New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-30
u&. OHIRPS WILL
q. W. 9.


LARGE BrQuEsTs TO RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE
INSTITUTIONS AND TO SPIRITUAL AND MEDICAL
ADvrsERs-tLLEGrD GROUNDS FOR A CONTEST
Sixteen years ago Peter O'Hara, marble
cutter OF Brooklyn died. renuteI 10 be worth $4,000
BE had three children Edward, Cecilia and John Bar
tste but his widow Mrs Mary Oars became possessed
Of OF his property On the lGlh dy Of the prescott
month the widow died the age or eEhtyJne, at her
residence No. % schcrmerhornst. after an illness or
many weeks Al az her children had previously died
and the only heirs-at-law remaining were two grand
children, Mary Augusta OHIrA aud Mary Catharine
O'Hara In THE TRIBUNE OF yesterday &c was stated
that the viii ot Mrs. o. lara would to-day Doe offered Tor
probate before surrogate Abraham Daley Of Brooklyn
and reasons given for the belief that objections
against ia being admitted 10 probate w0uld be Offered
preparatory to coutestng the viii IN the Interests Of
the heirs-lt-law. The viii offered for
probate and aIessrs. starr and Hooker. OF New-York
counsel for Miss OHara, represented by Charles
Jones ana Messrs. Morris & Pearsa Of Brooklyn ap-
peared for Miss Mary C. O'Hara. Judge Alexander
McCue and Z. NJ Cullen were present IN the interests
Of the beuencaries under the Will Objections against
the admission OF the Will % probate We're fled py the
com for both the heirs IN these objections II was
set forth that testatrix Of msound mind, and
had been subjected 10 undue influences In making her
viii.
THE WILL.
Following are the provisions OF tine vili
give ana bequeaih unto my grand-laughtcr7 Mary
Catharue and Aary Augusta, children oil my dece Sod
sous, EDWARD L. ana John O'HaTa. tie sum Of $1,000
give and bcque,th unto the Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum society 81 the Guy OF BROOKLYN the sum oI
$4,000; o. the Convent Of Mary, I'm the CITY Of Brook
yu the sum OF 5000 -t. Mary's Hospital ID said
cy lately established f0r the treatment OF the Diseases
az women the sum OF 5000 and 90 The Long leland
HOsplta. ia SAID city, The sum % rJOOO
eve and beguealn unto The Rev. Robert J. Mcguire
OF the City Of Brooklyn, the -um of $1,000 20 ne Row
Edward l. OR. ~, uI SAID city, the cum OF c-Js To
tae Rev James O'Hara' o syracuse the SUM OF p poo
l. araFHI- lI.IU a. y
the sum o. $500 and ~ the Rev. Franch FreeI, OF
Brooklyn, the sum Of $500
1 gIye ma beaI-atl unto Hugh G.. O'Hara. OF Brook
Iyt nephew by deceased husband. the sum ~ $1,000
the portraits ofmy husband, daughter ana myself
persona ~ ne r ,,cs when for uy reason
may tail or lapse, give, devise ana bCqu-atn unto tne
Rev Robert J. Mcclure. Dr. william II. Dudley and
Alexander Mcoue. ali OF the CITY u Brooklyn. -
hereby az, ul the said Rev. Robert j. Mcclure, DIT
william II Dudley and Alexander McCuc executors Oh
this my Will
The document is dated the 14rh day OF February.
1916 and is signed by the following persons Is wit
pcsses: Charles Lowrey No. 10 Seventh-ave Brooklyn
EiIar 81 CIlIeu SO. 1856 MOntague-,,., Brooklyn Ju-
d4h b. Voorhees,. No. 436 state-st., Brooklyn.
To this will a codcil il appended, bearing date March
"a, 1877, which PROVIDE AZ foAows
Firsi-I hereby revoke and annu all and several the
dated the 14th day OF February 1876 10 VIII Co Robert
0'aars, Joseph Ffansioe and Fraucs l. Freel OF the
sum OF 500 each, and drcc. that the amount or
said Icp;tcics shall fail INTO my re-iduary estat-.
SscOnd-I hereby yeilfy ana confirm my said viii IN
each aud every respect 10 the attn clause thereof
the legacIes contained IN which said clause I have
hereby revoked In whereof have hereunto set
MARY O'HARA (seal)
Signed. sealed. published and declared by Mary
OHara the testatTix above named, and for cOdicI
Ia her will aud testament IN The presence OF us,
wbo al her request IN her presence ind In the presence
of eae other nave hereto set our names witnesses
the Gay and year last above mentioned. Words Id
ward {. O'Rely - int"rIlned 0sforr cIeeutorl
HENRY A. MOORE. AL Washington-ave. Bruobyn.
JUDAH g. VOORHEES,, 436 st4te-st.. Brooklyn.
GROUNDS FOR THE CONTEST.
II viii be seen reading the Wi Of 5rs. OHara that
the sum Of $4,000 only Is left 70 her three Immediate
relatives OF these Miss Mary q. OH0ra is said TO have
100000 in her right while the other. Miss Mary
A. OHara who hal lived with her grandmother for =
number of years and was devoted attendant at her
bedside during her ast Illness, 10 without except
a small legacy left hcr. Twenty thousand dollars are
gwen to charitable Institutions and Of the pro-
pery amounting to about 300 900. goes 10 the medical
legal and spiritual advisers OF Mrs OIara, without in
sructous 10 make any use VI e1ceBt for their
personal benefit lt sad Mrs. 'Iiara "A
very eccentric woman and was go devoted 90 religious
matters tnat an attempt viii be made To show
thar her mind was unbalanced that subject
WAan the Eouueulcal Council was IN session at Rome
Mrs. O'Ilara accompanied Father Jsmes O'Hars and
other Roman Catholic clcrgymeu pilgrimage 20 that
city. On htr return she brought with her great guam
Ty OF pictures or sacred subjects soon after her
turn gave 10 b. Paups Church n COur-s OF winch
her intimate friend the Rev Father Mcguire, was and
sun Is priest, altar and chime bells which cost
from $4,000 " 10000 IL Il said mat testimony Ill
be presented % SHOW that Mrs Hra mad been addicted a
times tie Of Intoxicating drink An indication Of
the nnr state Of her mind ts claimed, appears lie
that she said on one occasion 90 General DAME! J.
Sickles thgt her granddaughter, Mary A. OHara, wEo
lived with her. ueed not De remembered IN the VIII. as
the girl had a deal OF money OF her own which
was MOI the While the lawyers engaged IN toe
extremely roticen u What they expect % dee
able opposition 20 the WILL 10 is expected that
tao developments viii Do OF an Interesting character
and may perhaps result the breaking VI the lnstru-
ment IN Ia YOr OF th1 heirs al-law.
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