The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-14
80 o MS,
So.As WEST 1aTH ST.
DEEDS OF THE BUCKsHOTS.

DEEDS OF III B~UCKSHOTS.
sou. or The R,oodv Grimes Committed by
That Order OF Coal Region Thugs.
"Well do 1 remember the days when Dona-
Ions cat. the unique weapon OF the Order OF
Buckshots. described in II Sun the other
day. was the terror OF tho Pennsylvania coal
regions" said q former newspaper man OF the
schuylkill Valley. FL knew more thar q score
OF persons in my own Voinity who were given
the raps' with that implement OF death and
torture. and was personally acquainted with
no less than six prominent men VINO were
killed outright during tho ceremony OF as
cipline with the cat ct the hands OF
delegates who were carrying out tho instruc-
tions Of tho order. There was Daniel Fisher
of Hazleton, Luzerne county. who suffered the
extreme penalty OF the raps because he re-
fused to become a Buckshot Patrick Burns
OF Frenchtown persisted in visiting n young
woman who had refused to marry n member
OF the order. and he received q fatal dose OF the
cat on the very threshold OF the house whore
the girl lived. on tho eve OF one st. Patrick's
Day. Peddlor Dougherty OF Eckley saw fit to
overlook an opportunity to purchase a couple
Of tickets In a rattle for a stove that had tho
patronage OF the Buckshots. and he was found
dead In the woods. bearing the unmistakable
mHThb VI DOhuloh . u ohhAo h'A~s
berton offended q Buckshot by refusing
to dance with q certain girl at u
picnic. and that same night he died
under tho raps. Patrick Mckinley OF Black
Jeddo expressed too emphatic an opinion one
day about q member OF the order. and the next
day he was found dead. with the cat marks on
his head. Tho worst rapped mar who over
survived q business call from the Buck shots
was Squire McHugh OF Buck Mountain. Car
bon county.
Squire McHuGh was n local political leader
and very outspoken In his opinion OF tho
Buckshots. Hairy Man Mcdonnell. who AZ
terward became a moving spirit. an assassin
among the Molly Maguires. and who was ono
OF tho thugs Of that organization. was hanged
at Mauch Chunk in 1877 for murder commit
ted at It's order: 'Humpty' Flynn ncd
from tho coal regions TO escape Il similar
fate. Both these mon were leading Euckshots.
They were selected AS a committee to attend
to the case Of Squire McHugh for his pre-
sumption and temerity in criticising the
Bach's saloon in H.zleton. ana immediately
proceeded to give him the cat In that public
that M FIJI ~ 0 could d po.sibly survive the terri
BILE dose OF the, raps that he received at tho
hands OF the two assafsins. His head and
face were pounded to n pulp, ana MS BODY
was battered until 1t was raw; He was taken
TO Philadelphia and placed in a hospital.
last. to the surprise OF everybody. 10
was able to be taken home his right side
and. body fell out, and none ever grew in
again. He was. n physical and almost n men
tsi wreck Ah until his d death ,ha I've or 81 three YEATS years
in that part Of. the coal regions in those
daE.f may Be undsrstooa fFCm the fact that
The eTpe5ienes q Can't. Mckinley q Eek
o orra1 1fSaic"'t Capt. Mckinlcy lad offend.
9 ed some ass one \ cd in the 0, %ss a in foSs
to give him the raps. This eommitteo
was escoItod by q body guard Of 200 Buck
to bed. all OF them up stairs except his aged
father. who occupied n room on the ground
When the, Bucsshots broke into the house he
stood stSoIvs At q the RI ho San Of The t. stairs %.Fns Si Tho a n sSGfss
gang that be, would shoot as many OF them
TIhG Attempted s ls to come " Yb stairs H6m as mt there k Mere
ths'r2 u ! nBuctsIots That Backed them N UP;
ulnntii a Baekshot aissoSs5ed" tho CAPTAINS
Oh father in his bed; The old man was
h ir.gaE Si9 1ut ia an Se tae h 691d IN ron, qi nte ef him rs q
dared not fire Tor lear q Killing Ms father. but
Of the arst opportuinity.' On nsaring the tor
q the stairs ,. th. III HuS Hr Msk XhI was hos 4 PT p St tb.
1allOw, nuTlBI Olu AIT. NlthlulNS DouIlJ u \ ~
CAPTAIN. The old man struck heavily against
his son. and be was knocked to the floor. Be
fore he could recover himself or use, his
weapon the gang was upon him. lie and MS
l lsiiniS yin %sf IL t thslr Slo ,oi0 IN SPITE 81 their ter.
ribls Injuries, both men eventually recovered.
But the Buckshots did not always escape
unframed from their bloody errands, Not in
suited in death or disaster to thsmselves.
Among we'll known, and dreaded. Buckshots
who were Killed while attempting to carry out
Rnna nni.ial anhnma Nf AEQnSGlnAtlDn vera
Pete Monday. who was shot and killed at Buck
Mountain by q man named Lauderbrenn. and
james Tammany at HsnrisigRR', This ned
order. ' s@d Raa resolved sas t 'Sai give Ta M
msny t an,i I Back shst. ns ss sGIns an ano, I"sr
rssiSns well as h RiSsf H fhEGSs%oHsM ca ice sHn.
the name having been given him because, Of
ing remarkably sweet and sympathetic in
rendering the quaint old Irish ballads and
iolk.Eonss. Of Which he had a wonderful! store.
many's house on IA sunday. when Tammany
was alone. all tho other Inmates OF the house
being awav to church. The assassins entered
victim. He fought the, two men about the
hat lay on the table; With this no stabbed
Killed Ills mIrdetous companion Tut
others who heard the noise Of the strus.
gle rushed In and disarned Tammany.
But he had succeeded in giving McGeeshan
cuts and stsbs that came noar proving fatal.
Tammsny was arrested and tried for murder.
seQuit him. Prominent members of the lar
OF Luzerns county made up . purse for him.
and no let, the region. as the, vengeance of
course than a repetition Of the rapplng."