New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-02
HUGH CILFlLLIY'S DISAPP0IYTMENT
RETURNING PROM CALIFORNIA WITH A FORTUNE
AND FINDING nIs FRIEND LONG SINCE DEAD.

LACKAwANEN, Penn, Oct. In 1913 la
borcrs employed In constructing the New York and Erie
Railroad were working in tOis part Of the Delaware
valley. They were principally Irishmon In that year
John A. Eocbng was building the famous suspension
aqucduct which carries the Delaware and Hudson Canal
across the Delaware River at this place. Among his
employees several English carpenters. Between
these worGmen and the Irish railroad nborers bitter
hatred existed due TO national causes and serious per-
soua collisions of almost daily occurrence The
carpenters boarded at ramans tavern and the labor
ers lived at the cOmpanys boarding shanty If any of
the Engli-hmen yenturcd near the shant thoy
tain to be attacked by the Ishmen. and the appearance
OF Irishman at the tavern the immediate signal
for light there.
Among the labOrcrs was large, robust. young Irish
man, Andrew Callinshun. On December 10, 1s4s he
with number of his comrades went TO the tavern and
seated themselves In the bar-room which in the
basement OF the house This noon as the carpen-
tiers going to dinner aud when the latter found
their foes present. George Keycs, young Engshman
made the remark that II the Ishmeu were not out of the
house when he came down from dinner he would throw
them out A. they were still there when he down.
keyes proceeded at once TO carry his threat In the
fight that ensued Calnghah stabbed Keys and killed
him. The murderer was arrested and lodged In Milford
Jail and at the following February term OF the Pike
County Court convicted OF murder In the first degree
and sentenced to be hanged. trial was refused
year OF his term, and II expired without his having
signed DILLINGHAM; death warrant The incoming Gov
jail nearly four years. awaiting the execution OF his
tence. His suspense preyod him that Le became
reduced almost Ia skeleton. and t Is said by persons
VINO remember visiting him in his cell that ne frequently
begged 90 be taken ont aud hanged, that some
might Kill him and end his misery Finally, In November
1852, Chief Justice jeremiah S. Black OF the Supreme
Court, issued writ OF error In Canghans case and
II was reviewed resulting IA his being released. dying
man. from MS long ana painful confinement lie
Orange County, ~ Y. Caiinghan came from
Ireland In le47 and was accompanied by another
young liishman, Hugh Gilh,ln. The latter worked
with Callinghan until about the first OF Deeem-
Der ls4s, when lac went to Ohio to engage I'm farming
On sunday last an old man aiighted from an Erie train
tron the west al THIS place He gave his name a. Hugh
Gilhn, ana wanted L. obtain information of An
drew Callnghan None of the present generation re-
membeied allinghan, or had heard OF Ia, career
Gilhn was referred To Old resident OF the place who
was able 10 give him the sad story of the yonng Irish
man. Gilhllin said that he had made a fortune as a
contractor IN California; aud had East on purpose
To hunt up his friend OF forty years ago from whom be
bad beard nothing since he LEFT him in ISIS m had
been his Intention he said to go back 70 Ireland aud he
could not carry back such news n Calnghans career 10
his friends and would therefore return To the West and
spend his days He started for California last night