Succession of Wadsworth

George M. Wadsworth died in-the city of New Orleans, which was his domicile, on October 24, 1918. He was unmarried, and at the time of liis death his only heirs were his aunt, Mrs. Eugenie Bau*133man, wife of Bernard Koeltz, residents of Niederlauterbach, Alsace-Lorraine, in the republic of France, and several first cousins, all of whom resided in the city of New Orleans.

Mrs. Lillian Bauman, widow of William H. Norris, and a first cousin of decedent, alleging that he had died intestate, was appointed administratrix of his succession December 12, 1918, and duly qualified as such December 30, 1918.…