§58-133.

§58-133.
   
   Before letters of administration are granted on the estate of any
   person who is represented to have died intestate, the fact of his
   dying intestate must be proved by the testimony of the applicant or
   others; and the court may also examine any other person concerning the
   time, place and manner of his death, the place of his residence at the
   time, the value and character of his property, and whether or not the
   decedent left any will, and may compel any person to attend as a
   witness for that purpose.