New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
TIE CIPHER IN THE NAME or GODKIN
CAREFUL AND SCHOLARLY STUDY OF KNoTTY
QUESTION

From The Ncw-Yorl sun.
The always interesting subject of " Larry Cod
kns carly lie Is revived by me ohioh anu ;h Il
has special inform alton concerning me alieScd eua IN
County Wicklow bc wccn the Folds ana INC GouhiiS -
a icud which Larry seeks TO pcrpetuaie upon Inc
free American soil where both he and Pat nave
found hospitality and chance to earn living;
Recently We Lad the statement Of MI. Iatfck iOru
himself that he came 10 this country when chiid OF
eight years, and had personal recollection OF any
ieud between his family ana me WICKLOW Dodhlls
ihis declaration was cOuptd with & most &c 'erous
and chlvaric offer of forgiveness, offer which, as
IedbIooded ihshman. could hardly be uttered before
We should hear Tie tlnhc OF spoons ana smell inc
This Is What "Tnc Union and Advertisers has to
say on the subject:
Owing to Mr.. Forls extreme youth when he emil
grated country he has OF course no personal recO
lection Of the ancient eud between his family ana that
Of the Godkins But aayc upon the stan OF " Inc
Union" gentleman WHO recently came Uu1 VINO gIauu
atcd at Queens College Belfast, IN the class with Larry
and who knows all about the cid gruige The Hod<lhs
corrupon OF the McLaugns, were swine herders IN Tie
,uutons of Wicklow while the FOldS were shephcfIs,
ma Ina roube grew out OF jealousy of the former at the
eaer tespcca5y and nj CHER standing OF the latter IL
= g., trcs, DENTS that Larry Is ashaIucd and
denies being an liIshhah'
But We must stn give full weight to Mr. Patrick
F0rd's testimony. lie remembers 10 icud with any
family raned Godln. Nor IS 1t conclusive 10 Say
en- i,licd and therefore wouldn't IccOlicct such Il
icuu, even il IL existed rs iaEilly lcuu5 20 III h
low where tlcy are Vascd with an Intensity anu
thoiouchmcss tnat almost Ci3W5 upon llIe clae ZOE
recruits the young Patrick fod would have Dech q
veteran IL anii-Gull warfare long heio!e nc tcio S
the age OF eight lie could not have forgotten INC
cud IL he had forgotten 1t hc would nave Dcen sure
10 learn the facts Iaer from some Vi his hu!Aci""'
kindred. a.. H., ,o,.o.
Aro we to conclude, therefore. that there never
was fcud between me For,s and tho Wicklow iailly
10 which Larry Eei0ugsi 1he gentleman now Oh
the stan Of The Union aud Advertiser, VINO hiio"
Larry" on the other SIDE, opens Wac tlooI W III ~
iccturr, ana speculation when he lWlhdtcS ihaI tio
GOdhns7 were nOt always hh0"h Dy tha' H"i no
lie rcesltls tne name COdh.n as corruption Oh Alc.
Lag.hIin That may may not be- Inc nam poIne
/, The suggestion that Larry chahBcu HIS surn@i0
When he qult " ichlOw Tor AmcrAy. ,,, u
in fact what plcH1s;ciCus, inlpfopaDic, MTaa
niah trupo,sib!e name GOdAn Il, unless 10 lesd'"s'
as a t.endonyuc or Rom de euerle, Deliberately as
Snmcd bv Inc 'wearcr. Is il county NlchiO" hanc,
an Irish name. Did anybody ever hear ~, cAToPe
relatvcsl The directory of ths coslno'Polta tomn
hat vast aggregation Of parony mes dcr,eu LIN
every mart of the habitahlc glODe-Coh'as io oaii
t,odSln Nor is there SINCE GoaMn III thy b t w. ~
Ism directory. now lei us eau me a,.cn'i" m
cIous 10 Very remarkable and suggestive etyholos'-
4 81 coincidence.