The morning times., 1895-09-05
HEIRS IRE LUCKY
Judge Hollis Real Estate Legally
in Their Possession.
MAY HASTEN THE PROBATE
Under the Statutes In Force in the
District Sale of the Property by
Them Would BE VaIid-Residence
of the Deceased Has Been Ad-
vertised for Some Time.

A fact, now brought to public notice for
the first time, may hasten the probate
of the recently discovered will of the
late Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt.
This is that the real estate, worth $25,OGO
or more, by the laws of the District is
now in TIE possession OF the helrS-at-law ".
Possession is pruvcrbially n strong point
and il might happen that the realty ielt
by Gen. Holt would be sold To third parties
ana under the complicated laws here
title given might prove valid. While
the hcirS-at-laW have shu wn no diSpO-
sition 10 take snap" judgment, the cir
cumSiances under which the contest has
arisen would seem to Justify them in taking
aGVanta Ge OF every legal trchnical!ty.
There appears 10 be lutle doubt that
Judge Holt intended to leave considerable
portion OF his property to his natural heirs,
especially TO Washington Holt
LAW WILL UPHOLD THE WILL.
The Will was made long before his death
ana there is not a little evidence that the
intended TO destroy IL and make another.
Many believe that lie did make another.
Yet the Ii " is likely TO uphold the Will, it.
heSanIr la " should nla UUdanImnUdiatc tc
Sa lie or the realty the neIrS would he justified
III IL public mind.
Asa mattcroff fact the New Jerseyave. resi-
dencp has been Tor several months in the
hands OF a real estate agent for sale and the
sign Offering IL stil stands III the conner of
the yard. There mas been 10 warning TO lie
pubic not to buy. Tie Will of 1873 has
never come officially To the notice OF the
probate Judge, and its production to the
register Is irregular and mysterious. \
sale OF the real estate would create some nice
legal questions, and for that reason the
representatives or the lcGatees may CON
siuer IT prudent to bring the Will 10 the
notice OF the court tomorrow.
But Mr.. MCChOrd representing Miss Hynes,
has lot yet met representative Of Miss
I hTC ckmOrtun, and MeSSrs Darlington and
Lre nave not yet formally accepted rcta lnprS
as attorneys Tor the legatees.
WILL ACT IN UNISON
MF. McChord said yesterday thc interests
or the two ieSatees are 81 united that they
VIII certainly act together He will prob
ably leave Friday or Saturday.
There has Dtell some gossip over the fact
that the VIII is in two parts Joined to-
Gether by the paper upon which they are
pasted. IL has been suggested that these
parts may have baau separated hy another
section OF paper upon when large bequeSts
were made 10 other persons.
careful examination UI the papcrrcfUtes
any such theory. The break Is shown by
the nature OF the edges to have been made
by the paper being long creased. But il
this Is not considered conclusive, the tail OF
the letter ~ III "Fcb'y'' crosses the
break, and SHOWS beyond doubt that the
TWO pieces Of tie Will were Joined without
anything whatever intervening between
them.
The search for u later VIII continues aC-
lively. II i known not 10 he in the pa pcrS
turned over to the National safe deposit
Savings and Trust Company, along with
Judge Hoirs pGrSdual effects Ii may he
found, however, IN some OF the books, papers,
Orde>ks which weredIyided among he heirs;
or possibly III SOME article disposed OF at
the sale.