STATE OF ILLINOIS )
COUNTY OF COOK, )

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF COOK COUNTY.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )

MICHAEL J. CONSIDINE?

Executor's Inventory.

Deceased,

TO THE HON. CHARLES S. CUTTING, Judge of said Court:

The undersigned, John P. Considine and
James J. Considine, executors of the last will and testament of
Michael J. Considine, deceased, respectfully submit the following
as a true, full and perfect inventory of all the estate, Real and
Personal, and the preceeds thereof, belonging to the Estate of the
said Michael J. Considine deceased, that has been committed to their
superintendence and management, or has come to their hands, possession
or knowledge.

REAL ESTATE.

All the real estate of which the said deceased died seized
is situate in the City of Chicago, County of Cook and State of
Illinois, and all of which he owned in fee simple and all of which
is subject to the right of dower of Catherine Considine, the widow
of said deceased.

First Parcel: 59 Macalister Place, the residence of said deceased, of which the following is the legal description, to-wit; Lot Twenty-one (21), Block Five (5), of Vernon Park Addition to Chicago, Section Seventeen (17), Township Thirty-nine (39), Range Fourteen (14), title fee simple; by purchase subject to the right of homestead in the family of the deceased; no incumbrance.

Second Parcel: 91 Halsted Street, a brick building, of which
the following is the legal description, to-wit; the South one-
half (1/2) of Lot Six (6), Block One (1) of Duncan's Addition to
Chicago, Section Seventeen (17), Township Thirty-nine (39), Range
Fourteen (14), which is subject to a Trust Deed for Six Thousand

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Dollars, Title fee simple; by purchase.

Third Parcel: 113 West Lake Street, Frame building of which the following is the legal description, to-wit: East one-third (1/3) of West one-half (1/2) of Lot Seven (7), Block Twenty-five, (25), Original Town, Section Nine (9), Township Thirty-nine, (39), Range Fourteen (14), which is subject to a Trust Deed for Five Thousand Dollars. Title fee simple; by purchase.

Fourth Parcel: 291 Blue Island Avenue, brick building of which the following is the legal description, to-wit; Lot Twenty-three (23), Block Seven (7), of Waller's Sub-division, Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-nine (39), Range Fourteen (14), Title fee simple; by purchase; subject to and included in the Trust Deed on Parcel Five (5) for Thirty-five Hundred Dollars. And also subject to and included in the Trust Deed on Parcel Six (6), for Twenty-five Thousand Dollars.

Fifth Parcel: 369 Blue Island Avenue, frame building of which the following is the legal description, to-wit; The North part of Holdermans one and one-half (1 1/2) Acre, the North-east corner of Lot Three (3) Block Nine (9) in Hitzman's sub-division, Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-nine (39), Range Fourteen (14), subject to a Trust Deed for Thirty-five Hundred Dollars. Title fee simple; by purchase.

Sixth Parcel: Nos. 409, 413, 415 and 417 Centre Avenue and 519 and 521 Thirteenth Street at each of which said numbers there is a four story brick building and of which the following is the legal description, to-wit; the North Twenty-five (25) feet and the South-Seventy-four (74) feet of Lots 93 and 96, Block One (1) of Sampson' Green's Addition to Chicago, Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-nine (39), Range Fourteen (14), subject to a Trust Deed for Thirty-five Thousand Dollars. Title fee simple; by purchase.

In the Name of God, Amen.

I, Michael J. Considine of the City of Chicago in the County
of Cook and State of Illinois being of sound mind and memory, and
considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do
therefore make, ordain, publish and declare, this to be my last
Will and Testament:

First, I order and direct that my Executors hereinafter named
pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my decease
as conveniently may be.

Second, After the payment of such funeral expenses and debts, I
give, devise and bequeath To my beloved wife Catherine Considine all
my Real Estate in the City of Chicago County of Cook & State of Ill-
inois excepting the following parcels of Real Estate to wit:

First I devise & bequeath to my beloved Daughter Susan Considine
Real Estate known as Number 413, and 415 South Centra Avenue in the
City of Chicago. She to assume any & all incumberance on said
property.

Secondly, I give devise & bequeath to my beloved son John
Considine Real Estate known as Number 417 South Centra Ave. in said
City of Chicago, he to assume any & all incumberance on same.

Thirdly I give devise & bequeath to my beloved son James
Considine Real Estate known as Number 409 South Centra Avenue in
the City of Chicago, he to assume any and all incumberance on this
property.

Fourthly I give devise & bequeath to my beloved Daughter Mary
Harney Real Estate known as Number 519 & 521 West 13th Street in the
City of Chicago, she to assume any & all incumberance on said property

Fifthly, I give devise & bequeath to my said beloved wife
Catherine Considine all the rest & residue of my Real Estate in the
City of Chicago County of Cook & State of Illinois.

Sixthly I bequeath to my beloved wife Catherine Considine
all my personal property & effects of whatsoever kind & nature.

Lastly, I make, constitute and appoint my sons James Considine
& John Considine without Bonds to be Executors of this, my last
Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and
affixed my seal, the Eleventh day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred & Five (1905).

Michael J. Considine (Seal)

This Instrument, was on the day of the date thereof signed,
published and declared by the said testator Michael J. Considine
to be his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us who at
his request have subscribed our names thereto as witnesses, in his
presence, and in the presence of each other.

John J. Devine
338 N. State St.

O.G. Wernicke
519 W. Congress St.

Will proved and admitted to record in open Court this 12th day of
October, A.D. 1905,

Charles S. Cutting,

Probate Judge.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, )
( SS
COUNTY OF COOK )

In the Probate Court of Cook County,
proved and admitted to record in open
Court this 12th day of October, A.D. 1905.

Patrick J. Cahill, Clerk.

Filed: September 19, 1905, Patrick J. Cahill, Clerk.

State of Illinois )

County of Cook ) SS. In the Probate Court of Cook County.

In the matter of the estate of
Catherine Considino, deceased.

TESTIMONY taken in the Probate Court of Cook County,
Judge Henry Horner, presiding, on June 7th, A. D. 1922, in
the matter of PROOF OF LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT in the above
named ESTATE:

APPEARANCES:

Mr. Marshall Solberg, representing the estate;

Mr. George W. Wilbur, representing Mary E.
Harney, one of the heirs;

Mr. P. H. O'Donnell, representing certain other
heirs;

Mr. George W. Killelea, Guardian ad Litem,
representing two minors.

MR. WILBUR: I suggest the witnesses be separated, and one
be excluded from the courtroom.

MR. SOLBERG: I would like the record to show that I appear
for the proponent of the Will, and that at the request of
Mr. Wilbur, representing a contestant, one of the witnesses
to the Will was excluded from the courtroom while the other
was testifying.

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THE COURT: Whom do you represent, the petitioner ?

MR. SOLBERG: I represent the proponent of the Will,
John B. Considine.

THE COURT: He is an adult ?

MR. SOLBERG: Yes.

MR. WILLBUR: Mr. O'Donnell signed his appearance for the
children of a deceased son.

MR. O'DONNEILL: I represent the heirs of Michael Considine,
deceased, - Catherine McAllister, Michael J. Considine,
Margaret E. Considine and John P. Considine, who are the
children of Michael Considine, a deceased son of the deceased.

MR. KILLELEA: I represent three minor children.

ALBERT H. CARTER

being first duly sworn, testified in open Court as follows:

Direct examination by
MR. WILLBUR:

Q. What is your name ? A. Albert H. Carter.

Q. What is your profession ? A. Physician.

Q. How long in that profession ? A. Sixteen years.

Q. Where abouts do you reside ? A. 158 North Parkside Avenue.

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Q. Is that your office ? A. That is my home.

Q. Have you an office ? A. Yes, 4058 Madison Street.

Q. Were you acquainted with Catherine Considine ?

A. I was.

Q. When did you get acquainted with her ?

A. About twelve years ago.

Q. Where about was she residing then ?

A. On McAllister Place at that time.

Q. Were you her physician during any of this period of time ?

A. Why, just casually; I treated her son, and I don't believe
I waited on the old lady with the exception of once.

Q. About when was that ?

A. I should say about ten or twelve years ago.

Q. You didn't minister to her during her last illness ?

A. I did; I said while she was living on McAllister Place.

Q. About how old was she ? A. Oh, she was about - over

80.

Q. Were you a witness to a purported Will by Catherine
Considine ? A. I was.

Q. About when was that Will executed ?

A. Over two years ago.

Q. Can you locate that in reference to months and the year ?

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A. Yes, I believe it was in December 1919.

Q. Are you sure about the year ?

A. No, I am not positive about the year, I know it was over
two years ago.

Q. Did you examine the instrument at the time you signed it
to see if the date on the instrument was the correct date ?

A. I did.

Q. Where was that Will executed ?

A. On Washington Boulevard, at her home, her late residence.

Q. What time of the day ? A. In the morning.

Q. Who requested you to come to the residence at that time ?

A. Well, Mrs. Considine requested me.

Q. In what way ?

A. I had been over there the day before with Mr. Solberg,
and she asked me to come back in the morning.

Q. Was Mr. Solberg present when she asked you to come back
in the morning ? A. I don't remember whether he was or not.

Q. No one else present ? A. Yes, her son John.

Q. Any one else ? A. I don't recall any one else.

Q. Mr. Solberg was there in the morning of the day she
asked you to come to the house the next morning ? A. Yes.

Q. You are positive of that ? A. Yes, I am sure.

Q. You are positive that John P. Considine, the son, was there?

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A. I can't say I am absolutely positive of it, no.

