The herald., 1894-01-05
ANOTHER CONTESTED WILL,
The Usual Fight Over a Dead
Mans Money.
Patrick ConrOy Dies and Leaves
Two Wills,
And There WiIl Be High Times for the
Lawyers Before They Deter
mine which Is the
Right One.

A case, which promises to be unusu-
ally interesting, was commenced yester-
day in Judge Clark's department of the
superior court. The case hinges upon
the validity of an alleged will made by
one Patrick Conroy, who died short
time ago in New York state leaving a
large fortune, 10000 of which was in
real estate in this city.
The matter first came up in the local
court on January 4, 1898, when certi-
fed copy of the last will and testament
of the deceased which was admitted to
probate in the county court OF Arapahoe
county, state of Colorado, on October
"a, 1892, WAS presented for probate here.
The will reads as follows:
DENVER, Colo, January IA. 1888.
l, Patrick @. Conroy. of Denver, Ara
be my last will and testament:
FIrst-I bequeath to my sisters,
Bridget Conroy and Eliza Conroy, my
interests in Santa Ana.
Second-All the rest OF ray estate,
both real and personal, to be divided
equally between my children, Charles
Third appoint my sisters aforesaid
and Michael +. O'Dea OF Los Angeles,
California, executors OF this my last will
and testament, and expressly request
and direct that no bonds be req uired of
them.
FOURTH appoint my sisters afore-
said to be the guardians of and have the
custody and care of my children.
Fifth ask my old and dear friend
Michael f. O'Dea to 30 protect my es-
tate in California that the best results
shall accrue to my legatees.
SIXTH direct all my just debts to be
paid.
have no feeling against any person,
and ask anyone that | may have Lfend-
ed to pardon me.
On January 20, 1893. Michael F.
O'Dea filed a petition asking that the
following, which he claimed to be the
last will and testament Of Patrick @.
Conroy, deceased, be admitted to pro-
bate:
DENVER, Colo, Aug. s, 1892.
In the event OF death, Martin D.. Cur
rigan of Denver, Colo. and Michael F.
O'Dea of Los Angeles, Cal, to have full
charge Of my affairs, without bond, and
Bridget C6nroy of Denver, Colo, and
Mary Balger OF Albany, N. T., the per-
sons of my children, Charles and Mar
guerite.
(Signed) PATRICK @. CoNRoY.
On February 2. 1898, the contestants,
the children of the deceased, by the
guardian ad ltem, Bridget and Eliza
Conroy, sisters of the deceased, filed
contebting petition against the petition
of O'Dea, in which they claimed that
the document offered by O'Dea was not
an instrument making any disposition
OF the property of deceased. They fur
ther claim at the last will and teeta-
ment of dec. Led was admitted to pro-
bate, and that O'Des renounced his
right to be appointed executor by not
fling his petition sooner.
1t il further alleged that the decedent
was not competent when he signed the
O'Dea document, and that in any event
it would not be to the best interests of
the estate to appoint him executor, be-
cause he and deceased had been part.
ners in business for many years, and his
interests would conflict will those Of
the heirs.
O'Dea on the other hand, files an
answer claiming that neither of Con-
roy's sisters is competent to serve as
executrix, both on the ground of inn
providence and want of understanding.
and among other things he insists that
the former will was revoked by the one
he offers.
The hearing Of the case did not pro-
gress far yesterday, several dispositions,
only, being read in evidence.