The New York herald., 1879-09-06
THE O'HARA WILL.

HOW THE WIDOW OF A WEALTHY BRooKLYNITn
D1sposED OF FORTUNE TO THE DETRIMENT
OF HER aRANDDAUGHTERs.
The attention of Surrogate Daley. Kings County
Surrogates' Court, occupied yesterday in hear
ing testimony touching the contested will Of the late
Mrs. Mary O'Hara. widow Of Peter O'Hara. tho
wealthy marble and tombstone manufacturer who
died in Brooklyn about fifteen years ago. Mrs.
OHara who was left between $50 900 and 100000
by her deceased husband, survived two sons and
daughter, and died this summer in the eighty-hrst
year of her age. She left surviving two grand
daughters, Mary Augusta and Mary Catherine
O'Hara who contesting her will. bv which
they were left 1000 each, while Mrs. O'Hara de-
vsed that the sum Of 5000 should go to the Long
Island College Hospital. tho Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum. Convent of st. Mary's and st. Mary's Hos
pital respectively; to Rev. Father Robert Mcclure
she left 900. and to Rev. Fathers Il. j. OReilly.
James 'Hara. Joseph Fransoli and FrancisJ Freel.
$4,000 EACH The resduary Of the estate was left to
the executors, Mossrs. McCue, Dudley and Father
Mcclure, who received verbal instruction to the
in which the deceased desired to dispose Of
her estate.
There two witnesses examined yesterday, the
first being Mary McGuckeD, servant who had been
in the employ OF Mrs. OHara for seven years prior
to her death. Witness said:-"Mrs. O'Hsra would
drink glass Of lager now and then ana .
glass of brandy occasionally saw her sometimes
under the influence of liquor: remember
sion when she was SICK from the effects OF uQuOrs
during the time was there she went out riding
with Father MCGUIRE; she went to Sara
toga with Father Mcclure and remained about
four weeks; two three times /
Father Mcclure drink with her; she and Father
Mcclure were always friends sometimes saw her
other writing; Father Mcclure used to write her
letters and either he or Mr. Hugh O'Hara would
read them; she used to speak about having made .
purposes-to the orphans and tho Long
island College Hospital; she said she lett
OF 1t. and he wanted it taken out of hor will;
had heard deceased often say she had left her grand
that IL Katie had stayed with her 1t would have been
better for her.
John @. OHara, a middle aged man, nephew Of the
husband OF deceased testified that he had seen MIS-
when under the influence OF liquor and It was 30
often that it was nothing to wonder at.
CoILEcToR APPoINTED.
Counsellor Jones at this uncture stated tnat tney
sence Father McCuirc, who was prevented by fll-
ness from being present An adjournment was
therefore agreed upon. Judge McCue remarked that
certain matters in the estate should DO attcnoeo TO-
principal should be collected, and some interest ON
United states bonds should also be collected These
were IN his hands, and altogether there was about
S50000 He did not feel Mt liberty 70 90 IN the
ted and that tho granddaughters should select
from deceascd's wardrobe. Mrs. 'Hara, mother OF
one of the stated to tho Surrogate that
there several thousand dollars worth Of clothes
In the house.
Further examination at this point adjourned
until the 10Th inst. ordered by the Surrogate
that Counsellor James q. Bergen, Of the Arm OF
cullen Bergen, DO appointed collector of the estate
pepding this contest Mr.. Bergen Is a son.in-law Of
Executor Judge McCue. and Mr.. cullen. tho pro-
ponents' counsel. IL nephew OF that official.