Q. How did you happen to be there that morning.

MR. SOLBERG: Objected to.

MR. WILBUR: What caused you to go there this morning
to which you refer, who asked you to go there that day ?

THE COURT: He may go into that.

A. Why, her son, John.

Q. John asked you to come ? A. Yes.

Q. Did he tell you why he wanted you to come ?

A. Yes, I knew why.

Q. What did he say ?

A. He said on account of the death of his brother, his
mother had to make a new Will, and he wanted me there as a
witness.

Q. He said he wanted you ?

A. He didn't say he did; he said I was wanted as a witness.

Q. Who told you to come the next day ?

A. I can't recall just exactly, but I know I was asked to
come back the next day.

Q. Mrs. Considine was very old at that time ?

A. Yes, she was old at that time.

Q. 85 years old or so ? A. No, I don't know as she was.

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A. Your question has just recalled to my mind that John
was not there.

Q. Why did you say he was about the house ?

A. I don't know why I thought he was, but your questioning
has just brought back to my mind that John was not there at all.

Q. You are sure of that now, are you ?

A. Yes, I am sure of that now.

Q. Where was Mrs. Considine, the testatrix, when you reached
her home that morning ? A. She was sitting in the sun parlor.

Q. Her usual place of sitting ? A. Yes, it was.

Q. You knew at that time she was unable to read and write,
didn't you ?

MR. SOLBERG: Objected to.

MR. WILBUR: (Q) Do you know whether or not Mrs. Considine
was ever able to read or write ? A. No, I don't know.

Q. Did you ever see her write her name ?

A. I saw her write her name with the assistance of Mr. Solberg.

Q. Mr. Solberg ? A. Yes.

Q. What assistance did he render her ?

A. Mr. Solberg placed his hand on the pen and she traced her
name.

Q. Did she pronounce the letters or take any part in
controlling the hand of Mr. Solberg ?

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MR. SOIBERG: He isn't a hostile witness; you put him on the stand, and he is bound by that answer.

THE COURT: He is limiting him to one word, which I take it he is trying to get from the witness, any remark she made, that she acknowledged this to be her will.

A. I can tell him she made a remark about the lot in Calvary, she wanted to be especially sure that that was maintained and taken care of, and she made another remark about a bedroom suite; she had a handsome walnut or mahogany suite she wanted to go to her daughter.

Q. Anything else? A. That is all I recall.

Q. Did she say she wanted the lot on Lake Street to go to her daughter, Mary E. Harney ?

A. I don't remember that she talked about the lot on Lake Street. She talked about the property in Blue Island, but I don't recall anything as to Lake Street.

Q. Was there anything said by her at all about the disposition she wanted made of the lot on Lake Street ?

A. I don't recall.

Q. Anything said about the property on Blue Island Avenue ?

A. Yes, she talked about that.

Q. And whom did she say she wanted to have the Blue Island property ? A. I don't remember that.

Q. Did she want John to have it ?

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A. I said I don't remember that.

Q. Did she express a wish at all in regard to the Blue Island property ? A. Yes, but I don't remember.

Q. Did she mention one name or several ?

A. I don't remember who it was to go to.

Q. You don't know whether one or several ?

A. No, I don't, I don't remember.

Q. Did she say anything about being indebted to her son John in something over $1200.00, that she wanted to be repaid from the estate ? A. I don't recall.

Q. Do you know if there was anything of that kind in the Will?

A. I don't remember --look in the Will and see, you have the Will, why should I remember it?

MR. WILBUR: I don't need any suggestion.

THE WITNESS: Why do you ask me these foolish questions, - do you remember that ?

Q. You may think them foolish, I don't think they are --do you remember whether she said anything of that kind or not ?

A. I don't remember.

Q. Did you hear it all read ? A. I heard it all read, yes.

Q. Do you know how long it took ?

A. I told you a while ago it took about an hour.

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Q. To read the Will ?

A. No, not to read the Will.

Q. A time ago you said Mr. Solberg took the hand of the testatrix and guided it along the Will, making some kind of a mark at the foot, you saw him do that ? A. I did.

Q. Did you see the result of that act after it was done, did you see what was on the paper after this attempted signature had been placed on it, did you look at the Will ?

A. Yes, I looked at the Will.

Q. Now, was there anything else done by way of execution of that Will ? A. Why, each of the pages of the Will, her initial I believe was placed on each of the pages.

Q. Who placed it there ? A. She did, with the assistance of Mr. Solberg.

Q. Did Mr. Solberg hold her hand when each of these was made ?

A. Mr. Solberg held the pen and she placed her hand on the pen.

Q. On each page ? A. On each page.

Q. Are you sure of that now ?

A. Yes, as far as I can be sure of anything.

Q. You signed the attestation clause, of course, appearing in this Will ? A. I did.

Q. You signed as a witness ? A. Yes.

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Q. Did you read that before you signed it ?

A. Of course, I read it.

Q. Do you know what it contained ?

A. No, I don't know what it contains now.

Q. At the time you signed it you knew what the attestation
clause contained --you say in there those initials are in
the handwriting of the testatrix, is that true or not true ?

A. Yes, it is true.

Q. You say the will was signed by the testatrix, was it
signed in any other way than you have told us ?

A. You know how it was signed, why go into all that. I
have told you a dozen times that she couldn't sign her own
name and he put his hand on the pen.

MR. WILLBUR: I hope the Court will suggest to the witness
that we don't need any orating in this case.

A. You are orating.

THE COURT: He has testified that she put her hand on the pen.

Direct-examination by
MR. O'DONNELL:

Q. Dr. Carter, you had been the physician of John Considine for how many years prior to this ? A. About twelve years.

Q. Taking care of his family ? A. Yes.

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Q. He had not lived for many years with his mother ?

A. Yes, he had; that is when I first became acquainted with him.

Q. He had been away from her for many years ?

A. Yes.

Q. James, this brother, had been with her ? A. Yes.

Q. And then when James died, very shortly after, he came in and lived with his mother ?

A. I can't say; I was in France at the time James died.

Q. When did you find John was living with the mother ?

A. When I returned from France.

Q. When was that ? A. When the war was over, in September 1919.

Q. When was it that John Considine first came to you and said to come over to see his mother in regard to the making of a Will ?

A. In regard to the making of the Will --I believe it was shortly after I returned from France.

Q. In relation to the Will itself, you said you were there the day before ? A. Yes, it was sometime before that, perhaps a month.

Q. How many times had you been over on John's suggestion, in regard to the making of this Will ?

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A. I went over to see Mrs. Considine and she had some ailment.

Q. In regard to the making of this Will ?

A. I went over there two or three times.

Q. Who got you to come each time ?

A. I went at John's request.

Q. Each time ? A. Yes.

Q. How long before your signature was placed on it that you came over there first ? A. Well, I would say it was about a month.

Q. How long did you stay at that time ?

A. Oh, I stayed quite a while.

Q. Was Mr. Solberg there that day ?

A. I don't believe he was.

Q. Was John there that day ? A. He was there once.

Q. Was he there the day a month before ?

A. I don't recall.

Q. You didn't go over to have a talk with her about making a Will, alone ? A. No.

Q. Now, on that period, a month before this, if you went to have a talk about the execution of this Will, who was with you besides the old lady ? A. John's wife was there.

Q. Who else ? A. No one else I recall.

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Q. Did you have a discussion with her about making the Will at that time ?

A. I don't believe --yes, there was something said, she was going to make a Will, and then she mentioned again -- it seemed to be on her mind --the lot at Calvary was to be well taken care of, and her daughter, Mrs. Harney, was to get the walnut bedroom suite.

Q. So that you were there by yourself on John's request a month before and talked about the Will to her alone ?

A. No, I didn't say I was there alone.

Q. Who was there with you besides the old lady on that occasion ?
A. John must have been there.

Q. You came back, you say, the day before this Will was signed ?
A. Yes.

Q. On that occasion you were there at John's request ?

A. No, I believe Mr. Solberg called me up that time.

Q. Mr. Solberg, you knew that he had represented John for quite a time ?
A. Yes.

Q. For how long had you known Mr. Solberg as John's lawyer ?

A. Just in connection with this Will case.

Q. This was his mother's Will ?
A. Yes.

Q. Why do you say Mr. Solberg was John's lawyer --you knew he was ?
A. I knew he was, yes.

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Q. So that on that occasion, the day before the Will was signed, you were there at John's request ?

A. John was there.

Q. And Mr. Solberg was there ? A. Yes.

Q. You didn't sign any Will that day ? A. No.

Q. How long did the three of you talk with the old lady on that day ? A. Oh, we talked quite a little while about the provisions of the Will.

Q. How long, was the question ?

A. I would say about half an hour.

Q. You were not there to execute a Will as a witness to the Will on that day ? A. No.

Q. Were you brought over for any other purpose, so far as you know ? A. Why, yes.

Q. What other purpose were you brought for on the day before the Will was executed ?

A. To discuss or listen to the provisions that Mrs. Considine wished to put in the Will.

Q. What business was that of yours ?

MR. SOLBERG: Objected to.

MR. O'DONNELL: I will put it another way --was it necessary for you to be there, had any one told you ?

