The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-26
Hanging of the ''MOlIy Maguires" Hester,
Tnlly and McHuKh It RlOOmshurs Pa.

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BLooMsBuRa Pa, March 25-Last night
passed without any special excitement, save
that the wind. bowling terribly, until an early
| said to be characteristic of the nationality to
| which the condemned men belong.
In the cells of the culprits. especially In Heis-
two hours, while Holster consulted with his
undertaken. Thomas Walter. of Pottsylle, and
bis wife and a few others who were admitted
All three prisoners slept soundly. Heister bet
"A At q $50 O'clock Father Koch. assisted by
mass in McHuehs cell cell There We're eeiepaaaea prssent
besides the priests. Heister and family, Tully's
wife and boy, t and Officers GiIchrist and Ander-
| doomed and their relatives.
Hester threw his arms boutWaidron Weston's
shoulders. and blessed the latter's boy. The
scene between hims elf and his family was brief
but beyond description. There was no attempt
at extrayaRant gush. but 1t was all the more af-
While this was going on inside the jail wild
rumor took possession of the fast gathering
throng outside, that. Delaney the Governors
messenger had arrived with conditional re-
prieve. 1t was positively asserted that he was
here. and as positively denied.
pe eatbered in asses Tba na Pe6
ing creek sent in its hundreds, and when at $50
o'clock the doors were opened to admit the peo-
outside, the gathering of the curiosity y-seekers
had increased to one thousand Every tree in the
vicinity th was occupied m hy people. and even the
hill back of the prison We're occupied by sight
seers.
At 1o:45 o'clock the spectators we're admitted
to the jail: The scaffold with its three dangling
ropes and other arrangements for death came
IN tor jnsppnction 50 The little yard was uncom
aPnr 19PfsaPIy LUZ: ana 3when in few minutes the
seatfod. followed by McHugh Holster and
Iully In the order named. each accompanied
Dy priest ana holding crucifix. there was
great excitement. and the crowd pressed close
to the procession. The three men took their
plaees.gn the seafrold sea M With the priests and
uttered and the cruci1xes raptprously Kissed
These words were said by Heister:
It Ola not no plot the murder of Rea."
pressed close 70 the supports. and were pushed
back by the police. The others muttered some
thing l11audlble but Tully was heard to say that
forgiveness from all whom they had Injured.
In full view OF the men awaiting death, the
and deposited on the ground with a bang. But
even this, did not startle them and it became
evident fba sb6at that they Intended to de game
Holster McHugh and fully stood @ ready ready, pin %
ioned and waiting for the final act.
A tall. unknown man was handed a rope
almost unnottced. He was the Jack Ketch."
He gently gave It jerk s. and the drop fell. The
of On uf has and Ta M n to the
His contortions we're frightful. reminding one
of the death of Hugh Mcclellan. Every muscle |
1n his large frame worked spasmodically, and |
the spectators turned away their faces in hor- |
ror. The doctors for the next quarter Of an |
hour paced the yard, waiting till life should |
become extinct.
+. AS the drop fell shrek was heard coming |
from the cell from which Heister and McHugh !
had just been led. where half dozen women |
had lhai been @ permitted to congregate to satisfy
o mo1pd 6s Il TIE sea1d being in full
The bodies were allowed to hang about eigh- |