The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-28
ELEVEN MEN EXPIATE THEIR
CRIMES ON THE GALLOWS.
The Closing Scenes Of an EVGltfll and
Tragic History.
THE CRIMES FOR WHICH THE
ELEVEN SUFFERED.
Progress and Power of the MOllies
in Pennsylvania.
HOW IT WAS BROKEN, AND BY WHOM.

The Mollie Mcguire murderers of the
anthracite region underwent the extreme
penalty of the law on Thursday. AT
Pottsville, Carroll, Mcclellan, Roarity,
Duffy and Boyle were hung for the muir
der of Policeman Yost at Tamaqua,
Schuylkill county, and Thomas Munley
for the murder of Thomas Sanger at
Mauch Chunk, Carbon county, Camp
bell, Doyle and Kelly were hung for the
murder of Morgan Powell and at
Wilkesbare, Luzerne county, Anthony
Lanachan for the murder of John Reilly
making eleven executions all in one
day in adjoining counties At Blooms
burg, Columbia county, there are now
in iail Patrick Hester, Patrick McHugh,
and Patrick Tully, murderers Of Alexan-
der Rae, who have been saved from exc
cution on the 9th of August by writ of
error. The case of John Keho, confined
in the Pottsville Jail convicted of the
murder of F. S. Langdon, in 1862, also
comes up under writ of error in the
Supreme Court at the next term in Pitts
burgh. All of these men, excepting one,
Tanahan, are so.called "Molly Ma
ouires." In addition to these men exeN
cuted, or under capital sentence, a num-
her of Mollies have been convicted of
lower grades of felony and are now in
the States prison. We give below a
sketch of the Mollie Mcguire conspira-
CIV as developed in the trials, and some
account of the particular murders for
which the condemned men were execu-
ted but these, it must be understood,
were not tithe Of the crimes for which
the secret society is responsible. They
are only the offences that justice has
been able to fasten on some of the guilty
ones by one of the most costly and ro-
mantle prosecutions known to our crimi-
nal iurisprudence
The MOlIies in ireland and America.
"Molly Maguireism" in the anthracite
mol region of Pennsylvania was, for 1t is
a thing of the past, what the "Maguires,"
&c aWhiteboys," "Ribbon-men" and
otbar societies of kindred character
ware UYnT in Ireland almost Centuary ago,
with the difference that in Ireland the
members of the secret society were moved
bv natriotism and desire to free coun-
trv fthey believed to be oppressed, While
IN Pennsylvania the "Mollies" were
~ n.itbont motive for even banding them
uolTos Ives into secret society. The num-
IeiIos Sor,oss crimes that have been commits -
bu 10 The M latter can only be attributed t.oan
ynatnroi Dy thirst for blood and 20 o mis-
tnLon tI idea that through system ofmur.
Jor S and terrorism, they woTdd beenabled
to to- obtain power and wealth otherwise
than through the usual channels. The
tnrm t,rr "Moliy Mcguire" has only of late
noars been applied to the desperadoes OF
tSa l coal region, Fifteen years ago they
uore vnH known as the "BuckshOts," and
GnIing the draft converted part of Luzer-
M uo ond Carbon counties into perfect
In THO assassins and robbers invari-
nbIg a.cane punishment by intimidation.
or 1eriury Of Witnesses and JURORS. Me
Parlan, the Irish detective who Connecc-
led himself with the order IN 1878 testl>
fed ON the witness stand that the Molly
Moanires Mo- was but another name for the
bra5cbes Of the A o. H. which are locat-
I'd in tbe coal region. He succeeded in
obtainino the position of Secretary of a
S Si,s;oion He stated that the order had
;ts origin and fountain head in Ireland.
THE name of Molly Maguires was simply
y tronsser of the name Of the wild band
of maskers who terrorized I12perrary
and the adjoining counties OF ireland IN
the DAYS Of the land riots FROM ire
land came the passwords ana signals
issneJ quarterly to the subordinate
ranches in other parts OF the world.
The initiation is simple. The noVitlate
tnooIs bareheaded while q document
oaiieJ test is read to him. The test
contoins 1 the general rules to be observed.
Tbav are to obey the officers in all things
iawinl bnt not otherwise, to report II
tbev hear members ill-spoken OF, and to
keen the secrets of the organization: Inc
candidate then kisses the test anu - ue
clared a member There Is = naSlonsi s
ofFice f in the United States with head,
onarters % in New York. The national
officers are selected by the State otncers'
who are selected by the county otncers,
wbo are chosen by the division officers,
wbo in tnrn are elected by the members
of their division. The chief division OF,
fcer is tbe body master. McParlan stated
bowevsr how that the practice Of the orrgaanl-
nJ%Si Iat;on IN This country was widely differ
ent ert- from the precepts laid down IN the
test constitution and bylaws. funlsn-
msnt ooey; Is never inflicted for crimes com
mitted On persons outside of the order. order
On the contrary, such conduct is highly
esteemed, and if q member INFORMS u,
q mother Who has committed crime ne ls
expelled. When member has gIAe:- g:-
vance AGAINST an outsider, he lays ms
csss before the head Of his division Of
loJ9e ISS9 DVI wSo IL called the body master, and
il Il esopaidered by his officer, together
with tbe most trustworthy memDe[s oA
the Iodce and those only. Ii the Omen
der's death is determined on, 1he oniIa5 nHo
master Of a neighboring division is 8, callso .nSo
on to furnish men to do the WoiK VOTE! who ,ho
are s unknown to the intended victim, tne
understanding being that the .;oud Goud
teSy will be reciproCated when rSquli'NN