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MR. SOLBERG: Objected to; it doesn't make any difference.

THE COURT: It may go in subject to objection.

MR. O'DONNELL: (Q) Why did you go over on that day, what purpose brought you on that day besides being called by John, what other reason had you? A. I had no other reason.

Q. The Will was drawn on that day?

MR. SOLBERG: Objected to; that has been answered four or five times.

THE COURT: I don't think so.

MR. O'DONNELL:Q The Will was not drawn on that day?

A. The provisions of the Will.

Q. The Will was not drawn on that day?

A. No, it was not signed that day.

Q. It was not drawn--do you know what I mean by that--you didn't see the Will that day? A. No, I did not.

Q. Well, now, when you came back the next day, you say when it came to the question of signing, Mr. Solberg asked the old lady to sign the Will and she said she didn't sign, she made her mark; she could not sign, but make her mark--that is what she said? A. Yes.

Q. You heard her say that? A. Yes.

Q. Just use the words to me she used to Mr. Solberg --

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I withdraw that-- your remembrance that what she said was
that she could not sign her name but made her mark ?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. And then you saw Mr. Solberg take the pen and purport to
actually sign her name ? A. With her hand on the pen.

Q. Purport to sign her name ? A. Yes.

Q. You say, then, Mr. Solberg took her hand and purported to
actually sign her name ? A. I don't know what his purport
was.

Q. That is what he was doing ? A. Yes, with her hand
on the pen.

Q. And that was after she told him she could not sign her name
and had to make her mark ? A. Yes.

Q. And then you saw him turn to each page and again hold
the pen and make the letters "C.C." on each page ?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. And he controlled the pen in both instances ?

A. Yes.

Q. And she had her hand on it ? A. Yes, sir.

Q. And that was done after she said she could not write ?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. You had seen her after that a good deal ?

A. I have, yes, sir.

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Q. When you saw her a year after, was she in the same condition she was then? A. No, she was worse.

Q. How long had she been sitting in the chair?

A. No, she was up and around; I had been over to the house many times and she was working around the house.

Q. You were there with Dr. Davis, were you not?

A. I was there when Dr. Davis was there, yes.

Q. Now, have you got any data that you can give me as to the date you got back from France? A. Yes.

Q. What date was it, give me the date you got back from France? A. July 15th, 1919.

MR. SOLBERG: Will your Honor ask the qualifying questions?

THE COURT: Yes. How old was she when she signed this?

A. She was around 80; she didn't know her own age.

Q. What was the condition of her mind and memory?

A. She was in sound mind and memory.

Q. Do you believe she was of sound mind and disposing memory when she signed the instrument? A. Yes, she was.

Q. Did you believe that when you signed this?

A. Yes.

Q. Did she get married after she signed this?

A. No.

Q. Was there any child or children born to her or adopted?

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by her afterwards ?

A. No, sir.

Q. Did you sign this in her presence ? A. I did.

Q. Did she see you sign it ? A. She did.

Q. Now, look at the instrument, and tell us if it is
in the same condition it was when you signed it ?

A. Yes.

Q. This is dated December 19th, 1919 --I understood you to say at the time you signed it you noticed the date and it was the correct date ? A. Yes.

Q. Does that refresh your memory, that that was the correct date ? A. Yes.

MR. WILBUR: (Q) Did you ever at any time transact any business with the deceased whatever ?

MR. SOLBERG: Objected to.

THE COURT: (Q) Who was present when she signed the instrument?

A. Mrs. Stewart, my mother-in-law, Mr. Solberg and myself.

Q. Who was present when you signed it ?

A. Mrs. Considine, Mrs. Stewart and Mr. Solberg.

Q. Did each of you see the other sign ? A. Yes.

Q. Did you sign at her request ? A. Yes.

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BARBARA STEWART

Direct examination by
MR. WILBUR:

Q. What is your name? A. Barbara Stewart.

Q. Where do you reside? A. 158 North Parkside.

Q. Are you related, in any way, to Dr. Carter?

A. Yes, I am his mother-in-law.

Q. Did you know Mrs. Catherine Considine?

A. No, I didn't know her personally, only met her twice in my life.

Q. You met her twice? A. Yes.

Q. What was the occasion of your first meeting?

A. I called with my daughter, Mrs. Carter, to see her when she was ill.

Q. When was that? A. I could not tell you, I don't remember.

Q. Was it after your son-in-law got back from France?

A. I don't recall.

Q. You went there with your daughter?

A. Yes.

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Q. How far is your house away from hers ?

A. Well, just around the corner, barely a block.

Q. On that occasion you went because of her illness, and
with your daughter ? A. Yes, just a little personal call.

Q. Did you have any conversation with Mrs. Considine at
that time ?

A. Not any conversation, only what women have talked about,
her health and so on.

Q. Was she in bed ? A. She was about the house.

Q. How long were you with her that day ?

A. Possibly fifteen or twenty minutes.

Q. You can't recall when that was ? A. No.

Q. Can you tell whether it was more than two years ago ?

A. Oh, yes, because I witnessed her will two years ago,
and that was before that; I think that was when Dr. Carter
was in France.

Q. How long have you resided with Dr. Carter at his home ?

A. Perhaps ten or nine years.

Q. Quite a time ? A. Yes.

Q. You can't now recall whether this first visit was before
or after the return of Dr. Carter from France ?

A. No, I don't recall that.

Q. When did you see Mrs. Considine the second time ?

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A. The day we witnessed her Will.

Q. Can you recall about when that was ?

A. It seems to me it was in the fall, two years ago; it
seems to me it was getting along to the holidays.

Q. After the Christmas holidays ?

A. No, I think it was before that; it seems to me it was,
but I could not say.

Q. Is there anything you can fix the date from ?

A. No, not a thing I can fix the date from.

Q. Do you know what time of day it was you went over there ?

A. In the forenoon.

Q. How did you happen to go over there that day ?

A. Dr. Carter asked me to go.

Q. Did he tell you what for ?

A. Yes, to witness the old lady's Will.

Q. How is that ? A. To witness Mrs. Considine's Will.

Q. Then, you went over there to Mrs. Considine's ?

A. Yes, with Dr. Carter.

Q. That was in the forenoon ? A. Yes.

Q. When you got over there who did you find in the house ?

A. I found Mrs. Considine and Mr. Solberg.

Q. Mr. and Mrs. Considine ? A. No, Mrs. Considine, the
old lady, and Mr. Solberg.

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Q. Any one else ? A. No one else.

Q. Did you see Mr. John Considine while you were there or his wife ? A. No.

Q. How long were you there from the time you arrived until you went away ? A. Quite a while, I think, perhaps about an hour.

Q. Where was Mrs. Considine at the time when you arrived ?

A. She was sitting in the bay-window with Mr. Solberg.

Q. Of course, you spoke to her when you went in ?

A. Yes.

Q. Can you recall anything that Mrs. Considine said that day in regard to the purpose of you coming together ?

A. No, I don't recall anything specially; she asked me how I was; she knew my relationship to Dr. Carter, and she knew him very well, but not me.

Q. Was there anything said by her about any Will that day ?

A. Why, the Will was there.

Q. Did Mrs. Considine make any remarks about it ?

A. I don't recall.

Q. Did she say as to what she wanted done with her property?

A. Ask me what she wanted done ?

Q. No, did she make any remark concerning what she wanted to have done with her property ?

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A. Not in front of me, she would not. I was practically a stranger.

Q. She didn't talk about the Will in your presence, as to what it contained? A. No, not until it was read.

Q. Was it read? A. Yes.

Q. By whom? A. By Mr. Solberg.

Q. After it was read did Mrs. Considine say anything about what was in the Will?

A. I don't recall, I was not interested, and I don't recall; I can't remember two years back unless I was particularly interested.

Q. Did you hear anything about whether or not she could put her name on that instrument?

A. I don't remember the subject coming up, but I know she was assisted by Mr. Solberg when she signed it.

Q. Did you hear her say that she never wrote her name, and always signed by mark?

A. I don't recall; it seems to me I did hear something about her mark.

Q. Can't you recall she said she never wrote her name?

A. No, I can't recall that.

Q. Did she write her name that day with her own free hand?

A. Of course, not, she wrote it assisted by Mr. Solberg.

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Q. What assistance did Mr. Solberg render her ?

A. He guided her hand while she held the pen.

Q. Who held the pen, Mr. Solberg or Mrs. Considine ?

A. Mrs. Considine.

Q. Was her hand above or below Mr. Solberg's ?

A. Naturally it would be below, if she held the pen and he guided her hand.

Q. Her hand was below his ? A. I would imagine it would be.

Q. Do you know whether Mr. Solberg's hand was in contact with the pen or not ? A. I don't know; I might have noticed it if I knew I was to go over all this, but I didn't.

Q. How did Mr. Solberg happen to take her hand for the purpose of guiding her name across the paper ?

MR. SOLBERG: Objected to; the witness can't testify to that.

MR. WILBUR: (Q) What caused her to do that ?

MR. SOLBERG: Objected to.

THE COURT: Put it another way.

MR. WILBUR: (Q) Tell what occurred before this purported signature was put on the Will, who said anything to any one; what did Mrs. Considine say to Mr. Solberg or Mr. Solberg to Mrs. Considine ? A. You wouldn't expect me to remember the exact words.

