THere was an article in the Scranton Republican which is a long defunct Scranton paper about a man who made a deathbed confession on how the molly meguires suposedly started the fire in an attempt to shut down the colliery due to their use of so called scab workers many of whom were from Scrantons predominately Welsh Hyde Park section, this was done because the mollys did not agree with the companys policy to use replacement workers in place of those who were on strike to continue production. However their attempt at what they deemed to advance their cause resulted in the death of 110 men & boys. This article I believe was published in the 1870's. Unfortunately it would be very difficult to prove or disprove due to the way the Molly Meguires have been romantacized over the years, as well as the ammount of time which has passed, but it is interresting nonethe less.
_________________ My aim, when I built my car was to scare the hell out of myself, its the type of vehicle that were I to park in front of your house, your lawn would die
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