The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
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That he helped John Gruber unloa
the SAID wagon and after the sal
John Gruoer had bought some provis
ions from the store OF c. L. Pitts Il
the town OF Newberry they left tn
said town Of NeWberry at which tim
the sun was about an hour high
That deponent rode On with the sai'
John Gruber until they reached
point about five miles from the toWl
OF Newberry when he LETT John Cru
ber and walked on to the home Of Mr.
Press George, about one mile furthe
on, spent the night there and unit
the following Saturday morning, afte
which he went to the home Of Geo
A. Long between and 8 o'clock ant
helped him in ba, becuing some meats
After taking dinner with the sail
Gee. A. Long be came on to New
berry, arriving here at about half pas
l o'clock. Deponent further depose
and says that he has never been to tn
city Of Columbia but once in his Lift
and that trip was made on an excur
sion train to the said town from tht
town OF NeWberry last summer. That
his wife, Lula Allen, left NeWberrl
on the Friday following their mar
riage, which occurred on the Sunday
before and that be saw her on the
next day in the town Of Prosperity
and has not seen her since, but he i;
informed and believes that she is now
at the home OF her father in the towr
of Bath, S. G. That he never saw
Bertha Medlin until be was confront
ed with her in the county jail at New
berry and has never been in her hou
In the city OF Columbia, nor has he
taken any one to her house at any
time.
BUTLER HOLT.
Sworn to before me this, 25th day
Of August. 1904.
OTHER AFFIDAVITS.
Mrs. Rebec:a Paysinger's affidavit,
stated that she had seen Butler Holt
in the store Of Havird Bros. In New.
berry on the l[th Of August.
J. S. Coleman swore that he sa"
Butler Hot in Newberry on the
streets and in the store OF HaVlro
Bros. on the llth of August and that
he was with Holt the greater part OF
the day till o'clock in the afternoon
John Gruber, who signed by bis
mark, swore that Butler Holt had as
sisted him in unloading some wood in
Newberry and had ridden with him
into the country about FIVE miles on
the evening Of August llth. That
Butler left him about an hour before
sun down.
Brooks George and Lee George,
sons OF Mr.. P:ess George, who lives
between six and seven miles from
Newberry, swore that late on the af-
ternoon OF August 11th Butler Holt
came to their fathers house and spent
the night there and remained there
until The following Saturday.
J. c. Fulmer swore that ne had
seen Butler Holt in Newberry at J
O'Clock on the afternoon OF Aug. llth.
P. B. Marlborough had seen Butler
Holt in Newberry before ? o'clock p.
NJ, on Aug. l1th.
Eddie Bogden, signing by his mark
stated in his affidavit that be had
boarded in the family Of Richard Al
len and that he knew Lula Allen we'll.
That he had seen the body Of the wo-
man killed in Columbia and that it
was not the body of Lula Allen.
The two following a61daVits were
about the most important read:
SHE IS ALIVE AND WELL.
State of South Carolina, County OF
Aiken.
Personally came before me Richard
Allen, who being duly sworn, says
that he is the father OF Lula Allen.
the wife OF Butler Holt; that the said
Lula Allen is now in the town OF
Bath, S. c., and that the body claimed
and described to be Maude Allen and
killed In the city Of Columbia on the
llth Cay Of August, 1904, is not the
body Of Lula Allen.
Richard (his Y mark Allen.
Sworn to before me this 22nd day OF
August, 1904.
C.. S. a. II. McCarrel,
Notary Public for S. c.
Richard Allen, sighed by Hugh
Cook in my presence.
A. H. McCarrel,
Notary for S. c.
Lila Allen came into Bath at 4 a
m., this day, 23rd August, on an ex
cursion from Columbia, taking ad
vantage OF the chance to come to SET
her parents to relieve them OF ankle
ty. have seen her in person.
A. H. McCarrel,
Notary for S. c.
State OF South Carolina, County o.
Aiken.
Personally came beftre me the un
6ersigned, who being duly sU orn, say
that she married Butler Holt durinf
the latter part OF the year 1903, ant
that she Is Low in the town OF Bath
Aiken county, in the State OF Soutf
Carolina, with her father, Richart
Allen, having arrived last night OF
the excursion train from Columbia.
Lula (her Y mark Allen.
Sworn to before ne this 22nd day U
August, 1904.
Us. A. H. McCarrel,
Notary Public for S. c.
Name signed by Mr.. Hugh Cool
and mark made by Lula Allen, all il
nv pres ence. A. II. McCarrel,
Notary for S. G..
REa1ANDED TO JAIL.
The affidavit OF Lula Allen was th
last to be read, and at it's conclusion
the attorney general asked the cour
to be given a reasonable time to seel
for counter af1davits, asking that
date for a final hearing be fixed afte
the primary election next Tuesday
Attorneys for defense asked that mex
Monday be made the day Of next hear
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