New Britain herald., 1916-09-26
SAYS RECLUSE WAS
 STINGY OLD MISER
Attorney Creedon Thus Arraigns
 Hugh KerWin, Late Hermit
PRESENTS BROTHERS CLAIM

Gut Off With 1000 by Will, Claims
 4,0O7 For Years of Labor-Judge
 Mangan Strenuously Objects. Patrick Kerwin, aged Oregon man, cut off with $1,0O0 by will, claims S4,OO7 for years of labor.
 Claims of Patrick Kerwin of Oregon against the estate of his brother Hugh several months ago, in which $4,007 Tor services is claimed were heard by Commissioners Frederick B. Hunger ford and Morris D. Sake in the city court room this morning. The hear ing was a lengthy one and Attorney Alexander w. Creedon of Hartford, in arguing that the claim of the aged Oregon man, who is now too i'll to come east and present his own claim, should be allowed, termed the dead man a miser and said that when alive he had been too stingy to pay the Lord until he thought he was going to die. i The commissioners will rule on none of the claims until all arguments have teen heard and judged.
 To Settle Gilligan Claim. Lawyer J. G. Woods, representing T. M Curtin personally asked that his hearing on a claim for $2,1S4 for per sonal services be held on Saturday at 9:3O a. m Judge w. F. Mangan, representing the estate of Hugh Ker- win. said that the claim of Miss Mary Gilligan for $3,0OO is in process of settlement Lawyer McDonough and I have agreed to try and agree" said Judge Mangan. This hearing is set for Saturday morning.
 Commissioners Hungerford and Sake next took up the claim of Pat rick Kerwin of Oregon, cut off with $1 900 in his brothers last will This claim is for s4,OO7 and Attorney Creedon presented Patrick Kerwin's S affidavit of his claim and asked that 1t be accepted as testimony. Judge Mangan objected to its being accept- ca on the grounds hat it was a, mis- statement of facts. To show this. he read a passage swearing that he. Pat rick had worked for Hugh in New Britain.
 Now Hugh never lived in New Britain, showing that Patrick would
  said Judge Mangan. The commls- sioners ruled out the affidavit as the cnly testimony and Attorney Creedon regular manner.
 Tells of Patricl<'s Work.
 Dr. James Dobson was the first wit ress and he said he had known both trothers for fourteen or fifteen years and had visited them weekly when he worked in a grocery store deliv- cring orders He said Patrick Ker- win came to live with Hugh after John Kerwin was killed about ten years ago. Dr. Dobson said Kerwin's farm consisted of fifty-Nve or sixty acres and Patrick did most of the actual farm labor, Hugh being unable to do any work because of an injury. He said Patrick did all the work except when it was necessary to hire a man now and then when it was partic- ularly busy time. He said Patrick left his brother in 1914. He said that in the ten or twelve years Patrick worked on the farm be had no more than a month off duty and at one time he was away a week, and that was the longest time he was away. | never saw him with more than s30 or $40.
 Was Never Paid.
 James Sliney, a resident here for forty-nine years said he knew Hugh Kerwin for forty-seven years and Patrick for over eleven years. He used to visit at the Kerwin home ande said Patrick did all the work of blow ing, hoeing, husking, etc. He said Patrick had told him that Hugh never paid him for his work A few months before he died, Hugh told him he had never paid Patrick for his services, MT. Sliney said.
 Dr. Martin Tells of Will.
 Dr. J. E. Martin, Kerwins physi- elan for many years and an intimate friend of the dead farmer after be- ing subpoenaed by Attorney Creedon, testified. He said he knew Hugh for fifteen or sixteen years and Patrick for ten or twelve years. Patrick Ker- win came here from Saginaw, Mich. said the doctor, and added that he came on the request of Hugh who sent for him after John was killed He said Hugh sent for Patrick to work on his farm The doctor re- called taking Patrick to the hospital suffering from pneumonia, a result of cold and general debility that might have been the result of conditions at