The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-06
COL. GREENE'S WIFE, SHE SAYS
CALIFORNIA WOMAN OBJECTS
TO PROBATE OF WILL
Which Enriches Policeman Greene--De.
cIares That Col. Greene Married Her
In Arizona Several Years AgO-He
Died Here Last May on .Sth Birthday.

DleU Here LHSJ May vi sStu bHtuuay'
Objections to the probate of the will of
Col. Augustus p Greene, who died OF cancer
in Lincoln Hospital on May 81. were filed
yesterday on behalf Of Genevieve Greene
az the widow. Mrs. Greene lives in Cali
fornia. Lawyer j. Wilson Bryant APP
peared for her. She was not mentioned
in the will, which disposee, 1t is said, of an
estate worth about 5000. 900.
Col. Bryant lived at 6O2 Fast l3ath street,
and the neighbors had always taken him
for single man although some OF his rela-
tives, it WAS said, were aware of the fact
that he had married once. He died on his
seventy eighth birthday.
Lawyer Bryant. besides presenting the
papers giving him power of attorney to act
for Genevieve Greene, read a letter which
he had received from her. Among other
things she says in this letter:
while it ia some time since we lived to-
gether saw Augustus Greene when he was
in the West nearly two years ago in Pasa-
dena. Cal. We had thorough understanding
He told me he was prosperous and that you
were his attorney, and II anything should
happen to him that he would arrange 1t with
his lawyer 80 would be provided for.
have letters and data to prove what say
and will show my relationship to him.
I have written to you, as he gave me your
address and said you were his attorney. to
inquire what provision he made for his
widow"
She also states in the letter that Col.
Greene married her several years ago IN
Arizona When she saw him two years ago
in Pasadena she says he was on G. A. X.
excursion.
The residuary logatee under Col. Greene's
will is William l.. Greene, a nephew, who
is policeman and lives at IFS East l9Oth
street. He is named as executor Of the
will. To Mrs. Elizabeth Irsch. daughter
of William l.. Greene, Ia left $500 to All
g,,stus Dubois Greene an adopted son.
$4,000, to he held in trust until he reaches
the age of 40 years, and TO Frances Renton.
a niece, who lives at 242 Fast l05th street,
$1,000 There are other requests amount
ing to $4,000 or 5000 to grandneces and
grandnephe~s.
change was made 1T the will few days
before Col Greene's death. ten years being
added to the period in which the $4,000
lef, to his adopted son shall he held in
trust.
The letter presented by the lawyer is
dated June &c. The widow says she learned
of Col. Greene's death through newspaper
announcement and wrote TO his attorney
without delay. The will was TO have been
proved on June 20, hut al the request of the
attorney for the heirs, Wilbur l4arremore.
the case was adjourned until yesterday.
Col. Greene owned the Eve story fiat in
which he lived, extending from 600 TO 6l0
East 10th street. His real estate holdings
are valued at $3.50, 600. He was member
Of LAFAYETTE Post, G.. A. r., the Veteran
Legion and several other societies. He
was born in this city and fought in the
Mexican as well as the civil war. He was
appointcd Lieutenant in the Fourteenth
Infantry. t. S. A.. in 1886 and he served
with his regiment until 1873. In his younger
DAYS he had been employed by Bowen 4
McNamee and afterward by Arnold
Constable