The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

of her father, which occurred over ten years
ago He left will in which he divided his es-.
tate among his relatives. George Crandai1 cut
his daughter Hannah off with s25 because ne
believed she showed a lack of filial devotion
and was wayward His daughters share OF the
estate the father bequeathed to his grand
daughter, Mary Mulligan, whom he mad never
seen but whose birth he had been informed OF
eight years before in the only letter he ever re-
ceived from his daughter after her departure.
BY the terms of the will Mary Muli1gan was 10
come into possession of her share of her grand
fathers estate the day she became eighteen
years of age ~ Sci
Mrs Mulligan in some manner learned OF the
terms of her fathers will and returned 10 nef
New England home, where she remained oniS
long enough to get her share OF the esta.eIsA9.
after which she made a futile attempt 70 Do
appointed the guardian of her daughter Mary.
Mrs Mulligan finding her attempts In VAIN, ieil
Manchester and was not heard OF untii eiiol
time ago. Since that time there have peen lWo
or three administrators of George CranoaH .
estate and each one of them has adyerused III
newspapers in all sections Of the country IN tne
homes of learning something of hewhereabouts
of Mrs. Mulligan and her daughter. Inc law
yers were unable to locate either the chllo OF
her mother and all the advertisements escaped
the notice of Mrs. Mulligan and her daughter.
Aslittle less than a year ago Mary Mulligan
reached her eighteenth birthday
Remembering the terms of her fathers WILL
Mrs Muiiigan on the day her daughter became
of legal age consulted an attorney VINO wIo'e
several letters to the lawyers and adminlstra-
tors of the estate of George CrandaH In an Ell
fort TO establish the daughters claim. No re-
NV was received, and Mrs. Mulligan's attorney
then wrote to the probate judge. reply was
received in which 1t was stated tnat the al
,ninistrators of the estate Of George Crandaii'
who had died ten years ago. were seeking the
granddaughter Of the dead New England
farmer to place her in possession OF her snare
of the property.
This was satisfactory evidence to the attor-
new that there was some truth In Mrs. MULTI
: CAMS story, and he Immediately lett ior MAI
/, chester to make investigation and TO re-
store his clients to their rights as the heirs OF
i George Crandall. = oa8
The attorney for Mrs Mugan learned that
the estate of George Crandall consisted of over
! 900 acres of the finest New England farm land
and s16 $50 in cash deposit in the bank await
ing the disposition Of the rightful heirs.
The Indiana lawyer perfect stranger
in the New England county seat, and had no
ryay 10 Identify either himself or his clients,
Mrs MulIigan and her daughter. Attorneys ana
Judges alike looked him askance, and AFTER
three er{four days Of fruitless efforts Mrs. Null
lgan's representative was referred TO aged
Judge Fowler, who had but recently ret1red
from the probate bench. Judge Fowler likewise
looked upon the Indiana lawyer with a degree
of SUSPICION, and after time asked II tnere
was any way in which the claimant could be
identified.
Mrs Mullgan's lawyer replied there was none
at that moment and was about to give up and
return to Anderson to take Mrs. Mulligan and
her daughter back to their Vermont home at
his own expense.
Suddenly Judge Fowler asked the lawyer
whether or not Mrs. Mulligan or her daughter
had any pecuIiarities or were possessed OF hob
bies of any kind
Immediately Mrs. Mulligan's lawyer replied:
Mrs. IuIgan always carries a cat about In
a. basket with her wherever she goes. and be-
x causerof her strange fancy Is known at nome
as the woman with the cat
That's the woman exclaimed the aged
Judge exctedly. "Thats just what she used to
do here years ago when she was a little girl.
With what you have already told me and this
need no further evidence, that she is really the
daughter Of George Crandall and her daughter
Mary is heiress to her grandfathers estate. 1
am fully convinced Of the-identity Of the wom-
an by that strange trait of her character
her unaccountable love for cats"
Judge Fowler became deeply interested in the
remarkable case and lent his assistance in re-
moving all litigation over the estate. He went
%first to the adminiStrato to whom Mrs. Null
ligan's lawyer again told his strange story of
: his clients great love for cats. They were con-
WINGED by the story Of Mrs Mulligans identity,
stating at the same time it was the one thing
for which Mrs. Mulligan known among her
former associates, and by which she had been
; remembered after her departure years ago.
Money was advanced out Of the estate, and a
few DAYS afterward Mrs Mulligan and her
r daughter went to Vermont. Within week all
their claims were fully established and the
property turned over to the daughter as the
AriehtfuI owner. Miss Mulligan. however. had
Va narrow escape from losing her fortune Her
identity was established just at the time the
coiilirt was about to give the estate to other
claimants.
Since they have had their rights restored Mrs.
tMyfiligan and her daughter have returned to
Anderson where they live In cozy cottage In
the. southern part of the city in the same SIM