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Q. No.

A. The impression she gave me was she wanted the Will signed and wanted our assistance in signing it; that is the impression I got, but as to remembering any exact words, I could not.

Q. Where was the Will exactly signed ?

A. On the table, in the bay-window.

Q. Where were you ?

A. Sitting on a chair, right beside the table.

Q. Where was Dr. Carter ? A. Sitting in a chair beside me.

Q. Where was Mr. Solberg ?

A. Across from Dr. Carter, and Mrs. Considine was across from me.

Q. Did you see the result of this writing of the name of Mrs. Considine ? A. Oh, yes, we were all looking.

Q. You saw it all written ? A. Yes.

Q. Was there anything else done on that Will that day ?

A. You mean besides the name signed ?

Q. Yes ? A. Except on the margin the initials were signed.

Q. Who put those on ? A. Mrs. Considine and Mr. Solberg, the same way as the signature was written.

Q. Mr. Solberg held the hand of Mrs. Considine to write it ?

A. He guided her hand, yes.

Q. What is that ? A. He guided her hand.

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Q. And as a result of that guiding the letters were made ?

A. I don't know; she was an old lady.

Q. Could she have made the letters without his guiding her hand ?
A. How could I know.

Q. Do you know whether Mrs. Considine at that time, or any time, was able to write her name ?
A. I don't know.

Q. Can't you recall now that she said on that occasion, that she never wrote her name and always signed by her mark ?
A. I don't recall.

Q. She might have said it, you don't recall ?

A. She might have.

Q. You had no conversation with her before that, except this fifteen minutes ?
A. That is all.

Q. You knew nothing about her mental condition, except what you saw before and on this occasion ?

A. Of course, I heard Dr. Carter talk about her, she was his patient, but to my own observation, nothing.

Q. You don't know whether she was educated or uneducated ?

A. No.

Q. Whether she was of sound mind or feeble ?

A. I always heard she was of sound mind.

Q. You don't know anything about her ?

A. No, only as I could see.

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Q. Was there anything said to her about signing the Will, whether she had to sign at the point named, when she was asked by Mr. Solberg to put her name there ?

A. I don't think so, I think that was a foregone conclusion, when the Will was ready it was to be signed; it seems that way to me.

Q. Was the signature put on with this mark immediately after it was read ? A. I could not recall whether it was five minutes or one minute, it was done just then.

THE COURT: (Q) How old was she when she signed it ?

A. I don't know.

Q. About how old ? A. She was a real old lady, I think in the 80s.

Q. Who was present when she signed it ?

A. Mr. Solberg, Dr. Carter and myself.

A. Mr. Solberg, Dr. Carter and Mrs. Considine.

Q. Did each see the other sign ? A. Yes.

Q. The instrument is dated December 19th, 1919; was that the date it was signed ?

A. That is about right, that must be; I said it was near the holidays, that was probably just when it was.

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at the time she signed her name ?

A. Yes, I think so, the impression I got, and when we went in and spoke to her, was that she was a very alert, wide-awake woman for her age. She complimented me on my appearance just like any one would when you make a call.

Q. Did you believe she was of sound mind and disposing memory when you signed your name to the instrument ?

A. Yes, I did.

Q. Did she ever get married after signing the instrument ?

A. How could I tell, maybe she did.

Q. Do you know if there were any child or children born to her or adopted by her after signing the instrument ?

A. No, I don't know anything about it.

Q. Look at the instrument, and tell us if it is in the same condition as it was when you signed it ?

A. I don't seem to see the old lady's signature.

Q. There it is (indicating) ?

A. Yes, that seems to be exactly the same condition it was.

Q. The same condition it was when you signed it ?

A. Yes.

MR. SOLBERG: Neither you nor Dr. Carter were related to

Mrs. Considine ? A. No.

Q. You are not legatees or devisees under the Will ?

GEORGE W. WILBUR, ATT'Y, 1413 ASH-
LAND BLOCK

ESTATE OF CATHERINE CONSIDINE. FOR-
merly feeble minded, now Deceased.—All
persons having claims against the estate of
Catherine Considine, formerly feeble minded
now deceased, are hereby notified and request-
ed to attend and present such claims to the
Probate Court of Cook County, Illinois, for the
purpose of having the same adjusted at a term
of said Court, to be held at the Probate Court
Room, in the City of Chicago, in said Cook
County, on the first Monday of April, A. D.
1922, being the 3rd day thereof.

Dated Chicago, February 9th, 1922.

OAK PARK TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK,
Conservator, now acting as administrator.

George W. Wilbur, Att'y.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS, SS.
COUNTY OF COOK.

JOHN P. CONGREGOR

b1m

being duly sworn, says he has heard read the foregoing petition by
subscribed, and know the contents thereof, and that the same is true.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, JOHN
F. DEVINE, Clerk of the Probate Court of
Cook County, this
A. D. 192
Clerk

Gloheey & Co., Printers, 137 N. Wells St.

APPRaisERS

Attomey.

THE HEARING on this petition has been
set for the
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of....................A. D. 192

at....................o'clock....................M.

Clerk.

Filed....................A. D. 192

Docket....................Page....................
Case.....................Box.....................

Probate Court of Cook County

ESTATE OF
CATHOLIC CONGREGATION

PETITION OF
JOHN P. CONDING
FOR PROOF OF WILL
AND
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

Case.....................

Box.....................

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
County of Cook,

ss.

Of the October Term, 1922.

In the Matter of the Estate

of

CATHERINE CONSIDINE, Deceased.

To MARSHALL SCOTTER, Esq.,

Attorney for John P. Considine, Executor:

You are hereby notified that on Tuesday the 10th day of
October, 1922, at the opening of court in the forenoon of said
day, I will present for approval to the Honorable HENRY KORNER,
Judge of said Court, the first and final report of The Oak Park
Trust & Savings Bank, administrator of said estate, and ask that
the same be approved and said administrator discharged from
further duty and liability as such.

CHICAGO, October 9, 1922.

Attorney for The Oak Park Bank
Trust & Savings Bank.

RECEIVED a copy of above notice this 9th day of October,
1922.

A attorney for John P. Considine,
Executor.

Form 46

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
COUNTY OF COOK.

In the Probate Court of said County.

Estate of
CATHERINE CONSIDINE,

Deceased.

To the Honorable HENRY HORNER, Judge of said Court.

Your Petitioner, THE OAK PARK TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK,

who was on the 17th day of January, 1923, duly appointed

Administrator of said estate, represent unto your honor that no
appraisers have been appointed in said estate by this Court; he further represent that

FRED R. JOHNS, LOUIS CLARAHAN

and ARTHUR KENOB are
persons of discretion, not related to the decedent nor interested in the administration of the estate, and
recommend that they be appointed appraisers as by statute provided.

THE OAK PART TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK,

Administrator Of the Estate of
CATHERINE CONSIDINE, deceased,

By

Deceased.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,

County of Cook,

Of the September Term, 1922.

In the Matter of the Estate

of

To MARSHALL SOLBERG, Esq.,

You are hereby notified that on Tuesday the 12th day of September, 1922, at the opening of court on said day, I will present to the Honorable HENRY HORNER, for approval, the first and final report and account of The Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank, administrator of said estate, and ask that the same be approved and said administrator discharged for further duty and liability as such. At said time I will ask that said John P. Considine [x] be required to qualify as such executor, or that some suitable person to appointed to act as administrator with will

annexed.

CHICAGO, September 11th, 1922.

Attorney for The Oak Park Trust
and Savings Bank.

RECEIVED a copy of above notice this 11th day of September, 1922.

Attorney for John P. Considine,
Executor.

December Term, 1921.

In the Matter of the Application
For
Appointment of a Conservator for
CATHERINE CONSIDINE.

To MARSHALL SOLBERG, Esq.,

Attorney for Catherine Considine:

Your are hereby notified to produce on the hearing of the
above entitled application, the following documents:

Deed from Catherine Considine, a widow, for consideration
of One Dollar, to John P. Considine, for the following Real Es-
tate:

1404 Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, in Sampson and
Green's Add. to Chicago, further described as Lot 3 in Hitzman's
Sub. of the North part of Haldeman's 1½ acres in Block 9 in the
N.W.¼ of Section 20, Town. 39 North, Range 14, E. of 3rd P. M.

Deed is dated June 25th, 1921, and acknowledged before Marshall Solberg, Notary Public, on June 25th, 1921. Filed for record July 1, 1921, as Document No. 7,192,105. A L S O,

Deed from Catherine Considine, widow, for consideration of
One Dollar, to John P. Considine, of the following described
real estate, to-wit:

1248 1252 - 4-6 S. Racine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, further
described as the North 25 feet and the South 74 feet of each
of lots 93,94,95 and 96 in Block 1 in Sampson and Green's
Add. to Chicago. Also Lot 23 in Block 7 in Waller's Sub. of
the N.W.¼ of the N.E.¼ of Section 20, Town. 39 North, Range 14,
E. of 3rd P. M., Cook County, Illinois.

Said deed is dated June 25th, 1921, and acknowledged before Marshall Solberg, Notary Public, June 25th, 1921. Filed for record July 1, 1921, as Document No. 7,192,106. A L S O,

Deed from Catherine Considine, a widow, for consideration
of One Dollar, to John P. Considine, for the following described
Real Estate, to-wit:

30 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, further described
as the S.½ of Lot 6 in Block 1 of Dunean's Add. to Chicago,
Illinois, Section 17, Town. 39 N., Range 14, E. of 3rd P. M., in
Cook County, Illinois.

