The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-23
TO BE HANGED.
DATE FIXED FOR THE EXECUTION OF SIXTEEN
Ts-PUNIsHMEST AT LAST FOR MoLLIE
MAGUIRE gUGpEEERs.

DATE FIXED FOR THE EXECUTION OF SIXTEEN
CoNvIcTs--PUNIsHMEST AT LAST FOR MoLIIE
MAGUIRE dUgDEEERs.
IEY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HARRISBURG, Pa, May % 1877.
Governor Har:ranit to-day ssued warrants for the
execution OF nine murdcrcrs, eight OF whom are
Mohc Magulrcs, as follows Alexander Campbell
convicted Of completely in the killing OF John
+. Jones, "mlnc boss" Lausford, Carbon
county; james Carroll, Hugh Mcclellan, James
Boyle and james Roar,ty, convicted Of the murder OF
benjamin b. Yosi, policeman, at Tanaqua, Schuyl-
KIN county Patrick Hester, Peter McHusn and Patrick
fully convicted OF the murder OF Alexander w Rea,
superintendent, Of a collicry in Columbia county.
IKs EXECUTIONS DAY.
Campbell VIII DO hanged al Mauch Chunk
on tho 2lst Of June, IN company with
Michael Doyle and Edward Kelly, concerned in
the same murder with him, aud yellow Jack" Dono-
hoe tho murderer Of Morgan Powell, a mining BOSS
Carroll. AcGehan, Boyle and Roarty Will expiate
their crime on the same day, on The Same gaows
from winch Thomas Munley, The murderer OF William
sanger aud James Urens, minina bossos viii DO
suspended. There is probability that Thomas Duny,
who assisted In killing Yost will be added o. the list
which would swell the number 10 DO hanged on the
2is Of juno to eleven six at Potisvllc our at Mauch
Chunk and Que at WilkcsDarro. All tho mon murdered
tho victims OF tho most brutal ana cowardly
asslslinatons
A LATER DAY % HORRORS
The time for the execution Of Hester, hciugh and
J
Thomas Francis Curisy, who broke the skull Of Miss
Whltby, OF Montgomery county, in humorous places.
viii bo hangca at Nornstown. Hester and n IS accom-
pieces will pay The penalty ol their crime at blooms
burg and the execution VIII DO the hst that has
! taken place IN Columbia county.
NrRDEROuS STORY.
Al the above named murders, except tho la
whioa Hester ana his accomplices were concerned
have been committed within the past ewo years Tn
the night of october lG 1858, ten men met saloon
at Ashland, Schnylki county, near the Columbia
county ine and the and robbery ui
| Alexander W. Hca, who II was known would be In pos
the hands ms employ. Who the .uususpectng
Superintendent was passing along much travelled
road broad daylight he was met by SIX oil the party
who mad doberatcd on his murder the previous night
Hester the chief OF the gang, not among the
6erers lying wait tor their vctIm but he furnished
pistol OF the gang 10 XII tho Supern tcndcnt.
The programme was carried out, Rea being murdered
and robbed OF his money. No arrests made for
the murder until last year, when Hester Tuliy and
McHugh were charged with the crime. A lew months
ago they convicted, and the 10Th inst sen.
fenced be hanged. ono OF the principal witnesses
against these muriercrs was Daniel Kelly known "a
s1he Bum, a participator IN The crime. Hester
the worst cutthroats In the coal region, and
| has been concerned In numerous ortrages. Since
the murder OF Rea nc has served out "
portion OF sentence IN the Pcuentiary Tor brutally
beating Catholic priest who refused interment TO
dead Monte Mcguire IN consccrated ground. This so
enrsged Hester that he made deadly assault the
priest
/ There now sixteen murdercrs IN the State for
whose execution the Governor has issued warrants
Eleven will be executed juno. July and four
IN August VI this number twoive arc Molho Magures