The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

kns attorney for Mrs. Rogers, yester-
day, "for Knight s. Heggerty and jim
Budd, their lawyers, took most Of it for
a fee" The sisters secured $4,000, minus
attorneys charges.
STRIFE IS RENEWED.
Every one thought that the trouble was
all over. but it was wild misconception.
O'Hare was wanted by all his sisters. He
was hurried from pillar to post And with
the old man went the coin. At last 1t was
reported that he had been hurried away
to New York City by Mrs. Lally and Mrs,
Goudy. Mrs. Rogers became excited. All
sorts of wild rumors were floating
through the air.
On January p. 1902. Joseph OHare died
in New York, leaving his money behind
Fer a few days the alleged belief that ne
had been poisoned was entertained by IN
terested parties, but when it became
kEown that he had left will there was
some fgurative hair-pulling among tho
sisters A perusal of the contents of the
document. about which interest centered,
showed that all three sisters were to
STARE and share alike
Mrs Rogers, not to be outdone, also
produced a last will and testament, IN
which w f. Burbank, the lifelong
friend" was a BENEFICIARY to the extent OF
5000 The body of the deceased had hard
Iv been disposed of when the Surrogate
Court of New York and the Probate
Court of San Francisco were flirting with
each other across the continent over the
question of Jurisdiction Mrs Lally's last
will and testament was made in New
York in 1901, and that Of Mrs. Rogers was
prepared in Oakland in 1897. The last will
binary circumstances, but OHare had
been declared to be incompetent.
DISPUTE GOES TO COURTS.
The tocsin was sounded and the op-
porents gathered for the struggle. The
matter was brought before jury in the
SuDerior Court of San Francisco. Mrs
Goudy. Mrs Lally and Lavinia Lally. the
lawyer, claimed that although the de-
ceased had lost his wits he had been in
the habit of finding them occasionally
and had had lucid intervals. During the
trial personalities were numerous in the
arguments of the combatants. Miss Lally
asserted that Attorney Judkins took a too
deem interest in the affair because he was
having non-legal attentions to Miss Rog
ers. Judkins was confident that Miss
Lally was preparing to take for herself
whatever might accrue to her mother and
Ms Goudy from the suit.
The Jury decided that O'Hare had had
lucid intervals, and the case was appealed
to the State Supreme Court There it
rested until the contestants began to
want money. Then there was talk of
compromise. Mrs. Lally and Mrs. Goudy
desired that their sister divide equally
with them. Mrs. Rogers refused, and
Burbank inquired where he was to come
in. For several weeks the question was
dropped then overtures were made again.
The lawyers and the beneficiaries finally
agreed on a division.
The estate was found to be worth about
$45 900 with all debts paid. Mrs. Rogers gets
si9 600 Mrs Lally and Mrs. Goudy get
$127 $50 each and Burbank gets $500. But
the lawyers for each party to the suit
had to be paid.
WHAT THE LAWYERS SAY.
The attorneys for the various contest
ants are not anxious to tell what share Of
the property they received. T. c. Jud-
kirs, speaking for himself and W. NJ
Cannon says: I'VE were very reasonab BILE
In orr fees and I think no estate which