FAMILY FEUD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18584, 19 December 1934, Page 15

FAMILY FEUD

* J :'''i 1 , T. ELDERLY MAN'S WEALTH ► f*-. YV‘*r-*-r*.-ALLEGED DISSIPATION • r U)::v MAINTENANCE SOUGHT ; :iui . fjv_ ‘ ' i (Ter Press Association.) . CHRISTCHURCH, this day. A well-known' Christchurch resident, Mr. Richard Edward Green, was the defendant in maintenance proceedings this morniiig. ’ V 1 ' ' v ‘ Green, , who is 83 years of age, recently donated to the boroughs of Sumner and Brighton dock towers',"the gift.iff"effch instance being valued at £800," The'' complainants-'iri the .cash were a daughter, Everil Isola Jenkins, and a grand-daughtri*', Rlioda Florence Glenday. Both a'sked 1 that Green should Contribute to their support, as'both were destitute. -•* " - t!, \ ; ‘ '

It Was also 'submitted that two of defelidhilt’s sons in Sydney were destitute. Counsel, Mr, Tracy; said the* -women woi'o. hopelessly destitute. ' ‘lt appears that there has been a perpetual feud iff the family, which is of considerable size', " he "haul. “From the time-the children have becoirte wageearners, Green has refused to help them. They were prepared to struggle along. However, Green has recently expressed a determination to strip himself of all his assets, and buy annuities'for himself and his wife, leaving inching for the family to participate in lateiv” 1 " Counsel said ! Green’s first attempt was to donate to the city a statue of one of the founders of the province, but tho City Council wisely said that Lis first duty was to provide for his destitute relatives. Green'then expressed his del termination to put it in his backyard if lie could not do it otherwise. Counsel added that the amount represented in the gifts of clocks was substantial, and the relatives thought that it was time they did something on their own behalf. They contended that it was Wrong for Green to-spend •rAoney in a welter of self-advertisement while his relatives were dependent on relief. Mrs. Jenkins said that she .wag the wife, of a relief worker. Eleven years ago her father told her that not one of the family would get’‘arty of his money. He said lie would rather burn it, or give it away. 1 ! Cross-examined, the witness said she had not spoken to her father for 11 years. Her father had assisted her in the purchase of a house, but it had been paid back. Counsel for the defence said Green was a very old, citizen. His father came out with Mr. Fitzgerald,' superintendent of the province, and it had been understood that after his dependants’ obligations were ’met some memorial would be erected to Mr. Fitzgerald. The defendant endeavored to do so.'' He had not known of , the position of his family, nor was he told. He had now, however, committed himself t 6 the gifts. ’ (Proceeding) , '