The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-27
MAKES GENERAL DENIAL
DR.. 0resne's Side Of the ContToveuy
Over Local Drug Store.

The answer Of Harry T.. Gruens. one
Of the executors Of the George 4, Greene
estate, TO the petition Of the widow, Ad-
die T., Gwene, the coexecutor, for his
removal, has been iiled today, Tho an.
swer sets forth the controversy In q dif'
lerDi light from the story which will DO
found ON page ).
Dr. Gmene, in his answer. says that
the provisions in the will Of the late
Dr, Greene. and W. y. Root, Of the drug
store business. IL, as he Is advised, a pro.
vision which IL Of no effect. unless he
aud Mr.. Roo, so into partnership, and
That II was not the purpose Of the late
George T.. Greene to iorce them into
partnership. DIR, Greene says he does not
wish 10 90 into partnership with Mr..
Root. but that he Is willing Mr.. Root
should hay. the stor al what the store
!. fairly. worth IN the market that Is,
what other people will give for IL. lie
says that Mr., Root undertakes 10 say
that the prescriptions and the good win
arc not worth anything. while. as a mat
ter of TACT, they are Of considerable value
and will bring a considerable sum. He
says that he has undertaken 10 have the
cont roversy as To the construction of the
will settled speedily and in a amicable
manner and has proceeded to that end.
but that Nlr, Root and Mrs. Greene have
violated the fair understanding AZ 10
what was being done 10 conserve the in
tefests Of the estate. He says that i'm.
after the death of George T..
I'reene and before the probate of the
VIII, II seemed necessary 10 do something
20 secure fifth class license for the ben.
niit OF the store. That could not be done
n the name Of the estate, 10 acting un-
Ter the advice Of counsel. he arranged
o have il taken in the name of himself
md Mr. Root and partnership agree
nent which was understood by all par
les TO be for that purpose alone was en-
cred into, he all the time claiming that
Ie would not go into general partnership
With Mr.. Root, but he SAYS that Mr..
Root and Mrs. Greene now claim that by
ntering into that arrangement for the
quor license, he has waived his claims
nder the will and is a general partner Of
ir Root.
DR.. Greene avers that this claim is
and that he is now compelled
, stand strictly on his rights as the ex-
,utor. He denies that he or his brother
ave ever taken anything from the store
lcept what they had the lawful right
, and have received nothing except COM
,nsation for services performed. lie de-
es that he has held up the allowance of
le widow. but shows that the checks on
le bank. according to the directions of
rs. Greene, must be signed by both of
ZEN, so that by her own act. she has
led it so he cannot draw checks alone
r her allowance. He says that she has
ready received more than the amount
her allowance, but says he is ready to
IN as executor such further checks as
ay be required for her support, if she
III sign them herself. He says that he
not removed from Vermont, but is
ending a short time away in prelim-
ary practice and is soon to return here
rmanently. That he has all the time
,rked for the best interest of the estate
d is simply asserting his lawful rights
executor in way which he deems nec-
'ary to protect the estate and as he is
duty bound to do. He says that his
swer shows that the widow, Mrs.
'eene, is no relationship to him. she
ing the second wife Of George e.
eene. and that Mr. Root is Mrs.
Genes nephew and he says that Mrs.
eene is acting simply in the interests
Mr.. Root. which is not in the inter
: of the estate.