The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-06

I'm ready to go now" he said, ana
Murray took him across the river ana
back to the Jail from which .he had
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 jailbreak-
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-mats
would have been far better for Phippa
had he not broken jail. Then there
was the episode Of Billy -Callaghan ID
Sandwich jail which had much to do
with influencing public opinion In the
County OF Essex at the time OF ths
Phipps trial.
Callaghan belonged to Detroit. He
came OF respectable family, and Id
his younger days was dry goods
clerk, but became a professional burg
lar and desperate crook. He and .
held in Sandwich jail and on March
| 16 they made dash for liberty
George O'Callghan Leech, the old
governor of the jail, tried to interceps
the escaping prisoners, and Billy Cal
! laghan drew revolver which had
been struggled into his cell, shot and
killed the governor and escaped with
Kennedy. Callaghan got safely away
out of the country but Kennedy was
| 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 thai
occurred when they met the oficea
was killed. Morgan escaped aftef
Staying Hoolihan but was run dowu
in Alpena, Mich, where he shot the
sheriff and wounded another man. He
| was CdDtuiCus tahGn " SiCvCi0n0 anu
hanged. Kennedy got away.
In the meantime Callaghan. after
killing Gov. Leech OF Sandwich jail.
had disappeared completely Murray
sent out circulars Offering q reward
for his arrest and finally received .
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 II is Callaghan. He
would not acknowledge identity"
He prepared the necessary extradl
ton papers and went to Hannibal, TAX
ing with him Turnkey Smith of Sand
witch 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. ILL.,. making him
get out OF bed, open up his safe and
turn over the contents, besides taking
his gold-mounted revolver. They had
J been caught in Hannibal and Rice had
the stolen revolver. On the way -
the jail Rice whispered with Carr, and
in the Jail he had said to fellow
prisoner:
II wonder II these cops know who
| am? They offer 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. IL was a gloomy hole, but even
/, in the semi-darkness single glance
at the inmate convinced Murray that
he was not the murderer of the Sand
witch Jail governor. Turnkey Smith
also shared his opinion. The prisoner
|, was ordered to step into better light
and Murray looked at him closely.
NO" said the detective, he is not
/, Callaghan. This is Jim Leayitt OF
New York Jim, | have seen you at
Billy Browns In Blocker street, and
at The Aliens"
= The prisoner laughed, and admitted
! that Murrays statement was correct
Murray returned to Toronto without
Callaghan whom he next heard of In
. Mexico. 1t was later reported that
4 Callaghan was drowned In South
!. America, but however that may have
r been. he was never captured.
}. Between Greenfield and Caliaghan
the fate of Luke Phipps was sealed
q The murder of Gov. o'Callaghan Leech
!. enraged the people of Essex county.
and when Phipps, who had escaped
from the same Jail. came up for trial
J 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
'e from the eyes of his hunters for the
y space of night and day.
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