, 1876-01-16
A IILLIONAIRE,S IHFATUATIOE.

y A MILLIONAIRE,S IHFATUATIOy.
t The VIII OF tho Late Timothy Kirb,
OF C:ncinE.11.
Cineinnati C"n.n'erc1as {r,titoraA, jim 10.
The community will be shocked this mornir
By tho intelligence that tho late Timothy Kirby
will is . document that rs xcandatous. It ta
however, been for o considerable time within It.
/ knowledge Of maur po.sons tbs. he WAS po:
: sessed by an infatuation that amounted
: lnnacy for q disEeputapfe woman name
Francis, popularly known as ''tho tcrr0
OF cnmminsyille." She il horror iuca1
nate. has been repeatedly in tile WorkhonHe
: | and in l,er drunken violence she has moro tina
, once inflicted upon Alr. Kirby serious pi7s!ca
injuries. His children won!d long ago have bce'
lustfsd in shielding his venerable hairs in til
| lunatic ASYLUM from the shame aud danger o
contact With the friglsfnl woman who, iii hi
extreme age and weakness. tyranuized ovor him
rcbhed him, scorned him, mud attacked him liis!
Wild beast; but they dreaded publicity: Thf
@ skele:o9 il, in ., tho coz9t '; was SO t,ideo1s
havo it put IN tho light. But tho will
in which tile woman appears liEo nightmare
leaves no alternative. We do not know u mort
melancholy illustration than the Last fen years
was but tie wreck aud tho shadow of himself,
| and ail who knew linn as to was in his better
tlays--witen he vas hosptlt,o and gentle aud
kindly, tho head Of a most interesting family
cannot help feeling that he has been irres''onsi-
bic during the closing years OF his life. and that
it will be- but iustica to him and tn hts children
to bio: fro.n memory the record OF that period.
froti Ihc scnte pnDer {'occ; 7tyor0.
Gen. tanning was asked yesteriay b. ro-
| pnrtor OF tho Commercial! fnr tho points Of the
bulk of tho producing portion Of the estate
was left to tho two sons snd two daugh-
| tcrs. Tho two eoas and the FRO sons-
in.law (Donn pia.t and himself) arc made
| tho czccutof5 of the will, aid they are
! instructed, in n Wild rambling way, to provide
for i've yoans chlldren,-tb.es OF q 31rs Tnr-
nev, one o:a Hrs. Potts. and ona OF the uoto-
| rio1s Lady" Mary Francis. The will speaks
| Of these children as adopted, but makes no I'd
mission OF any responsibility of tho tcatato. for
| their paternity. ;The " Mohawk properly" is set
aside fo7 their support. Mr.. Kirby WIS close
| upon so years, aud these children all young,
| under 10 yeArs OF age, and one Of them coiored-
| Gen. Banning saws the will il evidently that
| Of a crazy man. He adds that Mr. Kirby's i'll
sanity was notorious, and that tho will shows
t that It proviles, among other ,hings, that
mono OF the bcirs shall ever spend any OF their
| money in travel abroad. All these liro children
were born of women IN wcdlock, and yet it
world appear that nIr. Kirby has been nnnouced
to think tina. there was q claim upon him OH
their account PoThaps his vanity was a.t1ercd
to tia. po5nt.
There is also in tho will be7ucst Of some
kind TO the ctty-,yc can't ely III what s!:ano.
rot having sccu it. Tho estate il yAt,ousJ esti-
matod ut from 81 .O0U. 900 to 81. 500, OGD.
Tho Times, Of yesterday, having published
the rumor that Lady Mary Francis and Alr.
Kirby had been marricd b. the Rev. Emery.
reporter OF the Commercial Inst eyeueng sought
Air. Emery, and obtained from hem unQuali-
lied denial Of tho statsnout. He says he never
saw her but once. and that Was il tho Work
house. lie certainly noScr uri.e1 her IN mz.-
ria9e to Mr.. Kirby.
Another point as to 31r. Kirby7s inaanity Si1
years ago an effort wss made by some Of tho
hoiTB to hayo guardian appointed over him. in
vlow OF the fact tnat he was Bluauderlng large
FILMS Of money OH women OF the kind mentioned
This would have been done had it not been for
the resistance of Gen. Banning to tha movement.
TIE rEoeEEp1E0s II THE rEoBATE couET.
DT. Thomas Wood, QUO OF tho subscribing Wit !
nesses 20 the will Of Timothy Kirby, was e1-
an.ned Yesterday before Judge Matsou, who |
conducted the examination. The witness s.atei !
that his impression was, that ifE. Kirby brought |
the rill already signed to his Office. but that lie
acknowledged tho Signature il the presence oi |
tna Witnesr. |
Q--Has Mr Kirby OF sound mind :: TIC !
time: AIS far rs 1 could discover from anv- |
thing that occurred at tho time saw the WILL /
dia not observe anyshin: irregua. in his mind. |
Q.-1o yo1 k,o. whether aaybotv persuaded |
him to make the will. A.-Nct to 1nv knowledge.
When he came to sny Office, t'li;,k ho was en- I
tirely alone. Iio called to 0itness it ~ 1;s
'si!l, aud mr. signature is attached to it.
Jnage Matthews, on tho part OF tha heirs.
tneu ~ ~ 1A'etAoHat1 tuo "-eheso' "lu
htated ,hat 10 IL phv'lsiau ana surgeon of
aoont tnrsS-1onr years cSpefiaaco; that he at
tenoee ar. hirbT as pAystclan-
Q:--NEss'. and ilo'! long: vi th1ah about
1858 or !oG9 l was :iFSs called to ser hEn. ana
bad occasional calls from hiia Tor ad7!ca mud as
sl:,ance e. up TO tue tl:lo OF h's DEATH
.Q'-NheFe YES II that you we're called On By
Elm TO "7eue2s tue execution Oh this WILL? A.
at NJ? hoAso- on SIKH street.,
Q,-Dlo no at thas limo Infesn you OF tue
conteats OF his will. @. any part OF it A.-Nos
1t all, He simply 1aid 1t was his will, and ho
"lsneu nof, 10 "huess 4s.
Q.--Aad you NJ that time any roason, from |
your general knowledge Of h't+ Kirby, to form
M opinion III respect to his mental eoandness !?
uad no reason from any arts or conversa-
lon On general sno]-cka, out on particular sub
lect aif.Vca a. Tie conclusion Id was q mono
Ina'''ac; c.,
Q-Wh1t Tas that subject A.-Is E7as his being |
M aiatnatctl with ! woman and suamitt1ng to ..cn
ntoleraolo abuse from her as he had receive as
~ erens times taonght no man OF rasional
nlho woalu soofnlt 70 1he abnse be received |
rom TINS woman. gathered tho facts from
" nas ne toAo NC as "ei ~ from other sources.
V.-m1o was the woman a.-oke "e!is b5 tho
laine oi Nie: tEancls:
IL Il N1a