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- Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 18, Number 2645, 19 September 1859, p. 2, col. 3
Death of Hon. D. C. Broderick. Hon. D. C. Broderick died yesterday morning, at twenty minutes past 9 o'clock, at the residence of Leonidas Haskell, from the effects of the wound inflicted by the Hon. D. S. Terry, in the late duel between those gentlemen. Mr. Broderick was a man of remarkable traits of disposition. United with an indomitable will, he possessed other characteristics, which operated powerfully upon those of his fellow men, with whom he was brought in contact— wonderfully attractive to friends and bitterly repulsive to enemies. In common with every intelligent and Christian man, we regret the sudden and violent death of Mr. Broderick. Stricken down in the prime of life, full of hopes and aspirations for the future, his unexpected decease teaches a sad lesson of the vanity of earthly schemes, calculations and joys. The event has cast a gloom over the community, and is the theme of comment in every quarter. — San Francisco National.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 18, Number 2692, 12 November 1859, p. 1, col. 7
Senator Broderick's Estate.— A few days since, says the San Franclsco Herald, another petition was filed for letters of administration on the estate of the late David C. Broderick, by John and Ellen Jane Brown. The latter claims to be second cousin of deceased. The petition reads in part as follows :
Ellen Jane Brown alleges, on her best information and belief, that she is the daughter and only child now alive of John McGrath, of this city, and Margaret McGrath, his wife, whose maiden name was Margaret Colbert, and who was the daughter of Michael Colbert, the eldest brother of Mrs. Broderick (whose maiden name was Colbert), the wife of ------- Broderick, which two were the father and mother of said deceased. That your petitioners know of no other relatives of the deceased now living so nearly related to the deceased as your petitioner, Ellen Jane Brown, and they allege, on their information and belief, that there are none such, and that your said petitioner is the only person now living in this State or elsewhere of the next of kin entitled to share in the distribution of the estate of deceased. That your petitioners contest the application for letters already made, and deny that Lucy Brown is the second cousin of deceased, and also that any of the applicants is entitled to administer on the said estate. The petition concludes with a prayer for a grant of letters of administration.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 18, Number 2701, 23 November 1859, p. 4, col. 3
Although it has been stated that the late Senator Broderick made a will, the subject of his estate is undergoing the examination of the press. The following is from the New York Post:
The estate of the late D. C. Broderick, which, it appears, is already in litigation, has been claimed by two second cousins of the deceased, Edmund Walsh and Miss Lucy Brown, both residing in California. Broderick, it is known, was never married, and his brother, his nearest relative in this country, was killed by the accidental explosion of a bombshell many years ago. We are, however, informed by a relative of Broderick that the rightful heirs to his large property, estimated at $130,000, but incumbered by $88,000 of mortgages, are two young girls by the name of McDonnell, now living in Carrigtuohill, in the county of Cork, Ireland, These young ladies are cousins-german to Broderick on his mother's side — his mother's sister, formerly Miss Colbert, having married McDonnell, their father, who died nearly twenty years ago. The mother died subsequently, leaving a small property to the girls. It is said that Broderick had sent some pecuniary assistance to his orphan cousins after his emigration to California. Information has been forwarded to the Misses McDonnell of Senator Broderick'a death, and their claims to his estate."
