SlaJiv^ After Long Revenge.
Witness Against the Molly Maguires Murdered at Night In Peoria,
III.? Had Feared Vengeance For Years.
Punned for thirty vers by friends
of the Molly Magulres. against a num
ber of whom he was the star witness.
August Beltzner nt Inst met the fnte
thai he always believed was In - tore
for hi in because of the part he took
In putting an end to the reign of ter
ror that prevailed In the anthracite
eoal regions of Pennsylvania from
1>7.". to 187S.
Beltzner was a witness in several of
the trials that terminated in the liatiR-i
lug <>f more than a si-ore of the lead
ers of the Mollies nt Pottsville. S-httvl
itl county, and Mauch Chunk. Carbon
? .Hiutv.
Jack Kehoe, who conducted a hotel !
at ivttsvllle, was the chief <>f the
Molly Magulres, a swrot ocir?i>lwttlon ;
that murdered many mine owners and|
- npcrluteudeut.s. and It was principally I
I Vltzner's testimony that convicted 1
l.rhiv and several of hit followers,
who were banged at one time In the ;
i ill yard at Pottsville In the summer j
r I-:*.
Peltzner was foreman of the l.ehl;:!i
(' ?; and Navigation company at Ta
il! iua aud succeeded Morgan Powell.'
the superintendent, who was assas-l
s Inn ted 0110 winter night as he was
leaving the company store near his
homo at T?:jn<iu.l._
The pro out Ion of the Mollies was
conducted li.v the late Franklin B
Uowen. for a number of years prosl
(lent of t'li- I'hlla elphla and lieadlug
Itallro-: ! company, .who some years
ago. met i tragic Ueaih In a hotel at
Washington. Mo was found shot de-.d
in his room. and. '.Ithoujrh the verdict
,.f the ? uroiior's jury wan that he had
committed sui. Ide, It has always heen
believed that he was murdered by
'fiends of the n:en whom he had sent
to the gallows.
r.eltznef had a premonition that he
would suffer dentil at the hands of t!u>
Molly sympathizers, and In the hope
i f r ?aping their vengeance he moved,
twenty- five years mo, to .lollet. III.,
where In- opened a store ami where he
wis mysteriously murdered recently
"rding to Information received by
friei (Is here. He was aliout closing
tip for the ni:'hr and had already ex
tinguidied the lights when he was
shot down by an tmknowu man. who
es ap.'d lie was sixty-five years of
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After visiting for several weeks with
with Skugway friends, Mrs. I. Sowerby
and daughters Mina and Alena, went
home to Juneau on the Djlphin Thurs
day.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. George
Kosenberg entertained at an elaboiate
"500" party complimentary to Mrs. J.
W. Garvin.
The pretty homo of Mrs. RoBenborfi:
was tastefully decorated In yellow and
purple, the color scheme being carried
out with Skagwny (lowers. Tne charm,
iojj hostess was assisted in receiving
her guest and serving refreshments by
Mrs. Howard Ashley and Mrs. E. L.
Miller.
The prize for poiuts, a dainty hon bon
dish was won by Miss Norma Ask; the
prize for progress ou, a hand painted
plate, was captured by Miss Mina
Sowerbv; an exquisite lea set in a
case? the cut prize? fell to Miss I.aura
Doerrer; while Mrs. V. I. EJahn was
consoled with a pret:y cup and sauci-r.
The out of town quests were Mes
datms Daly, of Ketchikan; Auitin, of
Seattle; Sowerby, of Juueau; Sillimau,
of San Antonio, Tex.; the Misses O'
Connell, of Tecurnseh, Neb.: Watson, of
Seattle; Sowerby, of Juneau, and Moor
house, of Seattle. The other guests
were Mesdames Conway, Orchard, G.
G. Miller, Ruhle, King Lynch, Bush
ell, Black, Halm, Lowle, Ashley, Stey
ner, Kingsbury, E. L. Miller, Hockclt,
G. H. Miller, Kirtuse, Shaw, W. C.
Rlarchard, Geo. Blanchard, Weber,
Brltt, and Guthrie: the Misses Poebler,
Ask and Doerror.
