The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-10
"A BANK DEPOSIT.
The Trouble Was Aired In Court
This Morning.
Claimants Against Patrick b. McCourt'S
Estate Heard Today.

The hearing on the bill of interpleader,
filed by the Peoples Savings Bank VS.,
Catherine IT.. Gilroy, ct al, today, proved
an interesting one. The bill was brought
to decide to whom a deposit in the Peo-
pies Savings Bank that was payable to
either Catherine Il. Gilroy or Patrick b.
McCourt, the latter having deceased, and
during his life time given the handbook
to Mrs. Matthew J. Pagan, shall be paid.
On March s, 1889. John j. McCourt,
who was a member of Charles Sumner
Assembly, OF the Royal Society OF Good
Fellows OF Attleboro, Mass, died. For
some time before his death Mr.. McCourt
was sick and stopped at the home OF Miss
Gilroy, mother OF Miss Catherine V. Gill
roy one of the parties claiming the de-
post. Miss Gilroy was engaged 10 be
married to McCourt and on this account
and because OF her care of him, he had
her made his beneficiary, under the GER
tiicate he held from the Good Fellows,
for $1,000.
The society thought best before paying
the money to ascertain VINO were the heirs
at law of the deceased. The party TO
whom the benefit certificate was first
payable was Patrick y. McCourt, father
of John j., but the transfer to Miss
Cilroy was duly made. After several
months Patrick Il. McCourt heard that he
was wanted and he went to the home OF
Mis- Gilroy at Attleboro and the two
went to Boston where Miss Gilroy received
a check for 5000. She kept s110O of this
money in her possession n the remain
ing $500 she put in the Peoples savings
Bank. Patrick Il. McCourt came to this
city with her and the money was deposit
ed in her name of Catherine 4. Gilroy
and Patrick L. McCourt, and PAYABLE to
either OF them or the survivor Of them.
Patrick came TO this city ana, II Is
claimed, went to board at Mrs. Fagan's
where he remained something over a
year. During part of the time he was
sick and finally he had to he taken to the
Rhode Island Hospital, where he died.
After a trivial dispute about North End
undertakers the body was taken to Mrs.
Fagan's home and after services at a
church was taken to Calvary cemetery,
Boston, the deceased having before his
death expressed a desire that he should
be buried beside his wife. None of Mrs.
Fagan's friends has been able to find
out where the wife of McCourt was buried
SO his body remains in the tomb.
Before he went to the hospital Mr.. Nc
Court'gave the bank book in question to
Mrs. Pagan and through her counsel, Il.
ID. Bassett, she said today all she wanted
was to be paid for her trouble in
taking care Of Mr.. McCourt. On the
other hand Miss Gilroy testified that she
offered to pay Mrs. Pagan for her trouble
but the latter refused to give up the
bank book.
III. A. McXenney represented Miss
Gilroy al today's hearing.
SEEKS TO RECOVER FOR INJURIES.
This morning before Judge Wilbur and
a jury was begun the trial Of the suit of
George. Davis VS.. George ii. Slade. The
suit is to recover 5000 and after the OPEN
ing statement of J. Jerome Hahn, coun-
sci for the plaintiff, the jury went for n
view of the premises, after which the
members were excused until 2 p. m. The
plaintiff fell down an elevator well in the
slade building on Washington street,
July 1, and was, he claims, very badly
and permanently injured. He now seeks
to recover 5000 for what be claims was
the owner Of buildings negligence. Bss-
sett Il Mitchell represent the defendant.