Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-06
Who Mollie Mcguire Was.

Who Mollie Mcguire Was.
Allegheny Mail.
After diligent Inquiry, Il reporter
of the Mai! has found out how the
notorious Mollie Mcguire order origin
ated. The reading public, believing
that every newspaper man is a ON
pendinm OF knowledge Of a walking
encyclopedia, gave US no rest until
the question, as to how the order de-
rived its name, was answered. Ever
S nee the Mollies have displayed their
true stripe OF being evil doors Of the
blacklist dye, the inquisitiye class of
people have button-holed Journalists
on every occasion TO ascertain more
about them. We have been piled
with questions at almost every Turn
and been in receipt of numerous inquir-
les by mail, but the important question
still remained unanswered. All of
our exchanges for weeks have had
columns upon columns OF solid matter
about their movements and the re.
cent execution of the blacklist crimi-
nails ever punished in the state, but
not a word has been said about how
the name was derived. We made the
subject a study and after being thor
oughly acquainted with IRISH history,
were as much in the dark as ever.
The name itself taught US that a
woman must have been at the bottom
Gift all, and one Of a daring, reckless
character to be the leader of such a
movement one OF the strong mind
ed sort, who can fight her own way
in the world. Such we found to be the
fact. AS the commital Of mother
Ewes first sin has run i'll the human
family through every generation, SO
has the proclamation Of war by Mollie
Mcguire, against a certain class, been
carried out to The letter by her follow
crs, for upwards Of fifty years. Men
have been melted to commit deeds OF
vinlenee for imaginary wrongs and
their operations have not been con-
fined to the green isle, but the move
ments has spread secretly until it now
covers a broad expansc Of country,
Pennsylvania however being the
headquarters. The movement has
only been brought prominently before
public notice, within the past few
years i'll this country. The name has
been associated with crimes Of the
most atrocious kind.
In looking up the record OF Mollie
Mcguire, we find her to have been a
discipllnarian in managing her forces
with a good head for concocting plans
to murder her supposed enemies.
Mary Magdalene with her seven devils
was not capable Of working such mis-
chief.
A reporter of the Mail, came across
q lady who is native of Scotland, and
from her gained some information,
never before published in American
newspapers, concerning the history of
Molly Mcguire. Her exploits were
confined to the south of Ireland there
the movement was inaugurated about
half a century ago.
She had an invalid husband and
they lived in a neighborhood of squat
ters; that is, a certain number OF poor
families took possession OF small tracts
Of land belonging to a nobleman, who
didn't look after his property, and af-
ter erecting shanties thereon they
lived on the place for years without
being molested. The nobleman after
spending all his substance in riotous
living while on a jaunt to England re-
turned to the scenes OF his childhood
and employed agents 10 look after his
property, in the hope of deriving a
large evcnu from that quarter. The
squatters We're notified to either pay
rent for their small lots, or vacate
them Immediately. Having been al
lowed to go SO long without being as
sessed, locked upon the property as
their own, and refused to comply with
the demands of their landlord. Besides
that, the paupers weie living "hand TO
mouth" and 1t required considerable
exertion to keep the wolf from the
door, without being compelled TO pay
for their abodes.
Mollie Mcguire was not to be i'm
posed upon. She retained possession
Of the little shanty, as long as she
possibly could, but the agent finally
Essousted" her family and they were
thrown upon the@cold charity Of the
world for support. Mr.. Mcguire, was
her husband, was very i'll at the time
of the removal, and he had to be carried
out IN a cot. The men employed by
the agent to do this work, placed him
alongside Of a ditch, where he breath
cd his last shortly afterwards. Then
there went up a wailipg and crashing
OF teeth against the %aristccracy OF
ireland. Over the dead body Of her
husband, Mcllie Mcguire made a vow
that she would have the hearts blood
of hat unmerciful agent and it is said,