The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-15

tho same the sam. ciass OF mon who afterwnrd
composed the Molly Mcguire organization there Is no
doubt These distinctions must bo clearly drawn In tho
minds OF ali VINO would understand how such \ society
became possible. Tho trade uElons wero composed
alike o. English, Welsh and IRISH miners All these
were alike active IN opposing tho schemes OF the mining
companies aud bosses IL was plain all that ms the
power oil tho corporations and their agents Increased
the authority Of the unions was diminished; that
capital grew tint labor became thln The contest was
waged with unrcenting visor on both sldes-the coal
and carrying companies against the TRADE societies.
Occasionally there vas murder but, as have before
said II was sporadic, and although Il may have
emanated within tho trade societies II pari
OF them In these. howsvcr, the Irish element waa
always or nearly always, the majorry. and SO raco
onnty and clanshp created trade society within
the trade societies. The long strike came, and feeling
was ute sled yond anything that had been ci
before Bread had been scarce before, ana now II he
slL Labor was fully organized, but Il
was Idle, aud within the Trade societies was tho in
tangible organization that has since become widely
known US tho Molly Maguires 10 some extent Il had
usurped the authority anu powers aud passwords OF
tho Order OF Ancient HIberhians, ana to great
tent its leading ana directing spirits wcro men VINO
Ind no real interest IN the mines ~ had ceased 10 DO
use ul and became lnurderou5
pEBArcHED THE ORGANIZATION.
glance AT the organization us McPal Ian found Il.
Will make all this clear. lie came into u NJ "xug'
LAWYERS tavern, mostly by the aid OF young Frank
McAnurcw. who had conceived strong friendship tos
hin. Lawler wan.cd 10 be County Delegate, aud Nc
Parlan-or McNenna, as he was caed-prolniscd 10 an
HIM in this inside, nc soon got To know tho leading
sp,rts OF the Organization, aud no found that like
Llwier most OF them kept saloons or taverns. In
Pnkerops book the most Interesting ieuture are the
these hoSterieS. John kehOe
Kept the bcrnian House at Girardvllo. Put Hester
kept Il tavern Aicck Campbell was succeeded IN the
Uplon House, at Iamaqua. w james Carroll, and then
opcue ed saloon IL Ashton Hugh Mcclellan taken
Of Lie mines ana SET up IN business IN saloon as
reward Tor killing YosI at was clean job, Campbell
reported 10 have sad, and no deserves It," These
men not tho mon to care Tor the interests Of
labor, aud with them Jimmy kcrrigan, who never
did un honest days work IN his lie. Accidental
Causes contributed to give them control Of secret
society," ana the long contest between
capital aud labor lea ~ their using tho society Tor
4 tljraft nj hni
and Duly wanted Policeman Yost killed because he
had put them III the lookup Hugh Mcclellan was de-
sirous that u similar compliment should be paid 10
John T. Jones because Jones had refused him work.
Conner James had offended young Tom Hurley. wno
shot hun openly with pistol with tho sanction of the
society These ana other murders had IN reality
nothing 10 do with the labor question and only came
long contest and The liquor dealers OF the coul
regions had completely debauchcd the Irish popua.
siou. IL was the natural result, however, OF the
battle which was begun when the great corporations
took possession Of the mincs that which had begun
In sei-deence having degcneratcd into war OF per-
sopai vengeance.
In all tins there Is very hltlc OF philosophy, but
great deal OF history and terrible history II IS. In
writing this letter have chosen this point, because
IL was 10 This point that all the crimes OF the Molly
Magulres seemed TO converge 10 The south is Potts.
viic and Tho southern extremity Of the lower coal
basin. 10 tho north Is Aauch chunk. On tho west 10
all that wonderful region from Mahanoy Junction To
Mahanoy Plane, and beyond, made famous by the
i've; Shenandoah, where Mcarlan made his headquar
tcrs Girardvc, where Jack Kehoe, the "Molly kLg,n
kept his tavern; Raven Kun, wnero sanger was MUIR
dcrcd aud lurtncr away, IN Columbia county, Centra-
lin, wnere Rae was killed. This district IS IN the
heart OF the coal regions and above IS ntersccted by
railroads IN cvery dircction, while below Goa, shafts
penetrate the earth like hinge arteries IN great body
Side by side almost the Lehlgh Valley and the Pha.
delphia anu Reading ra Dads contend Tor
mastery, while the Delaware and Lackawanna
and New Jersey Central also shoot III their
tendrils like young plants drawing nourshmsnt
out Of the ground. Al litle distance toward
Pottsvo Is Tuscar0ra, where "Yellow Jack' DOnohue
held sway Tor many years, while toward Mauch
Chunk Is Coaldaie, whore Roarty was body master.
where Campbell resided, and summit Hall, where
he set up Hugh McGcuan in business Tho
last named place Is the southern terminus Of
the famous Switch-back Railroad ana II Affords
OF all That vast and wonderful region lying between
Snvcr Creek and Silver Brook. Tamaqua Is not
pretty town aud has moth ing either socially or other
wise to recommend IT, out, Notwithstanding, u is Tho
Rome Of the coal regions to which all roads tend. And
here, too Jimmy kerrigan, the champion squcalcr,
worthless and wicked lie. II h the centre oil the his
tory which business OF these letters to reach,
ANA tho OF the crimes ior which fifteen
to snaer death II expiration OF the lives Of hun
drcd other men slam because u few guilty wrctchcs
OF the contest between anG LABOR
10 reap useless harvest oil blood
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR lHE MOLLY MURDERERs.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June IA, 1877.
Tho Supreme Court has decided TO hear arsums mt at
tho Pitlsburg writ Of takcn out in The
cas- cs OF Patrick Hester, Hugh Tulcy aud Patrick
Mchugh, the Columbia county Molly Maguircs who
were to have been hanged on the 9th OF August