The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-13

CORRIGAN'S HEIRS.
Claim for an Accounting
Brings Out a Statement
That His Estate Is
InSOlvent.
DEPRECIATION OF REAL ESTATE
No Buyers for His Rare Old Books
The De Vaueene Cloud
on the Title.
DEPRECIATION OF REAL ESTATE

Lawyer James F. Minturn appeared in
the Orphans Court this morning and
filed an answer to a demand made by
Lawyer James R. Bower for an account
ing of the estate of the late Father
Patrick Corrigan. Mr.. Bower represents
Mrs. De yaneene, one of the principal
legatees Mr.. Minturn submitted a state
ment made by the executors, John F.
O'Hara and Father James J. Sheehan,
executors of Father Corrigan'S will I'he
announcement that the estate is insolvent
caused some surprise. Father Corrigan
died in January, 1894. The executors 1e-
clare that the estate was peculiarly IN
yolVed Delay was first caused by an
appeal from the order of probate, Wh1cn
kept the estate in litigation until 1922
Then it was found that Father Corrlgan
accounts with the Church Of Our Lazy
of Grace of which he was rector. were
so much involved that it required the
services of an expert to straighten them
out. Father CoTTigan was indebted TO
the church 500.
Father Corrigan was guardian of the
two children of Mary Baxter, and It re
Quired an expert to Straighten out his ac-
counts in that matter. The estate put IN
a claim for $1,000, which is still in abey-
ance.
The executors had trouble in getting
from Kentucky here in order to sell them
Father Corrigan'S books, old and rare
theological volumes, are in the hands of
Father .Sheehan, who is endeavoring to
dispose of them at private sale, put mas
not succeeded. He believes that it would
not be profitable to dispose of them at
public auction.
The statement goes on to say Father
Corrigan left four fiat houses in Mercer
street, Jersey City. They are mortgaged
for $4,000 and were in such damaged
condition that it was necessary to reno, reno
they could be sold. The property was
sold last October, but title could not be
passed until ;l eloud , on Il aa ana eeer Trust
1H,udsU tioud was = claim lain Of one Peter II. Mulry
Mrs. De Vaucene.. A suit in GGhanceSry
II owed ard Is not yet settled. Recently.
hoveve MlIlry Offered. to execute a deed
to perfect the title. This he did or De-
cember 5. IT is understood that the con-
sideration was s7oo in cash; That iced ca
is now in the pr session OF the Glara. ee
viii soon be passeJ. Father Corritar
left lot in Greenvilie on the line of the
boulevard, which was offered at auction
aast O1Scber but no bids were received.
Among Father Corrigan's debtors arc
Isabella McCartir and Mary Hennessy.
Who owe the estate 5000 The executors Ss,f ,
cess aAG suit has been begun. There IS
also some difficulty abost property in
Foit Lee in which Father Corrlgan had
Il In &c con S+son the document sets forth
ssin the a--.nicn of the deponent the estate
preciatson in the yss1ue OF real estate.
TThus kse Mercer street property, inven-
tried at s60,0G9 brought al public auc-
ton or,ly $4,000, and the Greenville tract
at ST 900 VIII nat be bid as high as So. 900,
tbe only bt "a fide offer being $1,000, but
the executors cannot possibly close it
until Rext sp-ing Owing to the complica-
,Indetern1ined The applicant, Rachel
Levy. who asks for gsttlemeet, Is s, not
fereSlt1sr Sgf -se of the legat ees, who will
certainly receive nothing as legacy from
Rn insoIvept e-tate.
aware Of ne dif7i1laties and complica-
&iSSA tisss ss5rou tlds <ssate. havespo;