New-York tribune., 1879-10-28
THE O'H4RA WILL CONTEST.

IMPORTANT WITNESSES ON THE STAND.
TESTIMONY OF HUGH 1HARA AND JUDGE MCrE.
The O'Hara will case came up again in the
Brooklyn surogate's Court yesterday. the principal
witnesses being names had occurred
frequently during he previous hearings Hugh O'Hsrs
and Judge Alexander McCue. O'Hars proved
willing witness aud several arguments between counsel
occurred over questions intimating that what he
cd not remember he had told several persons prevl-
ous v.
Nrs Lizzie Crafts recalled. and testified that Mr..
O'Hara's and produced the impression
on her mind OF being irrational
Mrs Margaret OHara remembered Mrs. OHara's
telling that needle had broken leaving Onehaf in her
k,e. which alter year and half worked into her
hvr and size opcned her dress for the witness TO feel
TIE pon For ten years she repeated this needle story
very often.
Hugh G. O'Uara sadi knew Mrs. oIIara after
1920. 7 an the nephew Of her husband. saw her
nearly every dav. and was familiar with her business
Affairs. Irerember thai 10 1877 she was paid $4,000
by PstritE Walsh She SAID that time that she had
loaned JUDGE McCue 5000 without security and asked
i bee was proper person lend She said she had
lcut money also az. DsveT aud Bis-og Lynch
think the deb, fr Bishop Lynch was cancelled So
far As Euow, 20 never paid She never spoke of
lending 90 Father Maglre. went with her 10 Chaun-
cev's in -. when she soli some real estate. She
s'ced the FOR the sale took her TO Syracuse
q, I--- q vsir Father O'TIara but ga not her
Nlfe seen Nf' ~ vines very NlEnNg llutr INC
-au nee u liquor In 1870 called 10 break open
lie door for a servant 10 WAS locked out AMI
fruI found fAc OH laly on the tsur an iu7caslDc
Dlt uplule.s concitun. mber the txecurion of
.IIr 1870. accompanied Aer u tAe San ogac's
tfl.c. reIl .nrC iu ii5 room, While sAe "cAt ItO
il4 room adjoining. Nooue OF ner Re atves was IN the
with he"
several louti questions we're acre eEe.nlee as 70
whether the itnr-- helore the death or NJ. DHarI,
tired ~ nduce Mary Augusta O'Hara the contestant,
to tiAe proceedings 10 prevent MIS- y lara i.Gn
u, SQUAD i s. or whether. since her drata, Tie wines
usa sal! lac re sent b. gus al outrage and Ae A.'S
ffcf, .a,I. io brt., .. had ucru Norris 4 / IT.
sail rlf O. 20 tAem i-~nn. or through ne own M
sei that D.! ne ,us hc guaranteed tie $4,000 cornug
10 llm from fie nr>ent Will NJ would heip thein ofe1
-. The last question vs lniiy admitted al tAe reqit
Tie witness, Iru De answered No" lie sa!a Ina.
IT, opinion IN ISIS was that Mr-. OH.ra Was not ~
vrrv sound mud. He continued 81 saw letter tgnm
Mrs. O'HArn's brother asking for loan OF $500 when
s4N .cd uer 10 'en' &c 9aii % me . 80 sc -. ~,
Mcguire about ~ ana h' siil 20 never uhi H. 20 hot
Ian '9 lr y nm. c1'ut NJ, rb BrooHlvn trust Company
Kept 20 securities IN the BROOKLYN safe Deposit
Company do not know WHO had the duplicate Keys 20
after Tie sale houses. Judge McCur brought in
tie box OF securities opened L. He put
itc> ia. Besides others there were SIoOOO IL govern
que ton as 10 whether the told the Garveys
that ne would have Mary Aucusta oppose the viii " a.
excluded. On crosse XamiD alton he said that Mrs.
oAra a. ended TO uor business up 10 ear be ore 1t
IL knew nothing about Der VII or ncr Intended
disposition of her properiy. he Nas Win her "le4
DotA ner last Will and the eodcii were executed
cid not of-l 10 s!se ANY testimony Tor ~4oooO sald
The counsel ~ whom the witness referred made
that proposition" said Judge Morris.
TESTIMONY OF JUDGE M'CUE.
Judge Alexander McCue then called 10 the stand.
H. said - knew Mrs. O'Hara for twenty-five years.
and Tor fifteen years had charge OF her AFFAIRS
uer professional only. The Will Of 1868 was
probably drawn by ne. haven't 1t now II was de-
stroyed by her still one will other than that
offered for prooaie aud there were Others beside Du
made Novemher -. ISL. and has codciI made NJ
vemb-r -. ls12 Undoubtedly she lntenSed 10 reNoAe
It. nad 10 instruct ous to destroy Il Inc others sue
qesYa e. a nI exsc,d h did see II bet
- SUI ma r,aSe ia ls69 before going to Europe
III m - o. ,s arI nr',hahlv that Of s-5 The one
have wa probably directed destroy. but omitted 70
Sfnye her death in c0ntempai ou OF further charges
wlicn were not accompl shed. she had drawn Dl me
or under direction four wills ana Two or more COZ
ellis during her last ness assume that nld cnarle
her nOu-ehold The funds drew iOt H'I uu. % er
bank account had no foilna' poWer nl i'",''s D4
drawing lcr money, but had a letter nom n'i aulIo-
exercised he power. ma Key 10 her Dv4 a. 'uo
n, Deposit Company. dc not know wat Dusinrss
sne 4 rot 10 without consulting me. * ept mat The
10000 sue gave 20 - / luls uutcn uli h"t AnV"
o. Inever went 90 her house IN auy relation except
nrefe.-inna one. alfnOugh she may have regarded
me more tlan -lmDi, auNlseI anu oO-iT u
sell I never rendered her a hlll ior srrNlce-' l.
sac 4ver wanted anything IN that line, presume sne
AWAY. came 10 me. did not know o. any loans to
Faiuer Mag or eft- 20 - Pa4s huich uui "len
had made them. was not present when the present
Will We made declined 10 at1w ~. Ne'S NJ l
, Lad "A general ci'rr IL, with some cnaug'- A. 10
lie geaeral features aud known Of them or years.
Tac Nll Of 1871, Win cOdlcL Of le1-. Was put III
evidence. 81.
lie VIII OF 1876 and tAat OF ls79 were suDatantay
ia, s4ne said Jase McCue, except that every time
she changed her viii tie prrsOna ltgScies were III
uni-le one change IN The ast n was the suDsuiu-
flUu OF Dr. Dudley for d. james OHara as executor.
Tue paper 1 AOid ny hand l. dated June = $50
and Is r,spectiug her s1airs outS.H anu DeyGnu ne
il part 81 referring Tie viii u 1870 ana ne part
attached reernE 20 that OF 1876. IL iins the M
sructiOu- residuary eGltees nave aIsV o'neI
raQsr> Ou he same Suult Ct
IT, paper was offered evidence ny the counsel ior
IN. conGes.ants ana. after some argument, adruttet
The case was adjourned L. Friday.