The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-26
MOLLY MAGUIRES HANGED.
HESTER. TrLLr, AND MHTGH MEET
DE4TH ON 7ITE G.fLLOWH-
Tho Last Hour. on Earth -Heeeivina Sririt-
uni Con.ointIon--A = Muiti,udc's very Pec"-
iinr rsehnvior- -'ruiiy'- tcnfession OF the
Murder of Rae Nester'r Defiant " ocd.

ttnr BchnNlor -suiiN's euntestton W '"e
Murder of Rae -Nrster'n Defiant " ood.
BLooMsBuRG. Pa, March % Many per-
sons arrived here yesterday from the al acrnt
towns. giving to the ordinarily sleepy littlr
place n lively air. Among them WIS wash.
Ittlehales. He had ~ hope that in hli' last
hours Peter McHugh. who was known to have
been one Of his brothers. assassins. might
make a confcs sion which would cnnhle the
bringing to justice of his accomplces in that
,rme. Vim. $. Littlehalcss murder per
petrated on March Is. 1867. was
In many respects similar to that oi Mr. II M.
having been committed. not tor revenge. but ! 1r
robbery He was Superintendent Of the Gle n
Carbon Colliery. owned by Patterson Co.. am
was Interested in the company store ON the
date mentioned amhushcd assHssins hutrhercd
him on the highway ncur Glen Carbon. in fus-
ter township. Schuylkill county. seven milc>
from Pottsville. He left wife and one
child. From facts made known after
McHugh's arrest for the murder of Eea-
II was deemed certain that lie was
one of Littehale-'s murderers hut when the
brother of his victim sought t. ~" him on Inc
day before his death he refused the visit repV'
Ing indifrerenily. "Oh. tell him TO so TO hell"
That same defiant and hardened spirit was
manifested by McHugh until the very last.
telling witness against him. visited his cell last
night. and the man who then had not seventeen
hours to live said. "Oh. it's all right now.
haven't got anything against you or anybody.
any more. But I've got nothing TO say. You
san hang me. OF course. but you don't get any
thing ont OF me that ] don't choose to tell.
don't care A.. any way.
This morning tho incoming trains were
throngcd and at an early hour tho streets were
full OF curious schtseers. who had no better
hope OF amusement than seeing those who were
going TO sec the hangings. Among them wcre
officials from other counties. DR.. Sherlock.
Clerk OF the House Mr.. Walker. his assistant.
aud few more wc-known celebrities OF that
region. Some reporters also arrived ut this
eleventh hour. having bcen kept over Sunday
MT all sorts OF out-of-the-way places where sat
urday trains happened to land them: for the
piety OF Pennsyvana railroad management
respects Sunday as too holy day for the move
ment OF any trains except those Of freight and
roal. 1t was rumored that Delaney. the Cover
nors messenger. was in town with condi-
:ional repricve in his pocket, that Tully and
McHugh would be- hanged first. and that II
either of them on the scaffod said II word that
could be twisted into an exoneration Of Hester,
the Governor would b. at once informed Of IL.
md would order the rcprievc by telegraph.
There was not n word of truth in the story. not
even in tho small foundation Of Delaney's
presence.
The morning was cloudy. cold and fierce
wind was blowing At one time hard crystals
Of snow filed the air fdr few moments. 1t was
n good morning 10 afford excuses for whs
key. and the several bars Of the town did a
rushing business the results Of which were.
ere long, made apparent not only in the streets
t1k..
were let in the Jail with a great crowd
of spectators. the workmen were found
completing the Gnllows. which Is one, oi the
strangest, looking STRUCTURES over hui Tor thls
purpose. but an excellgnty contrived one new
ortheless. 1t can be lkencd to nothing better
than gigantic timber straldle bug; There l.
u large trestle about eighteen feet high upon
which is based another double trestlr. cross
wise, sprung from its sl9pins urrghts
from the ground. The floor 10 simply
great, double trap, which entirely
skeleton. From the crossburs II the Soc
ond trestle and the beam of the main one five
men might be simultaneously hunged.
An hour more elapsed while The throng grew
momentarly greater both in the lall and out
side. Fully three thousand persons. men, W.
men, and children. swarmed g"oui the walls.
perched ON the tombstOnee in li'iie n"ighhor-
Ing graveyard, and stood packed together
In an alley beside the lall. They lOked and
laughed and bantered each Other. n country
people do who stand about outside circus tent
while performance IS going on within. There
except momentarily among few who stand
Ing in a back alley, saw pasS Them tno Gr.ei-
stricken wives OF Tully and Hester. going away
from their last interviews with their husbands
But that was at an early hour. o'clock. ere tho
tbrong grew great! ana ne phrase mad been
often repeated. " It's SO cold, lets 20 and take
In the long delay in completing arrange
ments, il was learned that eaeh Of the con
hemned men had slept well the night before.
had risen calm and resigned. break tasted well
n D. H.
SrssDns Govsr1 and ID o Koch % who began their attend
nnss m"ss IN at the hall 0rqn ras S ooeE' Saying The
little Jail yard, only twelve yards square.
was filled BY "a Joking. lostling crowd Not less
than $50 persons werc there. among whom
the vendors Of liquid refreshments at Wilkes
barre and other places within convenient reach
from Bloomsbury We're conspicuous. The Coal
and Iron Police did what they could 10 preserve
order in their way. Tut the trouble between
them and the sheriff. which reached n climax
in the Sherins taking Lieut.. RowbcrQn by
the throat day or two ago. had not
been so far healed as TO prevent some
disorganizstOn consequent upon their lnck Of
harmony. 1t was said in the throng thut Father
Koch, who was giving splltuai consolatlQn to
Tnly was present ny t4n H'fre. ys ~bo,rs 4 e
ter 10 the penitentary five years ago Tor riotous
interference with the. efforts he was then max
ing to repress Molly Alaguireism III the vicinity
OF Shamokin. and yesterday he delivered "A
powerful sermon TO his congregation, telling
tham that he was to-day to witness the dreadl nj
expiation three sinners were 20 make for thoir
shares in the awful crimes against which he
had raised his voice IN warming siX years ago.
At few moments before II o'clock n" mead
OF a small procession Appeared in the doorway
leading into the Jail yard. The Shrriil was in
advance Then followed Peter Mcilugh. car
rying a black wooden crucilx. and waking
with the Rev. Father S'hlutter; Pat. Hester,
bearing a small white porcelain cru'iilN. and
accompanied boy the Rev Father McGoyern /;
Pat Tuly with large bronz"d crueiiiN, and
by the side OF the Key. Father Koch. Behind
them marched several members Of the police
force. They nadctheir way with some dim rulty
through the spectators. and assembled the gtlluws
steps. There tho priests stood, PRAYING with
them. The men 50 near 10 death w"r" SEEM
ingy no more agltated than tn Priests who
muttsred prayers IL their ears. Tuly and Ne
Hugh were pale. Hester seemed indifferent.
All were well dressed in black, hut Hester COS
tune was much the newest, and from his lrrr-
proachably oiled and cOmbed black hair down
to his shiny boots he WAS sleek specimen Of
fat rum selling. local political reap"rtnhilty.
II his nonchalancc was assumed II was wonder
fully well done.
The religious services were exceedingly brief.
lasting not more than two or thrr" minutes. 1t
would seem that the priests were not ignorant
OF the unstable and trcacherouS character of
the platform upon which they were plnced, and,
as they were each heavy and beyond middle
age the solid earth Of the yard was no doubt
far preferable. McHugh's eyes, while hc was
praying roved toward the top ~ the hgh wall
and the SKY above. He has made more dcsp"r-