Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-25
Thomas COnrOy,s Vow.

WHY HE REFUSES TO ACCEPT LARGE FORTUNE
From the New York Times
TANNERS FALLS, Pa, July 19-Regularly every
year Thomas COnrOy, an Industrious shoemaker OF
this village, receives official notice from Dublin
Ireland, that fortune of s5 600, with the accumu-
lations OF twentysix years. is in bank there await
ing his order, and regularly every year he sends
back word that he will never touch a penny OF the
money until he has had justice done him In another
way Thomas Conroy, now fifty years OF age, was
born in the province OF Leinster Ireland where the
firm OF Conroy Brothers had a monopoly of supply
ing bread and liquor to soldiers In the barracks
near Dublin. Michael COnroy, one OF the firm, was
Thos ConrOy's father, and the other member OF the
firm was Thomas Conroy, an uncle. When young
Thomas Conroy was 10 his father died. His mother
had been dead some years His father left a Will
directing that when Thomas became OF age he
should be paid whatever the amount OF the Inter
est OF the deceased man In the supply business was
Young COnroy took up his residence with his uncle
Thomas In Dublin. The young man was well edu-
OF the higher class. There another uncle named
Patrick who had married a woman who was be:
meath MN IN social standing 81 HIS Wifes sister had
rick that he would be pleased to have his nephew
Thomas marry this niece. When 1t was proposed
aroused the enmity Of his uncle Patrick thereby,
and the latter sought means to revenge himself on
his nephew i t,T ehW Tna his plans n
which originated In Ireand-were very strong
there. Their lawless acts had stricken terror into
d
was known to exist Patrick Conroy determined
to use this order to retaliate on his nephew, and
day n he S called d, on his and re-
Thomas was not only member OF the Molly
Maguires, but that he was secretary and book
members A number OF outrages had been per.
petrated In Dublin about that time, which had
been traced to this very lodge, and the elder
learned that his nephew was connected with the
criminals Summoning the young man to him he
lies. This aroused the blood Of young Conroy,
who was strongly opposed TO the order OF which
he was charged with being member, and,
the word OF his uncle, Patrick, the young man
denounced him as liar and a villain. Thomas
to s 80 s
respectful language or to leave the house forever
Young Conroy Indignantly refused to apologize,
main another moment among flesh and blood that
had so belied him, and left the house. With IL
n ns ne 1os A%sa He
of his lived in Calncoon, on the Erie railway, and
young Conroy hunted him up From there he went
walk to New Orleans, where he had friend. In
passing through the village OF Mount Pleasant, in
shs county, ne stopped az the SHOP dSGr OF the
work became so interested In 1t that he asked the
shoemaker II he did not want an apprentice. The
shoemaker did, and young conIoy went to work
When Conroy came Of age he received notice
nom his uncle that he was emitted to 5000 from
their business, and that it awaited his order He
sent back the word he has sent every year since
that when they apologized to him and confessed
they had wronged him by the charges they made
against him in Ireland, he would 60 60 ireland and
claim the money, and never before. When C0nroy
learned his trade he married Miss Delaney and
went to work for himself at Tanners Falls He Is
obliged to work hard and constantly to support
himself and family, and yet he will not break the
VOW he took, when he left his native land to never
visit 1t agam touch one penny OF the wealth he
was entitled to until hts uncles confessed to him
that they had wrOnged him.