The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-26
THE HEARING BEFORE
CHIEF JUSTICE POPE
IN THE CASE OF BUTLER
HOLT.
Hearing on Application For Bail
Continued Until Wednesday,
Showing of Holt's Counsel.

The hearing on application for bail
for Butler Holt. held in connection
with the murder Of Maud Allen in
Columbia on the nth of this month,
was held before Chief Justice Y. J.
Pope in the court house here yester-
day afternoon. After hearing the af-
fidavits of Hollis attorneys, including
an affidavit from Lula Holt, the wo-
man Holt married in Newberry some
time ago, and who was supposed to
be the woman murdered in Colum-
bia. to the effect that she was at
her fathers home at Bath, and other
affidavits setting up an alibi for Holt,
the chief justice passed an order con-
tinuing the hearing until next We'd
nesdty afternoon at 4 O'Clock. The
continuation was granted by Chief
Justice Pope. on motion of Attorney
General u X. Gunter, who was pres
ent on behalf of the state, Hollis
council conceding to the attorney
general an opportunity to reply to
the af6davits submitted The point
that the attorney general did not have
sufficient notice of the hearing was
argued at some length by the attor-
ney general and Mr.. Blease, Holt be-
ng represented by Messrs. F. H.
Dominick and Cole. L. Blease, but
this point was overruled by the chief
justice.
There was a large crowd of in
terested spectators in the court
house.
The first affidavit submitted was
that of Butler Holt, who alleged that
he was twenty-five years of age, and
that during the latter part of the year
1908 he married Lula Allen, the
daughter of Richard Allen. in the
city of Newberry. That during the
month of January of this year he
left Newberry and went to work on
the farm of Bud Berry and worked
there continuously until about Au-
gust first, when he returned to New
berry, where he has since resided
with his parents. That on the 18th
of August he was in Newberry in
company with T. S. Coleman, Pope
L. Havird and others and that he
was in Havird Bros store and made
purchases therein several ii les dur
ing the day. That he fed Coleman's
mules at dinner and helped him to
hitch up late in the afternoon. That
a short time after he met John CRU
Der and helped him unload his wagon
on condition that Gruber let Holt
ride to the home of Press George,
some six or seven miles from New
berry. That Gruber bought provi-
sion from G. l. Pitts store here, and
that he and Holt left the city when
the sun was about an hour high. That
deponent rode with Gruber for about
five miles when he left him and walk
ed on to the house of Press George,
about mile further, where he spent
the night and until the following Sat-
urday morning. Holt alleged that
he had never been.in Columbia but
once in his life and that trip was
made on an excursion last summer.
That his wife, Lula Allen, left New
berry on the Friday following their
marriage. which occurred on the Sun
day before. and that he saw her next
day at Prosperity and has not seen
her since. That he never saw Ber-
tha Medlir until confronted with her
in the county Jail at Newberry.
Mrs. Rebecca Paysinger's affidavit
was to the effect that on August II
she was in Havird Bros store and
saw young man who was, as she
has since been informed, Butler
Holt
J. S. Coleman alleged in an afi-
davit that he was with Holt in New