New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-23
MRS. O'HARIS IRREGULARITIES.
TrsTINONY OF HER GRAND-NIECE.

TIE VISIT IN ITALY-sCENEs IN \ ROMAN sHOr-
EXCESSIVE DRINKING Al ALL TINES.
The hearing in the O'lIara will case was
resumed YESTERDAY in the surrogtcs Court IA Broobn
and Judge Morris examined two Witnesses for the con-
tes,arts Martin Cook testified 10 Mrs OHaras inter-
s In Augusta the contestant and 10 Father Maguircs
familiar habits the aouse. such az smoking IN an easy
chair with his coat or She declined TO contribute for a
charitable object. pleading poverty. and had told him
hat the OF the church bells soured All the porter
In the forng saloons. and that the owners had had
to fence them keep IN the sound He thought this
Irrational
The prncipal witness was Kate Monaghan, Of Louis
vie XIV. grand-mece of Mrs. O Hara's, VINO has been
referred TO constantly by other witnesses inmate
Of the house. and as having accompanied the old lady
to Rome She came court with her grandfather.
Mrs O'Hara's brother. ana testified as follows; " l
lived with Mrs. OHara three years at hrst from 1857
70 1870 when we went TO Rome. While there we lived
first at the Minerva Hotel and aitorward in apartments
Father O'IIara and Bishop Lynch were with us the
former occupying one OF Aunt told me she
paid all his expenses, and that the trip cost 900,
which included liquor bills. She drank every evening
and $50 during the day with Father OHara she also
loaned $4,000 10 Bishop Lynch Father O'Hara con
trolled the funds and signed the checks. Sne was
alarmed lest anything should happen to him and leave
Il. without money, aud wanted II fixed al the bank.
sic regretted having taken the "trip at her age She
boncnt pictures selected by Father OHara, and COM
pnined that he broke his promise 20 show her the
SIGHTS and instead shut himself up TO study for D..
d. he was "a scOundrel, and danced while she paid the
miner. She did her own washing while we were In
Rome and dried her clothes on piazza of the rooms
IN front She sometimes cooked in the parlor. She
often ntoxicatcd there, fell the floor ana
thought her dead. She less friendly with Father
o,uara after they returned. Once in Rome she went 10
buy eggs and interiercd in dispute over money be-
tween lady and the shopkeeper, and called the lady
liar ana an Old thieL
"On arriving in Brooklyn she went TO Father
Macuire's where She drank enough to affect her. lie
went 10 Saratoga with her. aud she paid 50 day for
him We went riding with Father Mcguire going to Sim
monss at Woodlawn. where he said all the priests went
who had last horses We were also at FatDush, Mount
81 Vincent and other places. and there always
brandy To- drink. once Mrs. OItaTa 100. Dottie OF
brandy In the carriage win Fathers MaSiie and
O'Hara and she got drunk That sue ala not know
WINCH Was her own house. Faiher O'liara helped her
mo the house and then assisted Father Mcguire They
were OUT several hours that time put my aunt 10 bed.
ami sat up AL night for Tear she would gel up ana hurt
herself . e.. 900 IN. r,,,.,o, 4, 1870
Father Mcguire stli frequent visitor. She visited
Al lila mousse after church, and ner return would speak
tiyes a cent. one night there was drinking from >
o'clock until II. and Father O'tiara helped Father
Mcguire home. When went away IN 1870 she sent me
10 Father Mcguire FOR money a. 90. Sometimes after
haa 10 mis- house Mrs Oliarn was very cross to
me- saving uugratefu ana that II enc hdd taken a
ilsa aIn,T Sh SUI snS aS Father Maenre He said he
never would allow relative OF his to spend night III
his house, ana turned away his nephew VINO wanted 10
Tne witness was asked # Father Mcguire told her that
Mrs. O'Hara crazy. but tins was ruled out $50
"Mrs. Oiara tOd me-, continued bliss Ai0hOghah tiat
she had provided well in her Will and had lett
me $50 600 She paid Father Mcguire - 600 III one week
Tor masses once my 10 visit aud Mrs.
CfIIara asked when was gong away, as Father
Mcguire coming % take her away ~ The morning
II. did come, wearing linen buster. NV mother leit
the house and they laughed together aiterward over
The thcr trcK 10 get aer OIL she often spoke
leaving thc house and plate u Mary Catnarne' ana
of providing literally for Gusc, for her mothers sake
She said Gussie told an unruth aud was better
than halt those Catholics MY aunt sometimes put out
the kitchen tire aud scolded the gr because The bread
was not bakco and told her she lied when she answered
that the fire had been PUT out She took the
kew from my room door, 80 that ! could not
lock the angels out she said anyone who listened TO
what others were saying was stahoiE Oh ms hedu IN
hell said she born IN "a groatiadys mouse, was
countess's daughter and had been stolen In her chi d.
hood she knew TINS from her pc'hs superior 10 ouhO
people. Snc told me To make some Ten. ana lhcn
asked how dared To do At, ana wnen tod hef snll'
You a ilar scamp yDu you are mar Ia thv
first second third and fourth degree She undressed
i'm the closet complained because there was 10 bed
there said she must see judge McCue ABOUT u III the
morning STE had all sorts OF f9uces spoke about inc
sbausnees' (spcctTcs). showed me black spot over
her heart which pretended TO see TO Keep her from
scoding, She afraid her eyetOOth would grow up
her head aud put out her oye She lost Ter VIE ia
the hall and censured my impudence ig bringing IL TO
her saying she never wore one SHE nung plates about
AL the table and said her daughter Cecela was queen,
and mad so beautiful a figure that she 1T
army officer She said Cecea's death Was caused BY -
sign made at her by priest.
NV aunt talked about her will in 1877 She said
Judge McCue was an honorable man. and had promised
la A
Magure should charge OF all her papers and key
Sac SAID Judge McCue told her she could mol leave
every hing charity, but could leave verbal nstrue
tons for IT, He would nix it, and she need not worry.
considered her actions to DO Irrational. She went TO
HoDOken with Father Mcguire one day, ana gave him
$500 she always drank brandy every day-Once a
whole bottle IN day-and was very often iatox-
icated."
Nit Cullen briefly cross-examined the witness about
the quarrel ia the Roman butter-and-eggs,shop She
said Mrs oHara washed both for herself and the Wit
ness She then thirteen old. Father O'Hara
studed his room, not at the college The principal
visitors priests aud bishops and tho Countess Bar
berini There was drinking both day aud night
In the absence OF Judge MoCue the further
animation Ostponed until Monday next, 10 which
day an adlonrnnent was taken