The sun., 1897-12-04
DEATH MONEY THEIR AIN.
Estate Of Miss Quigley Springs a
Contest Already.
MURDER THEORY DISSIPATED.
Her Body Not Cold When Persons
Claiming Relationship Fight for
Her Property.

Miss Elizabeth Quigley was found
dead at her residence, about 1910 ves.
terday, No. 1901 shallcross avenue nv
her nephew, Charles Quigley. She was
6S years Of age and has lived in this citv
about 30 years. Quigley, whose right
name was Charles H. MacAran, had lived
with her for many years. He, it was
who found her body under table in th.,
dining room and notified the police.
Reports were rife of murder and Charles
Qulgley was arrested. Later he was sent
to the Homeopa thic Hospital as he is
suffering from severe attack of lum-
bago. He will be kept under surveil-
lance'until the death of Miss Quigley is
fully investigated. MacAran was the
adopted son of the dead woman's mother.
Miss Quigley's bank book and the GER
tificate for her will in the vault of the
Security Trust Company, are in the
hands OF the Coroner. The suppostion
that Miss Quigley starved to death il
disabused by her relatives. They say she
has 1000 in the saving fund at Ninth
and Market streets and had no reason
to want for money to buy food.
Miss Quigley's estate will figure I'D
between $4,000 and $4,000. The bulk
Of the estate is in property, including
the house 1901 Shallcross avenue. Frank
Quigley, member Of the Water Witch
Fire Company, is one of the persons
who will fight to wrest the estate from
young MacAran.
The autopsy made by DR.. PYLE and
Dr. Smith showed that the woman died
OF neglect and exposure.
Scarcely had her body become cold in
her little home at No. 1901 Shallcross
avenue yesterday, before some persons
whose family names are the same
us hers and who believe they can
trace u family connection with her,
entered on hot huut for the Dapers
which will tell the extent Of the estate
she left.
An hour or two after the Police and
the Coroner had visited the Quiglev house
a woman, distant relative of the dead
person took possession of the place. To
all these who applied for admission 70
the house, she gave her name as Mary
Ann QuigIey. Mary Ann Quiglev, how
ever was her maiden name Some yeas
back she married and became Mrs
Gilroy. Her husband is an undertaken
and as far as other relatives of the dead
woman known this woman and her hus.
band propose to conduct the burial of
Elizabeth Quigley.
For several years Elizabeth Quigley
had been 4 sufferer She was constant.
ly ailing. Her relatives in Philadelphia
to her that she settle I'D her
affairs, sell the little house at 1901
Shalcross avenue and seek the comforts
and quiet of some home for INDECENT
women. But she would not. She said
she preferred to live in her little home.
Mr. Taylor called in John s. Rossell,
OF the Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company.
Last June she CHANGED to think of the
and considered the wisdom of
final will.
John B. Taylor, a baker at Lincoln
street and Gilpin avenue was her friend
She had known him for several years and
elt she could trust him. She sent for
Mr.. Taylor and he came. Mr.. Rosse]l
wrote the will. The will named John B,
Taylor and John S. Rossell executors.
t also named Charles II. MacAran, who
called Charles Quigley, and who is
low suffering on a cot in the IIomn-
'athit Hospital, her sole legatce,
Charles II. MacAran acquired the
lame Quigley through his grandmother,
ellen MacArn. NlacArsn was born
II Philadelphia thirty-thrce years ago.
lis parents died when he was but seven
ears old. His grandmother on his faith
RS side Mrs Ellen MacAran, was mar
led twice, her second husband being
lichacl Quiglcy, ofDeawale She took
Dung MacAan to raise. When she died
he turned him over to the care of the
aughter, Elizabeth Quigley, the woman
Tho was found dead yesterday. Eliza
eth Quigley was the daughter bv her
rst husband.
From his narrow cot in the hospital
arly last night, MacAran or Quiglev,
mt message by telegraph. 1t was a
'essagc to his.brdther, J. d. MacAun
lperintendent of circulation of the Phil.
lephia Item. The message told of Miss
uigley's death and asked him to come.
e came. To him, his brother told
ow he had found her body and also
armed him as to the fight that persons
aiming relationship would make for
le estate. }. d. MacAran then hurried
1t and had u consultation with baker
aylor.