The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03

., ing to be held in the woods, and he
promised hot talk for the MoIlies.
Are you a lot Of old women7 Kehos
should take your charter away from you
for failing to kill these fellows" he BE-
gan.
THE men had been practising with
rifles to see who was the best shot, but
Yellow Jack called them lot Of school
boys and said he did not think any more
delays should be reported.
John Slattery was a Molly. He had
been a. school teacher, but had never
taken part in the actual killing of man.
While the plans were being discussed
some one suggested that Slattery should
go along and help kill the Major boys
He gave some excuse, a good one. and
then said:-I cannot go. but I will give
So to the man who takes my place
"I'm your man. exclaimed Mike
Doolan and Matthew Donohue. and they
were chosen as being good men to take
part in the deal as a murder was
called.
Mike Somers was told that he must
follow the Major boys and report every
day where they went and what they did
until the men who were to come from the
other districts could arrive to help in the
killing. James Kerrigan had been one Of
the men who was to go along, but he did
not want to take part in the case. he
was told he must, however, and he left
town to hurry along some others Vel
low jack was getting more impatient
every day at the delay, so he sent the
following telegram to Kerrigan:-
'Tuscarora, June Is, 1S75.-Don't
send boy tonight.
JOHN DONOHUE.'
This was a cipher message which
meant for Kerrigan to return at once
and start the killing" explained Mr.. Nc
Parland. But all their carefully made
plans were frustrated in this case, Tor
the Major boys escaped, due to q warn
ing.
Il have given an example of where men
escaped with their lives. I could give
many others where the plans were carried
out and the victims killed, but some of
them would be second hand stories. I
was unable to get all the inside infOrma-
ton at times owing to the policy of eX-
IRENE secrecy among the various body
masters, and even though l had risen
high in the ranks and was on the in
side did not know all the facts.
1.-The man who pulled off clean deal,
that is, a murder where the victim was
shot down dead, was a hero among the
Mollies 4 good many of the victims
were beaten to death with stones and
short handled sledge hammers. The muir
derers patiently bided their time until
they found the victim in a crowd and
then it was easy to crack his skull.
when il came to attacking a colliery
or a mine in the course OF the big strike
that was another thing. A mob would
gather in a few seconds, knowing they
were to burn, cut and shoot, and they did
NOT need any further orders. recall one
time that had to take an active part IN
an attack on a colliery at Gloyer's Hill,
West Shenandoah. The body masters had
agreed that this colliery should be de-
sfroTed, and Joined five hundred Mollies
in making the attack, knowing all the
while that Captain Linden was inside
with twenty-five armed policemen, but
had to play my part. We did not get into
tba colIiery owing to the cool bravery Of
Cgntain Linden, but several Of the MollieS
were wounded.
S'Tbe mob turned and marched to
Mabanoy CITY, five miles away, where
+bev % Injured the place after running the
sheriff out of town. did a heap OF
shouting and dancing and wild waving Of
nv arms during these attacks, just to
snow was a real Molhe. but L managed
70 take some good notes during the fights.
"CIoyernor Hartranft had to heed the
mob rule and call out the State troops,
for the Mollies were growing holder and
had reached a point where troops were
required to stop them