The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-04
THE MOLLY MAGUIRES.

THE ANCIENT ORDER or HIBERNIAEs IN THE
COURTS or LUzERNE--How, EVEN IN PEACE
Full DIsTRIcTs IT PROVES IT'S COMPLETELY
WITH MOLLY MAGUIREIsM.
PirrsroS. Pa, June !, 1871
To EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
Like all other evil things ',Molly Magureism" dies
hard. Il IL doomed TO death, as are Its sentenced
leaders in schuylki and Carbon Counties but il viii
struggle the last 10 hold control the Ancient
Order OF HberniAns whose purposes II has perverted
and whose once honorable name II has railed In the
mre. tho latest report from Scnuylkl county tells Of
consp piracy TO accomplish The escape OF the murder
leaders whose death warrant has been signed for
she :lst rs already known that attempts arc be.
ing made influence the State Board OF Psrdons 10
recommend that their punishment DO ooumu,ed to
prisonment for lifc
A suit shortly 10 be settled in Luzerne county
courts will serve 10 show how tenaciousy and desper-
ately they strive to maintain Official and pecuniary
supremacy over the Ancient Order OF Hlbor-
mans Az the time that Archbishop Wood
communicated the Order in his diocese because
Of its secret character and OF its aihalion
with "Molly Maguirsism'' the divisions of the Order
In the diocese OF Scranton prosssed to Bisnop Oara
desire to put themselves under the rule Of the Church.
10 hold meetings to which their spiritual directors
were not admitted and to perform no acts of which
those directors did not approve. On these conditions
the Order III Luxerue tolerated and its members
allowed 10 remain IN the communion OF the Church.
In Pitiston new division, No. =, was formed, whose
membership was largely composed OF our most re-
spected Catholic citizens, who accepted with the
Bishop the pledges Of the Order made in good faith
and entered to do thor in redee ming it from
It's evil reputation. Finding themselves deceived in lis
true character, and unable TO control III seeing that
held private meetings unknown to It's spiritual d.
rocors In direct violation Of its pledges tho Church.
discovering that It held itself ready funds 10
enable the "Moliiesh OF Carbon and SchuyIklI TO
avoid their Werited punishment; learning all these
things they AZ In duty bound, revealed the char
acter of the Order 10 tho Bishop, their revelations
were corroborsted by others IRON who had been
similarly iured into other divisions.
Late last autumn the county delegate, Peter Jcn
csn, Order OF Al0srnans 10 Pt,s.ou Tor the sum Of
$500 to 500, refusing 10 answer inquiries tho
purpose tor which Inc money was wanted. Division
No. z, In which $500 oil tho assessment levied
laid tho matter before tho parish priest, Very Rev
John Fnnen WHO also the Vicar General OF the
ccse Ho, OF course, prohibiled the payment OF Tho
money. jennings finding the division determined
pay tho assessment refused give them tho quar-
terry tokens or 10 acknowledge ITS members. They
appealed James Moran tho chei Official OF the Order
la the State, aud nj hs own request sent HIM money
to bear his expenses IN coming here from Ptsburg 10
investigate tho matter. Moran camo with Jennings
during the last week IN January the very
hages against jennings drawn and signed by tho
shield BIN; prevented his being brought up for
trial before the Board Of County Directors;
tho poll assessment for political purposes.
but that no would waive that and restore tho
division TO IT'S place IN the county organization few
days later Jennings brought charges against Pres-
dent Of Division No. sample OF these beng that he
had, while IN The fuihment OF mis- duty police OIL
Ger, arrested one Burke, notorious rough. who
also member OF the order, Tor committing brutal
assault and battery As II Was evident thai the trbu
nal OF directors called consider these charges by
jennings packed with the creatures Of the latter
the President declined to appear before II, and
was by it declared expelled from tho Order All these
things, others OF similar character were mean
while laid before Bishop O'Hara, and within lew
days appeared hts accommodation Of the Order. on
the 18Th OF February Division No 2 voted 10
sustain It's President Then, after reading the
Bishops rastoral, u decided to withdraw from
OF sixty-one TO twenty-five, and TO reorganizc us
"A benevolent society, under the title OF ST. Palricks
McHalo OF the sixty Ono voting 10 Withdraw,
The funas OF the division, amounting $780,
LETT IN his hands. Later no joined himself TO the
twenty-five, who met subsequently aud organized
themselves again US Division No =. McHalo turned
over all the funds in his hands TO these AS
they have steadily refused all tho compromises offered
by the sixy-ono-to divide pro rata or TO place the
entire sum in the hands OF Father Finnen OF the
Sisters for charitable purposes,he Treasurer Of tho
ST. Pa,rck's Mutual Benevolent society has entered
suit against McHale and the case TO the courts
Thore 70 no doubt that ihe evidence which will be
adduccd in this trial Will bring many Of tho dark and
Infamous proceedings OF the Order TO light and show
how, IN places where tho members have COM
mited murder themselves, they have yet done thor
utmost 10 shield tho guilty. The same testimony which
has brought upon the Order the anathema OF tho
Church VIII DO laid before the world Tho late Of
sMoly Magurcwm" ID sealed and sure. Ii drags down
with II what was originally an honorable Order, but
finally became the tool ot ofcia viliauy sympathy
with crime Not only in Sch XIII and Carbon coun-
ties have the leaders boon brought place where
they must pay tho penalty Of their crimes but true
character OF those who. distanc e have aidcd
and abesed them will be shown in remorsecss light
where tho reward OF namy awaits them The rove.
ations OF the forthcoming trials will DO awaited with
that the had avoided the faint OF CORFU o.
n nuia ponfrn