The Morning herald., 1878-12-02
GEO. DOUGHERTY'S BROAD ACRES

GEO. DOUGHERTYS BROAD ACRES
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THE COUNTY. eoURT-Two NEW LIMBS OF
THE LAw--THE D6UGHERTY WILL CASE
WAS THE OLD MAN IN HIS RIGHT
MIND ?--THE HEARING OF TESTIMONY
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The court met at the usual hour this
morning with Judges Wootten and Hous-
ton presiding. -. =. ..,,,,t
1Ai When the the names Of the, Jurors were
called several failed to answer to their
nan names e and Ird a. fine Of So w.s imposed on
each Of them SO offending. ,g Sre sv.ss b
On application of Fl. G. Turner, bef,re
whom, az commissioner, testimony is being
taken in the case of Mary A. Meachim vs..
Silas J. Meachim, libel for divorce, an, ex-
tension of time, on his comm ission y was
granted until next Wednesday. 80. OIL ;.
b Mr., Patterson as chairman of the ex>
amining comwittee, appointed on Monday
last, reported that, Henry ,Emmons and H.
p. Heisler we're qualified to be admitted to
the bar. '-' ,.'' ~,
| The claim Of John Mcconnell against
Collins aud Kennedy tie Cool Spring
Reservoir contrac! ors, for 1926 was
legalized by jury -. - 80 ~
The Dougherty will case was then re-
sumed. After the reading of the will by
ICol. Whitley, ,Rey, 2. W. Hochkeprer was
called and upon being sworn, testi6ed:-
On the 22nd Of March, 1877 went to Mr..
lDedgherty's house, instead of Rev. Father
Kelley, who was called for by George
Dougherty, Jr., nbut who was away.
went as q priest Of. the Catholic Church, to
give him the aid of the church, and arrived
between two and three o'clock. 1 found Mr..
Dougherty, in profound sleep, which was
80 deep as to give me much trouble in
arousing him. He answered me . some
words, but they were SO low as to make me
doubt that he was really alive, and in ad-
mfnistring the rites of the 8. church, I had
to give him the benefit of the doubt; from
my opinion formed at that time, I do not
think he could live long. Before I left, he
recited with me part of the Lords
Prayer When 1 administered the sacra>
meht, 4 thought he was in immediate
danger Of death; George Dougherty, Jr.,
took me home and r advised him to get his
father to attend to whatever OF his business
ltbat was important and not completed; /
doubted thai. he. was in his full mind.
L. Elizbeath. Shelly testified that Samuel B.
Doughertys theroldest SON of Dougherty,,
ST., was her first husband, and had died is
years ago. last April. Dougherty, ST., had
seven children whose names were; William,
1 Mary Ann, j ane, George, John, Catharine
and Samuel B. All Of them were living
| except the last named. Of late years she
lhad not visited the house of her husbands
father very often. The last time she
saw him, before his death, was in the month
of January 1875. At that time, he was
between SO and 80 years of age and did not
recognize her. They told him that I was
Elizabeth. "What Elizabeth's," asked he
why Sans Elizabeth" was the answer. He
still did not know the witness but when
Ithey explained the matter and made il
lclearer he realized it, all and burst into
tears. After that be conversed in,quite a
pleasant and fatherly way. The, mind Of
the deceased was very variable at that
| time and l thought it was weak; Mr..
IDougherty was always kind to his child,
rem, and when any Of them Came to see
him, he would be affected to tears; George
Iwas the onlyichild who remained at home
and his actions about the place denoted him
| to be somethingj of "a boss" and he acted
disrespectfuliy to his father. :. "At one
time, IAmind it very we'll, when John
went away without bidding the old man
good bye, he was affected to tears" He
said. 30 ""They have driven John away from
me and now. they want me to make a will,
which, 1 will never do, for one child is as
Inear and dear to me as another ,-mgl
| Upon being cross examined the wit.
ness could recall but one act of authority
on the part of George Dougherty 10 his
father during her visit to the house, in
January lS77g was that he hanled load
of manure without asking him. (Laugh,
ter. ,,i., ,.,. 8, -,fr ,u..>. - .
| During her testimony the witness showed
considerable IRA feeling, especially in speak
Annie McCallen testified that she visited
Dougherty, Sr., during his last illness and