, 1877-06-22
TIE POWELL MURDER.

llH ElslNA FUH WHICH 4ElLOW tfth uUNA~
HUE WAS HANGED.
Specfai 1fspafeA TO 7as Tribune.
PorrsvtLtr, Pa., Junc 2i.-T1'rco Of tho fire
mur1crors cxpiatctl By tho ten ffvcs lost today
are connected together. Powell was to be
killed In return for tho murder Of Jones and
man named Coleranc. Jones escaped, and
Colcsatno left tho country In season. Yost was
afterwards killed In return for the murder OF
Jones. Morgan Powell was
THE r1nsr or THE THREE
to meet his death. lie ,as huss OF tho 1e-
high Cou1 and Navigation Company at Summit
Hill, near Ntaucl Chunk, anil IN tho spring Of
1871 he refused work to Alexander Campbell.
At tho next meeting OF tho eumn,lt fill
Division Of the Mollie Magufrcs, Campbell de-
manled that Powell bc killed. It happened
TINT just at this time Tiomas r. Fisher Ind q
gralge against John r. Jof'cs, attl lin amended
Camphcll's proposition by moving that Jones
be killed t!rst Fisher carried lis pont, and e.
T. Afe1fugh, tho boly.nlaster, was Instructed to
find men to commit the. murder. Campbell sue
cee1cl In getting command Of tho party, a,pl
determined tlIat his man should bo put
out of tho way first. ITo accordingly sent
wonl to "Yclow Jack" Donahne to eolcct
men for tho Job. Donahuc volunteered to take
charge Of tho nifair himself, anil selected hts
HARtAEt+ 4'tAtkitf AtAaA a&o
Patrick 0'Donncll, Patrick McIcnna, and John
Alalloy to accompany lin. The lust two camo
to tho rendezvous at Tamnq,ta too lntc, and tho
others started without them. O'Donncll and
Malloy wcro afterwards fined e5 each for MI
ecncc. IL was OH tho Afternoon OF the ID of
December, 1871, that tho nturdcrcrs Ret out OIL
their errand. On their why they wcro Joined
by Mc1luCh, who told them that Powell wns In
W'illlams' store with his son. Thuy walked
down TO tho building, w1lcre they wcro jo.ocd
BY Campbell, who sald tl,at Powell would hot
Rfyo any usan a chance to work.
Willie they were talking; Powell came oot to
ward. leselcd hIs pistol, and fired. Tho rap tlid
him through tt!o body. Powell cxc!aimetlt
"1tr GOD. AM SHoTI'
and tho aseassins eseapcd Into tho bush. Powell
for this murder was 800, with tho promise that
a man 1lancd colcrnlnr, at Tanaqua, should
bt Goans e kf 1 y sss nt " onv ~ Is s
raiscG, una th!s was pat1 to Dounhuc. Tic naltr-
der treated Intense excitement, sui reward Of
81 900 was offered by tho company and $500 by
the county. Two men woro arrested but proved
their Innocence.
They we're arrcstcd In the spring Of 1870. c.
II. afg1lugh, tic boly.tnastcr Ut Summit iIfll,
who hal hist been appointed TO do the job, hay-
STATES Ev1nEscr..
and tho trial was begun OFT. 19, 1876: The
plstsict Attorney tried Doual,ue first. Charles
Mulhcarn testified to tho ful! details Of the
murder, and hts story was fully corroboratcd
Tho murder hal been widely discussed and
approved by the Molllcs eo1n|Iant OF the facts.
John J. S,attefy's tcstinlnMy produced . pro-
found sensat!on througlIont the State: Tie
/ National Order A. ., H., In New York, had
contributed money to nsstst Sch ,ylkiil County
murderer to cscape FROM tha country to ireland.
| lie inserted thnt tho Or1cr throughout the
| breadth Of tho land wns criminal aid lid not
| hesitate ut briherJ, lraufl, or murder. Ills
revelations regarding tho conduct Of the polit!-
cal campaign lii SchuylkIll County, and the ct,r-
! rupt[ng influence and power ut tue Mobiles, was
astounding. On the 9th llo WAS convicted, he
hntl been entered. Ho waa t!rat sentenced to be
hanged March 8, but the usual .li1at0ry motions
hcing nlallc tho last only on Saturday last, It
was atpptlc1 until to-day. TlIolnas r. Fisher
wus tried Oh tllu 18th Of December, aud finally
sentenced TN the HI, 0f Juno, one week ago,
| to be Hanged. Patrick McKcnna WA sentenced
to nlnu Jcars' tnlprtsanfncnt N mn aecoMplcc.
Patrick O'nonnell charged with being accessory
before tl.e far1 ~ sHrrYng word to tho Iuxa-
ronrtetcd Of murder In tho first degree, April
Is. a motion for new trial IL now under nd
vlsemcnt. lle was the sixteenth sentenced to
death. On the aist OF December, Alexander
Campbell, alrcalty convicted Of the murder Ut
| Jones, waa convicted nf t1lss'nurslcr also. On
the 1:th Of April JOHN Atal'oy,. "StMtteslug
Jack,n was put Oh tsal anA fur lays later c,,ll-
ylctcd Of murder in tho sceonAl leGrce. 1ic rc-
cctYcd fra years s,nprisonmcnt. Total, fus the
killing of Morgan Powell. three to dcath, and
two to tho Pcnlttntfary, one for ulnc aud tha
| uthff for 1--WE ye1tx,