Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-07
The One Hundred and Sixth AnHiTer-
sary Of the Birth OF the
Irish Patriot,
Who Perished ON the Scaffold in Dub
lin, on the I'D Of Sep
TENDER, 1903.

and IOur ~QauEuleEt, ali VI nhO" az oCoA
except Mrs McEvers, who is now eighty-two
years old. She was born in prison while her
parents were confined in the dungeons OF
Fort George, in Scotland, and from which
ihey were released in 1902. The little child
suffering patriotism was chrisiened Jane
Erin Emmett. Mrs. McEVers lives in Lon
don with her grandson, Sir Bache Cunard.
The only surviving descend ants of the
Emmett family are the grand and great
grandchildren OF Thomas Adds Emmet.
In every instance they have won dis
regulations as lawyers or physl-
ciaM. The father OF Robert Emmett was q
celebrated Irish physician, who wrote a
treatise in Latin of such Importance
that it was translated into French in the
year 1851. The youngest OF the Emmett ply
sicians now living Is the sixth doctor that
has been in the family.
THE EMMETT FAMILY TREE.
The genealogical tree, which DR.. Emmett
has completed after many years OF research,
shows that this illustrious family has inter-
married four times with the Temples OF
England, and that it is also connected with
the aristocratic Bowdoins of Massachusetts
one of whom was a governor OF that state.
Originally the family we're Cromwellians.
DIR. Emmett had searched the records from
the time the English first entered Ireland till
the present, and had got all the names. He
could NOT, however, connect further back
than Robert En- nets grandfather, DIR. Chris
topher Emmett, born in l70l, died In l743
and buried in Tippersry. His grandfather
married R.becca Temple, and all her male
relatives were officers 10 the English army.
Rsbecca's great-uncle was Sir Thomas Tenn
pie, governor of Nova Scotia, a grant OF
which country was made 10 him by Crom-
we'll. The government bought it back. He
died without heirs, and a nephew OF his set-
tied in Boston. His son, Robert Temple,
married into the Nelson family. They were
connected with the Bowdoius, and from
them is descended Robert c. Winthrop. Re-
becca's nephew, Robert Temple, married 3
daughter Of Gov. Shirley, of Massachusetts,.
Robert was in Massachusetts, at the time OF
the war Of Independence with a brother, Sir
John Temple. Sir John married a daughter
of Richard Bowdoin. When the conflict be-
gan the brothers SO sympathized with the
c~olonisis that they resigned the commissions
in the army which they held and went 10
Dublin, where they spent eighteen months
10 the house of their cousin, DR.. Robert
Emmett. Robert Temple died in ireland,
but his brother Sir John returned, died here,
and WAS buried in ST. PauPs churchyard, in
this city. Hans,Blackfold, asgrsndfather OF
The present Lord Duffetin, married into the
Temple family.
THE EMMETT PAPERS IN DUBLIN CASTLE.
Everything belonging to the Emmett famI-
", even down to the butchers' and grocsrs
bills, was seiz.d by the British government
at the time of Emmet's arrest and retained
by its officials. The papers were first sent to
London; subsequently they were returned to
Dublin and placed in the State Paper Othce,
where they now are. By orders OF the Duke
| of Marlborough, when lord lieutenant, they
uuo.o n.olal M ard Or1era iaaupd that thew
should not be opened for 100 years. Such
disposition OF State papers ia unusual, and
this is the only case or record, so lar as
known, where such have been
| sealed with conditions so remarkable. Inc
explanation given by one Of the custodisus
Ito a member Of the family who applied Tor
permission to see them WAS that they con-
| tain the most damning evidence against The
British government" This Is the reason
why documents referring TO the Emmett iamI-
ly are SO scarce. All the letters OF Robert
Eumets ia her and mother are also there,
with the celebrated love letters from Sarah
| Curran to Emmet, which Maj. SIR, the In
famous petty tyraut of 179S, fund go
pathetic that he says he wept over them.
among these State papers, it Is said, though
no confirmation exists for the statement, are
documents proving that the government
found it necessary to get up a rebellion IL
ireland, and to do this influences were set or
foot to draw Emmett into conspiracy and thus
make him the "s~cspegoat."
