Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-28
is MRS. BETTE GREEN MAn7
ONE OF rnJ wsArruInsr WOMEN
IN'AyERIcA
Talks Like woman of unsound
Mind-Imagincs Some one Is TryinH
TO Take her I.ife--IIas Always ncen
Very Peculiar.


tho American courts promises 70 be
that Of Mrs Hetty Green. one OF the
richest women In America. against the
executors aud trustees OF her fathers
estate. involving millions OF dollars,
brief mention OF which has been made
in the Tribune.
according TO the story told today by
her lawyer, William II. stayon, Mrs.
Green is in fear OF her life. A belief,
hrraiy hxed, that a band OF consplra-
tors took the life of her father, Edward
NJ. Robinson. and OF her aunt, sylvia
a. Rowland, OF New Bedford, years
ago, and are now seeking her ilfe aud
the life of her children. continually
haunts her.
Glass. she declares. was placed In her
food six months ago; blocks Of wood
and stones have been hurled at her
srom windows as she was passing on
the sidewalks. and on numerous ocea-
sions her life has been threatened.
Whether or not Mrs, Graen is the VIC
tim of strange Authorization remains
yet to be learned, but that her fears
have melted her to lead the life OF
rocluse there can be no doubt.
Her story is a strange one, as she
has told her lawyer. Her family were
old New Bedford people Her grand
father was q trader and a whaler, anf
Inherited handsome fortune. Her
mothers sister, an unmafri w1r
sylvia Ann Rowland. accumulated by
her own specuial ons a fortune % attf
s2,50o,ool. With her Hstty's rather.
Edward NJ. Robinson. had large bust
ness interests in this city. and lived
hero. Her mother died when she was
very young.
Mrs. Green's lawyers said today that
she tells the following story of the
deaths of her father and her aunt
She was called to New York on June
H. iS65, by an announcement Of her
fathers sudden illaeHs. She found him
weak In mind. and declared that he was
IN the clutches Of some conspiracy
lie spoke TO her only Ia broken SEN
fences, but Impressed on her the truth
OF his belief that he was In the hands
OF eonsplrators.
He warned her 10 bowro for her
own life. aud pleaded wltn her 10 marry
her present husband Mr. G~er1, va
whom he had pc-. ct faith. About his
Will he expressed great concern, told
her that 4e, w4n.ed Henry 4ll4.4... ~.
bor Of the law firm OF Lord, Day X
Lord as executors. He feared that all
was not well with the document. and
sent for II. but before II reached him
he died.
1t was discovered when the will was
read that instead Of the three names
appearing as executors which he do
sired, the Will named two OF his clerks
IN this city and one in Now Bedford.
TO each o. whom he left 100000 for
services, Instead OF his daughter get
ting all, 40 size says he declared he
wished, she received Sl.000,O0O outright
and 100000 In trust. to 90 to her heirs
at her death.
'she has often told me-" said Mr.
Stayton. that II she could find who
left her fathers room before she
rrachcd It. when she found blood on
him, she would know who was re-
sponaible for his death"
Scarcely had her father been buried
when the young Girl was caaud oaca
to New Bedford. When she reached
Miss Howland's bedside the dying
woman was too far gone TO recognize
her,
Them she said. another startling sur
prise came Her aunt, In her will. In
stead Of leaving her all her estate OF
over S2b0O000, bequeAthed half 10 the
city departments and several men
whom sho scarcely lInew- politicians
Of The place. The other half was left to
~ ", T.. ~" is-, -,,.,
- -nl9' 4lv'' tts1veuI OF NeW lfed-
80 NV aSeu sV, nus slrehB thened
NtH' NIeeh oyllci tnAl her aunt was
uullnrel lor heF money by a story
% ehe ntiact that WneR Mics Howland
WIS sahen ~ she calle1 on her' she
WIS huilllieu 20 llhu ,he nurse giving
the patient doses OF sixty drops or
!Nuuullu.l Sha IVilouH'tatod' ana the
Mu.u3u tolu Nor that sueh were her lh-
ssluS lions, and ,tllat she was 70 hide
ne bottles end keep The matter quiet
l ~ hl9Weu her plle OF bottles In the
u'i'ulney -
NE, lriee informed her FAMILY, and
= unclor rom heston Was sent to the
fleh WoilUn ald' the lRud0uum had
p'eh n.pPp'l' put tiic woman was raw
4ns, re Hlked win MlAS Howland's
aoetor, ana tnen too her that he would
Nv no more 70 90 win the case, Soon
a',SF aliss HoWlano dled.
iietty Green neHeNes that her aunt
WI ilutleteu py powerful band or
eohspirators, who were men Of political
i XIV, N New beufofd. She believes
s ~, Hle same men are pursuing her
pVuay' ma are purshlnB nor children.
iet EARS nave bean Increased by the
t ~ INV hVr sou injured MS knee cap
W W, ousi, lne iiieIlun, OF strange man,
M tbro,, W h,,., ne was uown town one day
IRON grating. When The lad couid walt