The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-20
THE M'CAHILL WILL CASE.
Confirmation OF the Testimony for tho Con-
testants-Potntory DcveIopments.

Confirmation OF tho Testimony for tho Con-
testanis-Potntory Developments.
The contest the McCahl will resumed yes
terday before Surrogate HutchnRs There the usual
large tho friends Of the and
ponenis court ordinary nterest-consder
ing the status deceased held In society while living
to this from the fact that the parties contestants and
defendants, well known 70 numerous circle
OF friends and that the deceased very prom-
nent citizen OF the Nineteenth ward Wealth
and station cannot always monopohxe public interest In
most instances they do and certainly these Ia better that
they should have the monopoly Of public sensation Now
and again, however, In humber life will rite
with public and general interest which origin
In different sphere. The Bryan McCahi not be
one OF these That OF great public interest," but said
before, II that dear and important the home
circle in which the lies that has preceded in
the very many that have passed suo.
gates Court AA
The contestants represented by counsel in
Messrs Edwards Pieepont and John Flanagan the pro-
ponents by Hall. Brown vanderpoe.
U TESTIMONY.
The first witness called was
Mr.. James Sexton, who testified that he knew Bryan
McCah for about twenty years; within the last four
of his life knew him intimately and him about
about twelve days before his DEATH talked with him about
his Will was with him one evening and he said Wl you
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whose handwriting this will 10 drawn up
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VIII read to deceased by sections him he
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say whether viii or not; the reading Of tho
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of .as YIN. deceased ~ had drawn
cs children think had '' any
mother ss fSdf
snd me in
fa treatment for the T,dOw IN the M that was read there
saposuistsd with him. when talk o. The
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hmself others take him home drunk several
John Noonan bartender testified to the deceAseds large
wSie and hm
vs es short wan A wS . he knew him and up to
mOphns for a% Is a
affected through drink.
John Mcvoy nephew the by marriage testified
that James Brady to the where deceased
fined by Sickness with papers, mornn. shortly be-
fore his death Brady after entering told TO
leave the room which he did deceased then very low,
and attendant necessary to hep him up and down;
at end Of about ten minutes witness to room
later II the afternoon Pat Carroll Jim Brady Monaghan
the where Bryan McCah lay sick they then
will and they then signed their names Bryan Mccshi had
day. signing OF the paper getting
drunk he drinking good deal during the day and
every five seven minutes would fresh drink;
he probably took twenty TWENTY-FIVE drinks during the
often have bottle OF brandy lett with him night
there would be y drop OF II in the morning.
o. Might not have been away him before he
had drank alp A. No, s soud not cheat him that
way. ..N
Case adjourned TIL this morning Aalf.pas o'clock.