The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
WIDOW MERRILL'S MONEY.
THE CONTEST TO KEEP HER FORTUNE
FROM CARDINAL MCLOSkEr
More Testimony ~. to Mrs. Mcrriirs rcccn-
tricities-The President Of the American
CoIlegc at Rome SUI on the MItness stand.

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wore testimony rs 10 Mrs Nerrn, 'c''"-
tricities-The President of the American
College at Rome sun on the w''"e'. stand
a new feature entered INTO inc Mcrrlh
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tehth' appeared nc represents WV I'lSi'' NV.
James W. Healy. Roman Catholic Bishop 81
Portland who contests the codicil to- the will
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whlch gives ume r's,'iu"rY 's,"' 10 '"r',n".
t,ro Roman Catholic claimants Tho ground ON
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Whlch bishop hc"ly coh,cS'S '"u cou.'" "Ic
stated by his lawyer to he these Mrs. Mcrrill's
will originally gave the bulk Of her property to
nisbon Bncon Of Portland. In the event Of
| Bishop Bacon's death the property under tho
will was to go to his successor in the bshopric
mcmorondums left by Mrs. Merrill and offered
/ in evidence. was to go to Arehbishop McClns-
Key ana Moses Iaylor To be expended as II
would have been expended by Bishop Bacon. It
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ccse and gave him assurance That il should Ice
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| provided Tor IN hcr VIII. Nhen bi-hpp bacon
died Mrs Merrill diverted her property to tho
dion,sn, ~ No,, VII n,olin,, c,rl,no l VI, Ci,,
key her leeaicc The Incumbent Bishop Of
/ Portland, therefore Joins the contestants rs far
I H. lrtukiu tho pnlil ill il ed
Wien thc nv. Dr, Cnatard. Trcsiion, NJ tho
American toiran IN II 1mr. resumed an" witn"..
Tr1i's viii e dai"I jam. IT, is7j. was rr5uccI y
| Mo rroron"nt ~ liz Min 'Tii..,li.u inI T.,
| attc-tat'on clause attn he'd Tho witness sruf
/ James r. clover, tho Cnrlinnl'- lnwyrr Thn
| codcl WINS sonf iark Gv Mr. clover. WHO w,i.
t . IN ~ r H., sg,@usy wa !nopTa p
/ ,lrnftnI Ike th, FIRST making tho carl innl thn
ohief l"eaioe; bnt ifyin,, NJ" ntt".tnfion ie,,s'.
| ottach"1 Roih cs,li.''ia Tnr. wItnessSi hv nr
/ Chainrd and Dr smith. in the rarlor oi ihe
arW H.. m nv my "Is "'ri"
never saw The original viii" Dr.
Chninr'i testified. ana know no,hin, of H..
/ money Ia Tho thurrb Dnring Tho Who'll" tinir
/ ~ nv Observation-Disclosures win her b.,innin, i'm
| fnr,7v souni NINA Sbn vms ncvcr a., n',
knowledge' under any pressmre whatever Shs
To- t,,'' 500 her she was nnn.rnliv rnaJing she
visited many n"rs"ms II nrominence tn Rom"
and moved in the best circles. In regard to
| There was n",hing moan in bcr annonronrn
always thought her properly dressed, She was
and had her own way, She was kind-h hearted.
hui a, tne same tine she bad her own ideas.
| ana Wouid carry th,n out. ,., - =,
fudu se nsin"u 20 tng imperative MOOD
:. ies. very determined"
-, ,ne1tr l 1.'urheu t1 Am.rlrh IN We spring
;SSaratoSa did not know Mr. Mr. M.rrIIl w Wa
u'rc ia morse her. fiuu KNOWN Sh"
| was thet'. Wouli nav, 'allri on h,r. W men
she returned ~ New York | was here. She
asked for ne. | understood. and went e. see
hrr al me hyssmore hol'l on the 29lh oil Sep.
| tenihrr hsi. ! sent w my card. ana the servant
said tha nnysicans w'r" In ihe room nnh wnuli
,.nime uowu ana see me. was h1t admitted
That was the only time ever called
DR.. Chatard said that he became acquainted
WIN Mrsi Merrl!l n January; lN,2. lie never
heard oi rher unt'i That time He hal been on "a
WISH 10 iaris , nnl when ne returned 10 toine.
him He called on her at her hotel two or three
Gays ,ae ibe co,yerso,ioD ,o,,r.., Me- vorr,,i
| St"'' we r.n ~ n'tWrrh MIS-, Mnrrll
an" ~, W. ,s I'M a. Inr cnniHr
rI"pI,rty 10y her VIII, was dead and that she
r"mid lnsv t5 p n n s,, % rnr Wv, wn1 r ~
she asked fI m a ABOUT krdhshop
who would sGrry gu, her wi-aef Tns was
ton q he Church Or any college Or particular
| charity that sh" desired to aid. She spoke OF
| the Church only; In the spring OF 1876 ! spoke
The Amer, n ,, o'ncse' put she never s"'o inr
on, ar ,sa niodcno q, noe % ,s-, os hor,o,
10 ,hc w,noss Dr Chatnrd ss3 ""s |, Irnl
Ike my. own writing" Alter renS,,ion he said
| n1si,iV.iy II IL u', 3 --'"'' ''-"A va" s''''
: Dr. Chatard thought that Mrs. Merrill saw
,Ardlhal McClosAey IN Rome in september.
Mr.. Parsons nut in cyidence letter written
he thank her Tor I'm many Eindncsss an T am
vouthc'1 tna sn,, arritai 3i tn' Sariinai ~ NV
| iork Enr,osei IN the otter We're me lhs'ruc-
IONS iIoln i1'Wy't ul'N'r rreutnilE tht ,'di'll,
nr; .ha'ar nai rr"Nl9msly te,tlne mat he had
WrIneh 10 ars' ,MrIrlii NJ ils'' me i'U.r
| bruVru l." NV r.rh directed Y" h"t hul"i IN
rome, ana r. Chatard corrected ms testimony
on ,,thl s point ,, ,,.n
Inc ne lnsi me IN I thH second rodi,l was SHOWN
% me wltn.ss; ne th.ught thAt II might IT, ms
vw mi nhhhiWr ~ nui i.e WAS MOI sure IL was
eH!ii,. ms 'ir II Sn t y. I'LL, ~, ,,,..,
| hit.I s'snLhe Nly nrst VIII, II hhuirl
| continued ~, Hihlth t,vk u 10 tle arulnhl;
ahu us q ,esqh OF an lh'rrN,i'W J, w,s de1llrl
| 10 r',aS' H. s'hl Tue .oulcl,,lo NJ ul3N.r
| nyscH. 30 1 never WFVle 10 MIS-. MtrII4 10
uTISI'r.Y n, NY ir'tl'rs, -
li'I. Mr' iYtsohs put n evin'hee some mem
orandums III 10y Mrs. Merrill relating t. her
| pr2ptV ne ihpeis were pinhe'l toTetnrr'
No a,us hSa 20 rirn' VII an "n,r"lr IN Dr;
ppha'"tH hxuh""IitlnE rni,uI'S7,.H w. ne MosI
xrv nr MNloskey,r Madison avenue. New
IOrh, y, hmer'u' iHe Hrsl OF these papers
rohus ds ioHV"s
| The property have given and hcqncAihed 70 VI
now wv nliu "qN.nil u inr NJ - hr, luln M,.h,
Pr ton pastor ., s. AIMS Church IN II. CIV OF New
| York ' ~ " wy 49, " W
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