The New York herald., 1878-12-19

succession OF crimes. He has been denounced as
the chieest Molly Mcguire in the entire anthracite
coal region and iii the light OF the past TWO yeas
revelations he doubtless earned the appellaiio ihe
openness and frequency of crime i'll SchuSikli car
bon and lower Luzerne were to great degree
owing TO the counsel and influence or Johh henoe.
For sixteen seventeen years a member OF the or
der either under the name OF "Buckshot or Molly
Mcguire" he regarded with pride its fast growing
influence under the name OF the ancient order OF
Hbernians." He was large. rather handsome man.
with cold gray eye of great determination ot charac
ter, and of intense seshness that permitted nothing
70 stand III tho way OF his wishes or ms safety
Having wrcsted the position Of county delegate iroh
Barney Dolan after sharp contest he SET out upon
number OF bold, cruel crimes, N the nope thal ~
tins way he could firmly establish ms position
against all colners He assumed that Dolah weakness
in the Order and failure to secure reelection we're
owing to his cowardice and he determined 10 MAKE
strong contrast with Dolans policy by his own bold
and daring. He had known OF crimes commit
ted for wears the criminals not only escaping punish
ment but exempt from suspicion Ihe hehd ana
front OF power that sent members to the State
Legislature and filled high county and borough Of
hces, he was courted and battered by politicians
Undertaking deeper and more desperate Jobs, he
discarded the authority and teachings OF the Church
III which he was reared and renowned all moral
obligations. Crimes followed crimes in the region
with such rapidty and OF such a terrible character
that public attention specially called to the SUD
jeet. For some time spy detective, called James
McKenna. had been prominent III the councils OF the
order. At length Molly after another was ar
rested Kehoo AT once suspected NIckenna, and he
said to a companion, He must be put out OF the way;
for Gods sake have him killed tonight or
he will hang half of the people in schuylk county
The murder agreed 10, AMI III the evening some
fifteen men. with axes, tomahawks and mine siedGes
assembled to prrpe1ate the rurder out the detective
eluded their pursuit.
KrnoE ARRESTED
lii May, 1876, while the murderers OF fost were
being tried, Jack kcLoe, then high constable of
Girslrdsyille and Hibernan county delegate,
together with several other Mollies, was
arrested charged with assault and battery,
with intent to kill. and the 10th Of October follow
ing he was sentenced to seven years Imprisonment
for participating III "a conspiracy kill Jesse and
4 81 terrible assaults
cruel murders are laid al the door of kehoe and IT Is
alleged that the proof is positive of his completely in
which he executed. That offence was
the murder of L. W. 5. Langdon, at Audenrcid,
on the l4th day of June, 1867 langdon was a
breaker boss. public meeting was held upon this
date to make arrangements tor celebrating the follow
ing Fourth Of July. One # the party present,
whether purposely by accident IL uncertain, spat
upon the American flag. Langdon denounced in strong
the person offending This the occasion for
angry retorts and threats. Ii supposed that, inde
pendent of this offence given by Langdon that day.
he had rendered himself obnoxious to some OF the
workmen in his capacity as boss. He left the meet
hotel he set upon. severely beaten with stones
and left insensible and in dying condition One
He died in short time. a mob had
evidently followed him John kehoe, the
county. delegate of schuylkill county. was
charged with the offence Yellow
Jack Donahue, We're John Campbell and others.
The blow supposed to have been struck with ham,
mer is said to have been inflicted by Yellow Jack
Donahue with a swinge which he had picked
up Langdon was carried from Audenried across the
line into Schuylkil county where lived, and at
which place he died the next day.
BETRAYED HIS ASSOCIATES.
Kehoe's participation i'll the crime first came to
light during the prosecution OF Kelly, Doyle and
Kcrrgan for the murder of John p. Jones. When
the "squealing'' of Kerrigan and the lad McHugh
commenced. and the detective McKenna. alias Mcpar
Ian. put upon the stand, many of the dark mys-
terious crimes that had terrorzed the coal regions
became known. The evidence against Kehoe of a
circumstantial character, from which the jury i'll.
farraf i'm ri
ing and the 9th OF January 1877, the jury brought
in a verdict against him.