Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-24
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her affidavit states that | was TO
nave the lumber business on the
farm. That is untrue. 1t is rue /
contemplated going into the lumber
business in July of 1919 with Alfred
Clark, of Railway. and the site for
the lumber yard was along the Penn
sylvania Railroad known as the Bar
ron Avenue lots. Part of his prom
erty was in my name and part in
my fathers name. The only persons
present while talking this business
over was Alfred Clark, my father
ana myself. After Mr.. Clark left. T
was in the lane and I met nv moth
er and she said: What did Atty
think of the proposition 2" L said:
lie thinks the site is very suitable
on the Barron Avenue property. but
when l asked him what it would
cost to commence business he said
ahou $4,000, and / said that is out
OF the question at this time" NV
mother was surprised at the amount
for she said: "YoIr father told me
Boyntons only had $4,000 TO start
in the lumber business" ~ fa
Relative to the fortune teller. 1t
is untrue that 1 received any in
formation relative to business mat
tiers. Miss Ribsam and / drove to
P%lainfield and while there she sug-
gested going to a fortune teller, that
Grace Rafferty, knew where she
lived. We drove &c Miss Rafferty's
house and Miss Ribsam went in to
inquire. She came out and said:
Grace is not at home. Her sister
does not know where the fortune
teller lives" So we returned to
Woodbridge, Miss Ribsam sadly dis
appointed.
l am not surprised at Miss Rib
sans affidavit for in July, 1919, my
mother also told me that Miss Rib
san was a troublemaker. She even
went to the trouble OF meeting a
young lady from Scranton. Pa. and
inquired into the life history of my
sister Annals friend, Bart Cusick,
telling my sister many tales about
him. My mother also stated she was
jealous because he was more atten-
tive to my sister than to her.
A few weeks later, / learned where
a very dear, old, refined invalid lady
was earning her livelihood by prae-
tieing the arts of fortune telling and
l took my sister, Mrs. j.. J. Dunno
and Miss Anna DUNCAN and Miss
Eleanor Brown. of Pittston, Pa, and
Miss Sarah Fitzgerald of Phillips
burg, N. j., both teachers in the
Woodbridge high school, and we all
had Our fortunes told. The result was
merely a little diversion on my part,
but the remainder of the party were
sincere in their belief. e'
James Freeman testified that there
was a consideration paid for the
farm. This is also untrue for my
father, my aunt, Mrs. E. j. F1ana-
gan. and Mrs. Ellen Connolly. my
uncles, B. j. DUNCAN and NJ. p.
DUNCAN and John N. DUNCAN told
me personally there was no money
passed. My uncle, NJ. p. DUNCAN.
knowing that James V. Freeman
was the notary public at the time of
the transfer of the farm made two
| special appointments and met Mr..
Freeman at the Hotel Pennsylvania,
New York City, and at his daughter
in-law's house in Sewaren, and Mr..
Freeman could not remember any
thing only stated that he merely
took the acknowledgements at that
time. tt7a Ae
This article has been written to
| bring before the public the true
facts in this most lamentable family
controversy and TO refute in its en-
tirety the article appearing as be-
fore stated in yesterdays Wood
bridge Independent.
(signed)
GEORGE FRANCIS DUNCAN.
Woodbridge. June "a. 1s22-adv.