New-York tribune., 1879-11-01
THE COURTS.
GIVING ADVICE TO MRS. o'HARA.


NUDGE M'CCE ON THE WITNESS srAND-his CON
vsss,TIoNs WITH TIKI TrsrArHIx.
The further testimony Of Judge Alexander
hcCue one of the three aud residuary lea
tees named In the will Of Mrs Mary VHara, occupied
the day in the surrogates Court IN Brooklyn yesterday
s the adjourned hearing IN the Will contest lie gave
detailed valuation of the property, which amounted In
all 10 about S6ooOo and told the nature and circuul-
stances the which the egatees are u
nnply 10 charitable purposes. The main points Of
his testimony were as follows: g presume
drew a will for Mrs OHsrs before she went to Europe
IN 1869. l did not receive instructions III favor OF
Father oHars or any clergyman, OF any one al alt
The win was executed at the office There were in-
structons the residuarS legacy of the Will
OF 1871. / do not think they ever shown to
Fataers oHara and Mcguire, or Cornelius Dever tine
executors named in that will Mrs. OHara was gener-
aly reticent about her will. i did talk with
Father Mcguire 10 the resduary legacy po'n
before and after Mrs. OIiaras death. "h"t
Father Mcguire knew he probably learned as
mueh from Mrs O'Hara - from me. although spe WIS
secretve she did not ell she had gwen SO @r"h 70
81. Paul's Church. She told me once III fatner Ma
NNuI: he ssId ne did objeci and did want 10 he
mixed up In any scandal. or o. have the imlutsuon
said thought he right; and the old lady SAID II
thai good she would better cave out an
Legacy from did give me for uy daughter
small rug hardly e. he called a Qua DIAMOND msr
daSehter Cecelia's. s.e never gave me handsome
back walnut Oedstead. never heard OF such thing.
= gave in all pair OF earrings, pair OF brasr
landirons aud scutile TO match ana musical oox'
which also Ccceha's.
"On the aav OF the funeral told Augusta that dd
not her position In respect TO the probate OF me
will, hui apart from tna should De al I" 90 what
could did not undertake 70 advise her
against NJ the viii, say Il would be foolish
knew that and the other granddaughter only ndd
legal standing 10 do So don rememb-r sayiuR tnht
The Tor oeT would n9 ss, nSes pe% %as AZ the
house Oftener Than before, 10 secue her eOoo
do not g1ve orders ior Ihe sno.pai n w ,t
Of The house as Gusse mad trouble with the nurse who
Threatened 10 20 away I had Augusta ana the re-
leave the house after the funeral becanse as executor
was rot authorized 10 run the establishment Mter MIS-
OHara died. locked up the house. ahu the teiesraPn
Sdytsed Mrs O'fiara 20 take precautions against
having the viii contested. She talkug OF the van
derhl will contest and wondered II was possioie 10
naAr wills any more. Sae spoke of Gussies business
aNlirs her habits aud She friendly hut hhd
no confidence n her judgment. From her standpoint,
understood the act, Thought II was perfectly
$1,000 and his son the interest OF $4,000 knew Gus
sie had lad means and mad, poor OF them. do
fact she wanted To withdraw the r2OOO to hush
OHsra. and had a codici made revokng IT, IL was
never executed. but do not know why"
Then IL was have II out OF the viii. and
YET IL remains in. Why did you advise that y was
II do not think did. remember why"
The witness was prevented from answering by Mr.
Cullen, who objected.
Itanan music teacher who testified that he went
10 give lessons to Augusta Mrs. O'Hara came in and
smut up all the windows. making II dark lie had To
leave the nous. Again opened them after shutting
them and Afterwards raised the deuce because they
had been opened. she dragged him TO the WINDOW TO
see soldiers. there nODe and showed him all
the house when hc had seen her only lew times
Miss Augusta asked me to have patience because sne
old lady. Was thuklng she was ha1 crazy.
Ths was III June 1876"