The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-16
HUGHES WILLS.
HIS NAME ~ THE FIRST WILL CUT
OUT.
1T WAS DONE BECA USE or A
THREAT FROM ROSS.
MAPPING OUT BOW HIS PROPERTY
SHALL DE DISPOSED or.
An Interesting 49, alton Likely to he Had
over the Dead Mans Estate-A
Mistake in the Dateiu
the Last VIII


ter Courthouse sends a copy Of the wills
Of George Hughes, who was killed at the
aboye-named place by Joshua F. Ross,
whose trial will take place next month
As there is a probability of an interest
ing litigation over the property of the
murdered man, the wills are hero pub
lished in full. OF course only the last
will WIS admitted to record. The Will
Of February -. 1883, was written with
typewriter Hughes signature was cut
out. ~ below referred to The last will
f. on unrued letter paper, headed
George Hughes, Gloucester G. H., Va,
-, iss-.n The date was written Janu.
ary 10. 1883, but the will showed that
1889 was meant.
l. Georse Hughes. of Gloucester
county. in the State Of Virginia, but at
present In the city of Baltimore, state of
MARYLAND, do make and publish my last
will and testament IN the manner aud
form tollowing--that is TO say After
the payment Of my funeral expenses and
all debts by me owing at the time OF my
deceased. give, devise and bequeaih all
nv property, and estate OF every kind,
and wherever situated, whether il be
real. personal or mixed, and whether in
possession, remainder, or reyerslon, to
Annie +. Thomas, wife OF Charles f.
Thomas, and 10 her brother, Joshua +.
Ross, to be received and divided
between them equally, share and
share alike; but il either Of the
laid leaaiees shall have departed this
fe before the devise 10 her or him shall
have vested, and have left no child or
children surviving then the legacy 10
the said person so departing this life
shall vest in the other OF the said lega-
tees but if either of them shall depart
this life leaving children or child sur
yiying. then the said legacy herein APP
pointed for the said person deceased
shall pass TO such her or his children or
child. so that the said devise herein 10
the said Annie f. Thomas and the said
Joshua I. Ross shall be received and en-
loved By them equally, and their de-
scendants, pr sttrpes, and the said leg
acy 10 the said Annie + Thomas shall
pass 10 her as her private aud separate
property and estate ami be forever ex-
emit from all control by or liability for
the debts, contracts, or engagements of
any husband whom she may al any tine
nave
And I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles +. Thomas and Joshua f. Ross
10 be the executors of this my last will
ana testament, hereby reyOking all form
er wills by me heretofore made, and rati-
fying and declaring this, or no other, to
he nv last will and testament. And II
is my will, and request and desire, that
nv executors hereinbefOre named, shall
not he required 10y the Orphans Court
TO give bond for the performance of their
duties hereunder
I'm witness whereof, | hereby subscribe
my name and aifx my seal this fifteenth
day OF February In the year eighteen
hundred and lightweight
The name was cut out apparently with
scissors
Signed. scaled published and declared
I by George Hughes, the testatOr TO be his
last will and testament, in the presence
of Us, who, in his presence, and al his re-
quest, and in the presence OF each other
| do hereto subscribe our names as wit
nesses hereof. " " Pace,
THOs BEALMAN.
G.. EyETT REARDoS
September 18th, 1sss-The above sig
nature was cut ont by myself, J. + Ross
having told me be would put me ont OF
the house given by me to his mother. In
the event OF my death, il is my last will
that my niece, Maggie Thompson, take
/ all the personal property, household and
/ kitchen furniture Of which may die
/ seized; that she be substituted in place OF
/ Joshua f. Ross I'm any other estate TO
/ which in law and equity / may be en-
/ titled, and that such estate shall not IN
any event become the property OF any
| husband which she may marry, and IN
the event OF her death without issue,
/ bequeath her share 70 the COl0red Nor
nal School az this place
4 Written with my own hand and signed
this 9Th day Of september, 1855.
GEORGE IICGHEs