The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-04
GIFT TO ST, FRANCIS
Popular Hospital Remembered
in Tim 0'ConnorS Will.
BEQUEATHSALLT0 CHARITY
Will Filed for Probate--EdWar
Harvey Named Executor.

st. Francis hospital in this city, has
been remembered handsomely in the viii
of the late Tim o'Connor. who died few
days ago at the hospital The will pro-
vides for his funeral expenses, and one
dollar is iven to his sister in Canada.
while the balance Of his property. both
personal and real. is bequeathed 70 the
Sisters Of the sorrowful Mother of the
St Francis hospital. M Edward Har-
vey Of this city is named as executor Of
the Will without bond. It is thought the
property will amount to considerable. as
besides the real estate which the deceas-
ed owned. there is thought to be person
al property to the amount of several hun
dred dollars.
Mr.. O'Connor's magnanimity was
brought out by the great kindness and
care shown him during his last Illness.
He was taken TO the hospital and every
attention was shown him by the Sisters.
He was given home with every luxury
and comfort afforded by the splendidly
equipped hospital, and although his ILL
ness was bound 10 prove fatal, the atten-
ton shown him by the nurses and physi-
clans won his undying respect for the
institution, and before he reached the
final stages Of his Illness he made known
his desire TO make a viii. No one about
the hospital knew of its contents until
The property left to the institution will
go a long ways towards further equip
ping It for every demand made upon it
in the way of finely furnished apartments
and apparatus that is in every way up
to-date IN modern hospitals.
The will is dated September 30. 1899,
and was Witnessed by John Bunck and
Matthias scheer. 1t reads as follows:
IN the name Of God. amen
Il, Tim O'Connor, being OF sound mind
and memory and of disposiRg mind, re-
alizing the certainty of death, do make
and declare this 10 be my last will and
testament, hereby revoking any and all
former wills by me made
First desire that all OF my funeral
expenses and expenses and costs OF my
sickness shall be first paid out OF my per-
sonal property, and IL my personal prop
erty is not sufficient 10 defray these ex-
penses, then wish that my real estate
as may be necessary be sold that these
expenses be paid first.
''Second-I bequeath to my sister, Cath
crime O'Connor Daisy, one dollar.
"Third-It is my viii and wish TO be-
queath, and I hereby do bequeath to Sis
ter Mary Seraphima Eberth all of my
personal and real property that I may
die possessed of. This includes three
houses in the city OF Newton, Kansas.
And it Is my intention by this viii TO be-
queath all Of my property, except such
as is needed to pay my funeral expenses,
and the one dollar bequeathed to my sis
ter, who now lives in Canasa, to the
Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother Of the
St Francis hospital at Wichita, Kan
sas, who have given me home until my
death and who nursed me in my long
sickness; and 10 her I will and bequeath
all property Of every kind and descrip-
ton whatsoever that may have when
die.
1T is my wish that Mr. Edward Har-
vey Of Wichita be the executor OF my viii
and I request that he may serve without
bond. TIM O'CONNOR."