The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-02
ESTATE OF A. F. EMO
PUT AT $12,1O5,17S
Contestants Of Will Produce
Further Evidence Of Men.
tai Peculiarities.
SAY HE THOUGHT IT Less

Testimony that the total etl'e 'o,
by Amos T.. Emo was between t'e'o-
17s and s12,636.S9s, instead Of ouIv &
900. 900. as the contestants content 10
believed II to be when ne made his e
giving the bulk Of the estate to Column,
University. was offered yesterdas ba
fore Surrogate Cohalan and the itr
that Is hearing the will con'es, Yr.
variance IN the figures IL due 'o
appraisals of MFR. Eno's realty. losep
p. Day fixing the amour, at 500,
100. and the other appraisal giyI0g
total Of se,535.iso.
The chief witness for tho contcs',n,,
yesterday was Llewellyn a. GRIM. ar
expert on the valuation of sccurile,
who fixed the value OF tho total hold.
iDgs at $5.74l,9SS. The mos, valuable
holdings were 1900 shares OF L.acka.
wanna Railroad stock. worth s3sa9 400
and 1850 shares of Lackawanua Goa
Company stock. appraised at 1880
lie owned 1900 shares OF the Lacka.
wanna Railroad OF New Jersey. worth
500, 500. and $3.50 shares of Erie pre-.
fcrred, valued at s136.950.
Other holdings were: 2.20O share,
Pennsylvania Railroad. S1ls.250; l,o25
Chicago and Northwestern common
sl2s.3S6 sos Illinois Central, ss7,3,:
1000 Chesapeake and Ohio, s3s.O0o
1000 Erie common, $26,62O. and 1900
shares Long Island Railroad. s3s.3oO
Mr.. Emo had New York city -, pe-
cent. bonds. appraised at 1913, 200, Ann
Arbor Railroad bonds. appraised A.,
$l31.425, and New York city 4iss. va.
ued at $4,000. He had 900 share. %
the Des Moines and For, Dodge Ran.
road preferred. $4,000. and 5000 shares
OF the ST. Louis Bridge Company, sec.
ond preferred. $3.50 900.
The testimony showed that Mr. Fros
cash TO s359.43O and tina, h.
didn't believe In placing mortgages m
MS own property or taking those exc.
cuted by any one else.
Edgar A.. Treadwell, a real .,,,.s
broker and friend of Mr.. Enc for ,-me
years. was called to testify concerning
the change in the decedent In the las,
year or so Of his life. Mr.. TrcadwcI
said his transactions with MIR. Emo We,
not profitable to himself and that Mr.
fno Was a man who never sought ad
vice and seldom took II when given un-
soiicited. In the last year or 20 Of
his life his name changed completely
and from a man OF force and yigor he
became petuiant and easily aroused.
He flew into a rage on tho sl.ga,es,
p~rovocation or on no provocatior, the
witness said.
Mr.. Treadwell said he was In Mr.
Eno's Office on ono occasion when a
woman OF refinement called to consul,
him. As soon as she entered he cried.
Get OUT ] won ak 10 you 80 ard
began to pace up and down threaten.
ingly. The woman left In tears. NJ
Eno's conduct In rho year hefo-. Ms
death led the witness TO believe hi'n II.
J rational
An i~nsinuation by Austen @ FIX
counsel for the executors. tina, Nj
Tieadwell had a motive for volunteer NJ
testimony when the questions did not
cali for his replies led the witness n
deny that lie had any motive.
Frank NJ. Jones of the o. j. Gus.
Company testified that no had occa,
sion to see Mr.. Emo many times about
leasing advertising space. He said Il.
was in the decedent's Office one ds,
when Eugen B~oissevain, who marie
Miss Inez Milholland, called and sad
he wanted to see Mr.. Emo alone. The
witness got up 10 so and Mr.. Emo a..
rectod him TO stay.
You see me alone now" the wi'n...
said Mr.. Emo replied. The deceder,
then told his visitor he never saw maH
woman or child alone
The case will go on to-day.