Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-05
MICHAEL WALLS ESTATE.

z Tn" Ex~cutor On-rs H,s Accou"t ta the. F EP,obats Court and obj set,on Is Mad., |" Macy Items. The Michael Wall estate had another link added to ils already long legal chain this morning in the probate court. It will be remembered that hearings have been given on the various claims against the estate before the commissioners James E. Russell and Thomas Kane, and also before the superior court The principal objection Was against the claim of Martin Brrgin, the executor of the estate. This morning Mir Bergin filed his &C., count with the probate court as follows: Cash received from sale of real estate. Sl ,65O; list of claims allowed, sell US; coffin. hearse and trimmings. S3S5. To; carriages, flowers. grave, etc. S71 50: ap- praIsers fees, Sl0; commissioners fees $40; advertising and probate notices, SIS; J. F. Holohan, contest of will, $luO; Webster & O'Neill. 0he same) SlU0; wit nesses and expenses, $43; summoning witnesses. S30; Webster & O'NeiIl, before commissioners and superior court, $2T5; search of tItle. Sl; Connor & Phelan, sup plies ht wake. S2566 surveying land, S5; brokerage for selling real estate, $33; books and stationery. s; J. F. Holohan, | for legal services before commissioners, slOO: probate ices. $50; administrators tees, S3UO; total. S2l95 9S. Balance against tde estate, S54S 9S
 lively tilt took place between Judge Cole and Executor Bergin beer use the latter dId not bring into court hIs books, prIce list. receipts, etc. Attorney ONeiil sad he did not need to bring them. Mir Bergin testified that his price for coffin furnished was $2S5. He did not know what the cost price was. Judge Cowell then read a list of people who We're buried | within ten years and the prlce paid for funeral expenses. He said that out of thirty funerals of well-to-do people nc such charges were made
 The item for advertising was then ob. | jected to and receipts ordered filed. Attorney Holohan's bill was also op. posed. the claim being made that he represented an heir in Ireland and not the | estate.
 Webster & O'Neilrs bill of s275, wit, Desses' fees of Si3. and the fees for sum. morning witnesses. S3O. were also objected to and the subp9nas were ordered brought in.
 Objection was made to the brok craze | fee ot $33. on the claim that the admins trator had no right to such a charge. The administrator fess of $500 were | also objected to.
 Judge Lowe said he would take the &C., count and give finding Monday. Executor Bergin vigorously denounced the way the whole matter has been con- ducted. He said to-day: ''As quick as the case was presented for, probate the keirs of Michael Wall came in. The children of James and Martin Wall objected to pro- ] batting the will. They claimed that they had more right to the estate than the heir in Ireland. They had the hearing post poned for a week. Attorney D. F. Web ster appeared for th.s people. After the will was finally admitted to probate a claim was brought in for S573 for board ing and nursing Michael Wall. I tried to compromise and offered them $200, in order to make a settlement without going to law. The offer was refused. 1 con sidered that $200 would have paid them Very well for the trouble. MT Wall was sick only four days. but took into con- sIderatiol that he died in their house and thought they ought to be compensated for their trouble and loss of time. I would also say that there are n dozen things in connection with Catholic funeral to cause expense that are not used at Protest ant funerals. such as candles, draperies, plumes. lambrequins. and other things"