The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-09
COADY THE CONvICT's SON.
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
Waiting for an Owner-Mary Coady
Thinks She Has the Rest Claim.

New York sun.
A novel and interesting suit involving
the disposal of an immense estate in Aus
tralia was commenced a year or two ago
IN the courts of that country, and has
since extended to Ireland and thence to
America In November, 1915, young
woman, Eleanor Coady, was tried inDut-
lin for stealing cloths, and sentenced to
transportation for seven years. 1t is
supposed that she WAS confined in New
gate prison .or fifteen months. In that
time she gave birth to Il child, that, 1t is
believed, was the illegitimate son OF the
turnkey, and he was dismissed. The
child was named Patrick Coady. The
mother was transported to Sidney IN
February, 1877. She was taken out in the
ship Canada, and, it is supposed, was &C
companied by her son, although no mem
ton is made of the child in the convict
record. 1t is believed that when she left
England she was the wife of a shoe
maker. Coadv, 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
Glare. After she had been several years
in Australia she lived with Edmond
Buckley, convict who had been trans
ported for life, and 1t is thought that her
son thereafter assumed the name OF
Patrick Coady Buckley. She died in
1887, as is shown by the census OF New
South Wales. Patrick Coady Buckley
probably lived with Edmond at Manero,
in New South Wales, until l843. After
that he appeared in Giffsland, remote
district of Australia, and took up sta
tion called Coady Vale, or Prospect. He
died in June, 1872, having amassed a
fortune of 100000. He died unmarried
and intestate, and his property was taken
possession Of by the curator intestate,
who took out an order for the admins
tration of the estate. This order was sub
seouently set aside on the application OF
William Huon ard Thomas Mitchell,
who were creditors of Mr.. Bulklev. At
ter the settlement of their claims, which
were small, one Patrick Maher attempt.
ed to PROFOUND will but it was decIar-
ed forgery by the Supreme Court, and
Maher was thrown into prison and died
before he could be tried. Suit was instl-
tuted by the government in June, 1874,
that the crown might be declared to be
entitled to the estate, and decree was
made referring the case to the master IN
equity. Investigations were at once be.
gun that are intended to prove whether
there is any rightful heir to the money.
Advertisements were inserted IN the
Victoria, New South Wales, American
and Irish newspapers by the master of
equity, notifying the heirs, If there are
any, TO come to Melbourne and prove
their claims on or before May l, 1879.
A number of claims have been sent in,
among which is that of Mary Cosdy, of
Ireland, who alleges that she is the first
cousin of Patrick Coady Buckley. She
gives the facts to support her claim. She
says that David Coady married Catharine
McGrath, who had six children, and one
child, Tobias, married Eleanor Collins,
and another, Patrick, was her (Marys)
father. To gather additional evidence to
support her claims, she has employed
parties to search in this country for wit
nesses who are cognizsnt of her family
history. The crown is working strenu.
ously to prove that Patrick Coady Bulk
ley was an illegltimste child, and there
by secure the property. 1t is known that
he was very reticent in regard to his his
! tory, and would never speak OF his par
entage. The heirs are represented by
Mr. Octavius O'Brien, of Dublin; the
crown by Mr.. Frederick Stanley, of
London, and the attorney general of Aus
tralia and by Messrs Sullivan, Knobbe
& Fowler, of New York. Mr.. Richard
H. Huntley is the commissioner in New
York.