The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-17
MAY GET PART OF
AST0R MILLIONS
ClENTANA MAN ONE OF 1000
HEIRS OF ASTOR'S
PARTNER
(GIasqow Timesl


Frank limerick, Glentana farm
er, returned this morning from 81
Louis, Mo, where last week he al
tended a meeting of the Mississ
ippi Valley Association of Elmer
lex heirs, which is pushing a sui
filed in the United States Distric
Court of New York last May t.
recover what they consider to b.
their share of the Astor millions
Mr.. Emrick is great, great grand
son of Christopher limerick, {
brother of John Nicholas limerick
partner of John Jacob Astor. The
number of heirs now totals about
1000, who have organized and hir
ed attorneys to carry on the liti
cation, which is being fought by
the Aston interests.
The suit was filed in New York
on the allegation that limerick
was the senior partner in the AS
tor fur business, and that on his
death in 1916 he left a will which
specified the two-thirds share he
held in the business should be dis
tributed among the heirs of his
brothers after the expiration of 80
years. The more than 1000 mem
bers of the association now de-
clare themselves to be the heirs of
the brothers., Christopher and
Valentine limerick.
Papers In Trunk
Although the tradition had been
well set in the limerick family
that John Nicholas was a part
ner of John Jacob Astor, accord
ing to the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat it was NOT definitely estab-
lished until about a year ago that
that was true. The papers, includ-
ing the will, which established the
heirs claim to two-thirds of the
Astor millions, were found in a
trunk in the home of one of the
heirs in Eau Claire, Wis.
In the battered trunk, it is said,
found a diary which contains
the life history of John Nicholas
limerick, the man who is suppos-
ed to have started Astor out in
business, the man who gave the
poor German empire builder his
first advice in the %intricacies of
'ur trading and the man, who, ac-
;ording to the diary, became dis
llusioned in his relationship with
AstOr as he neared his death.
In Trust go years
Emerick's share of the business
which was to be left in trust for
10 years, never was distributed to
he heirs. That limerick mis-
rusted this might be the ease is
disclosed in the concluding para
,raph of his purported will found
the trunk, which reads:
Il have made other legal papers
,ut fearing Astor, as he is not
he man I thought him when /
made him partner, I am leaving
in my trunk to safeguard
my estate"
The estate, which according to
the purported diary consisted of
35 acres of land in New York city,
besides coal lands and other real
property, has accumulated in val
ne ranidlv with the passing de-
cades and the heirs expect to get
much in excess of 500, 900, 900.
In New York Courts
The first hearing in the case will
be held in New York in Septem-
Der, when the merits of a demur-
rer filed by the Astors will be
discussed. The Astors declare
the statute of limitations outlaws
the case, and that no proof of a
trust exists.
According to Calvin B. Hoy of
St. Louis, chief of the plaintiffs
counsel, the suit will disclose
much interesting material for the
collection of Americans. "Astor
secrets which have been guarded
for more than a. century, will
farmer, also come out" he said.
Roy Brown, Opheim farmer,
is an heir, through his
mother, who is a sister of Frank
Emrick.