The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-03
DIN FOOL THING, , OPINION OF WOMAN NSUFFRACE
Views on Many Questions Pre- scented in Suit to
 Break Will.

New York, May 3.-In the hope o1 proving that Amos F. Emo, of Saug- atuck, was of sound mind when he made his will disposing of more than $15, 5,OO9yOO0, ttorneys for the execntor examined a few: days ago, under oath, Osgood H. Shepard, an old friend of MT. Emo, living in Saratoga Springs, II N. Y. The will is under contest, and the trial will begin May 15. The examination, made before Ed | gar T. Bracket in Saratoga on an or der signed 7, by Surrogate Cohalan, l showed that MT. Emo considered Wo- man Suffrage ia damn fool thing I that he differed with some views of I his nephews, Clifford nd Amos R. E. Pinchot, and that he believed politi- I clans had set out to make the rich pay much of the states expenses.
 These views of MT. Emo and many | others were spread on the records of the Surrogates Court yesterday, when the minutes of the examina uon were filed. These showed that MT. Shepard could not attend the trial, and so the commission to take his testimony had l been appointed. The executors were represtnted by Clarence B. Ke1mer, from the office of Henry De Forest Baldwin and the contestants, includ- ing the Pinchots and Lady, eAntoinette Emo Johnstone, by Arthur c. Train 1 Compared Wilson and T. R.
 
 multi-miIlionaire in Saratoga, he said, 1 in the summers of 1913, 1914 and 1915. | Every day Mir. Emo would appear at l the golf club, of which MT. Shepard 1 is secretary, and almost every day MT. Shepard would drop in at the Emo cottage. pr. Harvey Wile--, the food expert, was a visitor, as Mrs. Pin chot, mother of Clifford and Amos
 MT. Shepard testified that he had found MT. Emo had a firm grasp on national and international affairs and was keen on politics.
 Did you discuss MT. Roosevelt and President Wilson ?'' asked MT. .Kelmer.
 Ees indeed, '' answered the witness. 1T said Col. Roosevelt was the more manly, and the President was the more dangerous. When would say this MT. Emo would agree. I said there was no telling what trouble either would get US into, and he agreed to that.
 One day I was talking about the | inchot boys and said, T detest their views more every day. I know they are your nephews, but that is the way kI feel He replied, You haven't of fended me. I can't always agree with them g
 ''Do you remember,'' asked Mir Kel- mer, fan incident at dinner one even ing when Mrs. PincIlot was a guest of MT. Eno2''
 
 'I certainly do.'' the witness an swered Mrs. Pinchot asked me my opinion of Col Roosevelt and Mr. Emo began to laugh, because he always knew my opinion. told her he was unsafe and denagogic, and she said, T thiDk that it awful g
 The witness said MT. Emo came to him later still chuckling at the dis comf1ture of Mrs. Pinchot and said, FShe brought her goods to the wrong market"
 How about your discussions oi Woman Sufrage?" the attorney in~ quired.
 e'Oh, we talked about that too,' re- sponded the witness. ttHe said Suf- fdage was @ damn fool thing and the only thing interesting to him about ,is was that the women were making fools of themselves. Once he and Miss Enc Ca niece) discussed +t and after wards he intimated he had got much light on the subject
 MT. Emo, the witness went on, was much down on the tendency of the age toward socialism, He talked most intelligently on questions of finance and seemed to have firm grasp on money matters.
 Did you discuss the war, other than what you have told us?" asked MT. Kelmer.
 'Nes," the witness replied. we, were talking Of it one day when he said it was time to make things posi- tive instead of adopting a policy of words. We are making ourselves the laughing stock of all the powers of Europe was the way he put it.''
 All in all, the witness said, MT. Eno was quite capable of making. his win and knowing how much he had to leave.
 FUSCO, WITNESS OF MURDER, APPREHENDED