The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-25
WANTS COURT TO
CORRECT ERROR
Mrs. DundOn Unable to OBJ
tain Money She DepOs-
tied in Bank
STANDS IN NAME
OF GRANDDAUGHTER
Intended to Give ii to Latter but After
wards Changed Her Mind-Enjuneti0n
Against BrattIebOro Savings Bank and
Mrs. O'Neii

Mrs. O'Neii.
Because She has changed her mind
about giving to her granddaughter a saw
ings bank deposit made several years
ago in the Brattlcboro Savings bank in
the granddaughter's name, which the
latter knew nothing about until a few
days ago, Mrs. Hannah Dundon of Elliot
street has had the bank enjoined from
paying the money to anyone but herself
until further order of court and has had
the granddaughter, Mrs. Katherine
(Shea) O'Neil, enjoined from taking
any legal proceedings to get possession
Of the bank book, which always has
been in Mrs. Dundon's possession. She
also has asked the court to decree the
deposit and interest to her. The legal ac-
ton Is taken through the Office of At
torney o. B. Hughes. and Attorney C.
). Chase Is counsel for Mrs. O'Neil. At
4 hearing in Newfane this morning he
fore Judge Stanley c. Wilson the court
irdered that the temporary Injunction
remain in force
Mrs. Dundon is the widow of Michael
.lundoH. who formerly lived near where
! ne hort hummer cotton mill row IS
SEe now lives in the Turner house on
4tiioC street, which also is the home of
/ Inc granddaughter and her husband.
" Il lam . Neil, who is employed in the
road department. of the town
in her bin ia chaneery Mrs. DundoD
says she lived with and cared for her
granddaughter from the time the latter
as small child until her marriage to
William ONeil in May. 1921.
On. Dec. >, 1912, she says. she had on
| deposit in the BrattIeboro Savings bank
/ SIS0C. which was all the propertv She
mad, with the exception of small per
SonaI belongings and household frrni-
| ture. On that date she went to the hank
and had $500 transferred to a special
! account and received a bank book there
Tor 1n the name of Katherine Shea.
Mrs Dundon says she cautioned the
| assistant treasurer of the bank not to
4 tell anyone of the transaction. and tSaf
| he understood and believed at the time
lIat she could withdraw any or all Of
| he deposit at any time 50 long as She
| Kept the bank book She saws She is
unable to read or write and did not ad-
| wise anybody in directing the bank to
make the transaction. She never told
| catherine Shea anything about the
| book being issued IN her name. and the
| granddaughter knew nothing of the ex-
'stehce of the book until April 6 of this
| year.
From time TO time. Mrs. Dundon saws.
she took the book to the bank and had
the dividends which had accrued on the
deposit entered upon the book. The
principal and dividends on Jan. ] of this
year amounted to S740.S1.
BelEg 16 years of age and now having
little means for her support, Mrs. Dun
don decided 70 retain the deposit for her
own use. and after Jan ] of this wear
went to the bank expecting to Withdraw
some Of the money. which she saws she
needed for her support and maintenance,
but the officials of the bank refused to
give her any Of it because the bank book
was in the name Of katherine O'NeiI.
This, Mrs. Dundon says. was the first
intimatiOn she had that the amount
shown on the book was not her property
and not available for her use. and she
says she is now informed that She made
a mistake in having the book issued as
it was.
: 1t is understood that Mrs. Dunaon
tried to have her granddaughter sign au
order TOR the former to Withdraw funds
from the account. but that the grand.
daughter declined to do so. Mrs Dun
don says that Mrs O'Neil claims tbs
| amount credited on the book and she is
informed that Mrs. O'Neil threatens t,
take legal proceedings to get possession
of the book Mrs Dundon saws the
money ought by right and Justice to b,
decreed to her and asks the court tC
correct her mistake and protect hel
rights.