THE SILENCE OF THE GRAVE.
Little is known in the family concerning
the lives of Thomas Adds Emmtt and fam
lily while they were in jail at + TT Georg'
from 1893 to 1902, because the subject was
forbidden one in the household after Thoma
Adds came 10 this country. The painful
death Of his brother, the complete desiruc
lion of the family, made it too deep TO
words. His wife would never allow tn
matter to be spoken of during their Jife ii
New York, and the sorrovful recollection
of those dreadful years have been carried t
the grave By Margaret Emmett, who wa
buried beside her family Sunday at New
Rochelle. As Mrs. McEyers, who lives j
London, was born in the jail at 81. Georg
she has no personal knowledge OF her faml
ly's prosecutions.
DIR. EMMEr's COLLECTION OF RELICS.
DIR. Thomas Adds Enmet, who lives i
Madison avenue, is the ~antiqusry OF tn
family, and his researches and collections q
family relics are extensive and interesting
Three large volumes, containing origins
letters. manuscripts and portraits, have bee
comojeted and presented to his sons as th
only records Of their family history 10 b
found outside the Irish archives OF the BrI
ish government.
THE CRoMwELLIAN ANCESTRY.
Robert Emmett was an Episcopalian an
all his family to this day nave worshippe
; in that faith except the present DR.. Add
Emmet, He is a RoLAan Catholic, and II
] said that he looks upon the great sorrow
that csLie upon bis ancestors as retributio
for their following of Cromwell, who d.
. spoiled the Irish of their lands. That thei
were strong anti-Irish and anti-Catholic Tel
denotes among the ancestors OF Robert In
. met is proven by a will now in possession
2 the doctor. Ii was executed 10 the dioce
of Cashel, Tipperary, and signed BY Villa.
r Emmet, an officer In Cromwells army, al
the following is an extract from the origin
q in the shape of a codicll:
i Memorandum 10th feb, 1911.
r /, William Emmett, Lasongarron, doe decla
a that my kinsman Henry Emmett shall have
{ power TO dispose of the bsDeht OF the lease OF I
house of Lasongarron, which L have left him
my viii, to any Irishman whatever, nor to al
Others without the advice OF my two trusty al
b As witness my hand and seal, this 14th day
d feb, 1911.
IS A BRITISH ACCoUNT OF EMMET's EXEC
/" TON.
:" On the day Of the execution OF Emm
d the government printed and circulated
s. bulletin in The form OF 4 handful. 7
:" document was in large, bold type, set up II
is columns wide, and purporting 10 give I
J. last words of Robert Emmett and scenes
1T the scaffold. As there is nothing In histo
er corroboratiDg the remarkable statements
ID this bulletin Of the English government,
h is evidently false, and the Emmet fami
preserve it as an example OF the trickery
n The government TO deceive the people a
counteract the effect of Emmets last wor'
i 1t is claimed that this strange document b
Of never appeared in any of the historic
books, nor has it been referred to in any
the newspapers, and the copy in DR.. Emme
library is said to be the only one extants
~ THE NAMES OF H JUDY.
be DR.. Adds Emmett has the list of twel
ID iurymen who condemned the patriot TO dea
st They are: Richmond Allen, foreman;
to Henry French, j. w. Fitzgerald, Willis
n Smell Magee, Jehn Halpen, William Moo
of John Donc4n, Godfrey Byrn, Richard i
lr- wilson, Thomas Cannon, NJ. Stanford a
les Thomas Kinder.
to q DEATH MASK.
or The relics which DIR. Emmet possesses h
ne been shown TO few persons, and their exi
IL euce hss scarcely been known outside
I'd family. DIR. Madden, the famous author
iy. the United Hishrea, Their LiUes end tn
had q cast which was taken OF Enmers
shortly after his death by DR.. Petrie, the
- tiquarIan. That cast is still in his possessi
but he made a copy Of it and presented II
DIR. Emmett. The blood having run out
he the fsce the mask shows the cheek M
sunken, but otherwise all the characters
of The fare are there Among Tie udica