The New York herald., 1870-11-16
PJUGHKEEPsIE,s MAIDEN MisEa.
The Reckoning Day Coming-Lochy Osirom's
Dfsinterested Erfends-Tho Ten and Con.
versafiOn Bills.

versation Bills.
POUGHKEEPsiH, Nov. I5, 1870
The legal time for the investigation OF matters
connected with the estate OF Poug'ikeepsie's dc.
ceased miser Locny Ostrom, having nearly arrived
the affair is again attracting general attention. ana
even since last wrote more heirs have come I'd
the surface. .Lochy" was a cunning mser. During
her lifetime 1t was known she had plenty or moneys
yet not one OF the scores of people who fed and
clothed her, aud invited her into their houses. ever
dreamed OF exac,ng pay from her at such tines
but on the contrary urged her to sit at the family
table and partake OF The food. To all such, "LOchy1
limited they would not be forgotten. She died. how
ever. without having made a viii, and now those
mot all, hOwevcr who extended to her tho
hosptalites OF their houses are casting about
for pay for ciyilltes shown the old mlser;
and their style OF castingi Is certainly novel, and
In meny respects ladicrous. There is one bill put
against the estate for $3.50 35-mark the accuracy,
"35 cens'for attention shown the little old woman
In the way Of administering TO her creature com.
fort by donating to her pie, cake, cheese &C. Ex-
acLly hoy many pieces OF each is not stated. Tha
same document contains
LITTLE BOARD BILL,
which the person presenting the bill claims to have
run for six ycars.iwo meals per day at nty cents
Gt ono e n aennns af Shawn p II m ,o,a
sulned in showing such attentions
There are handful Of such bills, ali OF which
u
which Time our city will be enabled to indulge III
loud horse laugh because the situation VIII In
deed De a comcal one and may even cause poor Old
"J.ocnyr to turn IN her grave.
There Is one bill, however, which claims special
attention. u IL for $4,000, and is presented by
John p II. TSllman LOchy's legal adviser, Tor SER
Vices rendered aud time consumed In conversation
In Mr.. Tallmanis Oifice. Ths bill came before .
referee Calvin Frost, OF Peekskill, last week.
Quite q number OF witnesses were examined
among them T. N: Weddle, +. W. SIM.
mons, Clarkson Underhill, wallace Johnson,
John Gafrney and others All OF these gentlemen
testified to seeing Lochy Ostrom In Mr.. Talinal3
Office daily for a number Of years. MIR. Taman'a
clerk testified that she would stay on an average
two hours at q ttnle T.. W. Simmons testified thls
he visited Mr.. Tallman's Office
ONE HUNDRED TINES OR OVER
In two years, and always found Locbyn there, and
on sncn occasions would have to wait her TO get
through her business before he could transact any.
John Carney testified that he was Mr.. Taiimans
coachlnan, and that at times ne took Lochy OUT rd
Ing anu took food TO her house from Mr.. Taman'y
Nr. Taman IN MS bill claims that such proceed,ng3
on Lochys part were carried on for q period OF
twelve years. Tho law, however, does hot allow
him 10 enuInerate services beyond years Ills
case viii again come before the referee on the 25th
inst. Another hearing upon letters of administers.
ton will come before Surrogate Fowler on Friday OF
This week. The entire case IL very curloaS one III.
deed, and the final result Is watched for with great
nlefcst-by the lawyers