The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-06
MISS CANNON'S WILL.
II is the Subject OF a Contest In
Common Pleas Court.
Sh: Left Fer Ent re Estate TO j hn Can
non--Other Heirs Contest.

The montal condition OF Mary Cannon,
who died after having lived over 100
years, when she put her mark TO an in
strument in writing purporting TO DO her
last will and testament was considered
by jury in Judge Rogers court TO
day.
The case was on the calendar as James
Mcllnanly et al VS. John Cannon. The
latter by the terms of the instrument pur-
porting TO be Miss Cannon's Will, was
left all her property which consisted ~
two good sized two-tenement houses on
Entaw street and about 1000 III bank ana
he was made her executor and not ro-
CURED TO give any bond or render any ac-
counting whatever.
Tho instrument made In John Cannon's 8
favor was produced in court and William
Doris and Patrick w. Bower both testi-
fed she was IN sound mind when she
made nc and Mr.. Bower also testified that
when Attorney Louis Il. Angel read tho
will TO her he, Bower, asket her IL that
was the way she wished TO dispose OF her
property and her reply was in the aihrma'
tive. Both Bower and Doris had known
the deceased for over 20 years and one OF
them said she was AS sharp at trading
when the will was made as ever. The
heirs who are opposed TO air. Cannon's
claims are numerous and they were repre-
sentei IN court by Attorneys Stiffness az
Stiffness. William III. Greene and Samuel
y. Douglas. Cooke X Angel are attorneys
for John Cannon.
Walter Il Stiness OF counsel for the
other heirs at law. said that John Cannon
in his opening statement said That Wit
nesses would be produced to show that
for IA long time previous TO the making OF
the instrument offered as her last Will,
Miss Cannon had been growing woak In
hnHv nd would show
that she tried TO collect board bill from
John Cannon after he left her house at
one time, that in making HIM her sole
heir, as the instrument offered, purported
she did, she cut off without any recon-
pense James McEnanly her first cousin,
who was now nearly ~ years OF ago, anu
had not only paid her passage money
from Ireland, but had been her counsellor
for over half a century.
As an instance of her weak and ire
sponsible condition, Attorney Stiffness
stated that she had shortly before the
time the will is alleged TO have been
made, took about $1,000 that she had IN
two banks out and deposited IL In another
bank In the joint names OF herself and
ono Patrick Mckenna and then claimed
she knew nothing of Mokenna having
any right 90 draw tho money.
James McEnanly testified that Miss
Cannon, the deceased, came 90 this city
In lS43 and that be paid her passage
money lie was first cousin OF Miss
Cannon's, but claimed not Co know
whether John Cannon WAS "a cousin oi
| the deceased or not The money Miss
Cannon had camo partly from hol
brother, who was an old bachelor. Wit
ness told of going to the Union Trust
| Company ana depositinR the money thai
| had been in Miss Cannon's and Nc
Kenna's name there, and said that it was
found necessary to put Miss Cannon
under guardianship. Other witnesse,
testified TO what they considered eccen
trio actions on the part Of the deceased
were, and one of them explained that
John Cannon was only Mary's secont
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