Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
FORMER NURSE OF
ROBERT BREMNER
SUES HIS ESTATE
Asks $4,000. Saying She
Broae Engae--p i1aat TO Give
Him Her Attention.
Special to the Evening star.


JERSEY CITY, Dec. 30.-Suit for
$4,000 has been instituted against the
estate Of the late Congressman Rob-
ert Gum Bremner, Of Passaie. by
Miss Theo Nash, a professional nurse.
living in Paterson, who attended Mr.
Bremner for two years prior TO his
death. Miss Nash AYERS that Mr..
Bremner, on his deathbed, promised
her $3.50 month while she lived. and
that letter setting forth these facts
in Mr. Bremner's handwriting is in
possession of Leith Bremner, brother
of the late congressman.
William Dixon, counsel for Miss
Nash. secured an order yesterday
from Vice-Chancellor Griffin, direct
ing Leith Bremner and Mrs. Edith L.
Bremner the widow. to appear in
Chancery Chambers in this city on
January II to show cause why the
petition Of Miss Nash should not be
complied with.
Miss Nash, through her counsel,
has also secured an order holding up
any contemplated sale of the Passaic
Daily Herald until the suit shall have
been settled.
Leith Bremner last night issued a
signed statement. in which he de-
clared the accusations OF Miss Nash
were false. and that her claims were
''the Authorizations of an magma
tive mind"
The case gives promise of bringing
out testimony of q sensational ma
ture Miss Nash says she has in her
possession 400 love letters, which viii
be introduced as evidence. Miss Mas b
ii he ~ tho
writer before the case is heard in
open court.
Broke Engagement TO Take Job.
After entering ''Bob's" employ Miss
Nash says she received a proposal Of
marriage from "a very acceptable
young man of good prospects" His
name has not yet been disclosed. She
saws that Bob" at first laughed at
the engagement proposal, and tried
TO dissuade her from taking that step
by making light of the entire matter.
When he found this was impossible,
however. he asked her seriously not
TO become engaged and leave him,
and not to encourage the advance OF
her lover any further.
If she would do this, she alleges
Bob" told her that he would see
that she would receive $3.50 per
month for each month of her life
after his death. Miss Nash recites in
her petition that he CMr. Bremner)
did become greatly attached to your
oratrix, would not permit her to re-
ceive company and persuaded her to
give UP her friends in order to give
him her entire attention
Miss Nash says that Bob" dis
tinctly told her that he would not in
clude this as a bequest in his VIII,
but that he would form letter to
be delivered TO his brother, Leith, IN
company with the will and that the
letter would assure her of the keep
ing Of his promise just as surely as
she would be assured were he 10
place this item in his will.
At "Bob's" deathbed, Miss Nash
states, she and Leith were talking to
the congressman. Bob at that time
told Leith that he wanted to take
care Of Miss Nash TO show his ap-
probation Of her services during the
years she acted as nurse to him.
At that time, according to the pa
pers in the suit, Bob" told Leith af
the contents of the letter in addition
to explaining his reasons for making
such generous provisions for Miss
Nash's future life. Miss Nash said
that Leith, in addition TO receiving
this information, assured Bob" that
his wishes would be carried out.
On November IA, of this year. Miss
Nash served notice on Leith Brem-
ner and Mrs. Bremner for the amount
due her. She said that she has re-
ceived not a cent from either ana
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