The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-02
LULA ALLEN HOLT
Is Alive and We'll, But Her Husband
Held for Her Murder.
A VERY QUEER CASE, INDEED.
The Faots Brought Out In the
Habeas Corpus Proceeding
BEFORE Chief Justice
Pope at NewberrY.

Can man be held In jail under
charge Of murder of q person who
swears that she Is alive?" asks the
Newberry correspondent Of The State.
The correspondent then answers his
own question as follows: Learned
lawyers will say that he cannot be.
But Butler Holt knows better. That
seems to be his present condition. u
The correspondent then goes on to
say:
AS will be seen below an affidavit,
alleged to have been made by Lula
Allen, who Is supposed also to have
been known as Maude Allen, stating
that she Is alive and well, was read in
court. And there Is an affidavit from
her father confirming this. But
Justice Pope remanded Butler Holt
TO jail until next Wednesday when a
final hearing will be had under habeas
proceedings as to why he shall not be
relieved OF the charge OF the murder
OF the woman supposed to be Maude
Allen, alias Lula Allen, In Columbia
on August lth last.
WILL MARTIN, SUPPOSED ACCOMPLICE.
And what of VIII Martin? Ap-
parently no one Is taking any interest
In the other man arrested at the same
time as Butler Holt and supposed to
be HOit's 6TotfieT-in-iaw. 1t cannot
be said that he is languishing in jail,
for the man on the street says VIII
Martin Is Lying up in jail reading
the newspapers and having a good
time on three meals a day-more than
he usually got" That may he slander
though, and doubtless viii Martin is
as anxious for his liberty as any one
would be. But the fact remains that
while he Is fed from Sheriff Buford's
table yet he Is restrained from his
freedom. He wos committed upon
papers Issued by Mayor Earhardt In
his magisterial capacity and will be
released only upon orders from some
competent authority.
OF the 200 or more people who gather
ed In the court room to hear the pro-
ceedings about the most inferred prob
ably were the mother and sister of
Butler Holt-besides himself. His
mother Is q woman of about so years
of age and she hung intently upon
every word OF the lawyers or chief
Justice. Her sister iS sweet faced
nsH9gng woman, who listened to the
arg gscneniSs-'Ia I lslt.r I, S,-D IL T1lIU nuoTv
ed no uneasineS5. Butler Holt Is /
young man Of about % years of age,
OF an agreeable scountenance, his face
indicating no especial force of charac.
ter, but certainly no viciousness. In,
| l1liriTIy Of fhnpa tp ,ul>o =
kind OF a man Butler Holt was one
would be given the information that
he was pretty good sort of fell
low"
One OF the most Interested specta
tors, and probably the man Of sub.
stance Of the affair, was a brother OF
Holt, who Is boss In cotton mill
at Whitmire, and a man OF whom
everyone has the klndest of words as
to his worth. He is Mason Of high
degree, and bears an excellent charac
ter.
| THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The proceedings we're opened
promptly at 4 o'clock by Chief Justice
Pope who inquired Of the attorneys
for the defence and for the State if
they were ready for the hearing.
Upon being informed that they were
he requested the attorney general to
read the order for the production of
the body OF Butler Holt In court, and
the return Of the chief OF police OF
Newberry
The attorneys for the defense then
proposed to read the aiiidaylts made
In support Of the petition but the
attorney general interposed an Objec-
tion to the continuance OF the proceed
ings on the ground that the State had
not been given proper notice under
rule 10 Of the supreme court.
There was some threshing out OF
the legal technicalities but the attor.
neys, after which the chief justice
ruled that because OF the gravity OF
the case 10 the prisoner he would let
tie proceedings continue, and woulc
set later date for the final hearing
II need be.
The aifldavlts were then read. The
first anldavit was that Of the defend
ant, Butler Holt, himself and was u:
follows:
Personally came before me, Butlej
Holt, who being duly sworn, says
That he is now confined in the county
jail at Newberry, charged, SO he ha
been informed since his confinement
therein, with the murder OF on
Maude Allen in city OF Columbia
State aforesaid, on the afternoon o
Thursday, August 18th, 1904. Tha,
!, dep Jnent is 20 years Of age and dur
ing the latter part OF the year 100;
married Lula Allen, the daughter o
Richard Allen, in the city OF Newber
ry. That during the month OF Jan
!, uary OF this year he lett Newberr,
and went to work on the farm OF But
Berry and worked on siid farm fo
, /, the said Bud Berry continuously unit
+ about the first day OF August, 1904
! when he returned to the town o
Newberry where he has since re.,id
q ed with his parents. That on th
q | lth day of August, 1904, he was II
: the town Of Newberry in compan,
with L. S. Coleman, Pope l.. Havir,
and others and that he was in Havir,
s Bros. store and made purchases there
e In several times during the day. Tina
: among other things done by deponen
e on said date he watered and fed Mr.
|, II. S. Coleman s mule at dinner an,
: helped him to hitch up his mule II
Q the afternoon OF the said date an,
n just before Mr.. Coleman left for hi
home In Saluda cOuty That n shor