Mountain advocate., 1912-05-17
EDCALLAHAN
PASSES AWAY
SuCcumbs to Wounds Re-
ceived Several Days Ago
BY Being Shot from
Ambush
FOrGiVes Enemies and Wants
His People TO Live in Peoce

JACKSON, KY, May 12-Ed Cal.
lahan, we'll known Breathitt county
merchant, ex-sheriff and feudist'
who was shot from ambush Satur.
day, May 3, died Saturday night at
IL o'clock at witherspoon College
hospital at Buckhorn.
He was under the care of Drs. o.
N. Ofutt and John Estill, of licking
ton and Drs. Brashear, of Buckhorn,
and Glass. Of Bonneville, who did
all they could to save him. Pneu-
monia which set up in the right
lung shortly after the shooting
caused his death. II is believed that
he would have lived had not fever
set in. Callahan will be buried at
the home graveyard at Crockctsville
Monday afternoon. Just before he
died be was asked for a statement
and he said:
Il know that will die and that
soon. | have forgiven all my enc
mics and ] want them toknow it.
want all my people to live in peace.
pull together and do the best they
can. have been trying to live as
should for the last FIVE years and /
have interfered with the business OF
no other man and l do not thi nix |
should have been murdured while
attending to my own business and
at work. believe that / will 90
to a better world and want my
people to live right and meet me
there
81 want my little boy educated. 1
want to be buried by my dear old
mother. She was my true friend
and expect to meet her above"
No arrests have been made and no
clue to the identity of the guilty
has been made known.
The friends Of Callahan had hoped
that the unbounded nerve and de.
termination which had always been
relied on to pull him through, would
come to his rescue and again prove
a valuable asset in time OF need and
the attending physicians who were
the very best obtainable, had sent
out hopeful reports to his anxious
friends throughout the county and
Eastern Kentucky that his wounds
were not necessarily fatal ard
that the sufferer had an excellent
chance I o recover.
These encouraging rep orts,
which had created so much hopeful.
ness, were set at naught when the
report reached Jackson Friday that
the wounded man mad an attack of
pneumonia fever which, might result
fatal at any time and word was sent
TO Mrs. n. |. Moore OF this CITY to
hurry TO the bedside OF her sinking
brother.
The death ofEd Callahan removes
from active participation in tina
business affairs OF the county one
of the most unique characters in
Eastern Kentucky If not within the
whole State. He was possessed of
the most doPged determination OF
any of the men who have ever been
identified with the much exaggerated
feud troubles Of this county which
placed Breathitt county in the lime
light throughout the civilized world.
His keen perception in business al.
fairs served him to a great advan-
tage IN the field of active enterprise
in Breathitt county in which he had
accumulated for himself, a fortune.
The friends of the dead man sent
from Crockettsville. distance of 20
miles this morning for casket TO
lay the body to its final rest to-
morrow in the Crockettsville ceme-
terry near his home.
He leaves an estate valued at
about $4,000. which is believed TO
be the extent of his once large for.
tune. With the passing Of Ed. Cal.
lahan, Breathitt county has lost
one OF its most noted figures in feud.
al history.