The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-12
PREDICTS IRELAND
WILL RULE ENGLAND
Or. Thomas A. Emmett Makes
Prophecy in VIII Disposing
Of 81, 100000.
PATRIOTS GRANDNEPHEW
Granddaughter, Daughter and
Two Sons Will Share
His Estate.

Or. Thomas Adds Ernmet. a grand
nephew Of Robert Emmet, the Irish pa
triot, up to the time OF his death re-
Gently, cherished as n family heritage the
firm conviction that Ireland some day
will be an Independent nation and even
have England under its sway.
His WILL which disposes OF an estate
worth moro than s1.0oo,oOo. was filed in
the Surrogate's Court yesterday for pro-
bate and In 1t DR.. Emmet. who had writ
ten numerous volume on Irish his
tory and the present politics of that
country, reveals that he had long been
making plans for the future Of his native
land.
Miss Margaret Harris, Il grsnddaugh-
ter. with whom DIR. Emmett lived up to
the time OF his death, early in March,
on the top floor OF the eighteen story
Emmett Building Madison avenue and
Tventy-ninth street, will share the bulk
OF the property with two sons and a
daughter OF DR.. Emmett. The Emmet
Building is part OF the estate.
Servants Get Annuities.
John Duncan Emmett, 4341 Broadway,
a son Kathleen Erin Emmett OF Clifton,
Diddington, oxford, England, a daugh-
ter, and Robert Emmett, Sc Grosvenor
street, London, second son. are the
chief beneflciaries. George w. Harper
OF Short Hills. N. j., is appointed sole
executor and trustee.
Among the smaller beuuests are an
naities of about $500 a year to family
servants $4,000 to william NJ. Ford. Is
West Fifty-fourth street. and $1,000 to
Thomas P. Tlnte. 327 West 120th street.
A number of volumes OF Irish history
were bequeathed to the Rev. John Cav
anagh OF Notre Dame University. In
diana, and other historical volumes and
manuscripts are left to the university.
Among the treasured possessions OF
DR.. Emmett was tho seal OF the Confed-
crate Treasury Department, which is
left to the Confederate Museum. Rich
mond, Va. The American Irish His
torical Society gets a large collection of
Irish books, to be known as the Thomas
Adds Emmett Collection. The testator S
son, Robert Emmett, also gets q large
collection of curious and antique objects
related to Ireland. to be held by him
until ireland is free and then TO be
placed in the National Irish Museum.
ct have spent much time and labor
gathering these relics" the testator
wrote. "It is my wish that they be kept
intact by some one OF my descendants
until after such time as ireland shall
obtain local self government"
Calls England Decrepit.
In the will DR.. Emmett expressed him
self on his belief that Ireland will ulti-
mately obtain homo rule and independ-
ence as follows:
intellectually God has favored the
irish people as individuals and scattered
over the world at large. No other race
has done more for the development and
happiness OF other peoples. Compare
lively England Is in the decrepitude OF
old age and living on the wealth OF
other peoples, while Ireland. after re-
generation, will have yet to gain the
vigor of youth. and in Justice England
must some time become an Irish prov
ince. This is family inheritance.
DR.. Emmet died in his ninety-second
year.