The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-01-26
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Startling Revelations Promised Ere Long
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"Blinky" Will Make a Clean Breast
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Before He Steps on the Trap of the
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A Prominent Pittsburger Tells of What
Viii Occur Before the Day of
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Say All.


EvAyENNA, o., Jan. 23.-ISpecial. L
"Is James Robinson guilty Of the terri
ible crime of numbering Detective
William Hulligan here on the fourth
day of February last, of which he has
been convicted by a Portage county
jury andlnow languishes in the annex
of the Ohio Penitentiary awaiting the
death penalty, he being sentenced to
hang on the 81 day of April next ?"
Meeting quite a prominent citizen of
Pittsburg, a few days since, and one
who is in a capacity to know the inner
workings of Pittsburg officials
we propounded to him the
preceding question and he in answer
said, "That question has arisen in the
minds of many thousands of people,
not only in your State of Ohio but in
the great city of Pittsburg, where Rob-
inson has ever lived since his infancy.
i, There is hardly man who believes him
guilty and men of high standing who
have no interestin the matter one way
or the other, except to see that justice
is done. No one doubts for moment
but that Blinky Morgan has been justly
and rightfully convicted, and merely
from the fact that Jimmy Robinson
was found in his company in the Wilds
of Michigan, he was set down as one Of
the gang, and on that ground and that
ground alone, was Convicted ,Contin-
uing he said: Before the 9th day of
next April arrives, there will be some
startling revelations" FBy whom?" we
asked.
"By none other than that wonderful
man of nerve, Charles Morgan, COM
the trial Of Robinson began there
was mutual agreement between
Robinson's and Morgan's attorneys as
also between the two men, whereby
Robinson was to first take the stand,
in his own behalf, and was to be fol
lowed by Morgan, who was to make a
clean breast Of the whole affair; but
this was knocked in the head Sam
Eddy was the principal attorney for
Morgan. He had carried his case to
the Circuit Court, ana before coming
out and acknowledging everything, he
desired the Circuit Court to pass on
the case. Before Blinkey Morgan steps
ON the death trap he Will make a
confession completely generating
Robinson and Coughlin He will give
the whole gang away saying that it was
composed of FIVE men, Blinky Morgan,
Pat Hanley, Billy Harrington, Bill
Powers and Harry McMunn, the pris-
oner who was rescued.
"Vny," said he, "in the first place it
was not intended that the rescue was to
take place in Rayenna, but all plans
were made to rescue McMunn in the
the city Of Allegheny. The
gang were to be in Max Rlein's saloon
at 81 Federal street, and as the officers
were on their way to the depot with
McMunn, the gang was to rush out,
overpower the officers and rescue the
prisoner at the last moment. This was
given up and Rayenna selected as the
place, the numerous lakes and
swamps surrounding it affording
an excellent opportunity for
escape. This Bill Powers is a particular
friend of Chief Detective Murphy, of
Allegheny. Murphy had posted Pow
ers to the working of, handouts and
every minor detail was y arranged. =
But Murphy was up here to testify
for the prosecution and if he was in
cahoot with the gang, how do you ac-
couut for that. .
Eyes, he was there, but he did not go
on the stand to testify. He was afraid
to. Tom Marshall had controlling
power over him, and he dared not tes-
tify" "Why, McMunn would never
have been caught in Allegheny, if it
had not been for woman he met on
the street and took her up to hisj room,
where the two stayed all night, and in
this way the police found out where he
was roomingP
What about the furs that were
stolen, do you know what was done
with them @ N \\\NN
Eyes l do, they were -shippedN from
Allegheny east toN New ~ 0rk; they ]
were then shipped across the ocean aud
Pat Hanley and Billy, Harrington ac:
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