Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-10
WILL HEARING
Lively Times al ibe KilloUghey Rearing This Morning
 Yesterdays Testimony
PASTOR A WITNESS

The defense in the Killoughey will contest began it's innings yesterday afternoon. Miss Catherine Doyle, nurse, living on Grandview avenue testified that she attended Mrs kil- loughey for seven weeks from Novem- Der 6, 1906, to January 10. 1907. Mrs Killoughey had complication of disorders but her mind was sound; in fact she was strong minded wo- man. She was always afraid she would die before her sister, Mrs Wha- len, would arrive from the west. She wrote Mrs Whalen to come east to take care of her and that she had been prepared for death. She told Miss Doyle that she intended giving 5000 for memorial window to the St Patrick's church for her family. Father Gleeson used to call to the house once or twice week and she always seemed pleased to see him. If he was late, or if his duties happened to keep him away, Mrs Killoughey would be greatly disappointed.
 Miss Doyle contradicted the evil dence that Mrs Killoughey was pro- fane and addicted to excessive use of liquor. Miss Doyle never heard any profanity from her and never saw her under the influence of drink. 0c- casionally, when her heart would pain her she would demand more spirits than her physician allowed. In Miss Doyle's opinion Mrs Killoughey was not woman that could be influenced. She often told Miss Doyle that after she was gone Father Gleeson would take charge of all her affairs. She never heard her speak disrespectfully of Father Gleeson.
 Mrs Killoughey was hard to get along with in some respects and once, when Miss Doyle presented her bill of s79 she discharged her thinking the bill too much. But she went back to her duties as nurse at the request of the doctor. After Miss Doyle finally got through, Mrs Whalen. 1t was understood was to take care of Mrs Killoughey and be paid s5 a week.
 Other witnesses for the defense were Thomas F. Hutchinson, John Moriarty. Mrs Lawrence Bovalley, Mrs Catherine Begnal, Miss Annie E. Begnal, all testified that Mrs Kill .oughey was neither addicted to the use of strong drink, profanity or ex- cesses in any respect and was com petent to transact her affairs. Miss Begnal added that she once spoke to Mrs Killoughey about the memor- ial window she put in the church and she answered that that was not all she was going to do for St Pat rick's.
 Rev Joseph M Gleeson, pastor of St Patrick's. took the stand about 1 o'clock and after giving sketch of his ecclesiastical history, got down to the case. He said that in 1893 Mrs Killoughey told him she had made will and 1t was with Judge Lowe, and hoped he would get 1t from him. He did get the will from Judge Lowe, but he did not open it until after Mrs Killoughey's death in 1907. It was signed by Rose A. Clerkin, Bessie V. Fegan and Theodore Rog- CTS, and Attorney Robert A. Lowe. who drew up the document. was named executor. In that will Mrs Killoughey left a number of bequests to clergymen for masses for her fam fly. She also left si.000 to St Pat rick's church, to be used in dedicat- ing her family memorial window. and after s1OO to St Joseph's cemetery, the balance was to be donated to the church in paying on its debts.
 Mrs Killoughey told hiin of her niece Jennie's visit to her in 1906, but he did not see the visitor. One evening about the time of this visit young woman called at the priests house and told Father Gleeson that her aunt had sent her for her bank book. He asked her who she was and she said she was one of the Kill lougheys. He did not give ner the book. but next morning he visited Mrs KilIoughey and told her about the visit. She told him that sne had sent no one for the book and that she did not want it He then said that the young woman said sne was her niece and Mrs Killoughey sait she had not sent her niece or ar 1e else for the bank book. In Sei u- Der. 1906. Mrs Rice. who ln cd down stairs. was engaged by MTs Kill loughey to do her housevork for st a week, and every week Father Glee- son paid her. He got she money from Mrs Kiloughey every week.
 A letter was then introduced dsf- cd Tacoma. Washington. October. 1906. from a niece of Mrs Kil- Iourhey to the latter In which the niece who signed herself Mrs Mar garei Webb whalen. said::
 Dear Aunt Kate:
 | regret that relatives have to live 60 far apart when they ought to be living in happiness together. I've heen here 90 years. If made me just sick when Jennie told me that vou have left all your money toi the church. ! say that is not the uay Co gain salvation. Money given that way viii not save you Salvs- tiou e free 10 all vho believe in 1esus Christ. It is Gods plan of salvation and after death an masses and prayers are of no avail. This Is juss a blind Of the priests to usk- people give them money co that they rsn live in luxury while those who ought to get # live in reed and vznt
 s'Is Fs shame and a sin and thzi fs the way priests r1islezd peurle.