The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-21
THE MAucH CHuNK FouR--TEAEs OF AN At
TEMPTED EEsCUE--LEAvETAKING OF TIE
coNDEMNEp--THE JAIL DEFEEcEs.
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CONDEMNEp--THE JAIL DEFEECES.
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MAuou CHUNK, Pa, June &C. 1877.
The usual quiet and duiness OF this picturesque
lte have been for the past TWEEN -!our hours
rudely disturbed by icversh excitement and nervous
dread OF the morrow. There Is q very general lear
that some attempt may be made rescue the con-
dcmncd men who within few hours doomed 10
suffer death by hanging careful scrutiny OF all the
circumstances not seem tn warrant this feeling
tho part OF the good people Of the place, but
docs exist to great extent spite oil all and among
public officials and private citizens alike, even with
the rosssuring presence Of the military, is d striking
illustration oil the terrible but vague broad that the very
OF the Molly Maguires has The power create.
The streets OF the town paroed by armed men IN
the uniform OF the State militia, aud at the street.
corners are assembled crowds OF men discussing tho
latest OF Molly Mcguire inter- ference and sus
picously eycng all strangers who for the most part
are otning worse than newspaper correspondents
whose unpleasant duties have called them here In
decd, tncrc noticeable absence of the rough look
ing almost universally found loAlng In front o,
the liquor chops .! town The regions but this
very TACT Is regarded with dsrust by the law abiding
people OF Maucn Chunk, Of whom that the
absence OF this class from their usual resorts is
proof that thoy must be gathered together
at some secluded place plotting mischief This
may GO possible, but cannot regard II as
probable that there will DO any organized attempt to
the doomed men, having made hurried tour
OF tho ncighDor,ng towns this morning and found no
signs OF undue excitenent am ing The miners Even
summit Hill. the home Of Yellow Jack Donahuo
and Alexander Campbell, who be hung to-nIor-
row. the latter Tor the murder OF John r. Jones near
summit Hill, there suspicious sign, although IL
was plainly apparent that the sympa,hies Of the irish
miners and aborcrs who compose the population
were strongly with Their coun,rymen in the jail below
THE MunDgRrRs' LAST EscErrics
Never was there darker, more Tor idding looking
dungeon than The new Carbon County jan, and never
were bults, bars, IRON aud stone more grimiy
cated than IN TINS buildtng which " the very
bodineht oil IRONING, suiien strength. Ii was a
ttng place Tor the events which TOOK place there
to-day. by Official order, II has boon the last upon
which tho concerned mght soc their families ana
friends. Unrestricted access 10 the doomed men was
afforded all who wore related TO them by
blood or friendship and all day long little bands OF
weeping, hystericai women ana sad and fearful men
have becn coming and going through the
gloomy portal Vi the prison. The single,
ozark corridor Of which the Jail consists, con.
taiEs now, It's most conspicuous opjoct tho ndcous
scanold upon winch the our murdcrers 10 hung
Tomorrow morning Wnh THIS looming up IN the
ghadow ike gaunt monster reaching mp its Tor
It's prey, aud with the waiting ana shrcking Of womer
aua children bidding thor husbands aud fathers
well forever, the scene can DO easier imagined thaA
described.
Dvnahuc's wife and eight children, HIS brother and
his nieco came 70 SEQ Dim early this morning. Tho
mother and children erred and mosucd piteousy, but
Donahuo betrayed no cmoton--Iatling hts vic
the back aud trying soothe hor--
The brs sign OF gentcncss he has shown. After tncy
had uouo he said To keeper tnut he had hard work
Keep from giving way before his vito. In tho alter.
noon hs vic and two daughters came again. ana tho
same scene was rspcacd in my presence. have sol
dom secn anything more touching than Mrs. Dona-
huc's greet.
SAD DRAMATIC scFsks.
Campbelfs mutnern- aw, two sisters and three
brothers came 10 sec hlm, but he received them
solcally kciy' two brothers, his brothers vile and
child und a cousin admitted ~ his cell Nc
made the strange request during the doy that no
might Mrs Jones, she vile OF I'VE maa he