The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-26
BECAME An indian PENCE.
Career Of n New York Irishman Who N mr..
ried Hindoo Woinnn

a notice from the surrogate's co Qirt.
published in the Brooklyn Eagle. rec ais
The singular history Of a former resi- lent
OF the eastern district The citation ,s
issued TO the legatees Of the late j., mes
Dairagh 10 appear I'm court here. to at
tend the judicial settlement of the &C
count OF EnOch J.. Fancher and John Mo
'ahh' executors of the last viii and tes-
lament Of James Darragh. deceased.
bafragh was remarkable man. He
Was born al Turgan. Ireland. some 81 ytv
years ago. and came here a poor /, -.
After some years he engaged I'm the m; m
fracture Of COR or cocoa mats and IN at-
ung and with small success He con ild
not compete with the finer fiber that cal ne
IRON the east. He sold out AN his 4 ,e-
lohsirgs and, with the little money n. US
4tsiiNed' sailed 10 India. leaving his Irf Nh
wire, and TWO daughters here This w us
some twenty-five or twentv-seven va. %
ago. He settled down in AIlepv. a 10 n
on the west coast Of Hindoostan. 11rl ed
ny the RaJar Of Travancore The lat3 or
state runs IN narrow strip down a ne
coast 70 the extreme point OF the eres o.,
peninsula, cape Comorin, being situat, ID
a. the extremity or TravancOre He. re
lhe brooklyn man resumed the old ma r H.
Iacture or coir fiber into cordage. mac =
ana mating. lie prospcred. and gaiIa ed
the confidence Of the Rajar. 10 whom ne
Hnally became indispensable He was a l.
iawed to coin money and gradually af
CURED extensive tea. coffee. and cotto n
plantations ana established factories IN
AHepy and Madras lie established N @
importing house OF Darragh q Small 4
10. Ia Water street New York ,yhfc n
does am extensive business IN tiger ara /
other skins. Indian and Persian stuffs an,
rugs. cocoa fiber manufactures. and. II
me all the products Of the orient. IL
the meantime, Darragha forgot his ties
here. and married a mgh-caste Hindoc
woman. whose daughter was married 10
AIR. Small. The latter Is a Scotchman.
ANA was barragh's bOok-keeper and man
ager here. Becoming Mr.. Dauaghs SON
iu-laW, he also became his partner and
looked after the New York end Of bust
ness a factory was erected on Spencer
street, which was turned down some time
ago, and rebuilt by Mr. Small The first
Mrs. Darragh and her daughter returned
io Ireland. where they now reside. Some
twelve years or so ago great trouble
arose between Darragh and his cOnsigneess
here. VINO were then George ". Dow &.
SONS. They brought suit against the
East Indian for a settling. Judge
Fancher was his counsel. Darragh won. |
and the case was taken 20 the Supreme |
Court where he was ultimately success
fui. his counsel wired him. and he gOt |
the despatch In forty-eight hours. He /
came on here. a.1 ON his return went To
his OLD home. In Ireland. were ne made his
VIII appointing Judge Fancher one Of
the executors.
As matter OF fact. il the stories told |
OF him on the ships he used TO send here !
were true. James parragh lived like
full-hedged East Indian petty potentate
and kept regular harem in true oriental
style. About four years ago one of the
ships an old Black Ball liner. came into
the Atlantic dock with an immense cargo |
OF coir products skins, and Indian tea
She was wonderful flyer too. and
passed one Of Skoldeid's crack American
clippers. i'm rounding the Cape Of Good
Hope. as though the latter was anchored
ID always was "a grievance with him that
his ships had 10 sail under the British
Tag instead of the stars and stripes. Al
though the Spencer street factory IS stll
running I'm full blast. few Brooklynites
now think Of this remarkable and adyen-
Lurous exile from the City OF Churches.