In 1980, Governor Milton Shapp pardoned a man hanged as the "king" of this group, John "Black Jack" Kehoe.
A Kevin Kenny book titled "making sense" of this group asserts that they assassinated Major Denis Mahon. According to W. Steuart Trench, the members of this group blackened their faces with burnt cork and dressed up as old women. This group's tactics were similar to previous movements like the Whiteboys and the Ribbonmen. A hobo named "Kelly the Bum" was bribed to testify that one member of this group, Pat Hester, killed Alexander Rea. Most of the members of this group also belonged to the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The members of this group were prosecuted by a lawyer who destroyed the Workingmen's Benevolent Association, Franklin B. Gowen. In 1980, Governor Milton Shapp pardoned a man hanged as the "king" of this group, John "Black Jack" Kehoe. This group's downfall occurred after it was infiltrated by James McParlan, a ? Pinkerton detective. For 10 points, name this 19th century radical group of Irish coal workers in Pennsylvania.
A Kevin Kenny book titled "making sense" of this group asserts that they assassinated Major Denis Mahon.
the {Molly Maguires} [or the {Mollies}]