The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-23
WILL OF HERMAN HESSE.
That and others Filed and Probnted
i'm Court of Ordinary.


The probate of wills and the issuance
of letters testamentary to the executors
named, kept Judge Scleven busy yester-
day in the Court of Ordinary. During the
day three wills were filed and probated
in common form.
That involving the largest amount OF
money and carrying with it, possibly, the
greatest interest was the will of the late
Herman Hesse.
BY the terms of the will the whole es-
tate is left for her life to the widow Mrs.
Wilhelmina Hesse, with the exception of
the sum of 5000 in cash. This amount
tho testator wishes his widow to reserve
from the estate and expend in giving his
son, John William Hesse, professional
educa tionShe is to give no bond for the
execution Of this trust, and is to expend the
money i'm accordance with what she esq
teens the best and wisest course to pur-
sue. The life estate in Mrs. Hesse is to
be in lieu of dover, years support and
the marital privileges.
At the death of the life tenant the es-
tate Is to be divided equally between the
four children of the testator Herman w
Hesse. Fred w. Hesse Annie H. Hesse
and John William Hesse. The will is
short and no estimate of the value of
the estate can be made from it's terms
1t is estimated from outside sources Of
information, however, that its value is
somewhere between $4,000 and 100000
Letters testamentary were granted by
the court to Mrs. Wilhelmina Hesse and
Herman w. Hesse, the executrix and
executor named In the will They are
relieved of giving bond and filing returns
or giving an account of their steward
ship to the court, but are required to
have made and filed in the Court of Or
binary an inventory and appraisement OF
the estate, as soon after the death of
the testator as is practicable.
A will somewhat unusual in its provis-
ions was that of Edward L. Mastick Its
unusual feature is that the entire estate
is devised to the sister of the testator.
while his wife is not only given nothing.
but is not even mentioned In the will.
1t is understood that the testator and
his wife were not altogether happily
mated. and the omission Of her name from
his will may have been caused by this.
Mrs. Emma Wagner. the sister of the
testator, is devised thirty-nine acres
of land on the Thunderbolt road and
whatever property Of any description the
testator died seized. Mrs. Wagner is made
also the sole exeeutrix of the will, and
to her letters testamentary were granted.
The will of Albert Jackson, one of the
best known and most respected and re-
spectacle negroes In savannah, who died
a few days since, was also filed, and pro-
bated IN common form. Jackson was
Teputed very well-to-do, and certainly was
possessed OF very much more property
than is usual with the members of his
race IN Savannah.
OF the value of his property the will
gives no Indication. All of 1t, practically,
Is left to his wife and four children,
share and share alike. From his life in
surance the will directs that monthly pay
ments OF $50 be made each TO his wife
and daughter until the fund has been
exhausted. Letters testamentary were
granted by Judge Screyen TO A. l.. Tuck
err aud Joseph l.. Jackson.