The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-22

foundations OF society are overturned and we havo
is no man Ia this community, no matter how
despicable how low hts character, how abect his
condition. whose life must lot be held as safe as tho
bravest noolest ana best man in this community II
this be true, why have not the perpetrators of tho
any others been brought TO iusliccf Has McPaila
been sent among them, whose testimony when II
comes will be conclusiveY Is the evidence against
them considered insufficient to overcome tho suborned
testimony OF "those who pretend TO be respectable
citizons9'' Since the community at large has had
little denuncinton spare that crime does the
District Attorney believe there 10 not enough love Of
justice-ot even-nanded Justice-leit in schuykil
county to secure their conviction, no matter how
strong the evidence against thcms
To DO consistent those that condemn Molly outrages
must as vigorously decry and severely punish the
Wisgans massacre and other outrsges. Mr.. Gowen
says "In county there Is no man, however dcs-
i lie Of The Judges who Sit in this COURT Sound doc
trine from the practice OF which peace can only be
The failure to mete out prompt impartial justice in
Schuylkill county has been small element OF bad
feeling and disorder. Lot case IN point be taken.
conspiracy TO murder the Majors eight men were tried,
convicted and sentenced TO an aggregate imprison.
ment or seventy years. yet the record Of their
conviction proves that William NJ. Thomas and tho
Majors the aggressors courted and provoked the
attacks and conspiracy tor which these eight men wero
convicted
HISTORY THE MAJOR CASE
The history Of the briefly this:-George Ma
jor was shot during riot between rival lire compa-
by John McCann, IL is believed in retaliation for
ki Hs Of George Major Daniel pousSer,y WAS by
change OF venue tried and acquitted at Lebanon. rhe
testimony OF McParaa subsequently, exoncrated
Dougherty from any participation whatever In the
muraer) william NJ. Thomas, alias Bully Bill. no.
torous rough, was used by the respectable citizens
OF Mahanoy City 70 intmidatc, BY prodl9al
display and use OF pistols, other ronghs The
Majors and others did not acquiesce in the
made TO assassinae Dousherty, and it not
the expect much less to look TO tho law for
sell. McParan testified HE (DoughertyJ showed us
one or two bullet holes In his coat near the shoulder
sho. him, and stated that ne had come conclu-
sion the @ o %sss gong 70 So e nm amy nn,
Bill put cut OF the way he would
have peace When this piece Of testimony given
one doubted its TRUTH 1t well known tact
that Bully BIZ and others had oonspred ana attempted
to assassnate Danlo Dougherty whose life according
10 Mr. Gowen and every right thinking man, was 10
bench In this testimony McParan may be said to
have mado Information against William NJ
fore Me"' Judge Walker ' Mr. Hatcher, Inc Dis
trlct Attorney, and oven before Mr. Gowen himself:
aca,ns, M"iiv NJ Gowon would have had h,m IN
prison in twenty-four hours The conspiracy and at
tempt TO Kill that were allowed to go unnoticed and
unpublished were Us wicked, deliberate cowardly as
the one Mr. Gowen expended his rhetoric upon, and
which received a penalty OF seventy seven years I'm
class immunity granted the very worst class Of
criminals. Why was not the same system pursued
guilty OF similar onencesF Fiat Just,ta rudt
c9lun. The only safety OF community is TO let
it. otherwise injustice will rcact, beget retaiinton dis
order anarchy II Is folly to expect peace except to
expect = Is the Work o. Jas.iceopns 5.si.ta pas TO
bad then the foundations OF society arc
overturned.
Governor Seymour, In address before conven-
ton PRISON ofiic ais sad eff you wish to study
the morality OF community 30 10 It's prisons Grim
side Of society they are men fully inbuod with the
false notions and maxims which prevail IN
those to their ultimate conclusions. y
Judge IN ha S o. xa sse vnn
present advantage to sacrifice its permanent good
You will md there was not one willing to sacrifice
personal interest for the welfare OF the community;
that there was not one who would not coquote with
'he head devils OF the Ancient Order Of Aioernians
zcns moved not by love OF justice or feelings OF
pity, but by political motives, petitionod tor the
or the six to executed in posvie might pass for
angel You will ind that politicians OF all parties
oiten officers Of the aw) hobnoooed with leaders, ys-
tied thor dens solicited their influence, thus giving
them such an exaggerated idea OF their self-impor-
that they felt al liberty TO aespsc those who had
the courage aud sincerity TO reouke them and 10 en-
dcavor to mako them sorrowfu unto repentance.
Ii 1.-THE Of what has been said about the Mollies be
true; the spirit that now bowls and shrieks against
them fred by love Of virtue 1t would likewise
denounce who have given them aid and comforts
those who, for their own selfish motives cherished
and encouraged them; those who took them to their
| ranks mako their power AMI influence, wicked and
vile they were, carry them or their friends into
wore virtuous 1t would lrown down and decry
all those IN high places who allied t themselves
able ~ gentlemen holding high Official positions would
be compelled to hang their heads in shame-woud 30
exiled the society of respectable men. II such
was the CASE those who Mollies into their
parlors, made arrangements with them Tor carrying
important elections, paid thousands OF dollars TO
them, promised aud Obtained, consideration of SUCK
services, pardons tor criminals, would not now BIO
greater enemies OF than Mollics them
selves. III you wish to know tho morality OF
as study ss nS o. ITS
upon the AGGRESSION" Is 1t wonder that the foun
daons OF society have been overturned? that disor
der has long prevailed Schuylkl county
| Whatsoever a man sows the same shall he reap.
/ In showing the condition OF society which made 1t
possible for wicked men to band together to avenge
the wrongs OF others which, by community OF feeling
they had made their own, until a sense oil
would not dream OF committing any outrage say,
'good fcr them they deserved IT, in showing how
the worst characters in society," when arrayed against
one another, like lighting dogs, involved good men III
their quarrcls, until, on the one side, secrecy was
maintained and sympathy aroused, and, on the other
security and peace in midnight assass. nations; in
showing that lieelng was stirred up by the oppres
to the poor by tho rich, the high-handed rule Of
bosses, not the intention 10 assert that all the
operators and bosses were extortioners and yrants
Notwithstanding the guilt OF the wicked Is often
visited upon the nnoccnts there have been and
many operators in tho region whose conduct CON-
manded the respect ana love OF the workingmen OF
this class brighter example be produced than
Mr. Gowen himself, whose lair dealing and honorable
treatment Of his workmen during his financial revcrscs
remembered and highly commended 10 this day.
Neither is II asserted that every murder was
the result of wrong committed by It's victim.
! Apart from the abnormal state Of society
favorable to crime, In the coal region and
bers OF A. o. H. had. elsewhere have their
motives for the commission OF crime--motves which
| were not peculiar TO the region or to the A. o. Ii.
| MONEY OR REVENGE TIKI MOTIVES
Men in the coal region, MS elsewhere, committed
crime impelled solely by love OF money thirst OF
venge These crimes in many would have been
committed If the A. O II. had nevor existed 1t may
not be out Of place TO allude to two
murders. Alexander Rea was most
| cstimabie character whose life COM
mended him to the kindly feelings Of others that no
felt fear although he frequently carried large
sums Of money, always went unarmed. He ieii the
victim Of malice but oil cupidity. Benjamin Il.
Yos, inonensive, kindly man, fell a martyr to tho
faithful and impartial discharge OF his duty police
man. As to others nisI de riortuts nisi bOnam and