The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-06-01
1ne DoopA MoHies.
A GENERAL. HANGING-DAY FIXED.

A Harrisburg special of "Wednesday,
May 23G, says The Governor, yesterday
afternoon, designated the time for the ex-
ecution of nine murderers, eight OF whom
belonged to the organization of Molly Ma
guires 1t has been the custom to give
prisoners convicted of capital crimes sixty
days time to prepare for eternity after he
records of the cou- have been certified to
the State Department, but as the GOyeino
has issued warrants for the hanging OF one
Molly Mcguire at Pottsville and three at
Mauch Chunk, on the 2lst of June, he
thought it advisable 10 deviate from the
usual practice in order to dispatch as
many murderers on the same day as the
circumstances would admit.
He accordingly fixed the time for the
execution of James Roarity, Hugh Niece
han, James Carroll and James Boyle, con
victed of the murder of Benjamin +. Gost,
a policeman of Tamaqua, on the same day
on which Thomas Manley, the murderer of
William Sanger, a mining boss, is to expi-
ate his crime on the galiows. 1"st was
fatally wounded on the morning of July q,
1915, while eXtinguishing a street light III
Tamaqua, and Mcclellan and Boyle, resi-
dents of Carbon county, fired the shots
which resulted i'll his death James Kerri
gan, who has been given his liberty in
consideration Of the important testimony
he gave for the benefit of the common
wealth, piloted the strangers to a safe re-
treat after the crime had been committed.
The execution of Thomas Dnffy, who took
an active and prominent part in securing
men to murder Iost, in return for an in
dignity offered him blythe policeman while
i'll the performance of his duties, will pIo-
badly also come off on the 2lst of June.
Alexander Campbell, who is to be hang
ed on the 21st, with Michael Doyle and
Edw. Kelly, was concerned in the murdcr
of John i. JONES' boss miner. Doyle
and Kelly did the actual killing, but Camp
bell was plainly proved accessory. Jones
was murdered on Sc ptembcr 3, 1919. Ion a
trade entered into between Mollie Ma
gures of Schuyllxill and Carbon counties,
both crimes having been committed by
strangers to the victims in order 10 more
readily escape detection, but the testimony
of McParlan, the detective, and Jimmy
kerrigau, who exposed the murderous ex-
ploits of his accomIl!ces, wove network
of guilt around them from which they
could not extricate themselves. AS the
Governor has nxed the date fUT Campbell's
hanging on June p, there will be four ex-
ecutions at Mauch Chunk on that day. At
Pottsvilic there will be five. and at " likes
barre one, making eleven persons 10 be eX-
ecuted in one day.
Tie Governor fixed the time for the
hanging of the notorious Pat Hcstc: and
Peter Mcltugh aud Patrick Tully. two of
his accomphcGs, on the 9th of August, at
BloomSburg, Columbia county. The crime
for which the above named MollieS are 10
suffer was committed on the morning of tie
IIih of October, 1868, and the murder was
c"'icucted The night previons by Hest aud
niue others in saloon in Schuy kill coun-
~. near the Columbia county line. The
vlci i'm VS. Alexander Rta, superintendent
ot u colliery, who was on his way t" pay the
hands in his charge when shot by the as
sassins who lay i'll wait for him. After
they had murdered Rea they robbed him Of
lIiS money.
The history Of Thomas Francis Curley,
who murdered lady III Montgomery coun-
~, Is too well known 10 the readers of the
papers to require any futher nolice. Cur
ley will hang at NOrristowl on the 9th of
August.