The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-14
THE CARBO N Arr.
A Visit to the Molly Mcguire Mnrderers
in Mauch Chunk Jail.
THE KILLING or JONES AND POWELL.
Interviews with Doyle, Kelly. Yellow Jack
Donohue and Alexander Campbell.
MAucu csusK. Pa JuusI3 1917.

WITH the exception OF Mcclellan aad kehos, the muir.
dsrers confined ~ Po,tsyie do not present strong
personality as the Two men TO be executed ~ this
place. OF the latter, the Two young men, Kelly and
Doyle convicted OF the murder OF John T. Jones,
inning boss ut Lansiord IN exchange Tor that OF 70.
licsman YosI al Tamaqua; Alexander Campbell, OF
completely in the same offence and yellow Jack"
Donohue AZ he 10 called OF the murder OF Morgan
Powell MS long ago 1871 II WAS IN tho murder of
Jones that MclarIan, tho detective, played 40 i'm
portsnt = part, anu yct proved useless nstTu-
mentality that the crime was committed without his
kno~ie ledge, and Tho criminals we're convicted without
his assistance. In pursuing his Investigations OF the
murder Of Yost Mcparlnn--or Mckenna, az he vas
known among the Molics--not only harmed all about
the plot for putting Jones out OF tho way but hun
self ppnonlcd Us one OF tho murderess Jones had
rendered himself obnoxious to tho Organization by dis-
charging Hugh Mcclellan, under sentence Of
death al Poltsyille and william Mullall, who
originally designated TO assist IN the murder OF
Yost, IRON the mines OF which no had charge. Me-
Gchsn agreed the Yost JOB IN exchange for this
one, aud he and Duly and Jimmy Kerrisan
much Interested in one tho other Tho first attempt
that WAS 10 have been made was delayed IN con
sequence OF varying having been conveyed TO Jones
through AcParIan. Although the murder OF Yost
took place the 9th OF Ju,, 1879, the Tanalun dys
di not designate the murdercrs OF Jones until the
LIST OF September following. In the meantime Nc
Gehan had become tired waiting Tor Duffy rcderup.
tou Vi his prolnse and 80 he applied 10 jerry Kane,
OF Mount Laree, ~ Schuylki county, for nen 10 10
the job aud Kane designated Kelly and Doyle the in
slrumcnis for doing II, ana they guided
noun ains TO summit nm by KcrrigRn, since noted
~ the ..champlon squealcr," and the very
IN tho Molly Mcguire order. While the IamuQua men
were celebrating about 1.-The job" tho Mount Llnee
youngsters executed It. and still guided ny Kcrrgan,
arrested short distance out OF ranaqua while
their Elcci,Dg 10 be Tried separately Doyle
first placed NJ the bar. and u his conviction,
more than anything which vent before came after
1t, thai destroyed Ipc power Of tho Molly MaSnrc or
ganizaucn.
KELLY DOYLE.
There III something nnscihsh aud romantic ~ the
crime OF these Two young men, They had never seen
tier victim and had personal objects TO attain by
his death. Doyle was good aturcd, roiickibg fol-
low with taste and talent Than usually falls to
tho lot o. tbs ordinary deliver ~ the mincs. In man
ner lac simple aud unaffected, AMI although lie can
not troc himself entirely IRON the shadow oi the gal
lows which hangs him, he Is natural and eAsy
all that no does His cell perfect picicre gallery
the walls bong covered with on2rayugs from tho H.
Illustrated Yeekes, arranged Win regard to sub
icct and appropriateness But what orihy
than MI tins eveD the fact that amoug tho
are many OF his drawings, executed
With something moro than tho rudc skill
OF an unframed hand. These drawings are mostly
portraits surrounded by curiousiy wrought and eIab
crate borders aud as reward Tor The interest felt
IN his work he presented wth picture OF himself
! drawn By his hand. Keily Is evidently an nm
hAtor VI Doyle although uItcsiy unnke him IN APP
pearsncs. IN manner add in iniellecl Nc, too, has
adorned his cell with newspaper clippings, but the
subjects he chosen tor decoration OF his apart
mcnt bring lie 10 the iips IN spite OF ono desire
~ AVOID any undue lcvity. In the most prominent
position tho Hayes fanny ia their OHIO home than
which nothing more ncon.ruou5 can 10 mpgiued
! The portraits are equally starting and unexpected
In one corner Is 10 be secn the Dom Pedro III
OF Brazil and ~ The other is a picture which
seems q pE0mise between prIma DOM /
aud a prom!ers daasc use. The remarkable poet
! william Cullen Bryant. Is als0 among this cot
lection. and, stranger Still, the comparatively
unxuown William d. Howell OF the Jtlaat1c Aoataig
| Kelly IS almost youth, slight IN buiid, short
stature Iccbein intclect. Ono would DO disposed
10 laugh al him l silly boy, even when no discusses
guilty OF crimes cod-tjooded aud cruel that only
| monster could commit them Not denyirg hts sui,
| no hope beyond the dooip fixed by the law.
