Woodruff County news., 1909-02-18

made such daring escape.
 There were several circumstances that weighed heavily against Phipps' chances of escaping death on the gal lows. In the first place his iail-break- ing exploit in company with Bucky Greenfield was against him. Green field got away safely to Mexico, and as there was no extradition treaty be- tween Canada and the former country at that time covering his offense, he was never brought back. Doubtless Greenfield meant well by his cell-mate when he planned their escape, but it would have been far better for Phfpps had he not broken jail. Then there was the episode of Billy Callaghan in Sandwich jail which had much to do with influencing public opinion in the County of Essex at the time of the Phipps trial.
 Callaghan belonged to Detroit. He came of respectable family, and in his younger days was dry goods clerk, but became professional burg lar and desperate crook. He and a burglar named Kennedy were being l ilClu III oduu"ICu ,JdIl anu OH MATCH Is they made a dash for liberty. George O'Callghan Leech, the old l governor of the jail, tried to intercept the escaping prisoners, and Billy Cal laghan drew a revolver which had | been smuggled into his cell, shot and killed the governor and escaped with Kennedy. Callaghan got safely away | of tho bnt 1 caught and sent to Kingston peniten. tiary for seven years.
 While there Kennedy became pals with another convict named Blinky Morgan who was serving five years for manslaughter. Shortly after be- coming acquainted the pair broke out of Kingston penitentiary. Morgan was traced to Reno, Ohio, by a detective named Hoolihan and in the fight that occurred when they met the officer was killed. Morgan escaped after staying Hoolihan but was run down l in Alpena, Mich, where he shot the sheriff and wounded another man. He was captured, taken to Cleveland and hanged. Kennedy got away.
 III lIC IllCciulllIlC tSdtloSoAdl1y dIlCI killing Gov. Leech of Sandwich jail, had disappeared completely. Murray sent out circulars offering a reward for his arrest and finally received a telegram from the police of Hannibal, Mo, which read:
 Come at once. CalIaghan in jail, acknowledges identity
 Murray wired back: Will come, but do not believe it is Callaghan. He would not acknowledge identity"
 He prepared the necessary extradi tion papers and went to Hannibal, talk ing with him Turnkey Smith of Sand wich jail, who knew Callaghan well. Arriving at their destination they were informed by the police that two crooks, known as Joe Rice and John Carr, had burglarized Banker Patter- sons house in Barry, H., making him get out of bed, open up his safe and turn over the contents, besides taking his gold-mounted revolver. They had ] been caught in Hannibal and Rice had the stolen revolver. On the way to the jail Rice whispered with Carr, and | III IlIC Jdll uS ndu SdIu u d 16llOW | prisoner:
 T wonder if these cops know who l am? They offer a reward for me in Canada" The prisoner reported the conversation, Rice was questioned and confessed he was Bill Callaghan. Then Murray was sent for
 The detective was shown to the cell occupied by the supposed Callag- han. It was a gloomy hole, but even in the semi-darkness a single glance at the inmate convinced Murray that he was not the murderer of the Sand wien jail governor. Turnkey Smith also shared his opinion. The prisoner was ordered to step into a better light and Murray looked at him closely.
 No" said the detective he is not Callaghan. This is Jim Leavitt of New York. Jim, I have seen you at Billy Browns in BIeecker street, and at The Aliens"
 The prisoner laughed, and admitted that Murray's statement was correct. Murray returned to Toronto without | Callaghan whom he next heard of in Mexico It was later reported that 1 Callaghan was drowned in South 1 America, but however that may have been, he was never captured.
 Between Greenfield and Callaghan the fate of Luke Phipps was sealed. The murder of Gov. O'CaIaghan Leech enraged the people of Essex county, and when Phipps, who had escaped from the same jail, came up for trial some months after the Leech killing, public opinion was against him. He was found guilty of murder, hanged in Sandwich jail in November. 1884, and buried near the grave where he had once sought refuge and lay hidden from the eyes of his hunters for the i space of night and day.
 Copyright. 1909, by W. G. Chapman.l l Copyright in Great Rritainl