The Washington times., 1922-04-12
INSUI.. Ed
DAIRYMAN,
AWNER
L.ARE.s
Asks Suit for Accounting Of
Estate Be Dismissed
BY Court.

Charges that Mrs. Ceeile r.
Oyster, beautiful young widow
of George M. Oyster, wealthy
Washington dairyman, FASTENED
the death of her aged husband
by repeated acts Of cruelty, are
made in an answer flied today
by Edward C. Brandenburg, ex-
ecutor and trustee of the estate,
to charges by Mrs. Oyster that
he attempted to influence her
husband against her.
Asks suls xse Dazsaisse<l s'l
Henry N. Brawner- irs oyster's
business partner. also charged by
Mrs. Oyster with having attempted
10 induce her husband 20 have her.
today filed answer, in which he asked
for dismissal of her suit to set aside
the win OF her husband
Brawner denied he had "either
by phone or otherwise tried 10
induce Mr.. Oyster. while he was
sojourning with his young wife
in Florida, to leave her"
He alleges Mira. oystsr "On
many oeessions wxs insulting and
diseourteous to her husband" !"
though Oyster himself was never
unkind, irritable, unreasonable,
or cold and hostile 10 his wife"
He states that when Mrs. 0ys-
ter returned from Florida 10 this
city, her husband kissed her and
asked her to go home with him.
Her treatment of him, Brawner
states, was cruel and unkind.
Charges Neglect in Eilness.
During the last illness Of her
husband at Atlantic City, where
he had gone for his health, Brsw-
ner states, Mrs. Oyster never in-
auired about her husbands COM
dition and never even attempted
to learn who his doctors were.
Substantially the same charges OF
cruelty and unkind treatment OF the
aged dairyman by his young bride
are made IN the answer filed by MIR.
/, Brandenburg.
Brawner alleges Mrs. Oysters ex-
/ travagaht demands upon her hus-
band resulted In his business being
heavily involved and caused him
grave concern"
AT the time OF Oysters death there
were approximately S450, 900 debts,
and for some time prior TO his
death, the business was heavily
! Involved he says.
Large expenditures and the ex-
travagant demands" of Mrs. Oyster
on her husband. Brawner alleges,
made IL necessary for him 70
withdraw from the bushes larger
sums OF money than the business
could fairly and Justly stand.s
Disputes Right To Accounting.
In asking dismissal OF the suit OF
Mrs. Oyster, Brawner declares abe
has no right to havo an accounting
OF the estate and that ''he hoped
! the plaintiff would receive no more
than the law actually gives her.
Brawner's answer TO charges made
by Mira Oyster that he had tried tc
induce her husband to leave her
during the honeymoon I'm Florida was
| that he had not called Oyster, but
that the dairyman had telephoned
him requesting that Brawner joir
(, him in Florida in the interests OF the
dairy business here.
Brawner says that when he met
Mr. Oyster In Florida the aged dairy
man complained his young bride was
neglecting and rnistreating him.
Denies Widows Charges.
| Mrs. Oysters statement that she
knew nothing Of the partnership be.
] tween him and her husband was de.
MED by Brawner. He said she had
been informed of the partnership on
the day OF her return from Florida.
He denied her charges that the
partnership agreement was made al
! his request or that II was the result
OF his exerting undue influence on
the dairyman. He also denied the
| statement OF Mrs. Oyster that the
dairy farm OF Oyster was not a dis.
tinct part OF hls dairy business In
this city.