The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-11-17
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Fortunes FRowN AND sMILE,
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS IN THE HISTORY OF
Two FRIENDS WHO BFGAN LIFE
4 GETHER.

Il 1s47 Hugh Gilflln ard Andrew CAL
| linghan came from Ireland to America to
seek their fortunes The New York and
Erie Railroad was then in course Of con
/ structlon, and the two friends found en-
| ploymcnt thereon. In lS4S work ON the
| road had reached the Delaware valley. In
that year Gil6ilin, being Of a more onbiti
ous.and adventurous nature than Calling
han, joined party that were going to Ohio
To take up some farming land. Callnghan
remained on the railroad. In December,
1913, a large gang of lnborers were engaged
on a railroad at Lackawaxen, Pike county,
Pa. Cdllinghan was among them.
Al the same time John A. Robeling was
constructing the nqueduct which now car
ries the Delaware and Hudson Canal across
the Delaware river at Luckawaxen. lie bad
in his employ a number of English carpen-
ters, who boarded at butchers tavern,
which is now the Delaware House, large
summer hotel. Between the English car
penters and the Irish laborers on the rail-
road there existed bitter hatred, and con-
most daily occurrence. On December IS,
lS49, the carpenters went to the tavern at
dinner time, A number Of railroad laborers
were in the barroom, Callinghan with the
rest One of the carpenters, young man
named George Kays, as he went up stairs
to bis dinner, gave notice to tho Irlshmen
that if they were not out of the barroom
when his party came from dinner the latter
would throw them out. The laborers 70
mained.
When the carpenters came down into the
barroom Kays proceeded to carry out the
threat he had made, and in the melee that
followed Cnllinghan drew knife and stab
bed Kays to the heart, killing him almost
instantly. Callinghan was arrested and
lodged in jail at Milford, the county seat.
He was indicted for murder in the first de-
gree, and tried at the February term of
court, lS49. He was found guilty as in
dcted. Judge N. B Eldrcd refused new
trial, and Calinghan was sentenced to be
hanged. Gov. johnson was in the last year
Of his term, and went out of Office without
signing Calinghan's death warrant Coy,
Bigler came into office, and declined to take
any responsibility in the matter. Calling
han remained in the NJ ilford Jail, in daily
expectation OF receiving the announcement
of the day on which he was to be hanged,
until December, 1852.
The suspense to which ne was sui jected
during the three years is described as hav-
ing made him mos pitiable spectacle, and
be frequently begged to be taken out and
hanged or killed, that his misery might be
ended. His health became broken, and at
last the authorities Of Pike county took
measures to either have him released
from prison or to have the sentence of the
court carried out. Jeremiah S. Black was
then Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court. He granted a writ of error
in the case In November, 1852, and it was
argued at the following December term OF
the Pike county courts, and resulted in
Callinghan's discharge. He went into
prison in lS4S a strong, robust man, and
came out tottering invalid. He went to
Orange county, N. Y, where he died soon
| alterward.
Hugh Giii'lin left Ohio in 1S49 and
went to California. He became contrac-
tor, and last week returned from the West
worth 5000, ,OOO. lie came East on purpose
to hunt up his friend Dillingham; il possible,
not having heard from hiru since they
parted in the Delaware Valley thirty five
years ago. lie stopped at Lackawaxen in
the hope of obtaining some tidings o! him.
The news he received was TIE above sad
Story, which the court records Of the county
only too wei substantiatod. Gilflhn went
to New York last Monday with the inter-
tion of sailing for his native country. He
took train for the West Tuesday evening,
however, saying that he had not the heart
carry back to Ireland the news of Andy
Callinghan's melancholy end.