The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
mILLIoNAIRE o'nRIrN's BeorHER.
The widow Receives 5000. 1000 In FUN Set
element OF Her Husbands Claims.


On Tuesday morning last, between and 8
O'Clock. Patrick II. OBren died nj the Palace
Hotel. This was the man who mystcriousy
appeared in this city n few months ago, claim
ing to be the brother Of the late William :.
O'Bricn OF the bonanza firm. The first infor-
nation regariing the mans prctensrs an
peHred In New York despatch dated Jan. 4.
For week following the newspapers here and
In the East were filed with coniectures regard
In9 MN, mls mSsusr'oqS moNe,nh; 1nJ
years Patrick II. O'Brien had been liv-
ing in Raleigh. North Carolina, upon the
an imbecile in mind. In the early part Of Jan
unry OF this year two women. claiming To be
O'Brens wife and daughter suddenly arrived
him. WAS asserted-nnd Tor week all trace oi
the three was lost. When next heard of they
where. after stnll a lew weeks tney qnlety
removed 70 the Palace. Mrs. OBrien, up TO
this time. had been believed TO be a widow. II
being given out that her husband had died in
the South during the war. With her daughter
Pauline, known in society circles as the Irish
beauty. Mrs. o Brien made her homo with her
millionaire brothcr-in-law until n short time
before his death. The will Of W. y. o. Brien left
Mrs. O'Brien unprovided for. but beQueaths
Immediately upon the arrival otP. II. O'Brien
the assistance OF prominent lawyer was Sc
cured. and immediate steps taken To secure a
Share OF the OBrien estate; All business with
the lawyer was conducted by Miss Pauline.
whose frequent visits to the law office were
always made in close carriage. Her mother
and father remained close in their rooms at the
Palace, the three always taxing their meals in
their own apartments the two elders having
never been known to leave their rooms during
their four months stay at the hotel Acting
upon the proofs Of her fathers identity as a
brother OF William s. O'Brien. furnished 10y Miss
Pauline. the lawyer made a demand on this
trustees Of tho estate for 81 900 600 basing his
claim on the grounds that undue and illegal in
huence had been used with the deceased In the
Disposal Of his property The trustees Mt first
refused 10 entsrtuin the demand, but proofs OF
tn" relationship being shown them. the subject
wis referred 20 three RrbtratOrs. consisting OF
Con. OConnnr L. +. Low and William Free
born. the matter rested in the hands OF tho
RrhItrators Tor some time. and shortly before
Patrick II. O'Bren's death they announced that
s6Uu.OOO should be paid to Mrs O'llrien in set
tiement Of the case. This il in addition to III,
100000 hcqueathcl to Pauline. This com
promise WIS sutt q tory To the claimant as
on Wednesday afternoon. after the burial o.
| the mysterious husband. the money WIS pnit
over to the hereaved widow in consideration o
| which she forever rVn1unrPs all her clai q
! the estate. Before his death William :. O'Brier
said that he had but one brother, who died II
| Baltimore in 1861 or 1862; yet he bequeatheC
| TO Miss Pauline $500 900, thu like sum which h'
| left to his other nieces. Patrick II. O'BrieI
| claimed, in Raleigh. to be n widower and child
| less. yet the hrbitrators. by their action. ne
| knowledge the two mysterious women Ia oe tn
| wife and daughter Of Patrick ii. O'Brien
| brother Of William ). OBrien.
Mrs. q Brlen still remains ut the Palace Hotel
| but refuses to be seen or questioned.