The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-03-30
MOLLIES HANGED!!
Hester, Tully and McHugh
Pay the Penalty of their
Crimes-Farewell Scenes
andIncidents-Tully's
Confession
ALEX. REA AVENGED !!

BLooMsnvRG, March 2j.-of the sixteen
Mollics sentenced to death but two, ,Kehoe and
Donnellv, remain for the hangman's hand
The nooses that tighlencd around the necksof
Hester, Tully and MclIugh this morning
made their blood rush purple TO the surface,
caused every limb to quiver in agony and
sen. til I'm to death so infinitely more cruel
than that they dealt out to Alexander Rea
that the law and lawful people can't but be
satisfied that justice has filled the measure OF
retrlbut!on to the brim. All last night and
carly this morning the wind and the snow
rushed down from the mountains and howl
cd through Bloomsburg's streets, breaking
the window panes in their might. Mrs.
Hester and daughters, and other relatives Of
the condemned men, in their rooms in
Charles saloon, trcmbled and cried and
prayed, for among those of the Irish people
hcrcabouts upon whom superstition has
hold it's q sincere belief that when the winds
howl and whistle like the soul ofa lJst spirit
they say: "Somc one has committed or is
contemplating suicide, oraome similar calan-
ity is about happening"
THE MORNING ~ JAIL.
The three prisoners rose carly this morn
ing and at hali-past six, after they were all
assembled in McIIughs little cell, fronting
ulOll Nllc DI4aDll NUlNj liltAS5 WIS IS-GDlctNA
BY Father Schutter, of Dauvillc, and Father
Koch, of Shamoliin The latter had Hester
placed IN the Eastern Penitentiary for the
Mount Carmel Cemetery outrage. Ycstcr-
day he delivered a powerful sermon to his
congregation, at Shamoiin, q few miles from
Hestcr's home. He said that had Hester
taken his advice six years ago he would not
then have been on the road to the gallOws
and very near his journeys end, and he
warned all his hearers that unless they took
heed Of tine example set them some OF them
would meet similar fate. The mass in
jail this morning was attended, beside the
prisoncrs6y Mrs. Hester her three daughters,
her two sons-in-laws, Pats brother Owen,
hrs. Tully and her baby boy, John Nc
Hugh, nephew to Peter, Captain Anderson,
Of the Coal and Iron Police, and Detective
Gilchrist, of Pinkcrton's Agency. After
mass and the reception Of the Blessed Sacra
ment by the prisoners, the erection of the
galiows was begun in the Jail yard. Every
blow of the hammer could be heard distinct
throughout the prison, and the three men
could witness the rearing Of the scaiold
through the bars Of their cell windows.
Then came breakfast, and then the last fare
wells with relations and iriendj--iervent
kisses between husbands and wives and
fIthcrs and children. The women were
fearful and hystcrical; the men with de-
meanors stolid, but with lips quiyering.
Outside the Jail the town was Gstir. The
country around sent in its people, and they
crushed each other against the dildpidG.cd
pal!ng around the Jail and mounted the
tombstonc5 in the graveyard in the rear.
Although the jail yard could but readily ac-
coMmodate about fifty. persons, about two
hundred passes were issued, and the holders
of these almost fought their way through
the narrow entry-way to the foot Of the gal
lows. No order was observed in the Jail
yard. The crowd pressed against the seal
fold uprigh,s and almost blocked the path
way and the stairway which the prisoners
were 10 tread.
THE MARC'E TO THE sCAFrOLD.
AT few minutes before Il o'clock, with
out warning Of any kind and in the midst
of the crowds babOlc, Peter MclIugh, with
Father Schutter in surplicc and purple stole,
by his side, walked from his cell INTO the
prison yard. With both hands he held Il
large cruciiiX before him, but he glanced
furtiyoly at the people. The priest prayed
us he walked. The velvet collar of the pris-
oner's coat was worn white, and the seams
of his clothes glistened. His friends were
few and poor. lie had not touched the gal
I j >
accompanied by Father McGovcrn, follow
/ ed him, gyasplng a small ivory cruc.fx.
/ His bearing was almost abect His suit
was Of the shiniest bgoadcloth. Then came
| Tully, with a still smaller cruciiiX, and
| Father Roch praying by his side. Altho'
/ he glanced uucasly from beneath his re-
| m0rk0b!y heavy eyebrows at the uoOses
/ dangling from the crOss-beams, he bore him
| sell with more seriousness than either Of his
/ companions All mounted the gallows with
/ steps that did not ialter. All stood with
/ limbs that did not trcmble beside the three
/ hempen circles that brushed their shoulders.
/ The sheriff and his assistants stood around
them. The priests rccited the ofertory
! rapidly, while from the cell that Mcliugn
1 had just lett party ofyoung girls, admitted
by Coal and iron policeman, laughed and
chattercd, Amen was uttered, and the
/ priests turned to shake their charges by the
| hands. Hester alone did otappelr to know
what was wanted of him, and when he re-
leased the priests hand he looked as though
the last straw had slipped his grasp. Then
exactly like an abashed pumpkin who feeds
himself in his own way, lie raised one large
hand above his head and supported himself
against one Of the scatold's uprights, crossed
| one leg over the other, while his other hand
sought in 4 wandering way his slightly
trcmulous lips. The girls from the cell win
dow chattered louder. There was an awis-
ward pause, and then whispering voice
was heard above the heads of the crowd q
rush was made around to the side Of the gal
lows where stood the smallest Mollie, Nc
Hugh, who was saying something, His
voice, however, was almost hushed in his
dire extremity. Even those standing beside
! him on the gallows could not hear all that
he said. It was the hacbucyed speech OF
every tlon who admits nothing, but is sorry
he is going to die. 81 forgive all who have
injured me-" he said, "and from them whom
have injured ask forgiveness, am 90
ing before my God, and expect mercy, but
would not be here to-day ifI had taken the adj
vice Of my mother" Then Hester spoke, but
his powerful voice was no more audible thar
the others. lie also spoke Of forgivng anJ
being forgiven, and then said II did no
plot the murder of Rea,' but he said moth
ing as to whether he plotted the robbery
that was the occasion Of the murder. Tully
made a speech in ever respect like unto the
above, but as to his guilt or innocence ht
uttered not q word. None Of the prisoner
spoke more than couple of minutes. Whilt
they were talking there were carried int,
the Jail yard, Immediately in front of III,
scaAold, collins and ice boxes in which t,
| Dlace their corDses One fell to the rrOupC