Said deed is dated June 25th, 1921, and acknowledged
before Marshall Solberg, Notary Public, June 25th, 1921. Filed
for record July 1, 1921, as Document No. 7,192,107.

CHICAGO, December 5th, 1921.

Attorney for Petitioner.

LEVINSON, BECKER, SCHWARTZ & FRANK
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS

SALMON O. LEVINSON
BENJAMIN V. BECKER
ARTHUR L. SCHWARTZ
JEROME N. FRANK

MARSHALL SOLBERG
OLIN KIRKPATRICK

CABLE ADDRESS "LEBEC"
TELEPHONE CENTRAL 6130

SEVENTY-SIX WEST MONROE STREET
CHICAGO

September 5, 1922

Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank,
Oak Park, Illinois.

Gentlemen:-

This morning I learned from your attorney in the
estate of Catherine Considine, of which you were appoint-
ed conservator, and later, upon her death, administrator,
that a statement had been received from the Board of
Assessors to the effect that the valuation of the pro-
perty of the estate had been fixed at $70,000.00. Steps
should be taken immediately to have this valuation stricken
off the books. It is so exorbitant as to be ridiculous.
You are not yet released from liability as administrator.
Your account has not been filed and you have not been dis-
charged. Please take this action in this matter at once.

MS-MDP

STATE OF ILLINOIS, )
 } SS.
County of Cook, )

Of the January Term, 1922.

In the Matter of the Estate

of

CATHERINE CONSIDINE,

a Distracted Person.

FIRST AND FINAL REPORT.

Judge of said Court:

The undersigned, THE OAK PARK TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, Conservator of said estate, respectfully reports that said Catherine Considine departed this life on or about the 13th day of January, 1922, and that her death has been duly suggested of record.

The undersigned further reports that it was duly appointed as such conservator on the 6th day of January, 1922, and that it accepted such appointment on the 7th day of January, 1922.

The undersigned further states that, since its appointment, no property of any name or nature has come to its possession or knowledge as such conservator.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

STATE OF ILLINOIS, )
) ss.
County of Cook, )

being first

duly sworn, on oath deposes and says that he is the
of The Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank, conservator of the
Estate of Catherine Considine, a distracted person; that he
has read and has subscribed the name of said conservator to the
foregoing first and final report, and he knows the contents
thereof; that the same is true in substance and in fact, as he
verily believes.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of January, 1922.

NOTARY PUBLIC.

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR

Form 79

STATE OF ILLINOIS,

SS.

COOK COUNTY.

Probate Court of Cook County.

To the Honorable HENRY HORNER, Judge of said Court:

Your petitioner MARY E. HARNEY, shows that one CATHERINE CONSIDINE is a resident of said county, and has an estate not exceeding in value, as your petitioner is informed and believes, the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND

dollars.

That said Catherine Considine is a distracted person

and wholly incapable of managing said estate or transacting business. She is about eighty-eight years of

age and the widow of the late Michael J. Considine. She is in feeble health, owing to her advanced age and her manner of living. She has hallucinations, and she often speaks of seeing persons who are not present and of seeing objects that do not exist. She has an income of about $400.00 a month, all of which is under the complete control of her son, John P. Considine, with whom she is living. She is not receiving the care and attention one in her physical condition and station in life is entitled to.

That your petitioner is the daughter of said Catherine Considine, and therefore prays that a jury may be summoned by this court to ascertain whether said Catherine Considine be a distracted person, and if the jury return in their verdict that said person is a distracted person, then, that this court may appoint The Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank, or some other fit person, conservator of said Catherine Considine and of her estate.

Your petitioner further prays that a summons may be issued for said Catherine Considine to appear on the hearing of this petition and show cause if she can, why the same should not be granted, and abide the order of this court; and that such further proceedings may be had in the premises as may be authorized by law and may seem proper to the court.

SUMMONS TO ANSWER PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR.

Form 95

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
COUNTY OF COOK.
} ss.

The People of the State of Illinois,
To the Sheriff of said County, GREETING;

WE COMMAND YOU THAT YOU SUMMON CATHERINE CONSIDINE, if she shall be found in your County, personally to be and appear before the Probate Court of Cook County, on the first day of the next Term thereof, to be held at the Court House in the City of Chicago, in said County, on the first Monday of **July, 1921**, A.D. 1921, then and there to show cause, if any, he has or can show, why this Court should not appoint a Conservator to manage and control her property, in accordance with the petition of Mary R. Harney,

And have you then and there this writ, with an endorsement thereon in what manner you shall have executed the same.

WITNESS, JOHN A. CERVENKA, Clerk of our said Court, and the seal thereof, at Chicago, in said County, this day of **June, 1921**, A.D. 1921.

CLERK.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, )
 } ss.
 County of Cook, )

Of the February Term, 1922.

In the Matter of the Estate )
of )
CATHERINE CONSIDINE, Deceased. )

Judge of said Court:

Your petitioner, the OAK PARK TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, administrator of the estate of said deceased, respectfully represents that it has not filed an inventory in the matter of said estate for the reason that no personal or other property of said deceased has some into its possession or control.

Your petitioner further represents that it is informed
and that it verily believes John P. Considine, a son of said
deceased and who was residing with her at the time of her
death, has in his possession or under his control a large amount
of valuable household goods, furniture and fixtures, as well as
a large amount of valuable silverware and jewelry; that he also
has in his possession or under his control, a note for the face
amount of $8,000.00, signed by Ginseppe Spallone and Maria
Spallone, his wife, dated on or about the 21st day of November,
1914, due seven years after date, with interest at six per cent.
per annum, payable semi-annually; that said note is secured
by a trust deed to James J. Considine, trustee, upon real estate
described as the East Fifty feet of Lot Twenty-one in Macalister
ter's Subdivision of Block Five in Vernon Park Addition to Chicago,
a Subdivision by Henry D. Gilpin of Blocks Thirty-eight,
Thirty-nine, Forty-four and Forty-five in Canal Trustees' Sub-
division of the West Half of the North-east Quarter of Section
Seventeen, Township Thirty-nine North, Range Fourteen, East of the
Third Principal Meridian.

Your petitioner, therefore, respectfully asks that a citation may issue commanding the said John P. Considine that he disclose and deliver to your petitioner, as such administrator, all of the property of every name and nature now in his possession or under his control, and which belonged to said deceased at the time of her death, within a short day to be fixed by the court.

OAK PARK TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK,
Administrator of the Estate of Catherine Considine, Deceased,

By

Attorney for Petitioner.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, )
( ) SS:
County of Cook, )

being first
duly sworn, on oath deposes and says that he is
of the Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank, Administrator of the es-
tate of said Catherine Considine, deceased; that he has read
the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof; that
he has signed the name of said Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank,
Administrator, thereto, as such

Subscribed and sworn to before me )
this 16th day of February, 1922. )
NOTARY PUBLIC. )

Of the January Term, 1922.

COPY

In the Matter of the Estate

of

NON comes the OAK PARK TRUST and SAVINGS BANK, conservator of said estate, and suggests to the Court that said Catherine the Considine departed this life on or about 13th day of January, 1922; intestate, to the best information of the undersigned.

By

Its Attorney.

Drummond

STATE OF ILLINOIS )
 ) ss.
COUNTY OF COOK )

In the Estate )
 of ) Petition of Mary Hardy.
 CATHERINE CONSIDINE )

Testimony taken in the Probate Court of Cook County,
before the Honorable Henry Horner, Judge of said court, and
a jury, in the matter of the petition of Mary Hardy for the
appointment of a conservator for said estate, on January 4,
1921, at 2 o'clock P.M.

Mr. George W. Wilbur

appeared for petitioner;

Mr. Marshall Solberg

appeared for respondent.

And thereupon the following proceedings were added
and testimony taken, to wit:

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H. I. DAVIS,

called as a witness on behalf of the petitioner herein, having
been first duly sworn, was examined by the Court and testified
as follows:

Q Your name, Doctor? A H. I. Davis.

Q You are a practicing physician? A I am.

Q A specialist in nervous and mental cases? A I am.

Q You have been engaged in that branch of the profession
for how long a time? A Seventeen or eighteen years, about.

Q Do you know Mrs. Considine? A I do.

Q Tell the jury what you know about her.

A I saw Mrs. Catherine Considine at her home on the second
of December of last year, 1921. Mrs. Considine is a very old
lady. She was absolutely unable to tell me just how old she
was. She thought she was approximately about seventy years old.
It is my understanding she is over eighty years old. She was
unable to tell me where she was living at that time. She
knew that she was with her son, one of her sons, but did not
know what part of the city she resided in. She did not know
the name of the street she was living on, and she told me she
had been living on the street about five or six years.

Q How old a lady is she? A I understand she is about
eighty years old.

Q She has a very considerable estate?

A She was utterly unable to tell me just what her property

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rights were. In a rambling way she told me she had some
holdings on Halsted street, but was unable to tell what
the extent of her holdings was. She told me she had some on
Randolph street close to the bridge; that is as near as she
could describe it; she sold this years ago, but she thought
she had some interest in it.

Q Do you think she is competent to handle her property?

