The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-27
MAD WITH JEALOUSY.
W. n. White Attempts Murder
and Commits Suicide.
HIS VICTIMS LIFE IN DOUBT.
Long Domestic wranx1e Ends In At
tempted Murder and Suicide
The Last Letters.

tor. fred three bullets from 4i-cailber
bulldog revolver into the body OF James
:. Holt, formerly his foreman. yesterday
afternoon about 2 o'clock. and few niiEi-
utss later put bullet through his own
heart to avoid capture The bloody
tragedy was the outcome OF family trouble
Of long standing. in which White persist
emily claimed that Holt had slienated the
affections of his wife. This charge IS In
dignantiv denied by Mrs. " hite and all
who know her. IL il believed that White
has been mentally unbalanced owing 10
drink and business reverses. Holt now
lies az Providence hospital with even
chances of recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Y White came to Seat
tie about six years ago. and for two years
there was nothing to disturb the peace OF
the family. Mr. White finally commenced
contracting for street grading, and ire
aaently drank more than was good for
him. Mrs. White objected, but Mr.. White
would smooth over the matter by claiming
that he simply took few drinks of beer.
IL came to Mrs Whites ears that he
gambied in saloons. but Mr.. White indig-
BantIy denied the charge. A short time
after this the real trouble commenced.
Mrs White happened. she says. to
see her husband coming from
the servant girls room with his
shoes in his hands. Mr.. White re-
torted by accusing his wife of being too
friendly with their male cook. The cook
left and then John White. one Of Mr..
Whites men. who roomed at his house,
was the object o. his jealousy. j. A. Kirk
patrick, a friend of the family. accom-
panied Mrs. W hite one night around North
Seattle in search of Mr.. White. who Was
drinking hard, and. as chance had il, Mr..
White got home through the aid of a
policeman and the milkman before them.
Mr.. White vas very angry and accused
her Of being out with kirkpatrick.
About this time James S. Holt, who was
foreman for Mr.. White on street grade
work came 10 room with the Whites at
their home, 2S2 Lombard street. White
was drinking hard at this time, and il is
said that often when he would come home
late at night he made things warm. II
was his custom 10 smoke a strong pipe
after he went to bed, and Mrs. White OBJ
jeeted strongly to this. telling him that he
would set the house on fire She could
not sleep and frequently left him to
pass the night in the spare chamber
short distance down the hall. She made
il a practice TO take the key with her, so
that he could not lock himself in As
soon as Mrs. White was in bed White
would come TO her room and make her
give up the key. return to his room and
lock himself in. Then after while he
would come out in the hall and yell
through the door to his wife:
'Ah. ha! it's just as thoughtP'
The next morning when his wife would
ask him If iie really meant what he said he
would take it back. White, however. con-
tinued to grow jealous of Holt, and year
ago Mrs. White asked Holt to leave. Holt
hired room at Mrs Webster's, near the
corner OF Fifth and Depot streets. When
Mr.. White learned that Holt was going
away he became angry and upbraided his
wife for what she had done.
Ii was about this time that Mr.. and
Mrs. White took their meals at the Camp.
or the boarding house run in connection
with the grading work. Mrs Whites Sis
ter and brother-in-law were visiting her
and went to the camp for supper. Mr..
White sat on one side of the table and
Holt on the other. The conversation
turned on social that had taken place a
few nights before. and Mrs. White. in re-
Spouse to a question about a contractor
who was at the social said she thought he
was somewhat younger than her husband.
White doubted it and Holt remarked:
well. he said he was Al years old. {"
That would have made him about twelve
years younger that White
al don't believe it," said White.
IL am telling you what he said, replied
Holt
We'll. | will bet you So" said White.
"that il amt So"
Il am not talking about that part OF it,"
replied Holt.
White grated his teeth and then picked
up heavy coffee cup. II don't think Won
have any right to talk like that" he said
and before anyone at the table knew what
Was going on had thrown the cup in Hollis
face. Then he picked up some plates and
broke them on his head. Just as he picked
up coffee pot full of coffee. his wife
grabbed him and tried to pacify him.
Some one knocked the pot out of his hands
and after some squabbling the trouble was
ended. Holt was bleeding from numerous
cuts on his head, and had to be taken to a
physician.
Since that time White and Holt have
gone in opposite directions, but the for
mer always retained hard feeling towards
the latter aad would fly into passion AT
the least provocation. declaring that Holt
had the affections of his wife. He also
was violently opposed to Mrs. !. A.
kirkpatrick, an intimate friend of
his wife. whom be accused of
fomentlng tronb.e in the family. The
first signs of climax in the matter came
when Mrs. White left him for several DAYS
because he would not stop drinking. He
promised 10 reform and she went back
Immediately he commenced drinking
agaln, and 10 make things more interest
ing took dose OF laudanum. His wife
vas AZ hand, and with the assistance of
Dr. Crichton saved him for future troubles.
Time passed on and White stopped drink
ing. This. however. did not affect his seuti.
ments regarding Holt, who. he claimed
was sill after his wife. The Earring con-
t.aued. and as result Mrs. White left her
husband about six weeks ago. She moved
TO 1913 Depot street. and commenced
housekeeping with Mrs. Louise Code.
Her husband immediately moved over
into the other part OF his house, 4 double
apartment dwelling. and took = roam with
Mr.. and Mrs T. ". C.ayworth. Ithas
been generally known. but at this
time he was IN poor circumstances. having
lost considerable property in one way and
another. To make matters still worse. he
found himself bidding against Holt. his
old foreman, WHO had gone into business
with Dan Mcdonald AZ 25li Third street.
Holt got the contract by fraction Of