The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-14
ADEQUATE SUM.
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they deny that they have neglected to
provide immediate and adequate relief
and support OF poor seamstresses and
shopgirls who have been in temporary
need from sickness or want of employ
ment in the towns of Brattleboro, Yer
mont, and Rhinebeck, New York.
Z. The trustees deny the allegations
in paragraph seven Of the petition and
paragraphs pa and 2-B of the bill of
particulars, and for more specific answer
the trustees say that they have sup
piled sufficient and proper relief and
support to poor seamstresses, needleWo
men and shopgmls in the town of Brat
tleboro who have been in temporary need
for want of employment, sickness or
misfortune. They further allege that
they have not neglected or refused to
aid such poor seamstresses, needlewomen
nd shopgirls. On the contrary they
have supplied sufficient and proper relief
and support.
8. The trustees deny the allegations
| in paragraph s of the petition and IN
paragraph of the bill of particulars,
! and for more specific answer they say
that they have not doled out sums en-
tirelv insufficient and inadequate proper
/ " to relieve poor needlewomen, seam
stresses and shOpgirls in the town of
Brattleboro, but on the contrary they
have in every case paid sums entirely
adequate and sufficient in the cases which
were entitled thereto.
8. The trustees deny the allegations
contained in the ninth paragraph of the
petition and the paragraphs numbered
A, B, c, ID, and f OF the bill of par
ticulars, and for further answer they
deny that they have arbitrarily and
without sufficient or reasonable cause
stated that they would be guided by GER
tain rules or regulations with regard to
the conduct Of the trust, but on the con
trarv they issued long before the decree
Of Nav 6, 1905 heretofore set forth, to
wit: in 1908, certain rules or principles
with the reasons therefor. by which they
would be guided copy Of which is here
to annexed marked Exhibit A." And
: for further answer they say that in the
exercise of that reasonable discretion
: given them by the will and the decree OF
this court they have caused it to be
! known that they would not give uncon
who owned a substantial amount of prop
erty in their own right unless the person
seeking such benefaction should agree
that in the discretion of the trustees &
claim might be placed on the property
after the death of the person receiving
! aid and stating that the trust was no'
created for the benefit of the heirs o
, the beneficiary. They further allege tha
F.. I 4 Old &,
= citizens of Brattleboro whose familie
were able to give such aid, stating tina
:, the trust was not created to relieve TIN
e families Of applicants from those re
7 sponsiblities which are theirs They fur
!, Their allege that they would not Civ
I help to women who became needy be
i cause they We're deserted by their hus
: bands. stating the belief that knowledg
e, that this trust would give this hel
{ would cause desertion; and they say tina
they have referred such women to 9th
T, err relief agencies except in sudden sick
d, ness or other temporary cause Th
5. trustees deny that any poor seamstresse
needlewomen or shopgirls who wer
i, fairly entitled to relief under the term
- of the trust and decree of this coul
hereunder have ever been refused relic
larry cHIIlitd LItietO. IHcy ueH
that the rules have been promulgated b
Trustee Bradley, but on the contrar
IS the rules of the trust have been made b
re- the trustees acting as a board
These trustees deny that Mrs. Mar
- Currier, Mrs. A. +. Wells and Miss s.
i Stedman ever acted as the agents of II
said Trustee Bradley, but on the COZ
trary they were the agents of the tru
tees and employed by them; that the
acts were subject to both trustees. F,
further answer they say that the ac
of their agents as well as the rules al
principles and the findings of the tru
tees are such as have been approved f
similar cases by experts who have made
: careful and sympathetic study of SUI
). cases, and the acts of the agents and t
a findings ofsthe trustees have been scrut
q nized by a similar expert employed by t
. trustees.
Exhibit A" having been referred
above as being a copy of certain rul
and principles laid down by the truste
in 1908, that document is published hel
with, which concludes today's insta
ment:
"a Early in 1901 the trustees obtain
g. the help of Mrs. j, Nj. Tyler and NJ
S, Frank Wells as a committee to assist
s. obtaining information as to the nu
,x Der and circumstances of those who wol
be entitled to assistance under this he