The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
LULA ALLEN HOLT
Is Alive and We'll, But Fer Husband
Held for Her Murder.
A VERY QUEER CASE, INDEED.
The Facts Brought Out In the
Habeas Corpus Proceedings
Before Chief Justice
Dome ar Newherry
Pope at NeWherrY,

"Can man be held in jail under
charge Of murder OF person who
swears that she is allve?" asks the
Newberry correspondent of The State.
The correspondent then answers his
own question as follows: Learned
lawyers will say that be cannot be.
But Butler Holt knows better. That
seems to be his present condition. y
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
70 lail 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 1lth last.
WILL MARTIN, SUPPOSED ACCoMPLICE.
And what Of Will 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 Holt's brother-in-law. 1t cannot
be said that be is lanRriShing in jail,
for the man on the street says Will
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 be SANDER
though, and doubtless Will 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 be is restrained from his
freedom. He was 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 OF 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 a 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
young woman, who listened to the
arguments and rulings, but who show
ed no uneasineSs. Butler Holt is a
young man OF about 25 years Of age,
of an agreeable countenance, bis face
Indicating no especial force Of charac,
ter, but certainly no ViciouSness. In
curing Of those present as to what
kind Of man Butler Holt was one
would be given the information that
''he was pretty good sort OF a fel-
low"
One OF the most interested specta
tors, and probably the man OF sub
stance Of the affair, was brother OF
Holt, who Is boss In cotton mill
at Whitmire, and a man OF whom
everyone has the kindest Of words as
to his worth. BE is a Mason Of high
degree, and bears an excellent charac
ter.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The proceedings we're opened
promptly at o'clock by Chief Justice
Pope who inquired Of the attorneys
f,r the defence and for the State If
they were ready for the bearing.
Upon being informed that they we're
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 atfidavitS made
in support OF the petition but the
attorney general interposed an objec-
tion to the continuance Of the proceed
ingS Ga the ground that the State had
not been given proper notice under
rule l9 of the supreme cou;t.
There was some threShlng out OF
the legal technicalities but the attor-
news, after which the chief justice
ruled that because Of the gravity OF
the case 10 the prisoner be would let
tie proceedings continue, and would
set a later date for the final hearing
il need be.
The afldavits were then read. The
first affidavit was that Of the defend.
ant, Butler Holt, himself and was as
follows:
AFFIDAVIT OF BUTLER HOLT.
Personally came before me, Butlel
Holt, who being duly sworn, says
That he is new confined in the county
Jail at Newberry, charged, SO be ha:
been informed since his confinement
therein, with the murder OF one
Maude Allen in city Of Columbia
: State aforesaid, on the afternoon o.
Thursday, August llth, 1904. Tna'
dep :nent is 25 years OF age and dur
, ing the latter part Of the year l9o;
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 let NeWoerr.
and went to work on the farm Of But
Berry and worked on slid farm tol
; the said Bud Berry continuously until
! about the first day Of August, 1904
= = when he r,.turned to tie town O
J Newberry where he has since resid
: ed with his parents. That on th'
: 1lth day of August, 1904, he was II
the town Ut Newberry in compan.
With r. S. Coleman, Pope L. Havirt
and others and that he was in HaVir'
: Bros. store and made purchases there
. in several times during the day. Tha
;. among other things done by deponen
q on said date be watered and fed MI
T. S. Colenan's mule at dinner AM
!. helped him to hitch up his mule Il
o the afternoon Of the said date AM
;, inst t,efure Mr.. Coleman left Tor HI