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 18, Number 2702, 24 November 1859, p. 3, col. 2
The Broderick Estate.— According to the San Francisco Herald, the following evidence was given, Nov. 21st, in the matter of the estate of D. C. Broderick, before the Probate Court in San Francisco. John McGrath, having been sworn, said : I know John and Ellen J. Brown ; she is my daughter; John Brown is her husband ; they were married in New York, at St. James' Church, seven years ago ; she is my daughter, and daughter of Margaret Colbert, my wife— her maiden name ; l am sixty-three years old ; was married at nineteen, at Cloyne, in county Cork, within four and one-quarter miles of the Cove of Cork, now called Queenstown ; the Cove is about nine miles from the city of Cork ; was married about the year 1815 ; believe I have no child of that marriage surviving except Ellen Jane ; we had nine children ; some died; some were buried in Cork, and some in New York ; have no other child in this country except Ellen Jane; there was another in New York, of whom I have not heard for fourteen years; lived at Cloyne twenty-two years; then went to Cork; lived there ten or eleven years; then went to England and Scotland, and lived there eighteen months ; then went back to Cloyne and staid[sic] four or five years; then came to the United States ; arrived in New York about 1843; came to California first of May this year ; in Cove of Cork I knew the father of Senator Broderick ; I think his name was Thomas— am pretty sure ; did not know him very long ; knew him before my marriage ; knew him in all about two years ; he was a stonecutter ; he was considered a very good workman ; he did the finest kind of work ; was employed on Spike island (Government station); he was a little older than me — about two years ; first time I saw him he was single ; was married after that, about forty-three years ago, at the church near the Cove of Cork just outside; married a girl of the Colberts ; I knew Miss Colbert (deceased's mother) before her marriage; the first place Broderick ever saw her was at a "pattern," across the bay ; a stonecutter, William Cotter, introduced Broderick to Miss Colbert, whom he married about five or six months afterwards ; her brothers were Michael, James and Patrick Colbert, and they were sons of David Colbert ; they had no other sisters besides Mrs. Broderick; my wife's name was Margaret Colbert ; her father's name was Michael Colbert — one of the brothers just spoken of. I do not know what my wife's mother's name was, but she was the wife of Michael Colbert ; Thomas Broderick and his wife did not live very long in Ireland after their marriage; they came to America; cannot tell to what part of America; never saw them after they left Cork to come to America ; Thomas Broderick was considered to be a very good workman ; he and his wife were Catholics; I saw the Senator's body after his death ; saw it twice at the Union, on the corner here ; have seen a portrait of him on Clay street ; I have samplers belonging to my wife; the one shown me is one of them ; it has been in the family since we were married ; I saw it before ; it was in possession of my wife; my wife has been dead eighteen years. A sampler made by Mrs. McGrath, the wife of witness, before her marriage, was offered and admitted in evidence , it had initials "M. C.," and the year "1804, worked in worsted on the canvas. Counsel for Public Administrator objected on the ground that under the proof there was not even prima facie evidence that it was wrought by the person whose name is upon it. The witness further testified that Thomas Broderick was not as tall or as heavy as the Senator ; he was a slight man.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 18, Number 2744, 12 January 1860, p. 6, col. 7
Broderick's Will. — The Washington correspondence of the New York Herald, dated December 15th, says :
George Wilkes, of New York (of Porter's Spirit of the Times), was yesterday appointed administrator upon the affairs of the late Senator" Broderick for this district. Broderick left most of his valuable papers here, including a will, made in 1853, just before fighting the duel with Smith, leaving all his property to Wilkes.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 20, Number 3084, 14 February 1861, p. 2, col. 1
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal taken from the decision of the Probate Court of San Francisco, in the Broderick will case. This establishes the genuineness of the claim of George Wilkes to the Broderick estate, for which he was recently offered $75,000 in New York.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 21, Number 3125, 3 April 1861, p. 2, col. 3
San Francisco News.— -A dispatch to the Bee, yesterday, contained the following:
Yesterday, John McDonnell, Philip and Johanna Fogarty, John Howard and wife filed a petition in the Broderick will case. They allege that Bridget CULBERT was the sister of the mother of Broderick, and said Bridget was the mother of the petitioners — John, Johanna and Howard— who claim to be the nearest relations of the deceased. They allege that the paper purporting to be a will was made and forged by George Wilkes, R. Maloney, M. E. Flannegan and A. A. Phillips, or some of them, long after the death of Broderick. They allege that the signature to the will is forged, and claim that the instrument was admitted to probate on the testimony of one witness, the testimony of the other subscribing witness having been impeached. They pray that the probate may be revoked, that John McDonnell may be appointed administrator, and that a time may be fixed for the hearing of this petition. McDonnell swears to the truth of this petition, according to his best knowledge and belief. The effect will be to have a jury trial, to try the fact whether the paper was Broderick's will.
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 21, Number 3217, 20 July 1861, p. 3, col. 4
Supreme Court
In the Matter of the estate of D. C. Broderick.— On motion of Cohen, and certificate of Clerk below, ordered that appeal be dismissed. [1]
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