The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
Have 10 Days to Reply to
Custer Bill Against
r. NJ. Bradley
CHAPTER
OF PARTICULARS
Benefciaries Tell Of Instances Where
Aid Was Refused by Trustee Brad
ley or His Agents - Hearing Jan. 16
on Expenditures.


lev or His Agents - Hearing Jan. 16
on Expenditures.
Since the publication in The Reform
er of parts of the bill OF particulars
filed in the supreme judicial court of Mas
sachusetts in Boston by the sewing wo'
men and shop girls of Brattleboro and
the town of Brattleboro in their effort
to oust Richards NJ Bradley from his Of
flee as one of the trustees OF the Thomp-
son fund much favorable comment has
been heard because of the attitude of the
beneficiaries in coming forward and stat
ing their grievances in definite terms,
There has been much criticism of the
administration of the fund for many
years, and the public has known about
t in a general way, but until now the
specific details have been lacking, and
since the attorneys got the facts to-
gether and The Reformer began publica-
tion of them tho feeling that there
ought to be change in the management
# the fund has become much more pro.
nounced than before.
When the trustees, following the filing
# the bill for Mr.. Bradley's removal,
asked for bill of particulars they asked
that they be given 10 days after the al
ing of the bill in which to file an answer,
which was granted. The bill was filed
Dec 81, so the time for filing an answer
will expire this week unless an extension
Of time is granted. 1t is not known
here whether an extension will be asked
for.
hearing on the petition OF the trus-
tees for permission to use their dis
certion as to the expenditure of the in
come of the estate pending the outcome
of the petition for Mr.. Bradley's removal
was set for Jan. -, but for the conven-
fence of one of the Boston lawyers it
was agreed to postpone the hearing 10
Jan. l6. Attorney A. r. Carpenter for
the town of Brattleboro, finds that he
had federal appointment at that time,
he being United States district attorney,
so another date may be arranged. At
| present Mr. Carpenter is on a trip to
! Atlanta with a federal prisoner.
/ Some further facts as set forth in the
benefciaries' bill of particulars will be
of interest.
The petitioners for the removal of Mr..
Bradley, answering the interrogatory as
to the names and addresses and the ap
proximate dates when Trustee Bradley
/ and his agents demanded of certain ap
plicants promissory notes or other obi
cations. or assignments or transfers as
stated in the petition, and as TO the cir
cumstances of the persons OF whom the
demand was made by the trustee, and the
exact nature thereof, state as follows:
Cr;evolJ Ua-far,
nue., 20 years of age, ineapable of car
ing for herself, had q guardian appoint
cd in January, 1918. Application was
made by the guardian to the Thompson
fund for further assistance for his ward.
The Trustee Bradley as condition pre-
cndent to furnishing the aid, required
the guardian to sign papers making over
TO the trust fund all the property which
the ward then possessed, as well as any
other property which might belong to her
estate upon her decease. This property
consisted only of two-thirds equity in q
) small farm in Addison county, Vermont.
upon which mortgages had previously
been secured for all loans that could
be obtained thereon. The guardian did
not receive anv aid from the trustees for
his ward until June Ii, 1919, although the
transfers of the property above stated
had been made to the guardian to the
trust fund more than a year before An
allowance of five dollars per week was
made at that time and continued until
August 2s, 1919, when it was increased
to six dollars per week. 1t has been cost
ing ten dollars per week to care for this
j. beneficiary, and the balance over the
above allowance has been contributed By
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