The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-22
rhe Hanging Of the Molly Maguireg

The following is the conclusion of yes |
terday's report of the hanging of the Molly |
Maguires, at Pottsville, Pal
POTTSVILLE. Pa, June 2l.-Boyle now
addressed the crowd without any symptom |
Of emotion.
He said, 1 have nothing to say, gentle |
men, only pretty much in the same way; |
nothing as regards guilt or innocence. |
forgive those that put me here; forgive |
them from my heart, and | hope they will
forgive me. | forgive all this world"
McGeehen with a supplicating look
heayenward here supplemented his re-
marks by tervently exclaiming, Il have
done all in my power to save my soul
Everything at all | could have done, and
trust in God. If there is any sin on my
soul which | have not cleared off God will
make me suffer. Here now, offer up this
death that l have to die. God forgive
me my sins, l have nothing more to say"
With the conclusion of the speeches, an
awkard pause ensued, the officials not
knowing whether to proceed Immediately,
The goOd-byes, however, were soon said,
and the arms and legs of the men we're
pinioped, Both calmly surveyed the prep
arations, and McGeehen occasionally MUIR
| muring prayer and gazing heavenward.
| AS the moose was being adjusted around
| his neck he exclaimed, Christ have mercy
on me, Lord have mercy on me. The
nooses were then tighteued and the cruci-
fix. which had been held by the priest
closely to McGeehen' face, WIS Withdrawn.
his eyes following it in supplication. Boyle
and McGeehen we're now lett alone on the
scatfold and eleven minutes after II the
drop fell. Boyle died almost instantly,
while MoGeehen gave symptoms of life
some sixteen minutes after Il. The bodies
we're taken down and removed to their
temporary receptacle In the rear of the
scaffold.
At12 O6 the sheriff led out Roarity and
James Carroll attended by priests. Roarity
was affected by the situation, and said tc
the sheriff. MAY God bless you" AnC
in a short address he said that he spoke
the truth when he said that Thomas Duffy
! had been convicted for giving him SO fol
shooting a mau he never saw in TamQua
, until he saw his name in the papers HI
had never seen this Thomas Duffy at thi
time before he saw him in the Pottsvill
jail; never heard him talking about Ben
r jamin +. Yost, nor about the shooting
affair nor anything else; he never asket
hCOCCnCu AOOylC " OOLuO kdLO snOO
Yost nor anybody else, Roarity's speecI
was at time uninteligible, and iumdled, bu
he was earnest iu his denials of guilt
Carroll said, calmly: Il have only to say
$ am innocent of the crime l am charge
= with" Roarity broke in with 'WeI,tha
? is what torgot,to say | am going to die a
u innocent man, but | hope it's good for me
s | forgive my prosecutors from the bottor
e of my heart and hope God will forgiy
y them too, :" Carroll did not resume. Roar
e lity, while being pinioned, shouted b
/ blessing to Mr.. Lavill, his counsel, WI
= responded: God bless you jim" Th
il nooses were tightened, the caps drawn, an
> in few minutes the bodies dangled lifelei
y in the air,
> Thomas Munly and Thomas Duffy can
V next. Neither Jmade a speech, and Il
I drop fell at 1911, and the execution VI
~ ended Despite the crowds there was
: disturbance, and only one arrest, of
l, drunken womap,