The sun., 1878-01-15

u llsut tylt'- Oi the classes 81 Nnl'n th'lr cNll
\ .rwq- made up. Pat Hester. fat. cunning.
tass.rting. too lazy person for honest
~ isl good specimen of the Erog selling,
y rtt.lstillng low politician. who trades upon
.,uorni,,p. and vices % his compatriots alike
erhis pockets from theirs and to use them
'hi. own Advancement, When he was u
,rty delegate of the Molly Magurcs in
,rthumbcrlnnd county and sold whiskey. he
t.lsn astonishing amount OF influence IN con-
.uinc votes; So great. indeed. that when JUS
.,s .eis ID him. without Gov IIartranf arming
ne STATE militia to rescue and defend him. his
,lowers were amazed aud horrihcd that one SO
srsat could bc allowed total. He looks what he
Hs face il broad and fat. His small. sharp,
park eyes peer out from puify lids. ia which
Asy are deeply sunk. HIS mouth is square.
With thi X coarse lips His hair s glossy black
.od short and his chin wlfskcrs long and
nnred with gray. lie is Al years old. and
wngh- nl out two hundred and twenty pounds
tc,arpnrruty Of healthy muscle and bone. but
4 mainly " ycllowish tallowy fat. and. In main
l.nancc Of his social position Of superiority
sports in prison tho dignity Of boiled shirts
L lroad-cloth raut1oons and vest. fan slippers
uane boots. and a silver watch chain.
peter McHuAh the second Of the trio. Is of th"
aas- iust below Hcstcrs. which l. qnit"a- clear
q, marked in It's distinctive fcaturrs and almost
ssoNiDctonahlc. ss H. is Of that inter sting mixed
i-a..l lui Irish pnrrntag" ana American hfih
In loves t. distinguish itself hy Elurii alton
of ill., nririn. fond of drunkrnnrSa nnd riot
anl NOT luud of work rst'eming lilo-untl Il
comes ia sight of the galiows tho honest initll
nftt. fathers and r. spcDting less gu laws that
would sullu cate its turNuenr" to d'crhty lni
rider H. r. about 2S years Oi age. oi met
height amt wcll-knit lramc. Is iac" Is n littl'
ibin. and me- wears Il heavy black moustache
that completely covers his mouth. tircum-
.Ilfl a b. ~
ofaltrr. H. wears a cuiurti cNiun SURF anu
| brown lin-ry .woo-ey pautnl'yns, whlcn Pc
kr p- IA 'kcd I'm his hcnSy boot tops. MS II ne
| ROM nturilv expects 60 ha," I" ~ out III the
nai
of'hc three grades here tyuincd, He j. stu
| ,id hrayy., .,Sskinr follow with coarse features
| mppeI hy a shock 0i rough. unk k"mrf sandy
| hair IN t,naeomv thatch quito ia keeping with
,fe hrain IL covers Unt' ''mp'Hl by had a-so-
rIat.- bee would probably 81 through life harm-
hssiy enough. Hs q ploid,ng. study toil"r n
work that demanded little INTEL .,rnr". But
| with such a leader as " etr. he would he a
thing OF terror. mere h.ind FOR. inr tn doing
OfesI HIS eye $50. i1Hl mHets thar of any viSi-
tor. and ID o. docs. II is only for an instant. He
t.t- Tor honr- together IN dun deircton. seem
ing to suffer unmhv under the weight Of HE
-.nu.n'. oi d 9Th a. annniiral might from ply
,.rI pan. VI Is dress is rough and patched F.:
mn 30 wor- tHan VI hugh's.
r. .ss three men are under sentence " death
for ih' murder ~ Alexander Rae IN 1869 and.
