The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-24


Turnov kittoe. a. who accord
Ing 20 the verdict of n eorourr's
Jury late Monday, shot and
killed his fathers chauffeur. leo
Price, ~, during . drunken spc,i
81 distempcr at Sunnydalc late
Sunday night.
kittoe IL the first Seattle man "a
face murder charges since thu res
toration Of tho capital punishment
law June is.
Testimony offered TO the eoroner's
Jurors by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Brei.
tensteln. friends OF the chauffeur
and guests az the Sunnydaic summer
homo when the tragedy was enacted.
formed the basis for tho murder
charge.
Mrs. Brcitenatein was the FIRST wit
ness called By the jury. sh. told all
the details OF the crime from Tho
time they we're me, at their home
at ssss F'airview ave. by Price unui
after the shooting. Brcitenssein. the
second witness. corroborated his
wifc's statements.
DR.. Kittoe. 7iy~ar old proprietor
OF the Ainnany dental pariors. father
of the man accused OF the murder
his voice shaky and uncertain. tesu'
/ fled that he did not remember de-
tails Of the quarrel which preceded
the shooting. Harry kittoe. the de
PENDANT. refused To testify.
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NJ prr,,.n.,,l, ,o,s a cN-sr story.
She said that she and her husband
were invited to 70 TO the kiitce
ranch by Price. They left their home
In the Kittoe machine. going directly
TO the doctors offices
While they w-r. waiting outside
for DR.. Kitto~. his son. Harry Kittos.
approached them and declared hts tn
tenfson Of going with them She de-
clAred that he was under the infiu-
enec Of liquor at the time Joined
by Prloa and Or. Kittoe hey Ian
town about o'clock. While s~Ar
Skinner a Eddy. shipyard ths
younger Ritfoe took the wheel from
Price and drove tho rest 81 the an
lance 10 his fathers hofns. Ars.
Broitcnstcin. on their arivs,
asked To prwrsArea meai. 10 ~h'on -
asscutsd. While shs vas prsrarns
the lunch violent auarfei 700 pAoe
between tho kistoss tbs 90 80
cused IN. father o. having sssvsd .
term In the peni'snusry.
InN sn ',u' 49, Gen.. 4.
"a :. -. ,.r,,.d
Two shots were tnen fifen sno
Breitenssein nan scrsm,rs 49,. -
'NS~Ns - -
Price Both men oansn, w ~
she aid. ana tns tnreS ss''
ms back 70 tns nouss
kittoe ran out. roppins W o". W
Price anc sunnins ony ss.
teet from "a" ~
IL se' '"u NV
..x 49,, 80. rt.r~x- wore his
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prsr- va. carried into the house.
vt,,o. .,r.rd,rx "a Mrs. Br~itsn-
.,.,r 40, bo,,io "a whisky and
-. s,,,o-, h.,, a, a, Then roins
- w~t--.. "a. he 4. silered 20 have
-,
s,v., $780, TN n.ns for ,his .
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p--,,~.-,.,, to-. ,>r,.a ths snsr
- .a-r,,., ..s,r~ Tor . doctor.
s0'
"Ao =.
II When called on the witnesS Sumo
Brritenstsin told materiaiiy ,he sAfne
story as his wife.
DIR. Kttos then was oaiso' lie
was nervous and jumPy' lie could
net rcnembrv clearly he sad lie
did not hear the first two shots nr-d-
when asked II he had been In the
penitenuary, he declared ne hAa not
He was ASKED III MS son haSs ana ne