Putnam patriot., 1924-05-30
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 (Continued from Page one) Later she broke of the sale which she was able to do, she said since the paper covering the sale did not cover the matter thoroughly.
 Deiaxe Makes Offer
 Shortly afterwards Captain nelage made offers for the property and finally. after consultation between Delage and Ryan, q paper was drawn up which Mrs. 0Leary signed. Later Ryan threatened her with arrest, she said, if she did not sign the deed of saie. She signed and later went to Ireland. where she has since remained She was i'll at the time of the Delage deal and did not know what she was doing.
 Next the deposition of Josie O. I.eary, cousin of the plaintiff was read. In this, the receipt of a letter from Mrs. o'Leary asking her cousin to come to Putnam, was related When the cousin arrived here. she found Mrs. O'Leary in an unbalanced men tai state. She kept repeating My property, my property" Her other actions indicated an unbalanced men tai condition. A Putnam doctor was called and later a mental nurse. Fol lowing that Mrs. 0'Leary was taken away.
 Mrs. O'Leary Depressed
 The deposition of Julia Deskin. also a cousin of Mrs. 0'Leary, dealt with the conduct and actions of Mrs. O. Leary on the trip across to Ireland. It appeared that the woman was in much the same condition as before the trip, crying often and seeming very depressed.
 The final deposition was from Mar tin Callahan of the College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons, Ireland. He said that he had been present when Mrs. O'Leary made her deposition and that she was intelligible. He gathered that she had had trouble over property in Connecticut and that this had her mind, which was. how ever, improving.
 Following the dispositions. witnesses were called. The first was Sister Catherine of the order of Sisters of Mercy. sister of the plaintiff in the action. She has an intimate know ledge of the business affairs of her sister, and told what she knew re garding the various deals and nego- tiations for the property.
 Mental Expert Tes,i6es
 Following her testimony the trial was adjourned for lunch. Upon its resumption Dr. Charles c. Brink. of New York, mental disease expert, was the first witness. He eharaeteriz. ed her case as a sharp attack of mel ancholia, and said that at the time If his examination of her in Septem- ber, 1921. she was incapable of trans acting business or of understanding what she was doing.
 Miss Josephine Merane of Provi. dence, another cousin of the plain tiff told of hearing part of the con versation between Mrs. 0'Leary and Delace. When Mrs. O'Leary com. plained that other dealers or prospec. tive buyers had not treated her right Delage assured her that he would give her a square deal in the matter. A Newton Vaughn, Putnam real estate and insurance agent. said that he wal representative of Mrs. 0'Leary's in. terests for a time, but gave up ths connection since she was mentally incapable of transGcting business ant he fearing that she might get him in to difficulties. He valued the property at St5,000 in 1921. and mentioned two who had offered that amount fol it.
 Attorney Love. who had been agent for Mrs. O'Leary for a time. testified that he had repeatedly cautioned ths woman against signing any papers oi doing important business without con. sulting himself or some other lawyer first. She had disregarded this advice however.
 Daniel B. Byrne. treasurer of the Putnam Savings bank valued the pro perty at S15,000 Other witnesses told of evidences of Mrs. 0'Leary's mental trouble which was often mani. fest.
 Attorney Searls represented the plaintiff while Attorneys Torrey and Morse were associated in the defense of the accused.