Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-01-13 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ANOTHER “ MOLLIE MAGUIRE " CON VICIYED.  A despatch to the Hew York World, dated Month Chunk, Pennsylvania, December 21, says: Another "Mollie Maguire " was convicted here this morning of murder in the first degree, and under rather exceptional circumstances. In June last Alexander Campbell, of Summit -hill, a thriving mining town in tine county, was convicted of the murder of John P. Jones, the superintendent of the Lehigh and Wilkeebarre Coal and Iron Company. He woe sentenced to be hanged, but the sentence was not carried into effect, as the case was carried to the Supreme Court on a writ of error. Since his conviction for the above murder, C. T. M'Hugh, a former bodymaster of the "Mollie Maguire division at Summit - hill, ban "squealed," and in his confession has implicated not only Aleck Campbell but half a docen others in the murder of Morgan Powell. APHogla's story is that he was bodyroaster in October, 1871, but that on account of his objection to taking part in wholesale murder he was deposed, and Aleek Campbell elected in his stead. At a meeting held by the division, of which Campbell was now a member. M'Hugh goes on to tell, Campbell proposed that Morgan Powell, the superintendent of all the mines of the Lehigh and Wilkesborre Coal and Iron Company, or, as it then was, the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, shonld, in " Mollie " parlance, he put out of the way. Te this proposition Thomas P. Fisher (convicted on Saturday last of the murder of Powell). when eountydelegate of ell tl2e "Mollies" in Carbon County, objected, saying, "John P. Jones LI a worse man than Powell and should be attended to first.' One murder seemed to be as satisfactory to Campbell as another. for he agreed to have Jones killed, and appointed M'Hugh and Brennan to do the work. Jonee, however, was not killed at that time, as the men appointed to do the work concluded to remain at home. Campbell upbraided them for their cowardice, and informed them that he had determined upon the murder of Powell. Campbell called a meeting of his division, and not a dissenting voice was beard. A messenger was sent to the division in Tuseorora, Schuylkill County, for men to do the work. The bodymaater, "Yellow Jack" Donohoe, said "All right," and at once called a meeting, which was held in the woods near Tucker's breaker. At the meeting "Yellow Jack" stated that MOll were wanted to go to Summit. bill to "pat a man out of the way." Malloy and Coleman refused to go when appointed, and Donohoe, who says himself that he "would as soon shoot a man as a bull-dog," said "I will go," and he did go, taking his brother Matthew and Charles Ifidherrin. These men went to Summit-hill, met Fisher, M'Kenna, and Campbell, by appointment, and killed Powell. Donohoe has been convicted of the murder, and was on Monday sentenced to death. Fisher and M'Kenna have also been convicted, but have not yet been sentenced. Met Donohoe has disappeared. WHegh and Mulherrin have turned States evidence, and after a trial lasting three days, Alexander Campbell, the most bloodthirsty " Mollie " in the region, wan convicted of murder 'it the first degree. Campbell is full of grit, and though convicted of two murders is confident of at last regainindhie freedom. After the handcuffs had been placed upon him, and as he was about to leave the court in company with his guard, he turned to the crowd that filled the building, and said. "Good-bye, boys; the I tkfird time will be lucky. if I h bye thne 1:1 s."