Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-12
JUDGE LOWE TESTIFIES
Says He is a Good Man Though
 Not a Catholic.

How Mrs Catherine Killoughey made her will, which is being dis puted in the superior court, was the burden of the examination in that case to-day before Judge Halpn Wheeler and the jury. Judge Robert A. Lowe, who drew up the will took the stand on court opening. In ms direct examination by Attorney Will Hams he said that Mrs Killougney just went to his office and said she wished to make her will. The Judge had done business for her ana her husband for many years and kne" her very well. He said she told hlm she was old and lonesome for her nus band and her children were gone ana all the comfort she had now was what she got from the church. In cross examination Attorney Church tried to get MT Lowe to admit that the old lady's mind wandered during her talk with him, he having had to ask her, after she had been speaking to him some time, how she wished her property disposed Of. She said that she would like to leave $1 1000 for memorial window and that she would like to leave a | few hundred dollars to each or the curates who had been in St Patricks $ parish, for they were lovely young men to her and she liked them, ana the rest would go to the church, pe- cause there was heavy debt on It. But MT Lowe would not admit that the woman's mind wandered. He ask ed hep if she wished to leave all or the property to the church after the bequests mentioned, and her answer was that she wished every bit or It should go to the church. , MT Lowe said he told her she had a perfect right to dispose of her prop erty as she cared to but as personal matter, he would not give any of his money away until he would be through with.
 Well" said she, then went on MT Lowe Things are changing in Brook lyn now. All the old Irish are gone, my neighbors that used to visit and know me are all gone and the place is filling up with Dagoes. The church is poor and so I'll leave it all l have. "
 MT Lowe said that he suggested that she leave it all to Father Glee- son and he would take care of it, but she insisted in giving some to each of the curates who had been in the parish.
 MT Lowe said then that he recalled to her that she had relatives, some girls whom he knew very well and and thought a good deal of, MT Church asked him why he recalled these relatives to Mrs Killoughey's s mind.
 His answer was that he did it be- cause he liked them and he did not try to divert her mind. He knew she was strong willed woman and it would be useless for him to try tc change her mind.
 Did you not think it strange in her that she should leave all heI money to the church." MT Lowe was asked.
 Not at all," was his answer.
 Why not at all?"
 Because she was full of religion,
 he replied.
 How did you know she was ful
 of religion?"
 Because" said Mir Lowe, "I knew that she put all her trust in God" You are not a Catholic, are you
 MT. Lowe"
 No, sir" was his answer, "but
 I'm a good man."
 You are?"
 "Yes; you are good, too. and know you'll go to heaven" and ev erybody laughed at this sally. ; "She said to me" resumed Mir Low' recurring to his story, "that she wa ] alone id the world. was old and lone some and the only comfort she go
 was from the church and she wishe'
 for that reason and because tn, : church was poor to leave whateve
 property she had to 1t. She seemed
 in doubt whether to leave the none.
 for the window after her death O
 give the money while she was liv ing and told her she could do what ever she wanted"
 , The other witnesses. to-day wer Dr George W. Russell. who has claim of S260 against the estate. an : Miss Rose A. Clarkin, one of tn witnesses of the original will. Bot . testified that so far as they kney r Mrs Killoughey was always com l potent to make will and transac ? her own affairs.