The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-21
MURDERERS HUNTED DOWN.
TWO or TIE FUGITIvE MOLLY MA
CURES LODGED IN JAIL
The Third and Last almost within tho Grasp
OF the Detectives-Thc Assassination OF
Patrick Burns In Tuscarorn In A prii, 1870.


PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Jan. 2O.-To-morrow the
coal region will be thrilled from end to end
by the news that another gang Of the Molly
Mcguire murdcrers have becn lodged In the
jail Of Schuylki county The impression was
gradually becoming general that those fugitives
from justice who had. up to tho present. evaded
tho officers OF the law would be allowed to go
free but tho latest developments have changed
public opinion and now IL Is believed that the
words Of Franklin b. Gowcn uttered to the
Jury at the trial OF Thos. Munty. who was
hanged in June last for the murder Of Sanger
will shortly be proved true. Mr.. Gowcn said,
referring to this region: Human life Ia safo.
Tho members OF the Ancient Order OF Hiber-
mans whom We desire to convict are ALL save
one or two. either safely lodged within the
walls OF a prison or are fugitves from justice.
but almost within the grasp OF the detectives"
The events of the pas; eighteen months have
shown that he spoke adviscdly.
The latest murder unearthed was that OF
Patrick Burns. a young Irishman employed by
Messrs Socarrcz & Co. Of Tuscarora a small
mining settlement about thirteen miles from
this place. Burns was shot on the morning OF
April 10. 1870. rs he was going to his Office at
the collery. Tuscarora. at that time was
wild. unsettled place and the home OF an ele-
ment that fortunately is becoming gradually
extinct in the coal region. Burns was young
man Of STRAIGHTFORWARD character. who treated
every man squarely and expected the same sort
Of treatment. In the employment of Socarrez.
who. blythe way is now in New York was man
named John Kane. who filed tho position OF in:
side boss. Kane was man of VIGOROUSLY bad
reputation. who in 1867 murdered his own
brother in New Philadelphia, another mining
patch few miles from Tuscarora. He was tried
and convicted OF murder in tho second degree
though his crime. in the opinion OF all hut u
frightened jury. meritel the full penalty Of the
law. After he had been two years In Jail his par.
don was obtained. mainly through the efforts Of
Socarrez, who wanted him for boss. as It was
impossible to employ any but a man Of his repu-
tation and keep him alive for any length ot time
Kane was no sooner installed in his new
a number of miners to deiraud the operators
| by returning more work than bad been per.
socarrez but the latter was afraid to discharge
Kane. who. IN revenge Tor the part taken by the
honest clerk, planned his murder. Burns.
when going 70 work on the fatal morning. was
wnylaid by Kane and several others. one ot
whom; Mi,hacl Birg'p sprHns out oi ambush
irienis bclieyei that Kane had inst gated
the assassination. they were afraid TO
cnier u prose 'uton or make any complaint.
and the crime gradually dropped out II mind
until il. with many other MURDERS of days gone
| D.,ettiye kscncy 10 work up. ON Saturday.
Detective Gil 'hrist laid his plan. which WAS To
make tllee arr SIS IN a. many NlIHIeAl itflS
oi The country at the same time. one man was
! known 10 he in Girarlyllle. another in this
place. and ,il- 'nird IL ~ adl9inng town .TY,
arrests were sucressluii5 .'ads. bat IN the third
the bird had flown.
Between 5 and o'clock on saturday evening
u despatch WAS received from Officer Green. NJ
| GrardVille. saying that Michael Dirgin had
been arrested and Was on h 5 way To- Pottsville
Swallowed my mans house all afternoon
| said the officer. and al about o'clock saw
| him come out on the street | ordered my boy
| t. harness the horse % the buggy. 50 that il
would bo all rcady 10 make start when got
my man. | walked down the street when ! hnd
got all my arrangement IN shape, and mot Br-
gin IN front Of GYeks store | asked him 10
stop in nni when | got him there | arrested
him for the murder Of Patrick Burns. Why
he said. I'm not a Molly. and know nothing
about the murder. ! nrysr heard anything
nhout il. even | snid. All right put tho
CUTS on him. and told him T. got into the
wagon. He did So. and We drove OF without
being noticed hy anybody
Forthe past week John Kane had been serving
In our courts ~ juror Every morning hc ut-
tended court. aud assisted as Juror in admin
i-tering justice. and at the close of histerm of
| OH 'ia usefulness hr was arrested on "A charge
Of murder. On being informed Of the charge
he almost dropped. and did not recover his selt-
| possession for many minutes. Then he said
| that all the men in the state If Pcnnsy sylvania
couldn't keep him IN Jail If they didn't perlure
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