The morning times., 1895-08-27
JUDGE HOLT HAOE | Will
Continued from First Pagel


illness began he thought it was insignifi-
cant, and told Mr.. SteHett not to tele-
| graph TO the relatives.
After the funeral search was made by
thehcirs, by theserva nts ana ndbytheemployes
OF the persons put i'll charge of the furni-
ture without avail. Then large sum was
offered by the heirs TO Register Wright
if he would find the Will, and lie spent many
hourslookingthrough thepapers, butwithout
avail Itwas givenup thatthere was nosuch
writing.
$4,000 DISTRIBUTED.
The Holt cousins and Mr.. Sterrett were
appointed administrators and appraisement
of the personally was made, and sale of
the furniture, books, etc, not reserved, was
held and ii was found that the personally
amounted to $l56 ,359, of which $12, 442
was cash, and $13,2 debts due. About
$40 900 worth of bonds was found in q
desk
The real estate, consisting of the resi-
dence here and property in Kentucky, is
worth about 100000
soon after, upon agreement between the
heirs, the safe deposit company was ap-
pointed administrator in place of the heirs,
and about $40 900 was distributed.
Later an old VIII was brought dated
April 8, 1913, when Judge Holt lived in
Louisville, Ky. Ii was unwitnessed, and
upon the back was written This will
has been wholly revoked. j Holt" Moth
ing more was heard till yesterday.
Charles StroUhcr and wife, colored,
are living in Judge HolCs late residence.
Strother had been employed by the Judge
for eight years before his death as coach
man, but frequently acted as amanuensis.
He said last night that after Judge
Holt's death number of papers were
burned, some in the CRATES in the house, ana
some outside. Those outside he knew were
entirely consumed. The others he was not
cure about, but only a few persons had
looked at the house TO purchase and they
could not have taken a paper from tie
CRATES without being noticed. Nobody else
had been in the house.
For fourteen years before Judge Holt's
death he was attended by Ellen Christian,
who is Mr.. strother's mother -in-law, and
Martha Thomas.
HEARD TAPPINGs IN HIS ROOM.
He lived as a recluse and ca He'd his ser
wants at al times in the night, being wor-
ried by tappings he heard in his room and
10y sudden fainting fits. They served him
faithfully, and he promised often that
they should be provided for. He told Mrs.
Christian she should not need to work after
ms death.
Mr strothcr said Judge Holt often told
his nephcy", Washington Holt, that every
thing would go to him. When the law
as TO bond was changed he said that it
would only be necessary for the nephc "
TO come here and take charge, and he was
glad Of il.
Miss HyncS however, was also very dear
to the venerable Judge He had partly
educated h-.r But he had quarreled with
the ThruCkmortUns several years before his
death and would not let them come into
the house.
The only relative OF the new heirs now in
Washington is Mrs Mary Throckmorton,
who lives at No % h street northwest,
grandmother of Miss Josephine The latter
was living with her father at No 1416
Fifteenth street. New York, and. she added
pleasa utly, of course she viii c'beauti-
ful aud accomplished in the papers now"
The only defects in The VIII are the loss
of the word ~ and the fact that all The
witnesses are dead. Good lawyers say
these viii not affect its validity
Mr.. Sterrett said last night the heirs would
fight this VIII to the bitterend. He thought
there was a fraud attempted and said it
was singular that the President of the
United States, the general of the army ami
his wife, should be called to witness a Will.