The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-06
Petitioners for Removal of
Mr.. Bradley Cite
Instances
INSTANCES WHERE
AID WAS REFUSED
Text of Printed Obligation Which One
Woman Was Required to Sign = An
other Woman in Need Refused Help
Until Summer of 1919.


The Reformer today presents another
installment of the facts set up in the
bill Of particulars filed by the attorneys
for the Thompson fund benefciaries in
Brattleboro and for the town of Brattle.
boro. This bill of particulars, as has
been stated, was filed in the Massachu-
setts supreme court in Boston in connec-
ion with petition to have Richards N.
Bradley removed by the court from the
office of trustee OF the Thompson estate,
which amounts TO over 81 ,00000 be-
cause of what the petitioners consider a
wholly inadequate administration of the
fund.
Replying to an interrogatory as to in
what respects. on what approximate
dates and 10 whom the trustees have adj
ministered relief by way of loans rather
than gifts, as stated in paragraph eleven
OF the petition, and az TO the circum-
stances, financial, physical and otherwise
of the applicant, state as follows:
Mrs. Angie Parks, 6S Main street, who
has been a widow for several years, and
who was supporting herself and daughter
six years old in 1918 by working in
local factory at Sl25 per day, asked
for help from the Thompson fund when
she was obliged to give up her work and
care for her daughter for ten weeks. The
request was made to Miss Stedman, who
wrote Mrs. Parks few days after the
| interview, saying that Mr.. Bradley would
| loan her Sl6 from the fund but that he
did not think he ought to give it to her,
as she would lose her self respect. Mrs.
Parks was required TO sign a note or
instrument of some kind, agreeing to
pay the money back as soon as she
could
Mrs. Eliza Doughty was sick for four
or five months in 1913 and was helped
by the Thompson fund. In 1914 she was
again taken sick and had to give up work,
and on this occasion she was refused aid
directly, but finally was granted loan
Of twenty-five dollars with the under
standing that she would pay it back to
the fund as soon as she got into a posi-
tion TO do so. On occasions when she has
been in need and asked for help since
that time she has been reminded of the
fact that she never repaid this loan"
The petitioners answering an interro-
gatory as TO approximately what dates
.
fused aid except by WA of loans. and as
to the circumstances, financial, physical
and otherwise of the applicant, state as
follows:
Miss Nellie Donahue, lis Elliot street,
was sick in 1911 and asked Miss Stedman
to have her doctors bill and drug store
account paid by the Thompson fund In
a few days Mrs. Wells and Miss Sted-
man came TO Miss Donahue's home and
: reported that Mr.. Bradley would give
Miss Donahue all the help she wanted, if
she and her sister would sign papers
making the house where they lived over
to the trustees Mrs Wells was very
much angered because Miss Donahue and
her sister would not comply with this re-
t quest. The house at this time stood in
| the name of Nellie Donahue's sister, with
f whom she lived
\ Miss Catherine McMenimen, Il Forest
h street, was taken sick in 1910 and asked
Q for help during her illness. Mrs. Angus
Ia B. Wells, agent for the fund, called
on Miss McAienime4l and told her she
!. was a beneficiary and entitled to aid
,, At this time Miss McMenimen owned a
/. home on Flat stret, in Brattleboro, but
: was under obligations to take care OF
7 her sister, Mrs Turner. Miss McMeni
: men was taken to the Brattleboro Ne
d mortal hospital and cared for gratis
When she was discharged che was told
/ that she could not work for three year:
/ and she asked the fund TO pay her doc
II tors bill. drug store bill and part of the
e money she had been obliged to pay tn,