The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-09
BILL HIN IS
At SCHEME
To DESP0|L
PR0PE.RT Y
Dairy Not Included in inventory,
Widow Charges -BIames
Brawner for Woes.

Attacking the inventory Of her
husbands estate as returned by the
court appraisers and asking an in
junction against the sale Of the
assets of the estate at present, Mrs.
Cecile r. Oyster, Of Syracuse, N.
Y, twenty-six year old widow of
George M. Oyster, today filed
petition in the District Supreme
court to have set aside the dairy
partnership contract made by her
husband with Henry M. Brawner,
business partaer, few weeks be-
fore his deAtt.
J Fixes Value 1t $i0s. .SSs.
:, Mrs, Oyster. through her attor.
fieys. Informs the court that an ex-
pert employed by her estimates the
estate as valued at $102,S58.90. as
compared with the court appraisers
inventory Of personal property of
$35,252.55. She asks that a receiver
be appointed to take over the dairy
business and that the administration
of her husbands estate be taken out
of the hands Of the Probate Court.
Mrs. Oyster claims that the dairy
business has been netting 100000
annually and should be valued at
81 100000 at least.
A painting by Breton appears in the
inventory as being worth $50. Her
expert estimates it's value at $4,000,
declares Mrs. oyster. An original
Daubigny is appraised at $500. when
,, according to experts 1t is worth 81, 500.
A carved rose quartz lamp with a
la xI~. -.1 ol, ,,
appraised at $50, when according to her
expert 1t is worth between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Dairy Business Not Included.
1t is also claimed by Mrs. oyster
that Attorney Edwin c. Brandenbury,
the executor named in the will of her
husband, has failed to include the
value of the dairy business Of Mr..
| Oyster as an asset of the estate.
Brawner, Mrs. Oyster alleges, in.
| fluenced her husband to execute the
agreement by which the former was
declared to have a As per cent inter.
est in the business and under which
the surviving partner was entitled to
purchase the interest Of the deceased
partner at appraised value. Brawner,
according to Mrs. Oyster, did not pay
| for the IS per cent share he obtained
| under the agreement. She asks the
court to set aside the sale of the
other 55 per cent of the business TO
him. Mrs Oyster also alleges that
Brawner has "emphatically stated his
hostility to her and has manifested
| 1t on several occasions"
| Blames Browner for Rift.
| 1t. Is further claimed by Mrs. Oy-
ster that Attorney Brandenburg In
selling the Oyster interest under the
alleged contract has attempted to in.
clude a number of thoroughbred
horses and farm of 200 acres near
Walkerville. Nd, valued at $100,00O,
which she declares had nothing to do
with the dairy business.
Mrs. Oyster informs the court that
she and her husband left this city in
January for their honeymoon in
Florida, and that their relations pro-
ceeded smoothly and agreeably until
Rrawner paid visit to Florida and
Influenced and persuaded George M.
Oyster, jr., to leave the plaintiff sud.
denly on March II in Florida. where
her mother and sister were guests OF
Mr.. Oyster.
She says that upon their return to
Washington her husband became cold
and even hostile toward her, and his
manner continued unkind, irritable
Unreasonable, cold, and hostile" until
he went to Atlantic City, where he
died.