The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-09-11
Legal Fight
On To Break
Farley Will
Brother, ] a m es, o f
Woodmont and Half
Sister Anne, Cut Off
with ST Each-Law-
.yers Engaged to Com
bat Request to St. Jo-
sephs.

. Peter Farley, aged recluse,
who was found dead in his
attic room at 81 Franklin
street, September 1, in his
will filed with the Probate
court today leaves his entire
estate approximated at be-
tween $40, 900 and $4,000 to
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic
church, Madison avenue, this
city, and names the pastor OF
the church, Rev. Father
Hubert Dahme as one OF the
executors.
Farley in the will which was drawn
Nav 13. last, cuts off his brother,
James Farley of Woodmont, with 81
and no more and his half sister. Annie
Farley, address unknown, with 81 and
no more.
Legal lights of this city and New
Haven are lined up in the contest OF
the will which was started today APP
pearing for the brother of the dead
recluse is Mayor David Fitzgerald of
New Haven, and Attorney Frederick
E. Morgan of this city; To protect
the interests of certain heirs Attorney
Jacob Klein appeared at the hearing.
Judge Omar Plat of Milford, who
James Farley, the brother
cut off in the will, has dropped out
of the case. After demonstrating
against the will, admission to probate
was deferred, and another hearing was
set for September Is
Former Wills Revoked.
I'm the will Farley revokes all former
wills. He requested that his funeral
be conducted at ST. Joseph's church
with simple services and that a head
stone three feet in height, suitably in
scribed, be placed over his grave
Paragraph four of the will cuts off the
brother of the deceased with 81. Para
graph five cuts off the half sister of
the dead man with 81. In paragraph
six $500 is bequeather to st. Joseph's
church as a foundation sum, the in
terest accruing thereon to be used for
masses for Farley and his deceased
relatives.
The sum of $500 is given to st.
Joseph's Church corporation for
Memorial window and in paragraph
eight 442 shares of Connecticut Brew
cry company stock, not to be sold
is given for the life use of the church.
With thoughts of the poor, Farley
in paragraph nine of the will directs
that some poor family be given his
furniture and belongings: The rest
and residue of the estate IS left to St
Joseph's church to be applied to
building fun for the erection of a new
church. DR.. John F. Flynn and Fa,-
ther Hubert Dahme are named as
executors.
Farley, who had been recluse for
many years. lived alone in a room at
81 Franklin street. For some time
he had been suffering with Bright's
disease and after a recent operation
was subject to spells of illness which
left him faint and weak.
Found Dead in Room.
The STORY of Farley'S life is strange
ard sad one. Sixty-six years old and
reputed to be man of conSidera bic
m cans he was found dead on the floor
of his attic room at the Franklin
street address, Friday, September L.
He had not been seen by any one
fer a week before his death. Neigh
bors suspected that he was unusually
quiet ard that something was wrong.
Investigation disclosed the door of the
room to be locked. Police summoned
battered down the door and found
the body of the aged hermit face down
upon the floor dead. Squalor reigned
supreme in the room.
For % years he was in the employ
OF the Connecticut Brewing company
and through his long connection ac-
qlired a great deal of the company's
stock Although born in Milford,
Farley spent most of his life in
Bird geport. For some years past he
had refused to recognize his brother,
in Woodmont and his friends. Though
recluse Farley was not a nliser