tte suuram" Court having refused them new
trial tii.v await thc nNing by tu" Governor ol a
fNI tlff A'Ni iitiflIl. lhfy ft4 n wear NNANN
sNl'kI"-. .n ! are confined together ~ on" room
a.aut twelve feet square. Its solitary window Is
secured Pos very heavy iron bars four inch, :
apart. huiu .ru al and AoriluuiHl. Thn walls
are lined with thick boiler iron. firmly bo.tcd
tr. INfdHOr j. almost solid iron. There are
no pifur.s. nn decorations of anv kind. to
NgNfNu fNr N pr estNc suIiuitv of the caEt.-Or
rIl.r ,air--'ArtpL Ln- a little cru fix at the foot
Ct. II -iUf~ rut. Ihr ii'or is Of heavy oasen
nr.h.rs. uurIrtet.d an omen - the Inspection
ofMrviE Ani Conl and lrln p4hre. who guard
fl prisoners. tn" cot are ~ iron and gray
arfF t'anFet- cover them. Nothing In the
snn.trr. tl-.i ial room /. white except Pat Hes
trs shirt Nothins taxes uwny Ia the slightest
10 gr fIHNl ffc "0nSrilu~ pres .nnr % an i'm :
t-nina fn.y table doom. Ty.n the view IRON,
N" wna0w l. IN harmony With that sad in
ir0r lr uins onN the hl-h Stone walls of
IT, m'. yeri. and atoYe them 4 leaGrn. wiltry
Tine rl'wred mci. seem to feel very ke.niy
u".r unN rry petition. although they d0 tn'Ir
- % ai' 90 roc ..rnaton and courap'. Thcy
W.T. -.' ry few sitors outside me circle ~
t.r iniIrs Ini ir.ai ad, sers Hester b
VIE 'ir dtuEntHir. f.nl lwo ~1us-in-ltw nee
cle..nHNy pay him visit. on such u,ri-ious
iar 4ii'ranne Of iiuslN' hopes of an Interior
en- iNta' Board Of Parsons the daughters
fry vIfI". unl then a iuur-hHud ~ game oi
eu hra is uude mp. Pat and lie daughter Ellen
q gIu- against his oiurr 'nuENirr Kate Uui
l..ri. h,wtou"ni u the coal and Iron polira.
Af.ra faw cum-s the family cry again an / 20
asay. VI Hug = brother and sister come a.
s~ him hut seldom. and Tully ,wii"'s visits
Wien the prisoners are alone they spend
- h OF their time In prayer. with intervals Tor
- usement in card playing
Somebody re- emily conferred r boon upon
them by teachin. them huildous-a variation
upon sanrho pedro, someth NJ akin To- the Now
h l-,y buugO-and that ilil- ir many weary
hours in the intervals Of preparation for et"rni-
Is which would otherwise hang heavily on
Arr hands. They do nO' talk mu h Will the
irw visitors they receive about their trial. but
when they do they rely anathematiZe tn" per-
sI..rt L..IN.
Bun. nlon Whose evidence they were convict
ed and a-seVerate their entire Innocence of the
crime charged upon them. They think il is
wy hgrd That innocent ncn.ns they are. should
sulrr hy having their lives sworn awnyt
nevertheless. " il it's Gods Will we are content.
Another Mollie Mcguire, Thongs P. Fisher,
sn Carbon county laal. n Mauch Chunk.
Like all his fellows II he is TO b. believed. he il
L dove Tor innocence rs II lamb for tender
s, s. a. -eln, Tor tlU1s ,rrsiisn2n' ne
.allrQus Tcrlurie-' OF C. I. McIiugh.
Fisher was header amonsthr Mollies. Being
Aiellow oi some education and natural shrewd-
tess he soon became hody-master. and then 4
non wit any murders himself he confined h S
wrlruatOn 10 planning them Tor preparation
for slaughter At summit illl, IN 1879. Fisher.
a''nrilhs 90 the evidence 10 lis 'ise. drew upon
@e 5 luylsil, division OF Mollles for men 10 do
l- ioh, hs r"IU sNon Wns h9norrd by ne
-Llns over ot Yellow jack DOnnhor. Pat.
~ Yunml M.t Dghahg.. James MuIherrn,
~ nnland John Maloy rom Tanaqua.
J. II iu-A ~ = detailed 10 AZ rs their guide
ron ItuaI.t fl summit Hili, aud to post them
ii'' could w.ylay ticir vi tim. Malloy
r'N' ~ i"nr iy ihe others. Mliher,
i.N ii' Il llusi rllHul'd when arrested, and
~ n uAfr l.i" wuQ.rl.0t for which service they
hl.an MuIn~r. a. Tusoarora. Yellow Jark
''s ' nu- been hanged Alexander Camp
H. 'i mt1l1I VINO cons pred with fl-her