The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-05-22
In the Winchester Ma
tional Bank.
SOUVENIR OF THE FEUD DAYS
Suggested That a Monument
To Ed Callahan Be
Built With 1t.
HISTORY OF TAINTED" MONEY

Lexington, Ky, May 1S.-The
recent death of Ed Callahan, the
notorious Breathitt county feud
leader, from the bullets of assas-
sins, brings to light the fact that, a
singular souvenir of his feud career
is now in the Winchester National
Bank, at Winchester, Ky, in the
shape of a deposit OF $1,000, which
is unclaimed, although it has been
there for eight long years-at least
no one has yet been able to legally
cali il mis- own. -
The story of this $1,000 is an
interesting one, and perhaps has no
rSrallel in history. 1t was deposit
ID in the Winchester bank in De-
cember, 1904, and played an i'm
portant part in the 100000 dam
age suit which Mrs. Abrella Mar
cum brought against the Hargises,
Callahan and B. Fult French for
alleged completely in the assassi-
nation OF her husband. Nose Felt
nef was one of the important wit
nesses for the plaintiff in this cele-
brated trial. and the defendants,
especially Judge James Hargis and
Ed Callahan, realized that he was
the most dangerous witness that
they then had against them, since
his sensational testimony In the
criminal trials had been so strong.
and they were anxious to keep him
from testifying. The plan as after
ward developed. was to bride Felt
ner and several other important
prosecuting witnesses to leave the
State.
With this end in view. Nose Felt
ner was given $1,000 in cash,
which is the same $1,000 now on
deposit in the Winchester bank.
Nose testified at the trial that the
money was given him by red
mustached man." whom he did not
know and never saw before. He
turned the money over to his broth
er, Felix Feltner, to be put in bank
for him. When the facts concern
ing the alleged bribery were
brought out in the trial, and subse-
quently Felix Feltner put in claim
for the money, on the ground that
it was deposited in his name, and
Nose Feltner also claimed 1t as his,
Circuit Judge ]. M. Benton, before
whom the matter was brought up
for hearing. decided that the money
was so tainted with fraud that
neither of the Feltners was entitled
to it. Of course the "red-mustach-
ed man." whom Feltner alleged
gave it to him as a bride, never
showed up to claim it, and it was
left in the bank, where it has re-
NAMED ever since, with no rightful
owner.
Several times members of one
faction or the other have laid-elaim
to the money, but so far none of
them has been able to get it out of
the vaults of the bank. The latest
claimant for this mysterious ST.
600 is B. Fult French. the former
Perry county feud leader who was
Indirectly associated with the
trials. French, who resides at
winchester now, seeks to get pos
session of the money, on an attach
ment, which he has sued out, and |
the case is now pending for settle
ment in the Clark County Circuit |
Court. But those acquainted with |
the litigation believe that French
will have hard time to prove that
he is legally entitled TO II, and the
latest suggestion to he made rela-
tive to the use of this 1000 is
that it be applied to raising mon
ument over Deacon" Ed Callahan
as the last of the fighting Breathitt
county feudists.