The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
EMO BITTER IN HIS
COMMENTS ON SUFFS
Professors Wife Bushes a.
She Is Compelled to Repeat
His Words in Court.
CAB DRIVERS on STAND

Bitter words used by tho late Amos r.
Emo in commenting on surragists and
New York society women were intro
duced In evidence yesterday at the rom
test of his will before Surrogate Coha-
Ian and a jury when Mrs. Henry lane
Emo. wife NJ the professor Of philosophy
at Princeton and nephew of the decedent.
testified concerning insulting language at
a luncheon she attended at the decedent's
Fifth avenue residence in May, 1915.
three months before he died
Mrs. Emo said that others a. the
luncheon wee MIR. and Mrs. Eugene
Southack. Under examination by John
B Stanchfeld Mrs. Emo objected 10 tell
ing In cour, what Mr.. Emo said. but the
lawyer said II would he necessary and
she blushingly repeated his words. She
said she changed the subject as soon as
possible Ia keep Mr.. Emo from saying
more.
Major Marcus Il. Dougherty OF 60
West Fifty-flrst street, a lifelong friend
Of Mr.. Emo. said he met hin one day
In n voting booth when the question OF
woman suffrage was Mt issue and that
VII. rsllD Sblu We fbInt W Etllu tUSbO
women TO hell" Major Dougherty said
the decedent's manner changed In the
last year or so Of his life and told OF
an occasion when he and DIR. Henry w.
Wiley were guests at the Emo residence.
He testified that Mr.. Emo said. You fell
lows don't want any wine. do your" and
Major Toughertv replied W certainly
do want some wine and we don't want
any OF that cheap claret. either. We
..a,s tlA t~4at .At.A HaV.f,4 not I'M
witness wasn't asked whether III vino
was served.
Other witnesses yesterday were q
number OF Saratoga cabmen h used
10 enjoy Mr.. Eno's patronage when he
was at the watering place. Fred Phelps
testified that Mr.. Emo asked to be driven
home and when he got there he ordered
the driver to turn around and 90 the
other way. He drove back and forth
several times and when MIR. Emo finally
got TO his cottage he ran inside with
out paying his fare and said. The rab-
bit will pay YOU" The witness said he
saw no rabbit about the premises. A
few days later he again drove Mr.. Emo
and when he asked to be paid for the
previous ride Mr.. Emo said You must
he crazy. | never saw YOU before"
! James Hudson testified that once when
| Mr.. Emo was ridine in his carriage he
l F"A's Q h'FNNAt fA' 10 "AN'i tft-
Hudson said he looked back. but couldn't
see any one following. and he noticed
that. although 1t was midsummer. Mr..
Emo sat huddled In a corner with a lap
| robe about his neck.
| Schuyler Steenb.rg testified that Mr..
Eno's appearance in 1915 had changed
greatly from that of the year before.
He mumbled words that couldn't he UNI
derstood and kept changing his orders
a. to where he wanted to he driven.
Austen q. Fox, for the executors, brought
cut testimony IN "ros~-.Na min.tion that
Mr.. Emo always knew what the correct
fare was and that If on one occasion
he had "A bill and the driver ouldn
change IL he would tell him to give
credit on the next ride. and always re-
membered hat II had been paid fnf.
Mr Fox questioned the witness cpr-
corning previous TESTIMONY that Mr.. Emo
became 50 stiusy he wouldn't keep an
automobile or carriage. and 10, witness
admitted that Mr. Emo offered him $500
4 month for TIE exclusive use Of his
horse and carriage. but he wouldn't aC-
cept it. lie admitted on redirect oNami-
nation that he had a dispute with Mr..
Emo over the amount the latter owed
him
Augustus II WINS n retired real eS-
tate broker and brother II the late Will
IAN NJ. wins testified as to the change
H. Mr. Eno's d.m,auut lie said he be-
came fretful and irritable. and that when
he greeted Mr. Emo "u one occasion in
the Union League club MIR Emo as
tonished HIM 10y shouting. II don't want
any real estate
The tfiIl Will continue to-day.