Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
KILLOUGHEY CASE
Attorney Church Curious About
 Requests For Masses.

The end of the hearing on the con-
 tested will of the late Mrs Catherine Killoughey appeared in sight to-day, the last but one day of the third week
 of the trial of the case. Father Glee-
 son, who was on the stand the great
 CT part of yesterday was there the greater part of to-day also. He told about bill of $45 for various things used by Mrs Killoughey from Novem-
 Der 27, 1906, to April 22, 1907. The
 main item in this bill was $11.75 for
 whiskey; the remainder the lawyers
 did not bother about. Counsel for
 the appellant thought this large
 amount for whiskey for woman for
 the time stated, but in view of the
 fact that that she was ordered diluted
 whiskey in small quantities every
 two hours for heart trouble, counsel
 for appellee did not think it so large. The whiskey used was of the fifty
 cent-a-pint kind, but there was one
 bottle which cost $1.25.
 Attorney Church of counsel for the appellant, cross-examined Father Gleeson about the memorial window
 installed in the church by Mrs Kill
 loughey for her family, two sons and husband, and after the various items of that matter were gone over, the examination switched off in another direction.
 Father Gleeson said he did not re- call Mrs Killoughey giving St Pat rick's church any money until after the death of her son, Thomas. He could not recall where he got the money, the $10 he paid Judge Lowe for drawing up Mrs Killoughey's will, whether he got it from her or paid it himself, or advanced it to her, or drew it from, her bank account.
 Neither was he positive that the en- velope he received from Judge Lowe through the mail contained the will, but knowing that he had had no oth- CT business with Judge Lowe but about the will, be assumed the en- yelope contained the document and he did not open the envelope until after Mrs Killoughey's death. Nor, did he have the slightest knowledge of the contents of the will until about 1904, when Mrs Killoughey told him she had bequeathed money for masses and left her property to St Patrick's church. On this point of "St Pat rick's church." or "the St Patrick's s as Attorney Church insisted upon calling it, he was very techni- cal. He asked the clergyman if he knew of any organization in his church known as "St Patrick's Ro- man Catholic Church" or "St Pat rick's Roman Catholic Church so- eiety," and Father Gleeson said, af- ter some thinking, that he did not. This was splitting hairs on the part Of counsel, a criticism of the terms used by Judge Lowe in the will. Mrs killoughey, said Father Gleeson, nev- CT spoke to him about the debts of the church, and she did not explain to him why, after bequeathing $1,000 | for the memorial window, why she made gift of one that cost S2,000.
 Yesterday Father Gleeson testified that all devout Catholics make be- quests in their wills for masses for the peace of their souls, and Mir Church asked him if he knew of any | exceptions to this custom. After | some hesitation Father Gleeson said i he could not say.
 He said he kept no record of such | bequests made in his parish, nor did | he keep a record of the deaths in his parish for the past year. He could not remember any bequests for such purpose larger than $500 in his parish.
 Attorney Church's inquiries then took him into the ethics of the masses Tor the departed. the number and the kind usually said for that purpose, he answer to which was that 1t all depended upon the will of those mak- ng the bequests, or their surviving 'elatives.
 On his redirect examination this Afternoon Father Gleeson repeated he statement that Mrs Kiloughey lever discussed with him the church ANNpNNhhtoSs anu LII COuHtCllOn WlLn hat statement he was asked what is he church debt, and he replied. 's6O. O.O0O."
 Then in reply to inquiries he went m to explain the difference between ligh mass and low mass and Easter luty. He said that he did not always espond to Mrs Killoughey's call for Jim to go to her house. He then ad- nitted that he stated in the probate ourt the reason why he did not re- pond was because he did not want he lawyers ito get it." Explaining his statement he said that he did not rant to have any talk about the mat r, because he had observed Of late here were many wills contested in he courts. This finished his testi. lony and Robert Walker. the drug ..st, took the stand.