Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
IndIgent Inmate of st. Eliza.
beth Heir to 100000.
COMES FROM HIS BROTHER
Frank Healy Unable to Comprehend
His Good Luck.
ADMINISTRATORS ARE NAMED
Real Estate Left by Druggist Worth
S7S,OOO-Bonds Lay Scattered
Around Store.

FRANK Healy, for seventeen years an
inmate of the Government Hospital for
the insane is heir 70 an estate worth
S-ucv, by the death OF his brother,
James a. Healy, druggist at Sd street
and Massachusetts avenue northwest
According to petition filed today in
the Probate Court by Attorneys Baker.
oheehy d Hogan and Dsrr, Peyser d
Curtin. counsel for Patrick J. waishe ana
John Ferry, creditors OF the estate Or.
Healy left no other heir.
MI Walshe says he visited the asvlum
and impaired the news OF the death ~
Dr. Healy To his brother but the latter
In no way responded or gave sign that
he understood what was said to him.
Inc court Is advised that Frank Heslv
is incompetent to manage the large es-
tate that falls TO him by his brothers
death
Justice Gould acting on this inforna
ton, today appointed Edward p. Schwartz
and Patrick j. Walshe administrator az
the estate and fixed their bond at $l50OnO.
Valuable Real Estate.
The real estate LEFT by Dr. Healy is
valued at *1s.OO0 and among the personal
estate is mentioned cash on deposit I'm
local banks in excess OF $4,000. Other
personally includes government bonds.
*2s.S'o; Capital Traction bonds. 33.9O0,
with other bonds and stocks.
The administrators later filed a peti-
tion IN the Equity Court praying for the
appointment of committee to take
charge of the extensive estate to which
Healy has become heir
Healy was committed to the asylum as
an INDECENT insane patient April "a. lsa;.
on an application by the Commissioners
Chief JuSffco upl,
on Healy and the superintendent Of the
asylum to show cause January why .
committee should not be appointed.
James n. Healy was born In Ireland
America with his parents at the age %
eight years. The parents settled i'm Mary
land and young Healy was educated at
old Calvert College in Carroll county,
Nd Nearly half century ago he came
to Washington and for more than forty
Years conducted the small drug store at
sd street and Massachusetts avenue.
Lived Like q Hermit.
DIR. Healy never married and mveA
practically as hermit. Early last FRI
day morning he was found by his clerk.
John Ferry, in an unconscious condition
in his bedroom, having suffered a stroke
Of apopleXy. He was taken to Proyi-
oehce hospital, Wnere ne died ChrlStmoS
night
or an exceedingly thrifty disposition.
DIR. Healy had great faith in the future
Of Washington, and early invested his
savings in local real estate. At his death
he owned twenty-eight houses, principally
in the section near his place OF, business.
After DIR. Healy had been taken to the
hospital there were found, carelessly
scattered among a lot of worthless pa
pers, twenty-five United States govern
ment bonds OF the par value Of 81 90,
each and sixty bonds of the Capital Trac-
ton Company of the par value OF $50,
each. -
The extent of the estate left bv- DIR.
Healy is said to have surprised his
friends. although he was always consid-
cred very we'll off. At the death OF Frank
Heaiy the estate will go to the nearest
relatives of the druggist. who are cousina