The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-03
ANDREW Hollis WILL
Signed By the smnggler on His
Death Ded.
HIS WIFE IS NOT MENTIONED.
Ne Dsvt1es = ga. eco E.s.se. which II
Clstm~d ~ Mrs Holt. Anssg HIS
Daaxhses, Brssber md sister.

The viii OF Andrew ~ hotfs the SNUG
der shot a. salmon bay. THURSDAY,
March f2. bv sperlxi Inspector OF Customs
In. Cobiensz, was Eied for probate A.
Port Madison. Kfssap county. Tuesday
sfssrnoon. in PROBATE Judge Buckiin' .
court
Jhe spp2iesfion fog the same was made
by z. C. Ellsworth and August n. Moore.
who we're Tfost's stforneyx- J. t. Murphy
and b. w. Phipps. attorneys for Mrs.
Anna A. Holt. we're present when The ar'-
rtscaffon was made. and moved that the
citation issued 20 their client be dismissed.
huf the court pvsYruIed the motion. and
the taking Of the testimony Of Drs. j. b.
Eaws<~an ard Rufus Willard. the sub
sersblng witnesses. began. Goarf adlonrned
in the midst OF DR.. wilIard's testimony,
and BY consent the remaining witnesses
viii he examined in Seattle before notary
public and the testimony forwarded 20
Port Madison- Following Is copy OF
Hoit's viii:
In the asnse 81 God. Amer: I. Andrew Anfser-
scu Hot OF the county Of King. state OF WASH
inxso Of the see 81 II years. and being OF sound
and sflspex.Eg mind and memory. zsii not acting
under daranse. menaee. fraud, az Enfsr the IN
finaace al any Isrsm whatever DO make. pub
Issh aid cecixrs this my IasE viii ard testament
Ia the psnner soslowirg: That Is 10 say; first,
direct that my executor. heretofore nsrnsa 70
rzy all my inst dsfu xnd funeral expenses:
second. here aevfss. give and bsaucAth unto
my daughter AIMS Anderson Holt, one-half
Interest ia al nay property and estate, real and
Yarsonxl which. nader the Law OF the state Of
W.shinsfnn. ara authorized to dispose 81 by
viii third. hereby give, devils
aud hssueash INTO my youngest brother, Joa-
kenc Anderson Holt. now residing In North Da-
knss, ana 10 my youngest sister. ffensine Ander-
vpn Host. also Of the stat. af North DAKOTA the
other remaining one-hsa interest in ali my
property and estate. either in Law or In equity,
which. Under tbs laws Of the said state. am
authorized 10 dispose Of By win fourth. do
hsssby nominate and appoint August ~
Moore, III the county of King. state OF washing
toa, executor of this ny Last will and tests
Iasns. and ,iesire thai he exempted from the
necessity OF gsving any bond as such executor,
and do hefehY revoke AL former wills hereto
fore made By ma
In witness whereof have tefeunio set ny
hand and seal this 18th day % Marca. A. D.
lsco ANDREW A. Holr.
Made, published and declared and signed and
sealed In the presence OF Rufus Willard, NJ. D..
and J. n. Eagieson. NJ. D.. witnesses.
hollis property Is said TO be valued at
s40,0o. This. according to the will. would
le3tG $-U.V iuf tue NtdcNs fhy,po ibI TIE
daughter, and 5000 apiece for Hollis
brother and sister. la addition To her
share the widow viii receive - 900 life in
surance. The smugg!er took the precau-
ton years ago 70 iasure his life for that
amount with the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance Company OF Sacramento. CAL
The policy is drawn In favor OF his wife,
and from receipts found in Holt's effects,
Ill the payments 10 the date Of his death
we're made.
The legal eight In the case promises to be
interesting. As II stands oil of the prop
erty which Holt Ii willing 70 give away IN
in the name Of bis wife. Hollis attorneys
allege fraud In obtaining title. and the SUI
perior court Of King county viii pass judg-
ment on her title within short time. Mrs.
Holt win most likely contest the will as
the probaiing Of IL means that she must
give mp half Of the property which she now
claims 10 be her own. The case In both
counties viii prove interesting. The TAX
ing OF the remainder OF the testimony in
the probate proceedings viii probably be-
gin today There are three more witnesses
Al avasutaa