The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-03
MADE WILL VOID
Justice Hayes Let Beneici-
airy Sign as Wit
ness.
NEWBETT LOSES ALL
Retains Only His Dover
Right In His Wife's
Estate.
NEWBETT LOSES ALI.

justice OF the HedcG uWdrQ Hayes VI
the Marion section is not exactly the
most learned Magistrate in the county,
but he claims to be well up in law and
Jurisprudence. He considers himself well
versed in criminal law and his neighbors
gaze upon him with awe when he sits on
the bench and expounds Blackstone in
his eepious, if not entirely comprehend
sive, language. Justice Hayes strong
point, however, is wills. He can draw
a will with celebrity and despatch, and
when it is drawn the most erudite Judge
or lawyer in the land wouldn't be able
to touch it.
He drew the will of Mrs. Augusta Holm
Newbett, whosdied in the early part of
last month. and it has been filed with
Surrogate ILLS for probate. Following IS
a verbatum copy of the document
"March Is, 1899.
I'm the name of God Amen
II Augusta Holm Newbett, real estate
owner, do make and declare this is my
last will and testament in manner and
form fowling.
First. I resign my soul in hands of the
Almighty God hoping and believing in the
remission of my Sins by the merits and
meditation of the Almighty God and of
his Son Jesus Christ and my body I COM
nit to the earth to be buried at the des-
erection of my Executors hereinafter
named and my Worldly Estate I give and
devise as follows
first I give and devise to my son Henry
|Newbett and Edward Newbett the sum
of S., 500 to be Equally OWED between them
when the Come of age To their Heirs and
Executors for Ever and also l give and
devise to my Husband Gustav Newbett
the sum of $500 Five Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars with all my Household
Effects and I do make my Husband Gus
tave Newbett to be my Chief Executor
and Garduan of my Two Sons Henry and
Edward Newbett
"And I do hereby appoint my trusty
Husband Gustave Newbett my loving
Husband Executor of my last will and
testament and will is and I do hereby
Expressly declare that sy said Executor
or Executors with or accountable for
more of the aforesaid money or estates
than he or tey shall actually receive or
shall come to his hands or with or with
or for any loss as shall happen of the
said honey or estates or any part of per-
sonal estates so as such loss hap
pens without his fault or neglect
and finally all the rest, residue and re-
mainder of all my estate real and personal
whatsoever and wheresoever not here be-
fore personally disposed of after my fun
eral expenses and other charges and de-
auctions as forsaid I do give and devise to
my Husband Gustave Newbett.
In witness I put my Hand seal this 18th
day of March in the year of our Lord
1889.
Edward Hayes Justice of the for Hnd-
son County City of Jersey City and State
of New Jersey
"signed Augusta Holm Newbett s02
Armstrong place.
witnesses Freda Clemenson, Adela ..
Benson 1874 Duncan avenue Jane Cher x
MARK Lane 26 West Sid avenue.
"Gustave Newbett 1888 Duncan avenue
The following. which the sapient JUS
tice intended to be a codicil, was written
on the back
"And lastly my express will and mean
ing is and I do hereby or and appoint that
il any difference dispute question or COM
troversy shall be moved arise or happen
concerning any matter or thing in this
my will given or bequeathed expressed or
contained than then no suit or suites shall
be brought commenced or procuted for or
concerning the same but the same shall
be referred wholly to the award order or
determination of my Husband Gustave
Newbett and what he shall order or direct
or determine therein shall be binding and
conclusive to all and every person and
persons therein concerned
"AUGUSTA Holm NEWBETT
"Witnerr Edward Hayes, Justice of the
Peace
BY permitting Newbett to sign as a
witness the learned judge cuts him off
from inheritance as the law does not
permit a witness to be a beneficiary of
a will. He has his dover right. however,
but that will not amount to much.