, 1879-01-06
THE PROBATE COURT.
1tA Organization n and what II uas Accom-
pltstied.


pitched.
II fs now little over a vcas that tho Probate
Court OF this county lbs been cstabIteheta.
Tho Court has had 4 rood opportunity to
demonstrate tts usefulness and prove whhthcr
or not II meets tho expectations Of tho pcoole
iii materially reducing the fabors Ut the County
Court aud cxpctl[4inC Tho settlement Of estates.
md thereby saving much time aud expense to
tho public.
A short historical sketch Of tts Organization
and tho expectations entertained at Its ostsb-
sist.mcnt wilt tot Do out Ut place.
The County Coust Of this county originally
lad probate jurisdiction, and the hearing Of
probate questions practically occupied with thn
exception Vi tho summer terms, whcn the lax
questions come up for dccisior) tho largest part
Of the TING OF this Court. Such condition OF
things naturally tntesfcned with lho common.
law Jurisdiction Of that Court, and oresburdencd
the docket Of sne County julga.
Tho probate business aleos materially suffered
under that arrangement Of thlnRs. because at-
torne5s and their clients were never certain Of
tIndtnK tho Judge a. leisure To ottan1 10 their
cumparatisely short probate hearings, on nc-
count Of jury trlals and long common-law hear
ingA The delays enuscsl hereby natlu tho pro-
bats business less profitable to lawyers nntl
mora expensive to their cl'snts. and very often
led 10 oostaouctncnts detrimental 10 tho inter-
nsts of suttors, and q Crallital neglect on tho
part ot lawyers anil clients Ut thcir dutsea a.
administrators, executors, gl'ardfaEs, and con-
Aerfaturs.
Moreover, IL fs necessary for the protection Of
the Interests OF widows and tpln0ra TINT tho
Court act Independently OF any application OF
Interested parties, but GA Its own motion 70
fc+T.arctt ct awrt n,,,.e ,Inttrs M thc jsx ~.
r,,trrs frnn, tlnsc ennont",i h. thr tnnr, m
ays tsr othcra via arn u,,Ier 'Ii,ahtlfty W,.t,
thr rim t;nr,1 wr,ptst IL tSr. inaan"' insnivnmt
,ini,tnrs rnT'n,"n iaw amt nrntn," Inris,,ic,tnr
eo..to' ,'1',' III sbt',,i1,rs ~ tE Tnnt,.
,jmiCn. Of t.o,,rso no vcry eonetcrah1e tn1!c-
@ ucnicnt action on Ills is part was 10 BE- M expestcd.
prnhate tnt,rt in I'm s.sinu NJ r,intins ~ m H.,
,,r' ,notto. sarv iii it,i, wv thsrnfnre anna ,,y
tbe County ronft,
Il yery soon bc.an,c apparcut utter tho Great
nm tin r. ,s,n fa,n;v f:nr+t Ia, tarara,t,,,
- ihn nrt',.ota imrt.,etio frnt, ti,n ,.atnsni
tnrfs.lc,inn n,,a III. crca,nn ~ .cnaeotn
;ornn, fnr II s wsa m nrrrnt mrrrssitv. fN ~"
.t,It,,rn Wai1orc. wtIrn Julia ~ ;he conotr
t,nurt. foot thc fnlitatnry strna an,1 consnit:;,
with ttc ,nrat ne nr"tnincnt 1,tnhat" ,awr"r. ~
this citv win rafcra,c II, nm ~ NJ
act TO Ge suntst1 u. tbs Lseslatra tor ~ sp
sstnnHshmnrt ~ thn pr,a,ntn ts',"rs So,sr.i
hilis wrrn tr,.narel ono nj wt.jch ,1,tb anna few
"manmcrta ..,,;%, ',v " m" iect.ine,,rn ,tns
nIm,ts,i' and w~t,t IL trre .Iuix ! iss4 rhS
"rt rrf,vf,i"i y"r thr sRtnbjisbmert ~ n prnhafs
Court in each COUNTY having pon,,ia.ion Of
m, IN - InhaSi,sn,s ~ mar md .,.,ii thorn
~ - nns "s..'f1roi,i 49, aoaIt 11.t' @"e's
H. thia 1 11rr,.t,nt i,st rrry1n,,s ~ lin tatt
r,mno,rn ri is77. I'M ne.ttnn NJ nm rnn.,it. ln
ttonnittr Of thu net was rssrs), MANY 1awscrs
t""",hi II was ~. ~ .na,tai i"ns.I,, f,n ~
Tn.E fsr,,nts onG ,tto..fnro ,,rHnr ~. ~, - -
tjoua nj thu CnnstItniinn al tH1y) wild md thot
II any probaie Co"rI VIVA r.taIitahn'i W Il Will
hova In ~, nr9ont,h unI1cr a., NJ "nnieoI,;n
II. ',,,s,,tt.s hsx;rC IA M ;nhahfta,s ~
RI" nru1,asc fnwysss o ~ thIs rs,,,r,v o,,,o.r
unanImnnsiv os.rcri~ hnwcrrre fhat }ts fnn.
