Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-17
MRS. EuMONS WILL
a Document Filed To-day which ts Do
Expected will be Contested.

The viii OF Mrs weltha A. Emmons. Who died
on the 10th Instant was filed In the Probate Court
today. Mr. Henry Wise Garnett, who Mr.
Emmons' counsel In the insanity proceedings
against her, appeared IN court OF the execu-
tors and through his solicitor, Mr.. Walter ID.
Davidge, filed with the viii a petition asking FOR
probate. The will, IL Is expected will he con-
tested, and the question of MIS- Emmons'
sanity Will again ce inquired into. An
examination OF Mrs.. Emmons' BRAN, iI Is
stated, was made by Dr. kempster by Prof.
Emmons' direction, while Mis- Emmons' body was
lying az the house on street, where she died In
case the will was set aside all Mrs Emmons' prop
erty, valued by Mr.. Garnett at .s5,oO0. would go
TO Prof. Emmohs, a. lt II not known that she has
any rslaIlyes who eoaa lalm me property: Under
and literary remains The Will nlcd to-day Was
made In New YORK on the 10Th OF last February,
jusl after the close OF the proceedings that resulted
In a declaration by the jury that Mrs. Emnlons
was capable OF managing her own Affairs. She
was about 10 sail for England. she made the Will
and sent it TO Mr. Garnett.
WHAT THE WILL SAYS.
The Will, which is In the usual iegal form. directs
that all her Just debts and funeral expenses be
paid Is soon after her death practicable. She
beQueaths TO samuel T. Emmons, her husband. all
her wearing apparel. Including all Ler laces. made
up or not made up, but excluding Jewelry of every
kind; all her letters. correspondence, and literary
remains. She bequeaths TO the persons from whom
she respectively received them the silver wedding
presents received the occasion uf her marriage
samuel r. Fmmons. She directs that her executors
convert into money all her other property, both
real and personal. One-thrd of The net proceeds
thereof she bequeaths TO Louis NJ Todd OF the city
OF New York: 500 TO Charles bayidge (colored),
OF the city Of Washington, and $1,000 20 Annie
Rwtman, or MarLate, England. The remainder
81 beQueaths TO Enoch Sleeves shane her young
est foster brother She names Henry Mise Garnet
and Samuel r. Emmons as the executors of this
will The Will was witnessed by Chas. J. Hark-
nanny, Of New York: William Haloe Rivers. OF on
ham Recto-y, Mendstone, England anu Edward
S. Cllnch, OF New York
MR. GARNETT's PETITION.
The petition OF Mr. Garrett sets out that MIS-
Emmons died on the 18th instant; that at her
death she owned $50 shares OF American Bell Tele-
phone stock and household furniture, jewelry,
plate, wearing apparel, and other persDnal prop
erty, ali OF The value or about f4.s.0O0: that
SO far as the petitioner KNOWS she :eft
1876 10 Samuel +. Emm0ns, and that
for more than two years before her death she lived
apart nom him; that the will was about the tifne
OF its date, placed IN the custody OF the petitioner
who acted as her legal adviser. The petition asked
that the usual process OF citation De issued, d.
rected 10 her husband: that the VIII he admitted
TO probate and letters testamentary issued.
An order was made by the court directing the
citation 10 issue 10 Prof. Emmons 10 appear next
Friday and show cause why letters testaInentary
should not bc issued.
The Louis NJ Todd 90 whom Mrs Emmcns leaves
a third u her estate is ~ Is said, a son OF her
foster sister. young man whom she promised To
educate. Charles Davidge was her servant. whoa
she used TO call ''Sir Charles" and Miss Hartman
was a friend OF hers, who spent considerable time
with her.