The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-09
WAS CORRIGAN insane?
Judge Hudspeth Will Hear
Testimony in the Case
on February %.

Counsellor Alexander G. Young today APP
piled to Judge Hudspeth in the Orphans
Court for the naming of day in which
testimony may be taken in the appeal from
the probate by the Surrogate of the will of
the late Patrick Corrigan, Rector of the
Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken.
The appeal was made because statutory imi-
tation prevented the filing of caveat.
Mr.. Young also asked for rule to show
cause why the executors of the will, Father
Sheehan and John F, OHara should not
give bonds. The will expressly provides
that the executors shall not give bonds, and
the application made by Mr.. Young was
simply a test to ascertain the opinion of the
Court as to the soundness of the mind OF
Father Corrigan when the will was signed
by him.
THE MOTION GRANTED.
Judge Hudspeth granted the rule and
made it returnable February %. The whole
case win probably come up for argument on
that day Counsellor Young said this morn
ing to a JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter that
hir client, Mr. Ryan, would not contest the
last will if all the heirs would agree to have
the property disposed of, as provided in the
will which Father Sheehan found yesterday.
Mr.. Young said last night
ssThe revelation by Father Sheehan as to
the discovery of the old will and virtually
what are admissions on the part of the ex-
cutors and others upholding the present Will
that Father Corrigan was insane, simply
strengthens and supports the posi-
ton taken by the contestants There
is no doubt but Father Corrigan
was insane when the will was executed. Ii
we succeed in setting aside the second will,
then Father Sheehan will rely on the prior
will which gives all to the church. His adj
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are very material to us, and will aid us
greatly. If we succeed in defeating the last
will, we will then undertake to show that
the other one is void.
81 am greatly encouraged by what has
been told, and have no doubt but that all
my clients will get what rightly belongs to
them I now represent four out of five of
the dead priests brothers and sisters l had
personal knowledge three days ago that
another will had been found, but kept the
same secret, not even confiding it to
my clients. had expected to make it
known at the proper time This will not by
any means stop up, but we will push matters
the more vigorously, and in the end L be-
lieve we shall wholly succeed. Our position
is that Father Corrigan left no WILL because
he was not capable of making one, and there
fore all his property will naturally revert to
the heirs-at-law, who are my clients.
PERHAPS A COMPROMISE.
"There may be interesting things divulged
which have yet not been told, but which will
develop if the case comes up in court. say
if because the executors may settle salts
factorily, now that the matter has come out
of the existence of the first will, and they
recognize they are beaten. / am aware that
certain gentleman will not say who
has been visiting my clients and has been
endeavoring to have the case discontinued,
first by persuasion, and then, not succeeding,
employing threats unless the contest is
dropped, but to no avail. This matter will
come before the Court. We will win our
case without doubt.n