A She is utterly incompetent; entirely disoriented, did not know the time of the week or month or year. There was present at the examination a medical man who has been looking after her for years. She was utterly unable to give me his name.

THE COURT: Call the next witness.

MR. WILBUR: Q What do you say as to the extent of her education?

THE COURT: Call the next witness. Didn't you hear me?

MR. WILBUR: Excuse me.

(Witness excused.)

J. H. HARDY

called as a witness on behalf of the petitioner herein, having
been first duly sworn, testified as follows on examination by
the Court:

Q What is your name? A J. H. Hardy.

Q And your occupation? A Not doing anything at the present time.

Q What was your occupation? A Commission business, hay and grain.

Q Are you retired? A Yes, sir.

Q How are you related to Mrs. Considine? A I am married to her daughter, Mary Considine.

Q She is the petitioner here? A Yes, sir.

Q Now, briefly describe Mrs. Considine's condition.

A Well, she is a woman who is approximately eighty-eight years of age. During the twenty-seven years that I have known her and been in close touch with her, she has not been, in my judgment, able to take care of any business. She can neither read nor write, and never had anything to do with business affairs. Her husband, Michael Considine, was a man that took charge of everything, did everything, and accumulated a large estate, in the neighborhood of $200,000.00 at his death. She at no time had anything to do with this estate. In a common conversation she could not continue it at any time during the time that I have known her. She would jump from one subject to another.

Q Do you think she is mentally incompetent?

A I always thought so, Judge.

Q When did her husband die? A 1905, September 11.

Q Who has been managing her estate since then? A James J. Considine, and John P. Considine was appointed administrators of the estate; that estate was closed up within a year.

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Q You mean her husband's estate? A Yes; that estate was closed up in the Probate Court here before the end of the year. During this time, the period from that time on, to April 3, 1919, James J. Considine collected all these rents and took care of all that estate.

Q Is that a son? A A son, yes, sir.

Q Has there been a controversy in the family since then?

A Well, at his death John P. Considine was appointed administrator of James' estate, an estate which at his death was very valuable, the records will show; it is now in controversy in this court.

Q How many children did Mrs. Considine have? How many has she now?

A Well, there are only two living, no, John P. Considine and my wife Mary Considine. There are heirs, including the six children of Michael Considine, Junior; he was the father of these six children.

Q She owns real estate? A Yes, your Honor.

Q Requiring the collection of rents?

A Well, she owned this real estate, so far as I understand, up to the time the petition was filed, but since that time I understand the property has been deeded from her to her son John P. Considine; but from the time that J.J. Considine died, April 3, 1919, John P. Considine collected all those rents.

Q Has he accounted for them? A As I understand, your Honor,

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he has not accounted for anything.

THE COURT: All right. What other witnesses have you? Any
other members of the family?

MR. WILEBUR: I have some of the family here.

THE COURT: Let them take the stand.

(Witness excused.)

IRENE REDDING,

Q What is your name? A Irene Redding.

Q How are you related to Mrs. Considine? A Her grand-niece.

Q Grand-niece? A Grand daughter.

Q How old is your grandmother? A I think she is about
eighty-eight.

Q When did you see your grandmother last? A The last I saw
her was about the first, second or third of June.

Q Why haven't you been over there since? A Well, just on
account of feelings we have had towards grandmother, and grand-
mother really doesn't care to see me, because she thought I
was not doing right by her.

Q There has been sort of a controversy between the members
of the family? A A little.

Q How do you think your grandmother is now?

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A. Well, I think she is in a terribly weak condition.

Q. How is she mentally? A. I don't think she is right
mentally.

Q. What is your father's name? A. J. H. Hardy.

MR. WILBUR: Q. What are the home surroundings?

THE COURT: Who else is here.

MR. WILBUR: That is all I am going to call. I think that
is enough. There is no defense.

THE COURT: Now, this case was on the contested calendar--

MR. WILBUR: This particular case--

THE COURT: Can't you allow me to ask a question? You are
taking it off the contested calendar and putting it on this
pro forma calendar. You were attorney in the case?

MR. SOLBERG: Yes, sir.

THE COURT: You were prepared to make a contest?

MR. SOLBERG: I was prepared to look into it a little further.

As a matter of fact, I wanted Dr. Krohn to examine her, but he
has been in New York city and away and she was examined by
Dr. Davis, and I really am of the opinion that she is not com-
potent to handle her own affairs.

THE COURT: You represent John Considine?

MR. SOLBERG: I represent John. So that we have no real objec-
tion to a conservator being appointed.

THE COURT: He thinks a conservator ought to be appointed too?

MR. SOLBERG: No, he doesn't think that, no. There is a little

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family difficulty here, your Honor, in which it is not condeled
that they all--

THE COURT: He has been handling the estate himself?

MR. SOLBERG: Yes. He thinks if any conservator is appointed
he should be appointed.

THE COURT: Didn't he get a deed from her?

MR. SOLBERG: He did some time ago.

THE COURT: Who do you recommend should be appointed conservator other than John?

MR. SOLBERG: Why, I think that any bank would be all right,
your Honor.

MR. WILBUR: I have suggested the Oak Park Trust and Savings
Bank; this property is out that way, and they are entirely
responsible.

THE COURT: I thought some of it was on Randolph Street.

MR. SOLBERG: As a matter of fact none of it was.

THE COURT: Any other suggestion as to the conservator?

MR. SOLBERG: The Northern Trust Company.

MR. WILBUR: I think the Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank would
be perhaps better. They would be entirely responsible.

THE COURT: What do you say to that?

MR. SOLBERG: I think that is all right; they are neighbors
of Mr. Wilbur's. Unless your Honor has some suggestion.

MR. WILBUR: No, I would like to see a harmonious administration. If John is going to oppose the administration--

THE COURT: The jury may sign the verdict. I will appoint a conservator during the week. Come in on notice.

Which was all the evidence offered or proceedings had on the trial of the above entitled cause.

) SS.
) 

December Term, 1921.

For

CATHERINE CONSIDINE.

To MARSHALL SOLBERG, Esq.,

Said deed is dated June 25th, 1921, and acknowledged be-
fore Marshall Solberg, Notary Public, on June 25th, 1921. Filed
for record July 1, 1921, as Document No. 7, 192, 105. A L S O,

Said deed is dated June 25th, 1921, and acknowledged before
Marshall Solberg, Notary Public, June 25th, 1921. Filed for
record July 1, 1921, as Document No. 7, 192, 106. A L S O,

Deed from Catherine Considine, for consideration
of One Dollar, to John P. Considine, for the following described
Real Estate, to-wit:

30 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, further described
as the S.¼ of Lot 6 in Block 1 of Duncan's Add. to Chicago,
Illinois, Section 17, Town. 39 N., Range 14, E. of 3rd P. M., in
Cook County, Illinois.

Said deed is dated June 25th, 1921, and acknowledged
before Marshall Solberg, Notary Public, June 25th, 1921. Filed
for record July 1, 1921, as Document No. 7, 192, 107.

CHICAGO, December 5th, 1921.

Attorney for Petitioner.

Catherine Considine's personal property, consisting of
household goods, wearing apparel, etc.

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In the Matter of the Estate )
of )
CATHERINE CONSIDINE, deceased. )

I hereby enter the appearance of Mary E. Harney, one of
the heirs at law of said deceased, and my appearance as her
attorney.

I request that notices of all orders in the matter of said
estate be served upon me.

CHICAGO, June 7th, 1922.

Attorney for Mary E. Harney, heir
at law of said deceased.

Form 79

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
COOK COUNTY.

Probate Court of Cook County.

health, owing to her advanced age and her manner of living. She has hallucinations, and she often speaks of seeing persons who are not present and of seeing objects that do not exist. She has an income of about $400.00 a month, all of which is under the complete control of her son, John P. Considine, Jr. with whom she is living. She is not receiving the care and attention one in her physical condition and station in life is entitled to.

then, that this court may appoint or some other fit person, conservator of said Catherine Considine and of her estate.

Of the September Term, 1922.

In the Matter of the Estate )
 )
 of )
 )
 CATHERINE CONSIDINE, deceased. )

FIRST AND FINAL REPORT OF ADMINISTRATOR.

Judge of said Court:

The undersigned, The Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank, respectively represents that, on the 6th day of January, 1922, it was duly appointed conservator of the estate of said Catherine Considine, a feeble minded person, and that it duly accepted such trust on the 7th day of January, 1922; that said Catherine Considine departed this life on the 13th day of January, 1922, and her death was suggested of record in this court on the 17th day of January, 1922; that, on said last named day, the undersigned was appointed administrator, under the statute, to fully administer the estate of said deceased; that, on the 19th day of January, 1922, it filed in this court its first and final report as such conservator, and it was then discharged from further duty under said appointment.

The undersigned further represents that, as it was afterwards informed, said Catherine Considine died testate, her last will and testament having been filed in this court on or about the 14th day of April, 1922; that proof of the execution of said will was heard in this court and, on the 7th day of August, 1922, John P. Considine, named in said will as executor, was duly appointed as such executor. The undersigned is informed, however, that said John P. Considine has not, as yet, duly qualified as such executor by filing the bond required by law and taking his

ss.

MARY E. HARNEY,

being duly sworn, deposeth and says that the foregoing petition by her
subscribed, is true to her best knowledge and belief.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, JOHN
DEVIANT, CLERK OF THE PROBATE COURT
OF COOK COUNTY, this

day of June, A. D. 1921,
Clarence J. Diezel
M.D.

