The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-25
The Fated bay for the MOLLY Maxutres.


BLooMsBuRG, Pa. March A.-Years ago, when
the anthracite coal region was exclusively
operated by individual operators it was Gus
| tomary to carry large amounts Of money, which
from the banks to the colliery offices. where the
payments were made, and the employees were
acquainted with this fact.
pear Mt. Carmel started out on the morning Of
October H. 1868. to drive, to the coliery, and it
was presumed that he had large amount Of
| money with him to make the payment then
due, Daniel Kelly. who turned States evidence
On 9n the trial Of Hsistsr Tuly andsMcHugh for
sition to him to rob .Rea. and that while The
party who had been picked to do the Job were
on their way Heister dropped back. saying he
nad s business to attend to at shamokin. and left
ock, Kelly and MeHugh, with several others. con;
cealed tn. mseives in the thick underbrush, and
sins sprang into ts road 4 two se ii ne ne horss rss
head, and the rest at the carriage with pistols
his money demanded. They found but til itte. aha
less than one, hundred dollars. the amount to
be paid to the employees having been for
then took place as to w6at dispostion usino should
be made Of Rea when McHugh said that he did
not want to be hunted down Then the firing
yolveE to bis head and fred killing him insan} m
". When Heister learned Of the amount Of the
booty he refused to take any.
Duffy. all Mollie Maguires were arrested. The
two Ia named were acquitted on an aibi, and
nolle proseQut was entered in Holsters case
as there was no evidence On which to hold him.
In 1875 Heister. Tally and McHueh were ar
rested on information given by Daniel Kelly.
prison for. a petty offense. The trial com
menced IN February. 1877; the jury returned
verdict OF murder in the first degree, and on
the twenty-fourth OF the same month they were
sentenced to be hanged on August of the same
year.
A writ of error was taken out, and the case
was reviewed by the Supfeme Court. which lri-
bunal sustained the action of the lower cours
and on February %, 1873 the Governor signed
the death warrant of Heister. Tully and Nc
Hugh, fixing March Is as the day Of their execu.:
Pardons, and that body. on March Is, decided
not to interfere:
Heister's family consisting of his wife, four
daughters and son-in,law. We're with him
yesterday and to-day; and are in great distress.
Tullys wife, was with him also. and sttpson
a child four years old, who slept last night with
the father. McHugh, is single and b has no rela-
The prisoners are reconciied to their fate
The Jail yard is small-.only 36 feet square
and bnt few Y persons will be admitted to the
former home: Tully and McHugh will be
buried at Wilkesbarre. Everything quiet. A
IS @ be Sara me pay
for Heister in case McHugh or Tully will mako
a statement on the gallows. The prisoners
counsel. however. says that no reprieve arrived
Yesterday, and he expected none. He was with
Heister this morning, arranging private busi-
ness.
The reports about q confession having been
with the prisoners ali day. and Fathers Koch,
McGovern and schutter will be with them to-
morrow. and remain with them until after the
execution. The galioWs are the same used at
ing.