Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-28

nuF"Aeeu western ideas, says the
Z Philadelphia Times Especially was
this the case in building. Ii was
expected that our population would
double itself inside OF two years. and
T spectators put up houses to meet
the anticipated demand. A man
from Baltimore named Sharp was
very enterprisiug. He was believed
70 have Jacob kidgway behind him,
got the city TO widen Eleventh
street below Shipper. and intended
70 build kidgwaY row from Fitz-
water TO Carpenter, then Tidmarsh
on the city plan
In 1885 he began 70 build on tho
west side Of Eleventh. below
Christian The houses were Of three
stories, and were for those DAYS
stately mansions In digging the
cellar AT the corner Of Christian
street u chest much dccayed was un.
covered. aud inside we're the bones
Of human being On examination
these proved 70 be the remains OF a
woman. evidently young. with re-
markably fine teeth and long brown
hair A fracture Ia the back OF the
skull indicated the cause OF death.
A string Of beads much. corroded
silver bracelet and fragments Of an
India muslin dress were also brought
70 Light The ground was the site
OF decayed frame house. that had
not been inhabited for years The
late James H. Young aud Peter
Z Doyle. the bookseller. were perseyer-
Ing local AutiquariAns. race now
extinct. and they made close in
gestlgation INFO ihe'maiter. securing
some ~ the beads. which were Irish
bog oak. pushed in the holes with
gold. the bracelet aud lock OF the
hair two feet long. The bones were
lost among the rubbish
Tho shadow Of the great smash Of
1881 hung over the ciiy. Everyone
WAS looking out for themselves and
the authorities seem 20 have neglect.
cd the affair altogether Thls part
81 tho city was then inhabited main.
~ hg Irish hand loom Wcaycrs. aud
Mr. Young after dligcnt inquiry
30, from some 81 the old rcsiden;ers
the following information About
ls2l tho old blae frame was a farm
house having Few acres OF land at.
iAched. aud the inhabitants we're a
family u newly ,arriyed Irish emil
grants named Fannassy.
They had a gr,S* deal % baggage.
with several large chests. and were
believed 10 have money. as beyond
Keeping few cows. they did no
work They were very unsoclaL At
FIRST there were two men and a
woman. In few months another f..
male joined them. whom they spoke
a. as a niece.
She was Young and pretty and very
lady-likc in appearance. while the
others wcro rough and uncouth
Ia looks and manners II was re-
marked that she never went ont
without being attended by the elder
FanBassy. and had. moreover, an
habitual air oi fear and constraint
Her dress was expensive. while her
associates we're meanly clad
After being here about eight
months the whole family disappeared,
leaving behind several articles Of
furniture and their rent paid three
months in advance. For a time there
was naighboring gossip, bnt the
Faunhssys were forgotten until the
iuuiuH 81 the skeleton In the fall Of
1886 No one took warmer inter-
est ia the investigation than Peter
lngoldslcy. King county Irishmau.
who kept a small shop on Christian
street. and In 1871 he returned homo
on VISIT and meeting some friends
near Enniskerry came upon traces o!
tho Fannassys. and beyond doubt
GO, 20 tho bottom 81 the mystery with
which they were connected.
Many years before \ brokcn-down
gentleman named kirwan married
Miss Fannassy. Although below
him In station. she owned a valuable
farm. She died. leaving everything
tu her husband At his death by
will he gave the farm. to his brother
for three lives Tho Fannassys tried
hard to break the will. ia vain. but
by the second instrument Kirwan left
them the estate At the expiration Of
the three lives, by way OF COM
promise
Two OF the lives terminated sud-
denly. and the third was Ellen kir-
wan. the alleged niece Of the Fam
nassys Ia America In 1921 they re-
turned TO Ireland bringing alleged
proofs Of the death Of Elleu kirwan
in Philadelphia. and entered upon
their inheritance But they did not
prosper, and inside OF ffteen years
not ono Of the name or connection
was alive
The houses on Eleventh street
stood ruinous and alone for twenty
years. and some OF the tenants had
very curious records
Proof.
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