The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-09

O'Brien a brief visit to entreat him In person
to sign the paper breaking his brothers WILL
He refused, saying It was time enough yet
and that he did not care to break the will. At
and after staying one day and night with
Mr.. O'Brien, at Mr.. Waters residence, left for
New York. Before leaving Raleigh. however,
Smith had an interview with Mr.. Waters,
would be In New York to meet him in regard
to this matter; that he should have Mr..
O'Brien there by December Is at all hazards,
and asked Mr.. Waters If he would take him
there IL he Smith would send him palace
car and $500 to defray his expenses there and
back.
Mr.. Waters consented to do SO, expecting
to hear from Smith by each mail; but to. his
astonishment, instead OF the looked-for letter
and the $500, about ten days after Smiths
Mr.. Waters door as "Mrs. and Miss o. Brien."
Mr.. Waters met them In the hall.
The ladies were then ushered into the sick
mans room. where they took seat, one on
be Mrs. O'Brien proceeded to scan the inva-
lid with her eyeglasses. At length she said
Don't you know me2"
NO., said he. Can it be that you are
YES" she replied, Il am Mary, and this is
our daughter, Pauline"
"Good heavensP said he; II thought you
were dead years ago-and my daughters
name Is Mary"
Il know it, said she; s'but she was given a
second name by our bishop at her baptism" !"
Turning to Mr.. Waters, she remarked:
"You will please keep our presence here as
secret as possible. We do not wish anyone to
know our business"
Mr.. O'Brien had been near deaths door the
day before their arrival, but under the excite
ment had rallied sufficiently to ait up a few
minutes at time, and after day or two the
attending physician took the would-be Mrs.
O'Brien aside and told her that IL she had any
1t, for Mr.. O'Brien was liable to drop off at
any time and could not possibly survive but
a few days at most.
THE PATIENT HURRIED OFF TO NEW YORK.
ters brought them letter about S O'Clock In
the evening, and, being familiar with Smiths
handwriting, knew 1t was from him, and he
knew, too, that they had anxiously expected
this letter. Handing the letter TO the women.
Lawyer Smith" That same night. about 8
o'clock, Mr.. Waters was called into their
room and told by them that they should leave
on the 8 o'clock train neg Rn0rning; that they
must be in New York With Mr.. O'Brien by
carriage to convey them to the depot. Mr.
Waters thinks it was premeditated affair,
as no one had been In or out OF his house
since he came with the letter, at about
CLOCK. TE0VlOuS 10 CnelF l0dVllG Ln0y gave
Mr. O'Brien Q strong egg-nog. composed OF
three kinds OF whisky. The poor fellow was
drunk with the draught, and by the time they
reached the depot he had to be- or should
have been, redressed. There were no male
attendants to help them nurse him, and 80
they left.
Consumption had so reduced Mr. O'Brien
that had it been made known that 1t was the
intention to 60 with him perforce they would
have been detained. But Father White did
a.
helpless invalid, until they had safely made
their way Of. They left without settling
their board bill, even. The women promised
to write Mr.. Waters Mr.. o. 'Brien also prom
ised to write, and told Mr.. Waters that he
should also write Father White; but to the
present date not q syllable has been heard OF
their whereabouts. People here are greatly
puzzled as to the object of taking o. 'Brien
away. 1t is the opinion OF those acquainted
with the circumstances that Mr. o. Brien is In
bad hands, and there Is no hesitancy in say
ing the object was to secure p. s. O'Brien's
signature, as that Is the only signature by
which the 81, 2,0O0, 900 coming to him can ever
be secured. The indifference Of the women
does not accord with the actions Of a wife and
daughter. Their sudden appearance and de-
parture, as we'll as that while here they did
not want to be known, is a queer chapter In
the history.
It is alleged that Mr.. O'Brien has been kid
mapped by the women and forced to sign
papers setting aside the will Of his brother,
and that his part Of the estate will be used
by the sharpers, who no doubt had the
whole thing mapped out before O'Brien ever
dreamed OF seeing his dead wife.