The morning times., 1895-09-21

| The Holt will contest was begun yesterday
In Judge Bradley's court by the filing of
the famous singed will for probate.
| Ever since the scorched and dingy paper
made its appearance in the office Of the
register OF wills on August 26, the event
| that took place yesterday has been looked
| forward to almost daily.
There was but one cause for delay-that
was the retention of attorneys by the ex-
ecutor under the VIII, Mr.. Luke Devlin.
Almost Immediately after the alleged
will made its unceremonious and myste-
rious debut before the register, Mr.. Devlin
consulted with Messrs. j. ]. Darlington
and Blair Lee to represent him in the legal
fight that was sure to follow.
That they decided to take up the cause
and defend the alleged will Is shown by
their appear ance before Judge Bradley
yesterday to present the executors peti-
tion for probate and letters testanentary.
Upon the presentation of the paper for
probate, Judge Bradley passed an order
making October ID the date upon hich the
answer of those opposed to the will is re-
turnable.
PROTEST EXPECTED.
II the heirs at law do not file a protest
by that date and then chow reasonable
GAUGE why it should not be admitted, the
probate or the will viii follow as a matter
of course.
Accompanying the wi i'll was the folio wing:
The petition OF Luke Devlin. respectfully
represents:
~ That he 10 a citizen of the United
States, and Il Resident OF N ont gomer ycoGnty,
in the State of Maryland.
"2. That Joseph Holt, late citizen ofthe
United States, and resident OF the city OF
Washington, in the District ofsCohmbia,
departed this life in said city and District
on or about the first day of August, A
D.. IA lsg4 sh,, ,..,,.s . o,ns,,.r.,,s .r,ou,.
of real estate, situated in said city and
District, said testator died, possessed OF
the following goods. chatteis and personal
estate, to wit
Seventy thousand dollars, par value, In
egistered bonds of the District of Colum-
bia, the estimated value OF which Is about
$4,000; $1,000 in bonds of the city OF
Louisville, Kentucky; sixteen bonds of the
Belt Line Railroad, OF the District of Co.
lumbia, or the par va iue of $500 each, ando
the estimated value of S400 each; 22o
shares OF stock of the National Bank OF Com
merce OF New York. OF the par value of Sl00
each. and OF the estiuated value Of S176
each;
Two notes aggregating the sum of
$11 900, and about $4,000 in cash, be-
sides household furniture, books, bric-a-
bFac, paintings, silver a1d to bic ware, and
horse and vehicle, which said last enumer-
ated goods and chatteis are OF the esti-
mated value OF about $500.
ENUMERATION OF THE HEIRS.
~. Thatsa Joseph Holt left a last will
and testament bearing the date seventh day
OF February, 1873, which is herewith pre-
sented for probate, and that said decedeDt
left him surviving, as his only heirs at law
and next OF kin, the following persons:
washington D. Holt. nephew, and
resident of Kentucky; John W. Holt,
nephew, and resident of YazoO city, Miss;
Locke Holt, Robert Holt, Thomas Holt
and James Holt, nephews, and Sarah Holt,
niece, who are non-residents of the Dis
triCt of Columbia, and whose places OF
residences are 10 your petitioner unknown,
william G. Sterrett, nephew, and a
resident OF the city OF Washington, in the
District of Columbia, and Margaret Bow
mer, niece, who is resident of Clover
port, KY; Joseph Holt, great nephew,
who resides at Sherman, Tex.
20. That, heretofore, to wit: On the
2Sth day Of August, 1894, upon the petition
of Washington ID. Holt, John W. Holt,
and William g. Sterrett, alleging, among
other things, that said testator died intes-
tate letters of administration We're granted
20 the National Safe Deposit, Savings and
Trust Company, doing business in the ris
trict of Columbia, in whose custody your
petitioner is Informed and believes. and
therefore ayers, the personal estate of the
said testator now is.
Wherefore your petitioner prays as
follows:
81 That the said will be admitted to
probate and record and letters testamentary
granted unto him accordingly.
''2 That the order appointing the Ma
sonal Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust
Company, administrator of said decedent,
be declared void and for naught held.
-. And that your petitioner may have
such other and further relief as the nature
of his case may require
LUKE DEyLIN-