In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Barnes

Ketcham, S.

After the due execution of the propounded paper, the following words and characters were written with red pencil upon its face, “ Null and Void. Daniel Heatley Barnes Oct. 30th 1910.”. It is found that the writing last quoted was in the testator’s hand and that the name was his signature.

The words in question were imposed upon the writing which composed the will in such manner that many words of the will are crossed by the lines of the later writing. The will, all on one page, is about eight inches long, from its first line to the signature thereon, and the additional writing,…