"i.sve You nc itlcnds worrying tor you 10 secure a
pardon or rcpneyey'i sskeL
.None,r hc answered ..Tnsre is nobody 70 do any.
thing Tor Ny mother toia me ,bai sne would have
" give up the case "
| SIS tho confession you made some time ago all
Tlgltf'' vas Then askca hiin-
"oh, 10, !; isn,s a.. right" he replied They pu!
Jinmy kcrr,gan thcy didn't put ~ vt all
/ SsaY KERsioAN.
IL turned out, however, that Tho swords which
Kelly did not cay Affected only the form the
slancc; tut IN reicreDce 10 jimmy kcfrIxan the
hardly he made th's iaap, more titan any
other ,p the whole Molly Mcguire Organization Is
rcyoilln. monster. In tho nam Two OF tic
rule Of the Molly hagplre murJcrs-that tor wnIcn
Carroll. Roarny, Duny, McGepsn and t5oyic DO
hanged al Polisvilc, and his tor when Kelly and
Doylc to safer ut this place-wcrc bus work. IL
he who asked Carroll " procure tho death oi ios
II Mas WHO acted the GUIDE tue Two boys IA
playing the return OF murdcr the OF Jones'
| tedeeming TRAIT. he had dopo moro 10 corrupt tho
trade sycist,es VI the coal regions than any
man IN the organization The others, u WITHOUT cs-
tor their crime, had some KIND OF reason tor
their crimoaity. Mcclellan bad been t'biackiised, y
ind bc sought ~ punish with death tho had
deprived him oil wosS. The others we're Ia aci,e SYM
patty win him because some day his fate might DO
ihcirs Kcfnlan alone was without any paiiiaiion
crpl tie drunken n,aey vlrnce OF eyii nature he
Was criminal because his very birth he was one
to Hts vengeance cyea only the Vengeance
OF = L,rul,e1 aud wicked vulcsst Had the.e uceu no
hopc vi esslp, he would Dc asserting Innocence
day as calmly ~ koafiiy and Carroll aud Campbell
assert theirs 1t as prejudice, he would say with
long 80 IN the last sytabc. ''tnat rs drJsgag mo
- lhe saiowEn faAIDg tune W Tie foseivck, he
resolved u possible that no such 'atc should o. IA
II store TOR jimmy kcrrg.n. The Impulse 10 btcone
! an inofm.r came 10 INN IN the reaction OF over
wrought icel0ss, u Is tTuc, but II him 10 he
rlgdly adhered 10 as The only means open To Tim
way OF escape. Jimmy kefrssan confessed, aud 10
duplicating oibors hc saved has s~n neck He Is a
Tree man to-day, aud his tie - safer nov than when
hc was bod after OF the Tauisqua DIVISION But
dcccut man have any leeilpg toward him except
tat Of terrible ioahns, and there Is no wonder that
Kelly should complain that the tru,h Ia regard " hi
should 10 suppressed IA death statement VI the
Ine o both.
a oS fHE PEEss-.'yELJow sAckP DONoIuE.
had great deal OF curiosity 10 See Doyle, Uoti on
account oi his personal Characteristics AND Lceause be
wac tao nrsl VI the Molly Nasurs mulderers WHO MAS
cted. At FIRST he declined 70 talk II have Moth
ing say 10 mol to say anything, tie alleged
7 .Why sLouidly The press has always Docr against
us and always Issiea TO do Us Jlstt.sh Ia itto
while melted, however, and became qa.to aia5e II
| not ioluac:0us He showed his drawings, spoke oi
/ bs hsstb aha declared Ltn,sif hopeful stI ON tto
splpe ground tIi Nil mcn hope on - tho cad Is
we're gong away be ,aliud as back and satd puii5 -
81 nas seuteLced my blrlpdsy, February ~ 1915
my twenty seventh birthday" 81 god roCnsl hsafe,
lar eonpIegiob tuii nseiiectuai brow aud frank,
open iacc, Doyle Oohs a. anJIkc murderer
rbssue and u was hard % beilcvc in the
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