New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-24
THE COURTS.


MRS O'HARNS HABITS.
-rsr,voNY IN TIE WILL CONTEST ~ BROOKLYN.
The hearing II the Ollara Will case was
,e.uned YESTERDAY AFTER interval OF several weeks
On the snrrogate COnrt in Brooklyn. Morris Pear
AL and Colonel Scott appeared for The ooaiesuuS
cr,uddsughters Of Mrs. Mary OiIard and Cullen &
BERGEN for the executors and residuary legtees. 20
whom Mrs. OHAIa had entrusted the disbursement OF
III, larger part OF fortune Jhe testimony offered
for the contestants continued to bear anon The COLI
viyl habits OF Ms Oilara and her spiritual advisers
sfG upon her mental pccuaritcs and physical weak
ness az time yortaut with reference 10 the eNccu
ton of her Will. Two Irish coschmen, who were eX-
pecied hv the contestants counsel To testify 70 having
driven Palmer Mcguire aud Mis-. o'iara 10 various re-
sorts. DENIED nity remembering any such thing; anc
quest tons intended 20 Law foundation Ior contradict
iuc them by witnesses as % what thcy Nae stld oh
OF rdlcd OGt.
D. Francis Bond. practising physician OF Brook
lyn 1896. AM for eight years past resident in
scuei3Acrhoru-,t.. next door 10 the house OF Mr..
OIara whom he knew, test fed thar he saw her fire.
quenty, particularly in lS69-'S. MY attention wa
attracted I'm March. 1876" nc SAID. "by seeing he
qUent visitors at Der house. Fathers Oliara and Ma
guire among them saw them at least once week,
and always at my house 10 see; have known
OF then being there at night AID hoin the noi''
Judged they having quite high tin ; AZ ms
period Mrs. Olara's walking aud appearance indicated
feeucncss; knew hai good deal ~ beer D'ts taken
t. the house. AT Chs aid before, and tins continued
up 10 time OF her death; il brought IN 10y GO
servant IN pal pitcher aud Was sent ioi oiic-
three or four tunes day; 1 noticed II particularly
evenings; my roOul Was next Mrs.. O'Hara's house;
seldom went up before 10. and heard the dst1t
auce long after mats 1 thought Father Mcguire WAS
pretty attentive; saw them riding together often
during the seven years she .ived next me-"
MIS-. SmOn>On OF NOOdhavcn, testified briefly 10 haV-
ine seen Father Mcguire and Mrs. OHara al aer hotel
Mrs. O'Grady, VINO had been Mrs. OHara's nurss 81
her last illness. said: d" | was Win Mrs. O'h4.a sL-
weeks before her death. Mss GUs>c Har1 came tic
same day. and assisted in nursing her. saw jude
NcCge once or twice Weeg daring hcr illness. H.
went 10 Tue room over Tie pdrior never Wa present
his cat for Mrs OiIaa told nc TO leave wAcn-
ever came, she had private AFFAIRS to arrange I
never knew any one 10 De with thcm once sLt a7Hc'
10 nave Judge McCue sent fer, as she wanted some
money got my money from MIS- Hush Ottafn. Sut
asked me once II th"u"ht sue W"Ni' "l'. l".u h'I
yes aud asked bat she meant 10 do for Guss'c. wh1
pied. will see Judge McC aoout mat nave si.D
bonds she often spoke anHcuOnatcly % Gusslc. 4ur
only complaint size made was tAat Gus-.e refused g."
give brandy. only spoonful ordered oy the doc
tor Dr. Dudley stopped coming 10 TIC mouse ah,u.
her Father Mcguire came t' Inquire duiing Tie iist
George " Gibbons, a lawyer said; Il know Mrs.
OIl1Ta for twenty-five years From SOS lo 1879 .i-
oucntv had talks with her nol. fn, disposition ol lr
property, 40 her house Al schrrug =, the Lrt
ncrvieW IN Move nDcr. l>6S, ,h" expressed her anrt
ton Tor Gussie ana sad meant TO leave her Tue
principal part II not al OF her lortunc l saw her
three times week for three Near. and less ar thai.
aud she always sad the same Ihius sue volunteered
fused to Dee ncr legal adviser, or 90 hlVe uUFthu~
10 do with her affairs She herself n reduced the name
Of her granddaughter. The last Time Lci was an
ISIS, when she pressed Anxiety about GU-sl Wac
entitled to cunsids ration, aud 20 ic amply provided
chen complaining Ot her health, uug
wanted GuS-ie Dc prov dcd -A- suou die
She SAID she meant give The " ipilf or FAC luIaVu
late Conception 10 -. Puu's trurch hut after fll
would 90 no more for the t'lurDh, as SIZE lai done
enough. she referred acTwSid o. giVng TO charities
aud when Vanderbilt el. sand she had done Acg Cuu
a. Christian. aud dd not propose 20 do "a 4yta.-E
WHAT she had iet shNuid 10 Cassie. she w's
a,aIug Aow l had disposed OF lny mothers property
when she SAID tins. she seemed feeble before she
answer, TWO ;hrrc times IN converse on she talked
al .rr business matters, domestic affairs her ~l.A
condition AID expectation Oi dying. inf RED FROM
the tl1s she kcd about that dil
often. sue spoke Ot hun ana of Judge M,Cun 10 The
highest terms, and tne latter utI had charge OF AN
LcI matters, aud that she would dO nothing without
Consulting nIui.'
4" Was near l-hDor OF Mrs OHart',, aud lived III
Atlantc-st. WAS twenty four years Old when first
went there, ana called Two OF three times week
the family IN general. lu 1859 she feeble and Old
Sne did share ~ the conversation. IN 1870 noticed
that sine al,Cd es' and without the same utclsc lcc
IL seemed Ike sGdGtu ch tuge, aud sand at the
was az she house gIt or nine Times alter THIS. ana
always tie same changed condition. l there
three hour-. She would talk along uuhccded 10y
mo read the table. except 10 answer ~ mOnOsy
tables and then az Was gong. she would uigc mc -
STAY 9s she hGi something To say she would cuUclsc
nor relatives, and then receive them cordially AM
praise them. No pfricuar foolish remark occurs To
nl WAat struck me ia Aer conversation WIS the teu-
deucy u repeat herself. have known others 20 crti
else people then praise tht She spoke hardy Of
Mary Ola ~ joining her stcpmoi her in particular
kult AGAINST Mrs. OHuIU, ana SAID Mary glicdny had
money gh."
An aiiovrn qicnt was taken 70 Monday at II a. ILL.,