SCENE Union House Saloon, 1875. The Saloon.
ne of the more
d
strart
elve miles to the
McGinty
McGinty, wearing a very expensive suit, gold chain of office, and
diamond tie-pin, is reading aloud from a newspaper to the
Willaby Brothers, Scanlan, and Baldwin.
"Reign of Terror in the Coal and Iron District. (Looking up]
That's how he heads it. (Resuming reading) "Twelve years have
now elapsed since the first assassinations which proved the
existence of a criminal organization in our midst.'
They've got proof of nothing!
The editor has more to say. Resuming reading] "From that day
on, these outrages have never ceased, until now they have
reached a pitch that makes us the opprobrium* of the civilized
world.
goes out again
Baldwin
McGinty
we offer you
Art Willaby
Does he name names, Councillor McGinty?
of a hurry
* opprobrium - disgrace or shame
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