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Judge and Mrs. F. Young and (laugh
ter Margurite of Princo Rupert, B. C.,
wore dinner quests of l)r. aud Mrs L.
S. Keller on Sunday.
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Mr. Patton of Sitka, nnd his daughter
Miss Cassia Patton were passengers on
the Cottage City. Mr. I'atton has been
in Ashland, Ore., for ionic tituo visiting
the family of his daughter. Mrs. Mc
N'alr. Miss Patton is returning from
hor vacation trip and will resume her
duties as teachcr in the government
schools at Sitka.
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The Pullen house guests retnembored
Mrs. Pnllen'a birthday on Thursdav by
presenting her an exquisite silver glove
and jewel box and n handsome pair of
gloves.
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Judge and Mrs. Young and daughter
Marguerlre of Prince Rupert, who have
been in Skagway for some time, Ho'.o)
Dewey guests, left the early part of the
week fo- Atlln where the ju 'go goes to
attenu to business matters.
Miss Cassia Patton of Sitka, and Mrs.
Channiog of Boston, visited with Mrs.
L. S. Keller Friday afternoon.
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Lieutenant and Mrs. S. 0. Orchard
an ' their out of town guests were very
pleasantly entertained at dinner Wed
nesday evening by Mr. and Mrs E J.
Shaw. Red and white sweet peas were
used for house "fcnd table decorations.
Plates were laid for eieht. the invited
Lzuests were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Silli
man of San Antonio, Tex.. Miss Helen
Watson of Seattle, Dr. F. C. Norman
and Lieutenant and Mrs. S C. Orchard,
of Skagway.
Dr. L. S. Keller left for Sitka on the
Cottage City to ho pone for ien days or
two weeks.
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Ed. Barry visited with his sister Mrs.
Patrick Murray of Whitehorse this
weok.
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Miss Lou Doebler returned to Ska ?
way Wednesday from Yukon points.
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Wm. McKay has cone to Porcupine
to work for the Porcupine Minlog com*
pany.
A jolly crowd of Slcagway people weut
to Bunuett on Saturday last and return
ed Tuesday afternoon. The party was
made up of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Silll?
man of Sao Antonio, Lieutenant and
Mrs. S. C. Orchard, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Brill, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ashley,
the Misses Watson and Morehouse of
Seattle, Jack, Neilllo and Bessie Mao
Orchard, Burnett and Frank Ashley,
Calvin and Sarah > Hitman. Mrs. Ceo.
Blanchard Accompanied the party to
Benuett and returned the same day.
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Judge and Mrs. R. A. Ountil.-on, Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Lull and etii'dreo, and
C. C. Pane, returned homo to Junoau
on the Dolphin. Mrs. C. C. Page nnd
baby will remain for ? few days at the
Pullon house.
Mrs. T. P. Foster, of Junean, i9 in
town visiting w.th her slstot, Mrs. Geo.
BUnchnrd.
Mrs. C. G. Austin of Soattle, is visit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. V. I. Halm.
Mrs. Austin will be in Skagway for sev
eral weens.
The early part of the week Mesdanies
flahn, Austin, Rosenberg, K. L. Mille
and Ashley went picnicking and herry
picking to the aummft.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Price of Los An
ireles, Calif,, guestsof tho Pullen house,
went to Conrad Friday morning to vt?lt
Mrs. Price's brother, Col. Conrad of
Conrad.
Mrs. Captalu VV rough tou ami Mrs.
Comyn-Ching cume from Dawson
Thursday afternoon and departed ou
tht! Benirica for London, England.
They were Pulleu house quests.
A. S Smith nnd wifo of Seattle ar
rived up on the Dolphin and are at the
Fifth avenue. Mr. Smith take# a posi
tion with 8. M. B hrends Co. Mr.
| Smith is one of the best dr.v goods men
on the coast and has boen with the great
house of J. A. Balllarftoon of Seattle
for years.
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