, 1881-12-04
MOLLY MAGUIRES.
Trial of Eight 1Ien tor the Murder Of
Capt. Izeuley Last Summer at Dun

Trial of Eight Hen tor the Murder OF
Capt. IEculey Last Summer at Dun
bar, Pa.
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
US1oSTowS, Pa. Dec. lin q short time the
trial Of the Molly Magui-es will take place in the
Fayette County Courthouse, in this beautiful
and prosperous village. These men are to be
tried for the murder of Capt Maurice Heaey at
Dunbar, on the :Gth of last. June. The circum-
stances attending the murtlerous occurrence
are substantially US subjoned: On the night OF
Sunday, the 18th OF June, Maurice Henley, who
WAS 1ountrytnan and foreman OF the Dunbar
Furnace at Dunbar, an irou-manufacturing
and hituminous coal mining town, about six
miles from here, while going from his place of
residence to see the evening blast run" at tho
furnace, shot and instantly killed
BY two men. The tragedy occurred on
u path frequented by passers-by, and
was at tho time of the commission of
scores Of people on their way home from divine
worship. The precise point where Capt Healey
WAS assasin'tred WIS on small pathway within
u few rods of the dwelin. Of Mrs Harper The
WOMAN who resides in the house adjacent no.
tIced the Captain from her gate a few moments
before She heard the shots which killed him.
Accompanying him, Or immediately behind him.
were wuking two men attired in thin holiday
c'othes but. owing 10 the tast-sathering dark
ness. Mrs, Harper was unable to distinguish
either Of the 1nen. The three men had proceed
ed bul short distance past the house when the
woman heard Healey cry OUT: my God! men,
mediately following four shots were fired in
quick succession Mrs. Harper 1T once gave the
alarm. but before any one was attracted by her.
young man going home from church, who
stumbled over. the prostrate man. When
found Capt. Hcaly was quite dead, and bleed
ing from four wounds. and so close must the as
snsns have been to him when they fired that his
clothes even were on fire 1t would be difficult
To describe upon paper the terrible excitement
which prevailed.
suspicion, with the aid Of Pinkerton's Na,ional
% Kan M u "e{sa Goitns M s9e s9
tin Donohue, James McFaran, james Hogan.
Mike Dolat,. Pat Dolau, aud Pat Flood. Tho
supposed immediate cause that led to the
der Of IIe:ly, was his hithcr opposition to the
granting OF license to sell whisky. For NUM-
ser of years Pat NcFar!an, IN 1rishinan. living
there, and realized during that period a consid.
cradle amount Of money Capt. fleuiy.
who from his position rs foreman OF the Dunbar
Furnace WAS boss OF Il large number Of men.
seeing and knowing what i curse drinking was
to tho men who worked about him, au1 having
frequently been put to great inconvenlenee by .
men remaining on pruFacteu sprees deter
mined that he would oppose tho granting Of
licenses III Dunbar. This. Of course: was con-
terribly angry aud threatened fearful things.
house known as Hsherniaa Hull one evening:
shortly after McFarlan's license was refused
heard very excited and apparently angry dis
cussion gon, Oh within. ise,ng curious. Gadis
stopped and crept undcr the building and heard
whit was goi1. on in the hall II was<lt seems,
/. eort OF indignation meeting OF tue defeated
purity for the purpose OF devsing means TO get
eyeu with the men who had prevented the
granting uf d license to McFnriai,. The saiooi-
keeper, McFar'nu. was present AMI made him
self conspicuous By his loud denuncaitiou and
threuts OF vengeance against those ne called his
eneu,1es and the men who be claimed were Gu
dcavoring TO ruin him. Gadis also overheard
the remark made by some ont that Capt. Heaay
would soon be 'hxcd.' and committee YVES APP
pointed to do rho 'ti1tng. bur this was done,in
SO low voice that tho infornler. Gadis. says he
who xcrc sciecred US the co.nlnittec to do tho |
bloody work. This meeting WAS held i'll May
last, nnd IIeaiy murdered in tho latter part
Of June. On Thursday. Aug. II, Capt. Robert |.
Tis,Gcu Superintendent Of the Pennsylran1a /
department OF Pinkerton's National detective |
services had been secured by !
the propriutors of Dunbar Furnace to work up |
the cust.--aud his corps OF officers arrested !
cixht men TT and about Dunbar for the crime. |