The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-28
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nrs. Cecil Ready Oyster
Wage Bitter Battle Tor !
Estate On Death Bed q
Disinherited Her N

Washington, April 20. Itepor
that George NJ. Oyster. 81. u. miiliol1
aire who died Sunday night In
lantic City, N. T.. was estranged frolts
his 16-year-old bride OF three month";
ana had cut her of from any shar1
In his vast estate by . death bed COZ
dicil to his win. were generally cred
tied here Monday. Attorneys for both
Mr.. Oyster and Mrs. Cecile Readx
Oyster. the widow, while declining t0tE
discuss the reports refused to deny
them.
The young widow also refused 6o]
comment. She remained secluded al
Monday In the sumptuous Oyster
apartment In the Wardeman Park no.
tel guarded from reporters BY serve
ants and her mother.
Inquiries carried to Mrs. Oyster
by maid brought the answer that
she did not wish to talk When -
request was sent to the widow that
she deny the reports, she declined
to answer at all.
Attorney Won,t Talk.
Dispatches from Atlantic City re-;
porting that the aged millionaire ana
his youthful bride had been estranged
for several weeks and that on. his
death bed Sunday night he signed q
codicil to his will cutting her or
without cent, were shown the attor-
neys for both Mr.. Oyster ana the
widow Monday.
8. G. Brandenburg. counsel for Mr..
Oyster said he could neither deny or
CONFIRM them. The only statement
he would make was:
Mr.. Oyster went to Atlantic City
April accompanied by his nephew.
Mrs. Oyster remained In Washing
ton"
Daniel w. odonoughue, who was
retained by Mrs. Oyster as her attor-
ney soon after her return from her
honeymoon, said he would not dis
cuss the reports. He repeated that
the young bride had tried to ascer-
tain her husbands condition intend
Ing to go to him in Atlantic City, but
had been unable to learn anything.
$1,000 Week "Pin Money"
The widows attorney said no set
tlement had been made by Mr.. Oys-
ter upon his bride before their mar
riage last January. He allowed her
$1,000 week pin money" however.
Rumors Of an estrangement between
the aged man and his young bride
have stirred Washington society for
the last six weeks.
Mr.. Oyster suddenly returned alone
from Florida where the couple had
gone on special car for their honey
moon on March 10. Friends Of the
bride in Syracuse then reported that
there was an arrangement
Mr.. Oyster denied he had returned
alone because Of any difficulties with
his bride. He said he came home to
attend to his income tax and that Mrs.
oyster and her mother, Mrs. Ready,
would return by automobile and join
him later. 1t was three weeks later
that Mrs. Oyster, accompanied by her
mother, reached Washington. Sever
al days before their arrival Mr.. Oys-
ter went to Atlantic City. Both de-
MED at the time, however, that there
was an arrangement
Body to Washington.
Henry w. Brawner. manager Of
Mr.. Oysters dairy business made all
arrangements for the funeral Mon
day. He went to Atlantic City Sum
day night and brought the body 70
" e'oAiusl ou idte Monuay afternoon.
Syracuse, N. Y, April 25.-Cut off
from the fortune of George M Oyster,
the widow, Mrs. Cecil Ready Oyster.
Of Syracuse, will wage bitter legal
battle for large part Of the estate,
1t was predicted here Monday, when
word came from Atlantic City that
Oyster shortly before his death had
executed a codicil to his will by which
the society girl he married January
15 was disinherited