The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-23
AWAITING DEATH.

HIS STATEMENT TO HERALD coRaE-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HIS INNOCENCE.
BIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BLooxsBuRG, March %, 1878.
Tho town is full of strangers to-day, drawn here by
what seems to have magnetic influence over the
human everywhere, morbid desire 10 be
tho scene OF tragedy. Hundreds OF
farmers and their families have been lettering
around the old barracks-denominate prison-ali
day. but when the shades OF evening began TO settle
in the valley thoy departed for their homeG Last
evening II was reported that the scsffold on which
the three convicted Molly Maguires (Hester, Tuly
and McHugh) 10 be executed, from Carbon county,
had arrived. and would be Immediately conveyed to
the Jail yard and unloaded. Until n late hour
hundreds OF bloomsbury people, moved by the
incomprehcnsiDo desire to witness the de-
grading death OF fellow being, fingered
near the avenue. and went home only 10 return at
daylight this morning Their vigils werc rewarded
far seeing six separate pieces Of oak scanlng
transferred from the wagon 10 tho base OF the
JAIL Then they retired to ningle with the country
people, who already gathering in numbers. Among
the arrivals late last evening ana this morning were
Benjamin FranElin Captain Thomas Alderson OF the
Coal Iron Police, ana Lieutenant Gilchrs OF the
same command. A secret conference was held this
morning between Judge EIwei and District Attorneys
Franklin ana Anderson. Tho subject OF discussion
was to prepare for any unforeseen events that may
take place between this hour and Monday next.
EFFORTS TO SAVE HESTER.
Nothing definite has been heard from Harrisburg
with reference to tho last effort OF Hester's counsel
for lew hours reprevc. and request that tho other
men, McHugn and FULLY. oe given an opportunity to
excupa,c him from the charge oi being accessory.
LII known, however, that Hester received
a telegram to-day. assuring him that his
wife and Mr.. S. p. Wolverton Will be mere tomorrow
IN I'm tlrp
ton oil his temporal affairs after execution MI war
rem Buckalew returned this evening from Harrisburg
and states that the Governors private secretary VIII
undoubtedly he here with conditional reprieve Tor
Hester.
POLICE PRECAUTIONS.
In conformity with the sugseston Of the gentlemen
who held "A session this morning Tn. town authorities
have put on specia iorcc OF twenty Extra ponce.
men, aud the County commissioners have authorized
the enlistment OF IA special force OF 100 deputies.
rhe order takes effect immediately In addition TO this
number another OF the Coal anu Iron Police,
and still further organization OF private detectives
Is constantly on tho alert These facts corroborate
former dispatches that Bloomsbury is undergoing
fever OF unexamped excitement. 1t will be the first
time IN the history OF the present limits OF this
county that scaffold has been erected
VISITING cULPRlTs
John Mchugh, cousin TO Potter McHugh, arrived
last hight Tho condemned man is unmarried and
TINS IL the only relative who has paid him
his incarceration. Tomorrow Mrs Tuiiy, who re.
sides in the nsirhbornood OF plttston, Will
arrive hore. Sho Is IN very INDECENT crcum-
Stances and here the bounty OF
legal gentleman of this town, who for the past year
OF sympathy tor his lonely and desperate crcum-
stances. NO priest has been present to-day,
stap,iy besiered by throngs OF curious people who
persisted with much zeal in their endeavors 10 gaze
upon the unfortunate victims score Of reEorters
without passes endesvored TO secure the confidence
OF the guard, and thereby gam admittance to the cells
OF the doomed men, but they all tailed.
A WITH HESTER.
At the request OF Patrick Hester entered his cell,
on tho second floor. 1t has been very clearly kept,
has a stove table, chairs ana bunk, with one large
window heavily barred, through which the refreshing
breeze came freely. The door Is very heavy
and OF wood. There nothing about the
the rough appearance OF prison cell. On entering
the cell Hester sauted me with calm dignlaed, re.
served mir, but when he became satisfied that l did
not "cIrry concealed weapons" AS he said, at once
responded to my request for MS Vows upon his trial.
his Efforts Tor pardon and his threatened execution
HEsTER's STORY
He said he was born in May, 1925, in county Ross.
common, Ireland. He Was sent to scnool until l646,
wnen he came to America He married Catharine
Rorkc and has now four children. His eldest daugh.
Ter Is married to MI pooy Is about .wentyave years
school, all 81 his chiiarsu nave IN Locus. Gap
We'll, Pat" began, what have you to say about
81 am," said Hester, as innocent OF tho charge on
which an here as an unborn child. have been
abused ike dog. They have been after my life tor
good many years. That IL publicly known. Yes,
Sir, the Sherlr knows that"
''What are they altor your life forY'
.'Weil. suppose because was little prominent
then. Politics are ut the bottom OF IT, That was the
starting OF It, lived In Mount Carmel nship and
have lived there some sixteen years, and DEFY
any man or woman TO come forward and
say that l ever did them an injury l held
the ofhco OF School Director fourteen years
ago, aud for several years subsequently; also Ov r.
of the Poor for several years aterward and Tax
Collector most oil the past sixteen years. collected
taxes on duplicate Que year amounting to
S4S,00O anu when l asked them when took
my duplicate what bail they wanted they
replied we wait none from you. Pat you colec.
what you can, aud the balance you will be exoner-
aied from. aud We will allow you 5000 in addition to
tho percentage: the percentage was i've per cont;
also Supervisor Tor several years.
ALWAYS IN oPFlCK
II was always In Office IN the township and
Supervisor when was arrested. l could have had
any Office the county that wanted IRON SheriH 10
Assembly man-any office thut thought was quail
Northum berand County Court 10 put two expensive
highway roads throuIh Mount Carmel township At
that time there a strike OF the miners and put
the men to work on the roads and gave orders on
storckeepers Tor provisions, aud kept them ut
favorable proposition to the men anu coal produc-
tion set tnem at work again. Because gave the mon
were down on me have been spteiul ever since.
But had an order OF the Court, aud what could do
but ooeyf
AN UNGRArErrL FELLOW.
"Thcrc was notorious scamp, or an upstart OF
Mount Carmel who came there as an agent, u lew
years ago, Tor Thomas Bumgardner oil Lancaster, u
prominent landhodcr. He styled himself us Colonel
Day. kept hotel then and was TAX
collector AT tho same time. When l presented
him the bills OF taxes against the property for which
he represented himself as agent, he asked mo TO let
him Keep III. money In his hands as long as cou i'd
ana l did So Nor did ever refuse him cigar. But
WHOM trial tor life he hired young man named
Harris 10 come here and swear that no saw me the
ng that Rca was killed, with eight ten men,
that he did not know anybody but me. IL
damned lie, aud Captain Anderson told, mo who knew
II was lie, ana It IS well knownaDesdea"
''You must have been pretty well of money when
first afrestcdY'
"ob, yes, could have good living suppose was
worth some lew thousands"
COST HIM TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
'iow much have you PAID Tor your deiencos"
at has cost me $4,000 l poor
man. / paid my lawyers, six OF them, IRON
500 and down. was the only
that had money, ana that Is the reason /
suppose, that the leading attorney wanted US to DO
tried together that he could get his pay me.
| would never have been onvcted. never, never Ia
the World, II had been tried alone, and all the world
knows that"
'Do you believe that Mctugh Tuy are guiitys"
"Oh, cannot say ; but know that | an iunocentn
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