Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-03-01
PLAINTIFF WON OUT
IN THE VAUGHAN CASE
Part of Dead Priests Estate to
Go to Benefactor.
Date for Opening Of October Term is
Slightly Changed Because of
|. o. o. F. Encampment,

The case of Catherine Murtha, VS.
John G. Donohoo executor of the
Lawrence j. Vaughan estate was an
appeal from a county court decision
and was presented to the jury Friday.
The case hinged about an important
episode in the life Of Father Vaughan
the famous lecturer, author and priest.
When Lawrence j. Vaughan was a
young man struggling for success in
the theatrical profession he was aided
by Rev. w. A. Goebel, a Ripon
priest, who took an interest in the
homeless boy.
To the latter Vaughan unfolded his
ambition to acquire a broad educa-
tion and to eventually enter the
priesthood. Father Goebel took him
to his home gave him instruction in
Latin and Greek and prepared him for
college.
During the time he was under the
tutelege Of Rev. Goebel it seems that
others helped Lawrence Vaughan in
various ways. These people it is
claimed, were forgotten in his will
and after his death, which occurred
at Cuba City, action was brought
against the estate. Maurice McKenna
appeared for the plaintiff and e S.
Smalley, of Cuba City for the estate.
Witnesses for the former were
Catherine Murtha, Mrs. Mary Ryan,
Mrs Mary Clymer and Mrs. Margaret
Towne and for the estate Rev. W. A.
Goebel, Julia G. Daugherty and Chas.
Bartlett, Rev. Vaughans secretary.
At 80 p M. the case went to the
jury and they returned verdict in
favor Of the plaintiff. 1t was in the
nature of a special verdict consisting
of the following three questions sub
mitted by the court to the jury, and
to which the jury s answer was Eyes. =
1. During the vacations of Lawrence
J. Vaughan, the deceased, during the
six years prior to mis- ordination as
priest in 1898, was he frequently at
the home of John and Catherine
Murtha IL the city of Ripon and was
he there received as a member of the
family and did he receive besides
meals and lodging that ne chose to
take in their house money from one or
the other Of them to help him and
also clothing purchased with the
money of John Murtha, and did John
Murtha pay for him dentist bill of
about $50 90?
2. Did he promise to pay for
what they had done for him
g. Did said Lawrence Vaughan
in the spring of 1901 at Ripon say to
John and Catherine Murtha in sub
stance that for what they had done
for him he would by his last will
give to John Murtha the sum of one
thousand dollars and did John Murtha
say to him at that time that would be
all right2
Judge Clementson has announced no
decision in this case.
The damage suits of Joseph Lloyd
Micka VS. the village of Cuba City and
Chas. Garthwaite VS. Andrew Roberts
we're both decided in favor of the de-
PENDANT. The details of the former
case are familiar to Herald readers.
The latter was an alleged trespass.
The following order which is self
explanatory was issued by Judge
CIementsoL Wednesday:
In view of the fact that the annual
session of the Grand Encampment and
the annual meeting of the Depart
ment Council of Patriarchs Militant
of the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows of the State of Wisconsin is set
to meet at Lancaster on the same day
that the October term next is by law
set to convene; and it being apparent
that the hotel accommodations Uf Lam
caster will be inadequate to provide
for the Odd Fellows who may be in
Lancaster at that time and the jury
men, attorneys and witnesses in at
tendance upon the court. the
court now orders that the
October term next of this court sit
upon the 18th day of October at I 80
p. m. instead of the 9th day of
October.
And it is further ordered that all
notices of trial shall be made for the
first day of the term according to law,
being the 9th day of October, and all
motions that may be noticed to be
heard upon the first day of the term
will be heard upon the 18th day of
October or as soon thereafter as
counsel can be heard.
Tue money demand of Joseph Cook
ct al VS. the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway was heard in circuit court
Thursday and Friday of last week.