the half dozen
murdererS. Apparently conscious OF the
hoilOwneSS of professions upon gallOws, and
approaching his terrible death hour. Car
roll merely uttered with calmuess: Il have
nothing 10 say, gentlemen, only am inno-
cent Of the crime am charged with" Here
RosrtY broke In again with the remark:
well, That - what l forgot. Excuse me,
gentlemen, hat il another word forgot; that
] was going 10 die an, innocent man; I forgot
10 put that in" Here the doomed mans
voice grew iremulouS "lsuf hope It ~ good
for me- and a. 20 Them that prosecuted me
ara brought me 20 this place. ] forgive
them from the bottom of my heart. I hope
God will forgive them. aud forgive me too"
The Executions Completed az I;2S
PorrsvrrrE. Pa. June 2l.-Tb. e,ecu-
lions OF The Molly Maguires Were completed
al l.-} =. m, when Duty and Munley were
at 1890.
MoIItes Hanged at aauch Chunk.
MACCH tHJNk. PA. June 2l.-The town
was quiet last night, 10 disturbance took
place. and al Lhis hour there are not a. many
strangers on the streets a. were expected.
Al 1907 uhlN morning the four Molly Ma
guires confined here were executed. Nothing
unusual occurred. All the arrangements
lor The execution were made AT ~ O'Clock.
Shortly after. the deputy Sherfis and report
ers and other assistants entered the corridor.
The sheriff adjusted the ropes aud called his
- IN "a i'm In linn
hell cell door was opened aud he appeared
led by priest. He walked quickly TO the
scanoid and assembled the steps with light
step The priest read prayers for the dying
Tor some minutes, the prisoner responding
and repeatedly kissing a crucifN. and turn
ing his pale face upward hts lips slightly
moved in prayer. Doyle was next brought
out and he walked mp unaSsisted. John
Donahue walked boldly out aud up the steps
oil Tie sCaIlold. Kelly came last aud seemed
quite strong aud composed. Indeed none
OF The four eviuced very much nervous
ness. They were each attended by a priest.
The priests PRAYED for several minutes. TN,
prison erS kneeling and responding. After
The priests LEFT the scaffOld Sheriff Rauden-
bush and two assistants adjusted tue rope,
The Sherifrexamining each prisoner carefully
When ASKED n they had anything 10 say,
Campbell replied that he forgave every BODY
and continued 81 have not an enemy Ina the
world AT this moment Doyle spoke for
some time, but his words were inaad Idle ex-
cept % the sheriff and the priests DOnahue
had Eoihing 10 say, and Kelly reiterated
allor the priest plea FOR forgiveness. The
Snell M left the scaffOld, and IN a half minute
pulled the rope which let the trap fall. The
doomed men Tell al 10. -. In moment the
bodies began swinging. Kelly, Doyle and
Campbell died easily, DOLahue drew him
self up and strugg led for two minutes:
Doyle's heart ceased 10 beat IN - minutes;
O. mpEell's IN Il minutes. DOnahue's IN
minutes, and kelly's In = \ minutes. The
hCdies were cut down In - minutes. From
the beginning tO the end there was not a
mlShap. The town is very quiet All the
bodies will leave on the 2.lo train.
Another Execution at W. Ikesbarre.
WILKEsBARRE, PA, June 2l.- Ianahan,
the Molly Mcguire, was executed here al
1910 a. M.