New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-12
AMOS R. ENO'S WILL.
THE DOCUMENT DISPOSING OF HIS
GREAT ESTATE ADMITTED
TO PROBATE.

HIS PROPERTY DIVIDED AMONG HIS DESCEND
ANTS. JOHN c. EMO RECEIVING oSE-rwELF'TH
or TIE REsIDuARY EsTArE-MANY Be
QUESTS To CHARITIES MADE. BIT
REVOKED CoD1c1i- THE
1EjAcIEs HAVING BEEN
PAID BEFORE DEATH.
Tho will Of Amos r. Emo was fled YESTERDAY
afternoon in the Surrogates office, and, WIN inc
consen: Of all the heirs-at-law, who waived ieeal
fo-malltles as to the issuance OF citations was I'M
/ rediatoly admitted TO probate. No statement Oh
the amount of the estate accompanied the oocu-
ment but a member OF the family estimated II NJ
from ssOoOcO to s2O,co0C0. inclusive OF Doth real
and personal estate. The exact amount VIII not
be determined until an inventory Of the properly Is
taken The Will was offered for probate by Sulli-
van & Cromwell. who represented Mrs Antoinette
Emo Wood. daughter Of the testator'
There are two codicls attached to the will. which
IS dated simsbury Conn. February 16 1895. and is
witnessed by old friends OF the testator living near
his country Amos f. Emo Henry C. Emo and
| William p Emo the testators sons; Mrs. Antoin-
cite Emo Wood his daughter James W. Pinchot.
! his son-in-law and John A Stewart president OF
the United states Trust Company OF this city. are
! named as executors In n codicil
CHARITABLE BEQUEsTs PAID
Large requests are made to each OF the children.
ana john 4. received One-tWtllNH OI inc I'Siu-
| uary estate In the will number OF large be
quests are also made to various charities and some
relatives. but these revoked by the first codici
| as just before his death Mr.. Emo gave checks to
all the persons and institutions he meant 10 favor
/ IN his will and then added the codicil. so that
! they should not receive n duplication OF tho gifts
! All Of these requests were by check. and the IS
| tate has receipts for them by way Of acknowledge
ments from the donees Mr. Emo, however, allowed
/ the will 10 stand az showing his intentions TO the
institutions in question.
HIS SONS HE'LL RECOGNIZED.
Tho will contains fifteen articles. The first d.
that all the testator's debts be paid as soon
| as possible after his death. The document then
proceeds:
Article III give and bequeath TO my son. Amos
/ r. Emo. who has helper me- more than any one
TO havs 1na to hold t inc same To his own
use absolutely forever; l give and bequeath to my
! and TO hold the sans to his own use absolutely
! forever / give and bequcath to my daughter
ana to hold the same TO he: own use absolutely
| forever give and bequeath to my daughter An
end 10 hold the same to he own use absolutely
fortver ! give and bequeath to my grandd;a;gGgh,
OF my son John G Emo The sum Of s5a0"o each
specu ely, absolutely foreve"
These two lasi lcgacies not TO be paid until
| his grandchildren attain the age Of twenty-five
Mr.. Emo provides. Until that tim> they to re-
ceive only the interest. In case OF the death OF
either the other is to receive both shares. and in
case OF the death Of both the amount is TO be d.
vided between the other heirs.
sIMsBtRY LEGACIEs
Article III provides:
! give and bequeath to my executors the sum OF
0oe. and direct them with this fund to purchase
| and erect family monument or vault in the GENE
terry situate Smsbury. Conn / give and be-
9ueath to the simsbury Cemetery Association, Of
! Simsbury, Conn, the SIN Of 5000. TO have ard 70
! hold The same for the uses and purposes Of said
corporation l give and bcquea:h TO the Congrega. .
500. to have and 10 hold the same for the
and purposes of said society.
Article " gives 10 Salmon c. Enc, n brother
the sum Of $4,000 70 Emeline Z. Blssett, sister
the sum OF 5000: 10 Mary f. Humphrey sister
the sum Of $4,000; Emma b. Hinton. niece the
sum OF $1,000; Louisa T. Howe, niece the sum
OF $1,000 TO Charles L. Barber nephew. son OF
| my sister Lydia Jane Barber" the sum OF $1,000
! 10 Mrs. Frederick V. Hamlin. OF New-York, the
sum OF s. 600 and 10 Louis g. Emo, "son of Evelyn
! Emo of Sms5ury Connecticut" n similar sum.
Il direct" the will proceeds, that all claims OF
mine at the time Of my decease against my brother
| Salmon G. Emo and my sister Emeline l.. Bassett,
! and against my Joh1 c. Emo. and agains:
| John J. Vets be cancelled. and no demand made
! therefor and direct that paymen. heretofore
| made by me TO or for my said SON. John c. Eco.
or FOR his account in his behalf shall BE- consid-
cred as an advancen er, by me 10 him. ana such
payments 10 or for him shall no. in anywise aba'e
any of the leSacies given or PROVISIONS ihaoe lor
| him in this my will
THE CHARITY GIFTS.
The fifth. sixth and seventh articles substantially
proceed:
give and bequeath 70 tho American Home Mis-
sionary Society. whose ofice Is in The I3i6, HouSe
in the city of NewYork n" sm Of 800 for ne ne
American Sunday School Union WHOSE o 1r is in IN
i,ro - &; 900. 20 the Coored Orphan Asylum. whose
office is in West Onehundred-ard-forty IN
the Gy Of SewYo 6 b fee c ngn Of o. X The
e1rn of g. 900 TO the New York juvenile Asylum the
Of b. to t1 the fF %Ew9oIk H iha s SRn Of
s. 90 TO tn, Home for Old Men and Aged Couples
n the Gg Of for 4eT Hc I Relief Of ReP6
INDECENT Females. OF the city OF NeT- O,ni , ~
su ~ 8; 6ni. 70 the Society for the Relief OF the
Rup,aTcd and Crippled whose oGe is at Le1 Tii
- 900 n the Training School for Nurses at No ia
Eas: KIN n {nG fi Go I OF AM
beTst Mass. the sum Of $1,000; to The New-Ior TX
institution for the BIND ne sum OF SsVI! "III
'h Sr sHie q Wi give to tho corporation Of the
the sum OF $1,000 to provide ior ald ana M re
such Of s4q tSg Wdows and Children
In use said Chamber of Commerce AT me s s
ne ,j a60ye lega'y nd the income O which is to be
en1llcd in the manner hereinnefore lhdGaIe mn
comm mn The fur;her Of 100000 for the pur-
Po Articie Wit is my will that al the esac'es
hcreinbetorc made be paid within eighteen months
after my decease.
THE RESIDUE TO BE DIVIDED.
~ r-ro of,erward directs that the residue 0:
his estate be divided in twelve equal shares TWO
~ these shares are TO go 10 Amos F. Emo one to
Mrs Mary Emo P!nchot. one TO Dr. Henry g Emo
one TO Mrs Antonette Emo Wood. one TO John &
r-,o one 10 william T. Emo. the testator's sons
and daughters and one each 10 his grandsons,
William = Emo OXFORD Pinchot, Antoinette Emo
yohnstonc Amos r. Emo Pinchot and Henry Lane
Emo and one 20 be equally divided between his
,,...-A..-n rlnrnncn Emo anl Mary 2