Frank Calllahan

PISTOL DUEL SATURDAY NIGHT
The Citizen-Reporter - Lake City, FL - Friday - December 7, 1917

On last Saturday night at about 10 o'clock a shooting affair occurred in this city near the fire station. Frank Callahan, a young man from the southern end of the county proved to be the unfortunate victim with a bullet wound in his head piercing the brain. The patient was taken to the Harkness Hospital where the ball was extracted. The possibility is that Callahan will recover.

It is not definitely known who did the shooting, but suspicion is against Morris Wiggins, a young man from the northern end of the county. Wiggins was arrested and placed in county jail awaiting further developments. Only one shot was fired with the above results.

Post note:
Criminal Bench Docket - Columbia County - Book 2
Fall 1919 - page 51 item #1
Morris Wiggins - date arraigned 4-25-1918 indicted for murder in the first degree - plead not guilty.
10/27 - set for Thursday :30 state ready - department had attachment for 2 witnesses
:31 - tried - verdict not guilty - judgment

Frank Callahan

Obituary:
The Citizen-Reporter - Lake City, Florida - Friday - January 11, 1918
Death of Frank Callahan

Mr. Frank Callahan whose death occurred at noon on Tuesday at Dr. Harkness Hospital where he had been in critical condition since receiving a gun shot wound on December 1st, was laid to rest in Summersville on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. A. M Bennett of this city going out to conduct the service.

This was a particularly sad death as the young man left a widowed mother, Mrs. Mary Callahan and a young wife and baby.

Wilson and Chambliss took care of the funeral arrangements.