Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-30
MRS CAMP|OKS MONEY.
Courts Busy Hearing Evidence
 AS To Claims.

Miss Delaney's Bill for Services Ren-
 dered- Several Witnesses Examined
 To-day-The Box Which Contained
 the Dead Woman's Money and Be-
 longings Also Presented in Court.
 The claim of Miss Kate Delaney for $1, ,50601 against the estate of the late Mrs Margaret Campion still continues to engage the attention of Attorneys U. G. Church and E. A. Pendleton, com missioners upon the estate. Yesterday afternoon Dennis Delaney, brother of the claimant, testified that there was no agreement between his sister aud Mrs Campion as to pay for the lat ter1S services as nurse, etc, but it was understood that Mrs Campion was to take care of her il. her will, which was taken to mean that she was to .1eaye all she had' to claimant In January, 1858, witness visited Mrs Campion, who gave him to understand the above at that time. He knew himself that claimant had not had one dollar in payment for her services from Mrs Campion for five years. In 1898 it was thought by claimants parents to have her return home, but this view was reconsidered. Mrs Campion talked frequently with witness regarding money troubles and once he lent her $50. She paid this sum back. The DelaneyS were not related to deceased, but were always very good friends of hers.
 After deceased had sold her house she wanted to know if she could be accommodated at witness's parents home. Witness informed her she could be, but at the same time reminded her that she had numerous other friends and relatives. Nevertheless, deceased preferred to go to the Delaneys. She died at this place.
 While staying at this place she ire quently said she was to leave all her property to claimant. Mrs Campion had an insurance policy issued upon her life, but witness paid the premiums upon it for the last three years of it's | existence. Before that his father paid them. One of the witnesses, a woman. | told him that claimant worked very hard for Mrs Campion; so hard, in | fact, that she did not know how she 1 stood it. She was sure she herself | could not stand it. Mrs Campion was of a strong character, inclined to be | what witness called .bossy.'
 Michael Guilfoile, the well known | dealer in meats, was the next witness l He testified to his knowledge of de l ceased, her character and disposition l This closed the evidence for the claim ant
 | Mrs Mary A. Delaney of 1S9 Maple 1 street was the first witness for the estate. With burst of tears she took the stand and it was some time before 1 she began her testimony. She had il understood that she was not related only in a very distant way to-deeeased | Sae was a frequent caller to deceaseCfs I home during the latter years of hel ! life. A year ago last Ash "Wednesday
 she remembered very well as a partic ular evening on which she called to see Mrs Campion, because she heard tha1
 Mrs Campion was dying. This she
 found to be incorrect, but still the oIG
 lady was very i'll. She was full o1
 complaints against claimant. She saw Dennis Delaney, who had just testi
 fled, bending over Mrs Campion's bed
 and when he left claimant came ou
 and asked her into the bedroom Mrs | Campion gave free rein to her com plaints, claimant having left the room l about the way she had been used by l claimant. Two weeks later she called l again, and once more Mrs CampioI | complained. On this occasion she said l she paid claimant very well for hel
 services, at first $3 a week, and some l time after $4 q week. Witness was ] positive that Mrs Campion had saiG to her that she made it point to keeI all bills paid up.5 All this witness haf
 forgotten until last Friday evening | when she was informed that she would l have to appear in this case. Then it al rushed back upon her with painful feelings, for it recalled the death o1
 Lizzie Oxley, a girl to whom Mrs Cam
 pion was dearly attached, and whose
 place in her affections was taken III
 by claimant. according to all appear l ances, for it was then that Miss De
 laney became member of Mrs Cam 1 pion's household
 Mrs Annie Strachan, niece of tho deceased, was on the stand the greater l part of this forenoon. She was aI | ardent witness for the estate and prac l tically corroborated all Mrs Delaney
 had testified. She had many a verba
 encounter with Representative Gull foile.
 The box in which Mrs Campion kep1 l her savings and all her valuable papers
 was in evidence this morning.