The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-29
Miss FarrelI's Relatives
| Take Action.
PROPERTY WORTH $4,000
Bulk OF II Left In Trust For Benefit
Of Grand Nephews.
WAS wOMApS MIND UNSOUND?

Tie question of whether Catherine
Farrell, maiden lady Of advanced years,
who resided on Candace street, was OF
sound and disposing mind when she made
will in January last, was submitted to
jury in .Jndge Douglass court today.
Miss Farrell was one of the best known
char racters in the North End of the city.
She was unable to read or write and had
a deformedl arm. For years jshe peddled
with basket and built house. BY her
industry and her saving habits as we'll as
the kindness of friends, she accumulated
~, OOO, tho estimate being founded on
100, on deposit in different banks, and
house and lot The large amount OF
money left by Miss Farrell was as great a
surprise To her relatives as it was to her
noighbors. 1he instrument which was
admitted TO probate in the Municipal
Court was executed in the main on Jan
:, 1897 and codicil was executed on
Jan. z. BY this will and the codicil the
bulk OF Miss tarrells property was left
TO her three nephews, Thomas Farrell
William II. Farrell, and Martin Farrell,
they taking share and share alike, but
Martin taking the house occupied by the
testator during her life time, at the cor
ner of Candace and Wayne streets. Other
requests were SlO0 to the Homo for the
Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor,
Rhode Island Catholic Orphan Asylum,
800: Mary Farrell, $500; rector of st.
Patrick's church, $3.50; Charles Cummings
ham, siOo; Rev: z; hughes Of Fall River.
$50, st. Patrick's Chuzch, 5000; st.
| Josephs Hospital. sl00; Gilbert M.
| Ha9an and Patrick J. McCsrthy were
named as executors of the will.
The names OF the appellants are Dennis
Kelly Mary A. Locklin. John J. DON
nell. Mary O'Donnell, Ella O'Donnell,
Charles Cunningham. all residents OF
| Pawtucket.
The executors in the case of Mr.. Hagan
| and Mr. Mccarthy are represented by
/ Edwards q Angel ana ConIey & CroDin
and the appellants by Willard Is. Tanner
and James H. Banigan.
Miss Farrell injured her hip by falling
| on Christmas day last year in front of
| house on Douglas avenue and was taken
| to ST Joseph's hospital, where, after q
few weeks she died. Her will was
| very complete one, the number OF hacks
for her funeral being given and provision
made that her grand nephews should have
the benefit of her property, the property
being bound up by trusts for their bene-
fits.
John s.. Hughes and Henry r. Mo-
Caffrey, subscribing witnesses to the
will, testified that the testator was of
sound mind when she made the will un-
der dispute. The former testified that he
had Known Miss Farrell 20 years and that
she at once recognized him when he went
to the hospital and asked him if she
would get well and when he replied that
he did not know made arrangements tor
her funeral.
Mr.. Tanner asked witness on cross-ex-
animation II he did not tell three ladies
who called en- him after he subscribed to
the codicil that Miss Farrell wanted to
wait until the following day to sign, but
Mr. Mccarthy had said that he could not
DO going there every dav and his reply
was that he had stated that Mr.. Mccarthy
urged her to sign at once.
After Mr.. Cronin, counsel for tho execu-
tors, read the will, MIR. Benigau stated
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