The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-02
THE ESTATE At STAKE
Brother and Sister of Patrick L.
Reagan the Contestants.
FIVE THOUSAND INVOLVED
The Sister OF the Murdered Man Objects
to the Brother Being Appointed
Administrator-She Charges
Incompetency.

The brother and sister OF Patrick T..
Reagan, who was murdered in Silver
Bow canyon some weeks ago. have be-
come involved in a contest over the
murdered mans estate. which is valued
at $500. of hat amount $1,000 being
due on a life insurance policy. Mrs.
Kate Ryan, sister OF the deceased, first
filed a petition for letters of admins
t~ration. and some time later the broth
er. Michae Reagan. also p~etitioned
the court for letters. Both petitions
had been set for hearing before Judge
Lindsay yesterday. but before the mat
ter was called up. Mrs. Ryan. through
her attorney, ]. T.. Healey, filed her
written objections to the appointment
OF her brother as administrator n
made various charges against him TO
show his incompetency. . She alleged
that Michael Reagan Is an improvident
person and has a want of understand
ing and want of integrity and there
fore Is an improper person to be APP
pointed to such trust. Mrs. Ryan says
that for a long period of time prior to
his coming to the state of Montana, OF
October II. 1897. Michael Reagan did not
provide for his own family's support,
though he was living with them. but
was compelled to look to his friends
n relatives for support and mainten-
ance for himself and them. and since
coming To this state his friends and rel
atives had to provide him and his fam
lily the common necessaries of life. The
applicant is a miner. when employed at
all. and such employment will prevent
him from attending to the affairs of
the estate. as he will be employed dur
ing the day time and night on alter
nate weeks n will be therefore I'M
able to attend to the duties OF the trust.
He has no business experience and has
no knowledge of business or business
methods. Since coming to this state OF
October IA, 1897. he has worked but 81
days and a half at $3.50 a day and he
has no revenue from any other source,
and has to depend on others for the
n~ecessaries of life. 1t is further al
legged that he has no credit and can
not furnish a bond required by law as
administrator. 1t is said he Is indebted
to the estate in the sum of $50. n
has failed to report IL as an asset. In
1892 and also in 1895. the applicant for
letters was insane so much so that he
attempted to poison himself and threat
ened to kill his relatives. all m account
of business troubles. and hC Ias not yet
recovered his mental alance and un-
Outstanding. The applicant, IL is fur
Their said, Is not a bona fde resident OF
the state. but Is on the contrary in
tending to leave the state on account
of his inability to procure work, and
has heretofore left the state for the
same reason
When the petitions were called up for
hearing Mr.. Healey stated that his eli
ent was unable to appear I'm court.
and Judge DE Witt. who represented
Michael Reagan. desired to go on with
the hearing of his petition, and he also
moved TO strike out Mrs. Ryan's writ
ten objections. The court overruled
the motion and continued both petit
tons for hearing until Saturday, Oct.
Is.