The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-24
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
A Contest Of the Probate Of The win Of
Mrs. n. Willis Has Been Filled.
THE ESTATES VALUE IS OVER s25o,OOo
Contract for the Texas City Channel
Has Been Awnrded-suit because
of u Dog Bite.

Galveston. Texas, November es.--In the
county court this morning the viii OF
the late Mrs. Narcissa Willis was offered
for probate before Judge Morgan NJ. Mann
r. NJ. Willis, son of deceased, filed protest
against probating the wiz offered. con.
tending that portion of the will offered
as codIeil Is the real and supersedes
the will proper. There was quite an ar
ray of legal talen; present, Colonel NJ. l..
Crawford of Dallas appearing for con-
testant and Loveioy. Sampson and Male
whisky for F, II. Walthew. George T..
Mann for Mrs. Kate Grigshy, W. b. Dent
son for Mrs. T. c. Worral and Joha g.
Walker for F. D. Minor for prop 1nents
1t was suggested that Judge Mann was
disqualified and Judge Mann excused him
self on the ground of relationship to the
parties and wired his disqualification 10
the governor, who will designate n special
Judge to hear the case. Judge s. w jones'
was recommended to the governor.
Mis-. Narcissa Willis, relct Of the late
Richard S. Willis, died last summer at
The home Of her son in New Jersey. On
October last the executors named in her
will filed for probate her will. which dis
poses OF fortune of over quarter Of a
million dollars. This will names J. =. Al
vey and II. V. Davidson as independent
executors without bond TO carry out its
provisions 1t directs that tbs settlement
and administration of the estate be With
drawn from court as far as he law will
permit and commits same entirely to the
executors,
The will practically divides the estate
among the grandohi dren of ths te3tariX
and provides for investment by the Texas
Guarantee and Trust company OF each
share, though certain sums are bequeathed
to other relatives.
Article 16 contains the penalty clause,
and is given in full below;
Article 16 II is my particular desire
and wish that there be no dispute or liti-
cation among those interested in my cs-
tate and | do not expect there will be any.
The legacies and devises named and
given in this Will are bequeathel, how
ever, upon the express condition that the
person or persons entitled the cto shall
and will not contest this Will or in amy
manner dispute the same and if any slch
legatee CIR legatees. dev.seo or deyi 81 o
other person or persons shall in any legal
will, or any article or provision hereof. or
any codicIl which may he made hereto.
then such action shall be deemed and held
a breach of such condition and such per-
son or persons shall by such action be
deemed to have refused and rejected all
benefits under the same and shall not re-
ceive hereunder any legacy, devise or
benefit whatsoever, and any such share,
devise. legacy or benefit SO rejected shall
revert TO and constitute a part o. my
residuary estate, and II any share, benefit,
legacy or devise so rejected shall con-
stltute or be a portion of my residpary
estate, then such portion of said residuary
estate 50 rejected shall go TO and become
the property Of tho ether person or per-
sons entitled by this viii TO the other por-
ton of said residuary estate"
This will was signed September 30, 1897,
in the presence of W. s. Beadlss and c, w.
Gary as witnesses. and was filed for pro-
ate October I, 1899
With the will which was prepared by
attorneys. was filed a single sheet OF
ordinary letter paper on which the contest
CT he will hangs. The paper is the most
ordinary kind and seems 10 have hcel
torn from a memorandum pad II is writ
ten in Mrs. Wills HANDWRITING and
here is a verbatim copy of IL:
Galveston. Texas, November Isl, Mar
cissa Willis, this day give TO my daughter,
Olive Willis Walthew. my residence on
Broadway and all pertaining thereto to
have and hold forever in her own right
NarciSsa Willis.