s.Itutinu ~ Ink aiats HIM rcv % u,.,ta g I",
~ sho no,rr @ - ~ Io|s1atrc tnst ta',Sn ~ ~
co.io, r" r.taIn5n~ III ."o
.x'.,s .,.yn T. was sno;tn a ,;n1, po"g.s
IN i%n.tI1,rnn sn, ssf nrortn ~ ~
IN, 1ts sris1nsura tn,v t.saIIt.h p.ahn,s
KNIT. n essi, trunto i,av,,g ~
.~'r n liz, ~ thnrrtt;ra s"1t, r'g,,. fs .t ~.
~ p.Eu,o su r ptu'uo y, ~. ~. au
having mnro tl,an Wl0o) Inhahitants. FIX
limitation, was tleld to extcnd oniy to mn IN. Hc
,1. H. ~ n.,.. .ns aninM 1...s ~ a a "oate oo i
Eaauts WIZ ~ -, sn. iu9s1 ~ s,nr. ls1n ,o,, ~
Ie oraoa ~ pScr VI @1f9 70 ,n
h'anea iis a1i;n nn'Sa.ta;ps9 ~ iS.Y .,, tnou ,
a.. rs ~ ~ W ~. ~ n "S Aawn, .seaie
a. .hn nv rn."m, 1,.,s, r'u I,.,t .. . II & " a ~
iiantest q. Trrn ~ IN 10 ,o,x n.et nI "ri Ts g.
tnrar ha ha m 1.a,s,wo M snu 1sm ms't .,,.. .o
rcyios ~ ~ r. c"c,tmn an G Iotsn< ~ oseo e
ntesuus g n,e c,eesio!l' anu tMe iattef nay been
IT uto .sat % tGH saass ~, sonneetea, as neG9ty
snus ,Itt u"u . .s ".h ~ 1oHu.y Coort. tle
Ioscse.s5 .s vi lIe p1"oaiu J1tte1cto oGlne un
UT ."G ~, oalo. y. VI s"eu layer nas oseot!e
.auso a,u o.G , - .e Rs'atu!es o1
.< Uu< t aMu st.u s"v p, s acc D tas
tn ... snu .,s,,,* 49,. o as. ta.
rr,,'.to Tar,. "'e ~ u s"ters.son , 81 st.c
f!opa.o Soa.M IT, ~ ansmci, Wletu reliance
!nsse.{ Gloiu .us.. koou co'n'non se',ap ean DO
I'aeca, IT, nas Ss Staa.samy sa,e'. tnlo u!sase.
~, As W eaeSa.t a"p!e VI ine h"no!tanee Q!
tne npposssttnen! =. lawyer ae Jadee nt
taoLate . Nou!s y ~ ouay necessary 10 cal AZ,
tamttuu " E4nsMuus "neso ~ !N't speeia!
couEt was osEau'@co loF tAa tfansactlui' o.
iIGua'" oua.ui, .as ptnsu'uG h Juu9o OF
Nnen a nes saaaa 'ank MN @WS uas"uS vuMsGs
an9 ~ a9pssiot S"ulls " westminster !iall.
ano WHICH IVY oces p.eshteu oSeE W soMn .!
ti'e most etialaent eon'a'oa''a" oaaRes VI tha&
COUNTY,.
as scntan3 ~ su,!soc ~. soams. tuen a'tahe up
anu the mov!aK I Ihe bouka ana papers
!fou luz IouhtY LouFt, ocGtlpte!l eons'Icrnble
atns, s 70 ]has A'hua" aStnas.y estaes'sheA peg.
u ioff' ho coars naslHcsa collt! 10 done
until Icy. Y ls.a - The Court Was
optasa " ex.sncFln hefn ~ pefsotl.
anu tno nsst uuh'nesa uona Nv i "as the
Rfant'aE OF iGtxcss o. atilnldatFat'on vi the