Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-06-19
DISPATCHES.

louisville, June l1.-Ine sun mas
set upon the execution of the fifteenth
Mollie Mcguire murderer: There
have been more murders under Mol
lie rule in the coal regions than exc
cutions, but late events prove that
justice is rapidly catching up. To
day at an early hour the streets of
Pottsville indicated that something
more than usual was going to happen.
There were no crowds pouring in
from the principal thoroughfares,
but citizens gathered in quiet little
knots and talked in whispers on the
street corners. Their topic was the
execution of Dennis Donnelly, who,
with Jack Kehoe, had caused the foul
murder of two inoffensive citizens
In the meantime quiet preparations
were going on for Donnelly's execu-
ton. Sheriff AEatz and his deputies
erected scaffold near the eastern
wall of the jail, and Warden King
was pacing the corridor with Father
Gallagher, talking over the solemn
event. Deputy Dolan kept watch
at the door and admitted the few
who had passes. A jury chosen &C
cording to law occupied the prison
parlor and conversed in whispers
Suddenly a cry was heard in the cor
ridor. A female relative of the con-
demned had taken leave of Donnelly
and was giving vent to her feelings.
She was hushed up by the attend
ants and ushered into vacant cell,
where she remained till Dennis died.
The Sheriff and jury, with the
prisoner, supported by Fathers Gal
lagher and Brennan, at 10:15 marched
out of the junction door and silently
strolled along the brick sidewalk to
the gallows, where were gathered less
than hundred persons, separated
from the instrument of death by a
rope. The priests were attired in
common surplices, and kept constant
ly encouraging the culprit as they
together moved and stood upon the
platform A few short prayers were
said and repeated, Donnelly kissing
the crucifix passionately meanwhile,
and then Sheriff Matz said: Dennis
Donnelly, have you anything to say
before the sentence of the law is car
ried out p Donnelly replied: Il
have nothing to say"
The priests left and the Sheriff
stood on the scaffold alone with Don
nelly. The official drew from his
pocket a new white cap, and placed
it over the culprit's head and neck,
around which had previously been
placed the hemp rope The side sup
ports of the trap had already been
removed, and nothing remained but
to pull the string that would drop the
fatal trap. As soon as the Sheriff
had reached the ground the trap fell,
and then was witnessed the most
violent death by hanging that has
taken place since McParlan's first ex-
position of Mollie crime. The rope,
which had been properly adjusted
back Of the left ear, slipped forward,
and bound as he was, arms, knees and
feet. Donnelly twitched and moaned
till the stouted heart was melted In
nine minutes Prison Physician Carr
pronounced him dead and the body
was taken down. The drop fell at
1929, and in eight minutes death
ensued from strangulation. At 10:45
the body was taken down and imme-
diately removed to the depot, from
whence in a special train, provided by
the Reading Railroad, it was removed
to Girardville and buried in the Gem
etery beside his mothers grave. In
a few moments the yard gates were
opened and large crowd outside of
the walls was admitted to satiate
their morbid curiosity.
Jack Kehoe was removed to an
other cell, SO that he could not see
the gallows, as his quarters over
looked the scene of the execution.
He was interviewed after Donnelly's
death and spoke hopefully of his own
case
Donnelly is the fifteenth Mollie ex
ecuted. On the 21st of June of last
year ten men were hung. They were
Duffy. Roarity, Boyle and
at Pottsville, for the muir
der of Policeman Yost Munley, at
Pottsville, for the murder of Sanger /;
Doyle, Kelly and Campbell, at Mauch
Chunk, for the murder of ]. P. Jones,
and Donohue, for the murder of NJ
Powell. On March 25 of the pres
ent year Hester, Tully and McHugh
were executed at Bloomsbury for the
murder of 4. w Rea. On March % !
Fisher was hung at Mauch Chunk for
the Powell murder, and the execution
of Donrelly to-day completes the fif-
teen.
SAN Francisco, June ia Win
nemucca, Nevada dispatch, says the
citizens held a meeting on Tuesday |
night and subscribed monsy to arm
and equip company Of mounted vol
unteers to 60 out on the Northwestern !
stage road to scout and check the hos
tile Indians who are reported to be
numerous in the vicinity of Camp
The up stage from Sum-
NIT was captured by indians on Tuesday
and M'Cutchen, the driver killed.
The only passenger named Hamilton,
escaped on one of the leaders. The
rest Of the horses we're taken and the |
stage Quilted. The escaped passenger
gave the alarm along the road and the
settlers are all crowding into Camp
The road is all stripped |
from here to Owyhee. The stage |
several boxes of arms and |
to parties IN Idaho.
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