The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-29
DIR. FRANK AGRAMONTE.
WILL SET ASIDE.
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TO the jury that the app llants would
prove that the instrument offered as the
last will of Miss Farrell was not her VIII
and should pe set aside tecause the de-
oeasvd was at the time made subject TO
undue influence and OF unsound mind.
The testator was ignorant and illiterate
and must have been over 20 years and
not person OF charitable instinct, but
one who worked on the charitable feelings
of others. Mr.. Banigan said he would
prove and also that she had hallucinations
and talked 20 people that Were for long
time dead. It would be shown, he said,
no reason why the nephews should have
been favored by rememb bering them in
the will, while their sister was practically
excluded and this, he urged, showed
that she did not know what the will
meant.
DIR. John j.. Cooney testified he had
been.a praoticing physician for the last
three and half years, and was called to
attend Miss Farrell after the accident
She talked very irrationally, and took
witness for n clergyman, addressing him
as father even after he Ind been intro
duced as doctor. and refused To permit
him To examine the injury with sufficient
care. The excitement following the
physical injury would aggravato any
trouble in her mental condition
On cross-sxam inatiun DIR. Cooney said
that the deceased had the reputat ion of
being out of her mind, but did not base
his testimony OH that, but she had talked
TO persons not present during the half
hour that he was at her home. In reply
to Mr.. Angel he said she talked OF the
saints and found fault because too much
wood and coal was being burnt in her
stove
DIR. Henry S. Flynn testified he was
called To see her after the accident, and
he had met her once before when she
accosted him and wanted TO know whore
she could find carpenter. He was sur
prised at the question and thought the
party must be either drunk or crazy.
Further examined as to the condition of
Miss Farrells mind he said that she
appeared to BE- suffering from dementia,
bat he was not positive CT this. Her
memory would be affected too, by her
condition of mind. On cross-examination
DIR. Flynn said that the deceased Mt first
objected 10 going 10 the hospital but he
and DIR. McGregor urged her to go and
she finally consented to 90 the next day.
In redirect cross-examination DIR, Flynn
said on the day of the accident tho
deceased talked in a rambling way all the
time he was in the house
DIR. Mc6regor testified no had lived
near Miss Farrell for a number of years
and corroborated DIR. Elynn's testimony.
AS to the incoherency OF language on
tho part of the deceased witness was not
prepared TO say whether 1t was or was
not due to her injury. His opinion WAS
that her mind was affected and would
call the form dementia. Did not know
that any mental condition particularly
followed deformed arm and witness told
Mr. Angel that the deceased used TO 90
along the street with her deformed arm
under her shawl, swinging some keys,
and this with what he had hoard led him
TO think she was OF unsound mind
Richard B. Nickerson, ianitor OF a
schoolhousc. member Of the North
Providence police force, said he knew the
deceased 40 or 80 years and lived in her
house about year. She was always talk
ing when her tenants went by her and al
ways was saying her beads aud praying.
He had heard her talk for hours in the
cellar when she was alone and also
thought every one was going 10 cheat her
Once deceased had offered him five cents
for two hours and half work on back
gate. Always thought her of unsound
mind from the day he first saw her.
Thomas II. Marshal and numb ber of
other witnesses testified to the peculiari-
ties Of Miss Farrell.