Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-22
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 o hSoring on the claim of Patrick
 E3H of lafayette street for $7J0
 t t6o eotate of his aunt the late | G9thefine Cuddy began in the dis 8f court room to-day before AttOr-
 ., B. Kelley and Finton ]. Phe-
 IIaS commissioners. The claim is
 4 Ittted by . number of relatives,
 Icjpally the family of Michael Law \ bf South Main street. Mir Iawlor
 kied . sister of Mr Hickey, who | represented by Attorney Russell 4 Iltte Lawlors by Attorney Bronson. II tr Hickey testified that Mry Cuddy ! three years ago last August For | nt fifty yenrs, or since the death 0f.
 Y husband, who was, drowned, Mrs ! ldy had been slightly deranged. Ety years ago her son John disap- I red and nothing has been heard of
 aince and about nine years ago her Patrick died. Mrs Cuddy was ut % when she died.
 b within a few years ago witness | f | grocery store and furnished Mrs Idy with groceries and quite often h her meals. He was her only rela- 5. he said and he. felt t his place.
 take care of her. He knew she had her. and that he would he recom- 3sed for the goods he gave her and \. care he took of her sometime.
 its frequently he had to stay mp all
 jft with her when she did not dare
 g0 home.
 t)ne morning about i've years ago. two yearB before her death. she lmed to have lost the key of her )lse and tried to get In by window. E got stuck in the window and some Iing men of the neighborhood found E struggling there. They thought WAS. dead. Witness was called in h | doctor and priest were sent for. ben witness saw her he thought she
 s dead and the doctor had consider Ie difficulty in restoring conscious U. On the doctors advice she was, moved to the Waterbury hospital but a few days she had to be moved to ookside on account of the trouble } made for the other patients. While } was in NBrookside Judge Cowell lS appointed conservatOr over her the expense of moving her to the spftal taking her from that place to ookside were paid by witness. as n as the funeral expenses and doc 's bill.
 Under ross-examinAfi0H bS, sAttor 5 Bronson. witness said Mrs Cuddy's n name vas Cahill. MT Bronson ,nounced the name "Kay-hiIl." Tt 't Kay-hill'' said witness. Its Cab l." Resuming, he said Mrs Cuddy no will and that the property cn iIrpAd Hill street was worth about ]D q. $500. 1t wns ninety feet front q about fifty deep. The house on 1t ls- stolen piecemeal by the boys of !, ueiehbofhood a few years ago. Going back to the morning she was md stuck in the window. witness q che was first seen by Timothy .sgefah. a neighbor. who considered . occasiOn q good one to see if there . any money in the house. A search . made and a bank book and about were found under q carpet or some .h place. These were given over to Eness who gave them to Judge yell after he had been appointed her lservator. Witness said Mrs Cuddy no use for the LAwlor family. Re rline the groceries he gave her. he ( he never kept an account of them.
 kept few accounts anyway. but d. red some of his customers to keep a j vtsh I had been GS1R6k HS,iIEst HASs; It time" said Mfr Rronson. oh you'd have to pay cash" replied lnees.
 FNr his trouble in taking care of Mrs ddy. and for allowing her wake to held in his house. he thought he was titled to about $500.
 The contestants put in no evidence the hearing was finished at noon. eislon was reserved.