Molly Maguires: Topics in Chronicling America The Molly Maguires were a secret society whose goal was to protect their members from oppressive mine owners.
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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Timeline Wave of assaults, robberies, and murders attributed to the Molly Maguires. June 21, Ten Mollies convicted of murder hanged. In all, 24 mine foremen and supervisors were assassinated. In , Franklin B.
Gowen, president of the Reading Railroad, hired the Pinkerton Detective Agency to infiltrate and destroy the Molly Maguires, whose union organizing became an impediment to increasing railroad profits. Using the alias James McKenna, native Irishman James McParlan spent two and a half years living alongside the coal miners, eventually gaining their trust. Despite the conflict of interest, Gowen served as the chief prosecutor during the subsequent trials.
Although the existence of the Molly Maguires as an organized band of outlaws in America is still debated, most historians now agree that the trials and executions were an outrageous perversion of the criminal justice system. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
Drama History. Director Martin Ritt. Arthur H. Lewis suggested by a book by Walter Bernstein. Top credits Director Martin Ritt. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Official Trailer.
Photos Top cast Edit. Frank Finlay Davies as Davies. Anthony Zerbe Dougherty as Dougherty. Bethel Leslie Mrs. Kehoe as Mrs. Art Lund Frazier as Frazier. Brendan Dillon Mr. Raines as Mr. Frances Heflin Mrs. Frazier as Mrs. John Alderson Jenkins as Jenkins. Malachy McCourt Bartender as Bartender. Susan Goodman Mrs. McAndrew as Mrs.
Nick Dimitri Policeman as Policeman uncredited. Martin Ritt. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Life is rough in the coal mines of Pennsylvania. A secret group of Irish immigrant miners, known as the Molly Maguires, fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and murder.
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