Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-20
1t Was offered Today for Probate
by Executor Devlin.
FULL TEXT OF Bis APPLICATION
Action Expected From the Heirs
at-laW.
THE CON ST BEG UN

Asreeapiy u .he lhtiii'a a.oi given ln yes
terday olar, Mr. Luxe DeVnh' haiieu a'
eA'u'oi III .he my 1ousis iul az a.
ieseu VIII VI INC i"'e 'uuee 'osepA 49,
.ouas ohefeu .iia' ~" famous wv ulne'
for probate. The proceedings were simple
and entirely without incident, Mr.. Dev-
Inns counsel, Messrs. Blair Lee and ]. J.
Da-,ns,to o.a,,, a,naar,,a hefor. 1,d.e
Ia e' 'on' n ~.
bradiey IN the PROBATE court TINS morn
ing and filing the formal application for
the admission of the instrument to probate
1,han rnrsu.nt n tho ru,es of tho court
S,,'tIa -. s, 80 roaIa,,
applicable Ill sucn cases. Judge braoiey
tice to all persons concerned to appear in
~ or,h.,s, or probate Count nm Er,dav
20 ,oor IN ,,, A.. aho
octooer Is le'' at ~ CLOCK D. M, u snow
cause why the application Of Executor
DeyIin shall not be granted At the sug-
,,o,t,o, ~ .1. Day,;n,s oounse, tho >,urt
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dirscted tnat sucn notlee snalI oe puonsneu ne
IN Ihe star ana the washington Law re
porter once IN eacn OF tnree successive
weeks previous 10 octoper 10; inae Gun,
ciuoeu toody proceeoihsS III lne casS' aiiu i
the expected long ana nerce iesal pa.,.e ,!..
over the estate may no" pe saio 10 pe iuiy
maugurateo.
The ApDIfcution Filed.
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me appii1.oi 'A@N 'o""' ~
DeVln is as IoiloWS:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
c,.,,., 1..r,,, f,r ornbans, Court Rus,ness
opeH'a' ih Aot -.
IN the matter OF tne Will oi 'oseph r1oit'
deceased. No 62S3.
The petition of Luke Devlin respectfully
represents:
l. That 'he is a citizen of the United
States, and resident of Montgomery
county, IN the state of Maryland.
=. That Joseph Holt, late a citizen of the
80 h. 1ft,
of Washington in the District of Columbia
departed this life in said city and District
on or about the first QsO day of August,
A. D. 1894.
real estate, situated in said city and Dis
trict, said testator died possessed of the
following goods, chattels and personal
estate, to wit: $4,000. par value, in regis
tered bonds of the District of Columbia,
the estimated value of which is about $19,-
600; $1,000 in bonds of the city of Louis
vile. Kentucky: sixteen bonds of the Belt
line railroad of the District of Columbia,
Of the par value of $3.50 each, and of the
estimated value of 500 each; 30 shares of
stock of the National Bank of Commerce
OF New York OF the par value OF 800 each.
and Of the estimated value of sl!5 each;
two notes aggregating the sum of $11 600
and about $4,000 in cash, besides house
hold furniture. books, bric-a-brac, paint
ings, silver and table ware. and a horse and
vehicle, which said last enumerated goods
and chattels are of the estimated value Of
about $500.
4. That said Joseph Holt left last will
ard testament bearing date the seventh
n nag o, snr oh s %c1 nI f, Is hePe ere
decedent left him surviving, as his only
heirs at law and next of kin, the following
persons:
washington D. Holt, nephew, and resi-
dent or kentucky.
John W. Holt, nephew, and resident Of
Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Locke Holt, ROBERT Holt, Thomas Holt
a niece, who are non.residents of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, and whose place of resi-
aerSes are 10 your peutloner unknown
William G Sterrett, nephew, and a resi-
trict of Columbia. and Margaret Bowmer.
niece VINO IS resident or CloVerport,
In the state OF Kentucky.
Joseph Holt, a great nephew who re-
sides at sherman Iexas.
D. Inat heretofore, 70 Wit, on the 2sth
day or August. A.D; 1894; upon the petit
tion OF washington u. HON. Jonn w. Holt
and William g. Sterrett, alleging, among
otner tnings tnat said testator died mites,
tate; ietters OF adnllnlStrauon We're granted
to the National Safe Deposit. Savings and
trust company body corporate, doing
business IN tne plstIlet ,i.,o OF Colume.a. IN
whose custody your petitioner Is informed
ana beneves' ana theretore AYERS, the per-
sonal estate OF the said testator now Is.
wherefore your petitioner prays as fol-
~
lna1 the said VIII pe aomitteo 10 pro-
prantsd unto hin, accord:ns,v
2. That the order appointing the Ma
tional Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust
Sohlpany aulliisis.la'ol ia a IL VI sa.a ueGeoeh.
And that vour netit,nner NAV b,ye
such other and further relief as the nature
of his case may require.
LUKE DEVLIN.
District of Columbia, IS:
I, Luke Devlin, on oath, say that I have
read the foregoing petition by me sub
scribed and know the contents thereof;
that the allegations therein set forth as
of my own personal knowledge are true.
and those set forth upon information and
belief 1 believe to he true.
LUKE DEVL1N.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18TH day of September, A.D: 1873.
(seaD GEO. K: FINCkEL.
Notary Public.
District of Columbia, SIS:
On the 18th day OF september. AID. 1895.
came Luke Devlin and made oath on the
Evange!s OF Almighty God that he does not
know OF any Will or codicll OF Joseph Holt,
deceased, late or the city OF Washington.
District of Columbia, other than the fore
going instrument IN writing, and that he
received the same from t. +. Wright, ESQ.,,
register of Wills on or about the 26th day