The New York herald., 1877-02-12
MOLLlE MAGUIRES.

A GRAPHIC STORY OF CRIME by THE WITNESS
KELLY-F1END1sHNEss OF TIE FEMALE MOL
LrEs-ruE ANCIENT ORDER or u1DEnNIANs
ExcoMMUNIcATEp.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
BLooMsnuKG, Pa, Feb. IL. 1877.
The excitement incident TO the trial OF Hester Nc.
Hugh and Tully for the murder Of Alexander Rea
intensified Yesterday during tho Examination OF
Kelly, 'rho bum," whose revelations OF rascaIity
came in such quick and surprising succession to
almost take ones breath away His story seems like
the romance Of rufnan'sm; but far the counsel for
tho Defence Hon. J. W. Ryan, with all his ready fund
Of legal fencing, has been unable TO banlc confuse
him. Kelly neither read nor write. but his men,
ory remarkable and II II could utter
sentence without telling OF some unexpected crmo
concocted BY tho Mocs and participated in ny himself
THE MoLLIEs ~ POLITICS.
He told how tho Mollies OF schuylkill played a two
fold part In politics. the leaders work In the interest
OF rival candidates. selling their influence and tho
OF the rank and die and putting the money in
their pockets. Tho witLcss nstanccd the Fiskc-
for district attorney Of schuylkll and
narrated how he, with como Of the prisoners worked
Tor the rivals tho time On occasion FIske
furnish cd pass 10 take gang from Locust Gap to
Sunbury aud the leaders got Case to give shcm their
faro, and then divided the money between them.
FEMALE xOLILEs.
Tho hendish character female Moics was illus
tratcd by tho recital of startling story rs TO how Pat
Hestcrs wife engaged band of despcradocs to 60 and
cut OF Mrs. O'Bren's hair Tor revenge. The gang in
cluding Kelly, went aud tried to get in through tho
windows Of OBrcns house. regardless Of the that
tho family there. They finally broke in and Kelly
says that when he was going TO scalp Mrs. O'Bren
somebody knocked him down with nxc aud tho
dcspcradocs dispersed.
~ MURDER.
The murder OF Alexander Rea was he said, sug.
gcsted by Hester tho night Of the 10th OF October
1868, because on that same night he intended TO go
down tho mountain to assist In robbng Claude Whitc
another superintendent suspected OF having largo
sum Of money, but he missed tho train, and then to
make up what he considered Great loss, he planned
the attack on Roa. subsequently named Jack
Smith, while speaking to tho witness, told him nc un.
dcrstood the Order intended 10 get from Philadc
phia TO rob Rca, but they carried that intention
no would lcsve tho society, because he thought II n
Disgrace to get outsiders to aud do their work
that county.
OVER DEAD BopY..
The witness scnt thrill through the audience when
no described tho chacrng OF the murdcrcrs cas
dead body for tho ovcrcoat no wore, ond their final
decision o; taking IL because It was riddcd with
bullets Their division OF the 500 found in the pocket.
book. their fleeing from justice, tho wandering of Hes
ter and the cvadc capture, formed remarkable
chapter tho history Of this great crime Kelly said
II had been burden on his mind for nine long
years. and although he had bccn In prison nt different
times other Offences tho thought nj " for
over pursued him and often tortured HIM his lonely
cell. HIS cross examination concluded IN tho
afternoon, and Hon. T. W. Hughes was opening re.
direct examination when tho Court adjourned until
Monday morning
Detective McParian and body guard arc still In
town. and II Is possible he will bc heard carly iu tho
week.
ExcoMMUxIcArroy.
Tho interest awakened BY tho great trial has been
heightened to-day by the reading OF pastoral letter
from Bishop Ofara In all the Catholic churches of
tho Scranton diocese at last mass, accommodating
the Ancient Order OF HIbcrnnns and instrucing tho
clergy 10 deny the members OF that body sacra-
mcns until they OF all connection with the Order
The society has enjoyed favor in this for the
past three years. and Its denuncaton BY the Bishop
this morning descended like a tbundcrbot on tho
leaders, who, he said, had deceived HIM to the real
character OF the organization There meetings Of
tho different lodges tonight The members havo now
only ono way dccdc-cithcr In favor OF the Order
tho Church--thsy cannot belong 10 botn any longer