The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
THE DLTEGTVE$ IMITATION BY The M0LLY MA8U t.


when the Moies brought to justice later 10
was recalled that after became a member more men
who were marked for death had escaped than be-
fore The public did not know this. but the Mollies
did. And this fact went against me in the eyes Of
jack Kehoe, and it was he who first accused me OF
being detective"
What was the favorite way of killing man by the
MoIlies?
perhaps shooting was the favorte method of put
ting victim to death by Molly" he exclaimed. but
II fight had to be started and man beaten to death
in crowd 1t was all right for these ruans. If they
deemed knife should be used, then they used knife;
II it decided that it safer to walk up to
man standing by mine shaft perhaps just about to go
to work or resting after his days TOLL and to push him
down the deep pit that would be the way selected
There only rule, and that was to kill
man-kilI him the quickest way they could-when
that man had made it apparent that he would not
submit to the lawless threats Of lawless band
1.-The warning sent to a victim-a man who was not
be killed but just ordered to give up his home-for
offence to Molly often very crude. Written
in scraw!ng manner on any sort of paper that would
carry the threatening words the notice, rule, also
carried picture of knife, coffin, rope revolver.
Made an Officer of the Mollies.
while gathering evidence against the
bers in the district in which had settled wanted to
get in good graces of the other bodymasters to
learn how they were carrying Cd Inelr WOrk-WnOm
they killed and whom they planned to kill in the fu
ture had equal interest to had made my evil
dence complete. it agreed by my superior off,
GERS that the suppression Of district would not
stop the Molies from carrying out their murderous
plans in other parts.
1.-The fact that could write and better educated
than the majority of the members of the band counted
in my favor and advanced me In the organization.
Mun' LAWYER was one of my best boosters and it
through his efforts that became secretary of the
Shenandoah district The fact that had at last be-
officer Of the Mollies brought into contact
with other districts. made it my business to go to
district from another every possible pretext.
and in this way learned of many plans in advance
When I found that district No. 1, or 3 about
to kill some one would manage to get word to Mr..
Franklin, in Philadelphia, or Captain R. ]. Linden,
assistant superintendent of the Pinkertons, who had
come upon the to help break up the band.
81 know saved good many persons at various
times through getting word to the marked
for death 1 had been member but short time
when called the bulliest Molly Of them all
This title was given to me becauseI made it my bust
to do the talking and dig into the plans Of
the society OF course the local police did not know
detective, and gained a reputation among the
law abiding citizens Of being dangerous This reputa
ton stood me IN good account and advanced me still
closer into the inner circles Perhaps 1t is strange
that a real bad man should be the who was
fighting the hardest bring peace into Eastern Penn
sylvania but that was the work of the detective.
Did the Mollies to like you?
You might hear Molly Say-Jimmie' McKenna
is the boy that knows how to do things Every
called me Jimmie rather than Jim when 1
singing or dancing, but at meeting it Jim
ACCOMMODATIONS surely when real serious work
under way" was the explanation. Before Jack
KehOe answered for his long list of crimes the gal
lows he tried to planned many of the acts Of the
Mollies. He was correct. did lot of planning but
was to let Captain Linden know what had been
planned and he would take the proper steps to pro-
tect life and property.
When 1 found scheme under way prompted by
member of the band would make it my bust
to make suggestion that would cause delay
of few days, and in those days would get word to
my detective associates
IF Molly Mcguire did good turn I never
learned of it while was member. Instead of true
Christian charity being their motto, it should have
been terror, for that is what they caused. The
who could walk the streets of any of the towns or
villages at night uDarmed unheard Of Mollies
stalked from mine to mine at night like beasts OF
prey and the citizen returning home would often be
stopped and inspected, if nothing more, before being
permitted to go his way in peace"