M.D.

NOTARY PUBLIC.

Doc. Page

Case Box

Probate Court of Cook County

ESTATE OF

PETITION OF

For appointment of Conservator

Filed A. D. 19

Clerk

Attorney.

Cichosy & Co., Printers, 127 N. Wells St., Chicago.

Of the May term, 1922.

In the Matter of the Estate )
 } 
 of )
 } 
 CATHERINE CONSIDINE, Deceased. )

I hereby enter the appearance of Catherine McAllister, Michael J. Considine, Margaret E. Considine and John P. Considine, heirs at law of said deceased, and my appearance as their attorney.

CHICAGO, June 7th, 1922.

Attorney for above named heirs at
law of said Catherine Considine,
deceased.

ESTATE OF CATHERINE CONSIDINE, Deceased.

Witness, JOHN P. CONSIDINE, and testimony in the
Estate of Mary E. Harney, Deceased, now on file in this Court.

Since the death of Catherine Considine, and since the
entry of the Original Table of Weirship, in her estate, in this
Court, on May 2nd, 1922, Mary E. Harney, wife of James H. Harney,
who was a daughter of said Catherine Considine, has died, leaving
her surviving:

James H. Harney, her husband, Lawrence A. Harney, her son,
Irene Redding, wife of Herbert E. Redding, her daughter, Michael
J. Harney, her son, Catherine Harney, her daughter, James A. Her-
ney, her son, Marie Swanson, wife of Lawrence Swanson, her daugh-
ter, DeLane Harney, her daughter, Bernice Harney, her daughter,
and William Harney, her son, as her only heirs at law and next
of kin.

January 12, 1922.

GINSEPPO SPALLONE, Esq.,
1264 McAlister Place, Chicago.

Dear Sir:

On November 19th, 1914, your bought 1264 McAlister

Place from Catherine Considine, and gave a note for $8,000.00,
secured by trust deed,
as a part of the purchase price, due in seven years after date,
which was November 19th, 1921.

The Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank was appointed conserva-
tor of Mrs. Considine on January 6th, 1922. As the Bank has ch
charge of all of Mrs. Considine's business matters, you better
see either the bank of myself before you pay the note. I am

Yours very truly,

This Indenture Witnesseth, That the Grantor Catharine
Considine a widow of the City of Chicago in the County of Cook and
and State of Illinois for the consideration of One Dollar and other good
and valuable consideration and love and affection Conveys and Quit
Claims to John P. Considine of the City of Chicago in the County of
Cook and State of Illinois all interest in the following described Real
Estate, to-wit: 1248 1252-4-6 S. Racine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,
further described as the North Twenty-five (25) Feet and the South
Seventy Four (74) Feet of each of Lots Ninety Three (93) Ninety Four
(94) Ninety Five (95) and Ninety Six (96) in Block One (1) in Sampson
and Greene's Addition to Chicago, also Lot Twenty Three (23) in Block
Seven (7) in Waller's Subdivision of the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty (20) Township Thirty-nine (39) North
Range Fourteen (14) East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in the
County of Cook in the State of Illinois, hereby releasing and waiving
all rights under and by virtue of the Homestead Exemption Laws of the
State of Illinois.

Witness the hand and seal of the said grantor this
25th day of June A. D. 1921.

Witness to signature
S. A. Kidd.

her (Seal)
Catharine X Considine (Seal)
mark

State of Illinois)

County of Cook ) SS. ) I, Marshall Solberg a Notary Public in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, Do Hereby Certify that Catharine Considine personally known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as her free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes there in set forth, including the release and waiver of the right of homestead. Given under my hand and Notarial Seal this 25th day of June, A.D. 1921.

Marshall Solberg
Notary Public
Cook County, Ills.

4--No. 7192106 Filed for Record Jul. 1 A. D. 1921 at 3:59 P. M.

Joseph F. Haas, Recorder, Form 53

RECORDER OF DEEDS AND OFFICIAL ABSTRACT MAKER, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

State of Illinois)

County of Cook )SS.

I, Joseph F. Haas, Recorder of Deeds and Keeper of the Records of said Recorder of Deeds, in and for said County in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the record of a certain instrument filed in said office the First day of July A. D. 1921, as Document No. 7192106 and recorded in Book 17073 of Records at Page 80.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal at Chicago, this Twenty Ninth day of September A. D. 1921.

RECORDER.

2

The Grantors, Catherine Considine, a widow of the
City of Chicago in the County of Cook and State of Illinois for and in
consideration of the sum of Ten (10) Dollars, in hand paid, Conveys
and Warrants, to Michael Espert of the City of Chicago, County of Cook
and State of Illinois the following described Real Estate, to-wit;
The East Twenty-Four & Eight Twelfths (24 8/12) Feet of the West Seventy
Four & Eight Twelfths (74 8/12) Feet of Lot Seven (7) in Block Twenty-
five (25) in Original Town of Chicago, in Section Nine (9) Township
Thirty-Nine (39) North, Range Fourteen (14) East of the Third (3rd)
Principal Meridian. situated in the City of Chicago in the County of Cook
in the State of Illinois hereby releasing and waiving all rights under
and by virtue of the Homestead Exemption Laws of the State of Illinois.

Subject however to all taxes and special assessments
for A. D. 1920 and subsequent years.

Dated this Eighteenth day of October A. D. 1920.

Frank S. Bates ) her
Witness to mark) Catherine X Considine (Seal)
John P. Considine ) mark (Seal)
Witness to mark ) (Seal)

County of Cook ) SS. I, Frank S. Bates a Notary Public in and for said County in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Catherine Considine, a widow, who is personally known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as her free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein set forth including the release and waiver of the right of homestead.

Given under my hand and Notarial Seal this 20th,

day of November A. D. 1920.

Frank S. Bates
Notary Public
Cook County, Ill.,

Frank S. Bates
Notary Public

U. S. Rev. Stamp to the Amt of $10.00 on this Inst.

4--No. 7003099 Filed for Record Nov. 26, A.D. 1920 at 3:46 P. M.

Joseph F. Haas, Recorder.

State of Illinois)

County of Cook )SS.
I, Joseph F. Haas, Recorder of Deeds and Keeper
of the Records of said Recorder of Deeds, in and for said County in the
State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the record of a certain instrument filed in said office
the Twenty Sixth day of November A. D. 1920, as Document No. 7003099
and recorded in Book 16535 of Records at Page 97.

RECORDER.

Form 53

This Indenture Made between Catherine Considine a
widow party of the first part, and William J. Rathje of the City of
Chicago, County of Cook and State of Illinois as Trustee, party of the
second part, Witnesseth;

That Whereas, the said Grantor Catherine Considine is
justly indebted upon her One Principal Promissory note of even date
herewith, payable to the order or herself and by her duly indorsed and
delivered for the principal sum of Eleven Thousand ($11,000.00) Dollars
due and payable Three years after date, with interest on said principal
note at the rate of Seven per cent per annum, payable semi-annually,
as evidenced by Six Interest notes of even date herewith, due as by the
time thereof on the 15th. day of July and of January in each year, until
the maturity of the last of said principal note, both principal and
interest being payable in gold coin of the United States of America
of the present standard of weight and fineness, at such banking house in
the City of Chicago, Illinois, as the legal holder or holders of said
principal indebtedness may from time to time in writing appoint, and in
default of such appointment, then at the office of Mid City Trust &
Savings Bank, in the said City of Chicago, Both principal and interest
notes bear interest after maturity at the highest rate for which it is
now in such case lawful to contract.

Now Therefore, the said party of the first part for the
purpose of securing the payment of said principal sum of money and said
interest according to the true intent and meaning of said principal
note and of said interest notes, and for the purpose of securing the
faithful performance of the covenants and agreements herein contained,
and also in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) in hand paid
does by these presents Convey and Warrant unto the said party
of the second part the following described Real Estate, with
the improvements thereon and the rents, issues and profits thereof,
and all lifting, heating, lighting and plumbing apparatus
and all other fixtures now or that may he hereafter attached
to said premises, and everything appurtenant thereto, situated.

Form 53

RECORD OF DEEDS AND OFFICIAL ABSTRACT MAKER, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

in the County of Cook in the State of Illinois, to-wit;

The South Half of Lot Number Six (6) in Block Number
One (1) in Duncan's Addition to Chicago, otherwise known as Number
Thirty (#30) South Halsted Street.

Hereby releasing and waiving all rights under and by
virtue of the Homestead Exemption Laws of the State of Illinois.

To Have and to Hold the above described premises with
the appurtenances and fixtures unto the said party of the second part
his successors and assigns forever for the use and purposes and upon
the trusts herein set forth.

