The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-01
The Last Testament OF
James Campbell.
IS FILED FOR PROBATE
Widow Gets Third Personality Rest
Of Estate in Trust for Her
and Children.

The will OF the late James Campbell
is filed for probate in the Circuit Court.
II names Abbie Campbell. widow OF the
testator. as eXecutrix, and Joseph o.
Carter. the elder, and Cecil Brown as
executors. The last Two are named al
30 as trustees OF the estate. The ped
ton for prODate attached to the copy
OF the Will fled fixes the vaIue OF the
real estate in Hawaii at $40, l60. ami
In San Jose, California, at $l0O,OOO.
The personal property is valued at
1882 ,531.l5. The who estate is fixed
at 81, 800. 69l.l5. The stocks and ponds
are put in at par, SO the real worth OF
the personality is much above the $685.
53l.l5 set down.
The will is lengthy. It's ten pages
contain about 3,5U0 words. IL has
twenty-five clauses. The first directs
the jnventorying and appraising OF the
properly and says. LAS the interests
OF my wife and my chi. dren may con-
iiict, it is my will that each of said
interests be fully represented in the
proceedings for the determination OF
the value of my estate"
To the widow is left third of
the sum to be finally determined as
the va.ue of the personal properly, to
be paid in cash within two years and
If possible at once. The widow and the
four chi. dren, AbOie, Alice, Muriel and
Mary. are to occupy the residences at
Emma street and at Leah, while I'M
married, free of expense.
The residue of the estate is to be
held in trust for the following pur-
poses: A third of the net income is
to be given to the widow during her
life; the rest is to be divided among
the children during their mothers life,
and after her death the entire income
in the same manner. If any of the
children die their issue shall stand in
their place.
The Will says: 1T being my pur-
pose to provide a safe and certain in
come and maintenance for my wife, our
children and grandchildren, for and
during the period of the trusts hereby
established, | direct that each female
beneficiary shall receive and hold all
moneys and other rights and priYi-
leges herein provided for, free from
the debts and control of any husband
she may have after the date of the
execution of this will and that the
trustees herein named and their sue
ceSsors in trust hereunder, shall keep
intact my estate and administer the
same under the name of The Estate OF
James Campbell and that the realty
thereof except as herein provided in
the case of said residence premises,
shall be particularly and especially pre-
served intact and shall be aiiened on
ly in the event and to the extent that
the obvious interests Of my estate shall
demand"
The authority of the trustees IS to
continue during the natural life and
lives of the widow and children and
the survivor of them, and if there Is in
existence at the death of such survivor
any lawful issue of any such child the
trust and authority of the trustees is
to continue for twenty years, provided
that such lawful issue shall live so long
and If not, then for the period he or
she shall live.
At tho end of the period named the
trustees are to partition the estate
among the lawful issue of the testa-
tors children then in existence, each
taking per stripes and not per capita.
If at the death of the testator's wife
and children there be no living Issue
of any of the said children, the rightful
heirs are to receive the entire estate
according to Hawaiian law The pro-
vision for the widow is stated to be in
lieu of dover. No especial sum is
given to the executors. who will re-
ceive only their commissions and fees
allowed by law.
The will was executed in San Fran
cisco on July g. 1896, and is Witnessed
by Fred. Wundenberg, Charles T. Will
der and Clarence w. Ashford.