New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-25
MURDER IN THE COKE REGION

sPyFN "MoIIIE MAGURES" ABOUT TO BE TRIED
FOR THE MURDER OF MAURICE HEALY-A TALE
OF LAwLEssNEss IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRiBUNEI
UNIoNTowH, Penn, Nov. 22.-The approach
ing trials OF the seven "MOie Maguires" now in jail
here for the murder OF Maurice Heay foundryman and
boss of Dunbar Furnace, ia exciting much interest and
will bring many strangers TO this quiet little village or
the seven men John Kahn is the oldest His appearance
is certainly against him He Is nearly six feet Ia height
broad of shoulder, brawny, muscular, hardened with
working at the coke ovens, with small treacherous grey
eyes low forehe i'd massive hanging jaws, red hair sh
red beard and "a general savage, bulldog scOwL He
came TO this section three years ago from the anthracite
region is married. and has three children His cOmpan-
ions are more prepOssessng In appearance. Back
Caius Is short. active, jOvia rlshman. whose black,
restless cunning eyes everything In moment, and
whose reputation at Dunbar has been that OF man
ready drink fight with any one He is by occupa-
ton a digger, and has wife and seven children
unenviable position an accused murderer seems
not 10 trouble him in the least, and he seems ~ well
conented behind the bars ne would be In his dftt IN
the coal mine The third James McFarane, Is the
Of" Pat McFarlane, Dunbar's saloonkceper. He II
only eighteen years old, although tall for his his
eve is uncertain and his companions have not been
much of to him for years back
OF the others. " Barney" Flood, Mike and Pat
DoIan and james RogaD little be said, save that
they are young Irish lads VINO have worked in and
them is Pat" Dolan, who is twenty-four, and the
Youngest Barney" Flood who ia nineteen They just
ordinary young fclows not vicious, naturally than
their class but easily led and the worst thing known
AGAINST them till accused OF this murder, the
they have associated with OF late.
Although within the last two three years several
very mysterious murders have occurred Dunbar It
WAS not known until the murder Healy commit
ted that an organization of Moie Maguires really
listed there. Healy killed on Sunday evening June
20 az twilight The point where ne was Killed was an
exposed place path the most frequcnted and public
perhaps the neghborhood and within few yards OF
an inhabited dwelling house. He was found few mo
nens after he shot, and large number OF persons
heard the report OF the shots which killed him. Mrs.
Uarper young woman living the place, observed
Uealy pass along the path in front Of her
door a few moments before she heard
four pistol shots. Alongside, little
behind him walked two other men, whom, owing TO the
gloom, she unable TO recognize a moment after
she heard in rapid succession four snOts and then
Healy's voice crying out My men, don't me
Ike this" she at gave the alarm. but before any
one attracted by her cries Healys body dis
covered by a passerby. His clothing atre, close
had his assailans been when they fred and his death
must have been almost instantaneous. All trace OF his
murderers disappeared The Coroner summoned
instantly and tho whole community thrown into
great excitement
Major De saulles vicepresident Of the Dunbar Iron
and Furnace Company, and Healys immediate superior,
a. soon az he was informed OF the dreadful fate his
friend and comrade Immediately teegTaphed Pinker-
toms Detective Agency in Philadelphia 10 send
uetent man TO Dunbar TO work the The
next day at a quiet, peasant-manneTed gentleman
unObtrusvey took his seat at the CorOner inquest aud
listened to all that said, and aferward quietly took
his departure. The COrOners jury verdict In
accordance with the evidence which very mearc,
and adjourned things settled down into the Ordi-
nary routine OF workday life. The Commissioners OF
Fayette County offered reward OF $1,000
for the detection Of the murderers, and IL the
general impression that working
In town when, August H. not two months after the
| murder committed, eight men were arrested,
| brought here from Dunbar, and lodged In Jail The
conducted by Captain r. j. Linden, the
assistant of McParlan in his adventures among the
MOllies Of the anthracite region Linden was noticed
| on the streets few DAYS before the arrests
made, and recognized AZ the same man who
quiet and attentive at the Coroners inquest weeks
before. Tne men were arrested separately and At times
when IL was known they would be least expecting any
thing of the Kind kan regarded the most desperate
and vicious OF the lot, was taken first and by Linden
himself None OF them gave any trouble.
The men were given a preliminary hearing, and
prosecution hold John Kan, and admit the rest TO
BAH In So 900 each few weeks passed between that
time aud the September court, when the Grand Jury
found true bills against them The commonwealth
beng ready 10 proceed the Court ordered that the
cnsed be admitted bail In 1000 each Two OF them
have succeeded obtaining this amount. The
an iai awaiting their trial. which comes of AT the De
mans which IL very powerful in the mining regions
about here, is assisting the accused men Eminent
have engaged the accused have control OF
money and desperate effort Will DC made 10 clear them.