And the said Grantor Catherine Considine for said
Grantor and for the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of said
Grantor covenants and agrees as follows; To pay said indebtedness and the
interest thereon as herein and in said notes provided, to pay prior to
the first day of July in each year, all taxes and assessments levied upon
said premises, to commit or suffer no waste to said premises, to keep
any and all buildings thereon in good repair, to keep
all buildings at any time on said premises insured to the full insurable
value thereof, against loss by fire and lightning, by policies in
companies to be approved by the legal holder of said indebtedness and
deposit the insurance policies with the party of the second part with
the usual mortgage or trustee clause attached thereto, making all loss,
if any thereunder payable to said Trustee as his interest may appear
to suffer no liens of mechanics or material men or other claims to
attach to said premises. And in the event of the failure of the said
Grantor so to pay said taxes and assessments, or to keep said buildings
insured as aforesaid, or to pay any such liens of mechanics or material
men, the holder of said indebtedness may pay such taxes or assessments,
or discharge or purchase any tax lien or title affecting said premises
or may procure such insurance or settle any lien of any mechanic or
material man or other claim attached to said property, and all moneys so
paid and any other moneys disbursed by the legal holder of said indebted-
ness to protect the lien hereof, with interest thereon at the highest
rate for which it is now in such case lawful to contract, from the date
of payment, shall be so much additional indebtedness secured hereby,
and it shall not be obligatory upon the holder of said indebtedness to

Form 53

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inquire into the validity of such tax liens or titles, taxes or special
assessments or sales therefor, or into the validity of any lien of
mechanics or material men, or of other claims attaching to said property
in advancing moneys in that behalf as above authorized.

In the Event of a Breach of any one of the aforesaid
convenants or agreements, or in case of default in the payment of any
note secured hereby, or any installment of interest thereon, according
to the terms thereof, the whole of said indebtedness shall at the
option of the legal holder or holders thereof, without notice, become
immediately due and payable and shall be recoverable by foreclosure
hereof, or by suit at law, or both, in like manner as if all of said
indebtedness had then matured by lapse of time. It is Further Agreed by
the Grantor Catherine Considine for said Grantor and for the heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns of said Grantor, that in case a
right of foreclosure or other right of procedure shall arise hereunder,
in any of the manners above specified, the legal holder or holders of
said principal note or of any part thereof or the said trustee for the
benefit of such holder or holders, shall have the right to bring such
legal or equitable proceedings for the collection of the moneys hereby
secured as may be necessary, that all expenses and disbursements, paid or
incurred in behalf of the complainant in connection with the foreclosure
hereof, including reasonable solicitor's fees, outlays for documentary
evidence, stenographers' charges, cost of procuring or completing an
abstract of title showing the whole title to said premises embracing
foreclosure decree shall be paid by the Grantor, that the like expenses
and disbursements occasioned by any suit or proceeding wherein the
Grantee, or any holder or holders of any part of said indebtedness, as
such, may be a party, shall also be paid by the Grantor, that such fees,
expenses and disbursements shall be an additional lien and charge upon
said premises secured by this deed, shall be taxed as costs and included
in any decree that may be rendered in such foreclosure proceedings, and
that such proceedings shall not be dismissed, nor a release hereof given
until all such fees, expenses and disbursements and the costs of suit
have been paid.

The Grantor for said Grantor and for the heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns of said Grantor waives all Form 58

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right to the possession of, and income from said premises pending such
foreclosure proceedings, and until the period of redemption from any
sale thereunder expires and agrees that upon the filing of any bill
to foreclose this trust deed, the court in which such bill is filed
may at once and without notice to the said Grantor or to any party
claiming under said Grantor, appoint a receiver to take possession or
charge of said premises with power to collect the rents, issues and
profits of the said premises, during the pendency of such foreclosure
suit and until the time to redeem the same from any sale thereunder shall
expire.

When all the aforesaid covenants and agreements have
been fully performed the said Trustee shall release said premises to the
party entitled to receive the same, on receiving his reasonable charges
therefor.

In case of the resignation, death, removal from said
Cook County or inability to act of the said party of the second part
at any time when his action hereunder may be required by any person
entitled thereto, then Oscar G. Peterson of said Cook County shall be
and he is hereby appointed and made successor in trust to the said party
of the second part under this trust deed, with identical powers and
authority, and the title to said premises shall thereupon become vested
in such successor in trust for the uses and purposes aforesaid. Note.
The notes secured by this trust deed have been stamped according to law.
Witness the hand and seal of the Grantor this 15th day of January. A. D. 1921.

Witnesses to signature by mark:
John P. Considine.
Henry Nelson.

her (Seal)
Catherine (X) Considine (Seal)
mark (Seal)
(Seal)

State of Illinois)

)SS.

County of Cook ) I, Henry Nelson a Notary Public in and for said
County, in the State aforesaid, Do Hereby Certify that Catherine
Considine a widow personally known to me to be the same person whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing instrument appeared before me this day in
person and acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the said
instrument as her free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes
therein set forth, including the release and waiver of the right of
homestead.

Given under my hand and Notarial Seal, this 17th.

Form 53

4

day of January A.D. 1921.

Henry Nelson
Notary Public
Cook Co., Ills..

Henry Nelson
Notary Public

20-No. 7040686 Filed for Record Jan. 18, A.D. 1921, at 11:26 A.M.

Joseph F. Haas, Recorder.

State of Illinois)
)SS.
County of Cook ) I, Joseph F. Haas, Recorder of Deeds and Keeper of the Records of said Recorder of Deeds, in and for said County in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the record of a certain instrument filed in said office the Eighteenth day of January A.D. 1921, as Document No. 7040686 and recorded in Book 16689 of Records at Page 133.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal at Chicago, this Twenty-first day of January, A.D. 1922.

Form 55

5

This Indenture Witnesseth, That the Grantor Catharine
Considine, a widow of the City of Chicago in the County of Cook and State
of Illinois for the consideration of One Dollar and other good and
valuable consideration and love and affection Conveys and Quit Claims
to John P. Considine of the City of Chicago in the County of Cook and
State of Illinois all interest in the following described Real Estate,
to-wit;

1404 Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois in Sampson
and Greene's Addition to Chicago, further described as Lot Three (3)
in Hitzman's Subdivision of the North part of Haldeman's One and One
Half (½) Acres in Block Nine (9) in the Northwest Quarter (N.W.¼) of
Section Twenty (20) Township Thirty-Nine (39) North Range Fourteen
(14) East of the Third Principal Meridian situated in the County of Cook
in the State of Illinois, hereby releasing and waiving all rights under
and by virtue of the Homestead Exemption Laws of the State of Illinois.

Witness the hand and seal of the said grantor this
25th, day of June A. D. 1921.

her (Seal)
Catharine X Considine (Seal)
mark (Seal)
(Seal)

State of Illinois)
County of Cook ) SS.

)SS.
I, Marshall Solberg a Notary Public in and for
said County, in the State aforesaid. Do Hereby Certify that Catharine
Considine personally known to me to be the same person whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in
person and acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the said
instrument as her free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes there
in set forth, including the release and waiver of the right of homestead.

Given under my hand and Notarial Seal this 25th day
of June A. D. 1921.

Marshall Solberg.
Notary Public

4--No. 7192105

Filed for Record Jul, 1, A. D. 1921 at 3:59 P. M.

Joseph F. Haas, Recorder.

)SS.

I, Joseph F. Haas, Recorder of Deeds and Keeper of the Records of said Recorder of Deeds, in and for said County in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the record of a certain instrument filed in said office the First day of July A. D. 1921, as Document No. 7192105 and recorded in Book 17073 of Records at Page 80.

RECORDER.

2

This Indenture Witnesseth, That the Grantor Catharine
Considine of the City of Chicago in the County of Cook and State of
Illinois for the consideration of One Dollar and other good and valuable
consideration and love and affection Conveys and Quit Claims to John P.
Considine of the City of Chicago in the County of Cook and State of
Illinois all interest in the following described Real Estate, to-wit;
30 S Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, further described as the South
One-Half (½) of Lot Six (6) in Block One (1) of Duncan's Addition to
Chicago Illinois, Section Seventeen (17) Township Thirty-Nine (39)
North, Range Fourteen (14) East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated
in the County of Cook in the State of Illinois hereby releasing and
waiving all rights under and by virtue of the Homestead Exemption Laws
of the State of Illinois.

Witness the hand and seal of the said grantor this
25th. day of June A. D. 1921.

her (Seal)
mark (Seal)
Catharine X Considine (Seal)

State of Illinois )SS.

County of Cook ) I, Marshall Solberg a Notary Public im and for
said County, in the State aforesaid, Do Hereby Certify that Catharine
Considine personally known to me to be the same person whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in
person and acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the said
instrument as her free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes
therein set forth, including the release and waiver of the right of
homestead.

Given under my hand and Notarial Seal this 25th.
day of June A. D. 1921.

Marshall Solberg.
Notary Public
Cook County, Ills.

4--No. 7192107

Filed for Record Jul.1 A.D. 1921 at 3:59 P. M.

Joseph F. Haas, Recorder.

Form 53

State of Illinois)

County of Cook ) SS.
I, Joseph F. Haas, Recorder of Deeds, and Keeper
of the Records of said Recorder of Deeds, in and for said County in the
State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the record of a certain instrument filed in said office
the First day of July A. D. 1921, as Document No. 7192107 and recorded
in Book 17073 of Records at Page 81.

RECORDER.

2

May 16, 1925.

Dear Mr. Solberg:

I forgot it three or more times, but now you will find enclosed a plat of the Harney property. Keep it safely and return it to me as I do not know where the original is.

One of my clients called me after I talked with you last and wanted to know what was being done. They insist upon action without further delay. Please let me know on Monday what I can tell them. I am

Yours very truly,

Mr. Marshall Solberg,
10 S. La Salle Street,
Chicago.