, 1877-06-22


Espousing Erin Cause,
n College Green
TheFc milking Irish laws.
Tho sign:
2ncstion;- nail Of the right thumb across tho
Answer-Tho tip Of tho forcangcr OF The Left hand
to thu chin.
PLOTTING MURDER.
M'rAHLAx's sroaY or THE BUSINESS DONE AT
THESE MEETINGS.
Special DEspaseh TO The tribune.
roTTsvlttg, Pa, June 21-As will appear
later, 3fcl'arfan was finally discovered, and 30
all mottyo for keeping him OF the Witness
stand disappeared. 1io first took tho stand in
tho trial Of the fost mlir,lcrcrs In May, 1870,
but his evidence In THAT case It'll not develop 20
much Of tho working of tho Order a. TINT given
In tho trial uf thu would-ho nur.lcrcrs Of Will
lam II. Thunlas. In thla ease John Kchoc,
County Delegate of Seiiuylk,tl County Of tic
Ancient Order of flEbcrIfatls; penn!s f. Can-
utng, County Delegate Ut Northumberland
County; Chrlstophcr Donnclly, Treasurer ,nf
tic Order In Schuvlk!ll County; James RoaritY,
lsoty Master Mt Conls!alu; Johu Donahue, Body
Afastcr Of Tuse,rora; Michael 0'l}rirn. I}ody
Master Of tho sIailanoY City Division; AMI, Frank
Mcliugh, Secretary of tlle samc, md John Nor
ris nnd Jo!,n Gibbons, members Of tho shenar,-
doah Division TT tho Ordcr, were indicted for an
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL
upon William II. Thomas, Welsh miner
known as " Bully f}t1l.' sfcparlan then testified
that II wa, tho general practice OF the Order to
commit crimes, and TINT wi!cu there was an
Outrage to ho committed, IN tho dialrict whcro
1t was going to bo committed. the division mus
ter Of that district would either apply to an-
other division or 10 tllu County Delegate to rot
lncn who wcrc unknown 10 the pnrlEcs upon
whom the outrage vas to bc pcrpetratcl
These men would como and commit this out
ragr, and lie would gtve guarantee TINT II they
wanted q like fayor In their lorality he would
send tho men. The mcn generally selected for
| that purpose wcro strungcrs. The penalty for
refusal to 10 tho decd WIS expulsion, but very
scw ever refused. When arrests 'scro male,
money was raised to omploy counsel and then
| cloud OF Witnesses brought 10 provo All abb.
In this caso Jack Kelaoo told him that some
thing must bo tione 10
| DHtvR orr THE MopoCs,
| meaning the Majors antl Thomas. a county
meeting was called mil met NJ stahanoy City.
Kc!oo, as County Delegate, presided. Ono Dan
Doughcrty, q lnctn'.cr OF tho Order, was callud
IN nnai bn,l that i,o Ind bccn shnt at by jcsse
Major who believed he tried to kill his brother
Gcorgc anil llo lad ctnlc to the conclusion that
tho probabilities sroro thAt tho Majors were
gotiiC to kill lin nnyiow,, mud lio Thought
ttat u tho Majors and Bully bll Chem, Then;
aayo peace. IIo was told to rctfrc, md ho did
50. Christopher nonnclly said that ho would
furnish twt, inen to 70 anu soot the Minors, and
Kel.oc then ea'l Tint II belonged to the sl.epan-
doal people, o'lsrtcn, Roarlty, and McKcnna
{McFarlun} to lIx Tlousas, nnd &c ntlviacd going
any time. Canning asked t any hsIp
replied that this waa ania!l job, AMI they
euulll easily attcu tn It,. TEay tllen separated,
anl f. pssn!aneo ot orders alcNsnna tl Moti!icd
was called III about D o'clock
IN TIE nusll. .,
Tl,neo men volunteered to so, md they wanted
McKcnna tn gu, 50 tc was, Ut course, compelled
They started tic next duy o', their nl! sion, but
wllrn they rot To sla!lanoy City, Mckcuna per-
studded thcsn that thcr1 wcrc too many military
tS street,. rioy shef;io,o ts :;
thc volunteers, Hurley anl Doyle, said
10 Msl,anoy City. and ,..',1o'' for Thomas, and
a Ksnea, % siraaso - ID DID IN not 4 caro- " about 60.
Ing, but was quick to1olo" to prevent the ac-
rompllshulunt ottho crImc. Nothing was done,
end he returned ho,nc1 u'ltt waa & taken sss' 90
patient Finally these three started Oh one
night, and Ia tbs innrning attacked Thomas Ia
hle etahto anl left him for deal. llls escnpc
Of 1 the,n tosen fcet III. Gibbons got $50 tor
oi tho others uot anything.
| TUE ARRANGEMENTS
for killing tho Ma jols, IN accordance with DON
nelly's promise. were made at uncc. On tho iol-
loving Sunday, juno " tl~eltns Of thu Tua-
earora Dlyislnn va. acli ~ tllu brusll l.car tao
"Ysow 7sk" nonaaue opensd ths h,
prnycr, after which thera was q target.pract!ce,
n order 10 SELECT she bcst enot for tho work os
shooting the MaIors. Jimmy kcrrlEan. VA.
was John J. slattery: A. nMo ttIno this man
had been Democratic candidate for Associate
Judge, aud llal hut narrowly esraped election.
slstte5y made sotne ,ei exsgso % f9F hitntset nat
| Volunteers wcru found, md thu details Of the
murder arranged. Hut. Mcl'arlan, who, owing
to sudden Change Of plas,, was unable tN PFe-
vent tho assault IN IiotIas. stccceucA In having
tue Majors warned III tlnlc, and tho ulurdrr was
| nrYtr etlrtsutJlnlatcu,
50 much for the murdcrous work Of tha
Orlcf
At enc Of tho County Cunrentfons, not long
leforu ths Convention was eallcu IT, tlccldc who
| SHOULD have tic reward fur theMurlerof Howcr
james, ratrlr!s Collfns WIS there, the Demo.
cratic County. Commissioner ef srhuylkill
County, tnwursl wl.,se election Meeayl:n 1,aM
about s::.ia. Ths Order was naturally tn<linsd
toward The ne.1ostacy, but when the Isttsr ..t;
attention tn culttyatfnt, the Republicans. u
was charged anil atimittrt sinru thu tflai that
Jark kehtn serc.ycl ,0oQ for hs influence tn
carrying flartruult through, aud 1t is worthy Ut
nuts that Juugu pesshlng, she nun Allo,H lle
hclRed tlcfe4t, presided at hts trial. President
tipwcn referred to tl.cso facts III tho following
eloquent ianuuagn III htx .......
AiGrMEAT On THE TRIAL or AUNtEr:
Criminal In IL character, criminal IN tts u foscs,
It had Frequently political object. YOU Will md
tue leaders Of tLt* sucteIy tho slnca! lncp IN tho
Townships; Through tho tnstrHMsataltt! " thot
oniccs for ti!emaelyvs. i0n seo hero, anil nuw
know TINT one Of tho Conmi.siuaefs Of this county
IL nrnstcs u the us.trt. tuu know ,llaI pre-
Of Ibis order. eonsfcssd VI high 1dcnac, and par
ioncd by thu tio1srnoz. fou know that anuihcs
County ConatnIrs lonrr. befGfy tl.as. was meubc&
Of thls Ur,irr. convicted Of pn uAtnsc. md rar.
douet by tho GAsGraor. High Eonstabte1 CbIefs Vi
rollec. can Iij4teA for Aau9ciIts Judges. men Who
tsu.tcd W theiz is.lsw Gcn* wsss I'LL tae uma