“Candy Men: The Story of Switzer’s Licorice” – Webster-Kirkwood Times By Claire Nesch 2021-02-03 748 0 Comments Joseph Murphy’s name was on a list. After his participation in the failed Fenian Rising of 1867 — in which the Irish protested against British rule — Murphy was forced to flee his home in Dublin, Ireland, to avoid a grisly death by hanging.