The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-12
FIGHTING FOR A FORTUNE.
A CONTEST BEGUN IN AUSTRIA
LA BROUGHT TO AMERICA.
Tie Son Ofd COHVfct LSaVeS an Estate
Valned at $500 o,ooo-A WX Foyger
Dying in PrisOa-A Story Of Three
4 Countries.

A novel and interesting suit involving
the disposal of an immense estate in
Australia was commenced year or two
ago in the courts of that country, and
has since extended to Ireland, and then
&c to America. In November, 1915,
young woman, Eleanor Coady, was tried
in Dublin for stealing cloths, and SEN
fenced to transportation for seven years.
.Itis supposed that she was confined in
DNewgate prison for fifteen months. In
that time she gave birth to a child, that
tits believed, was illegitimate son ofturn-
key, andh was dismissed. The child
was named Patrick coady. The mother
was transported to Sydney in February,
1877. She was taken out in the ship
Canada, and 1t is supposed, was accom-
panied by her son, although no mention
Is made of the child in the convictrecord.
1t is believed that when she left England
she was the wife Of shoemaker, Coady,
and some think that he accompanied her
in her transportation. 1t is also said that
she had two daughters, Margaret, and
Bridget. She said that her maiden name
was Collins, and that she was born in
Killarstown, county Clare. After she
had been several years in Australia, she
lived with Edmond Bulky, convict,
who had been transported for life, and it
is thought thath sonthereafter assumed
the name Of Patrick Coady Buckley. She
died in 1897, as is shown by the census
of New South Wales. Patrick Coady
Buckley probably lived with Edmond at
Manero, in New. South Wales, until IS43.
After that he appeared in Giffsland, a re-
mote district Of Australia, and took up
station called Coady Vale, or Prospect.
He died in June, 1872, having amassed a
fortune of $500. 900.
He died unmarried and intestate, and
his property was taken possession of by
the curator intestate, who took out an or
der for the administration of the estate.
This order was subsequently set aside on
the application Of William Huon and
Thomas Mitchell, who we're creditors of
Mr.. Bulkley. After the settlement of
their claims, which were small, one Pat,
rick Maher attempted to PROFOUND a will,
but it was declared forgery by the Su-
preme Court, and Maher was. thrown into
prison and died before he could be tried.
Suit was instituted by the Government in
June, 1874, that the Crown might be de-
clared to be entitled to the estate, and a
decree was made referring the case to
he Master in Equity. Investigations
were at once begun that are intended to
prove whether there is any rightful heir
to the money. Advertisements were in
serted in the Victoria, New South Wales,
American, and Irish newspapers by the
Master of Equity, notifying the heits, if
there are any, to come to Melbourne and
prove their claims on or before May l,
1875. .ar
A number of claims have been sent in,
among which that of Mary Coady of Ire
land, who alleges that she is the first
cousin of Patrick Coady Bulkley, She
gives the facts to support her claim. She
says that David Coady married Catharine
MCuIdIlI WIZ ldu SlA ShlldlShJ ihN OhS
child, Tobias, married Eleanor Collins,
and another, Patrick, was her Mary's
father To gather additional evldenceto
support her claims, she has employed
parties to search in this country for wit
nesses who are cognizant of her family
history. The Crown is working siren
uously to prove that Patrick Coady Bulk
ley was an ilegitimate child, and thereby
secure the property, 1t is known that
he was very reticent in regard to his
history, and would never speak of his
parentage.
The heirs are represented by Mr.. Oc-
tavius O'Brien of Dublin, the Crown by
Mr.. Frederick Stanley Of London and the
Attorney General of Australia, and by
Messrs. Sullivan, Konbbe & Fowler OF
New York. Mr.. Richard H. Huntley is
the Commissioner in New York,