The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
CITY SLEUTHS
GRILL DEAvER
Face Veteran Marine With
New Evidence
I Continued From Page One


After the police had gone away,
she says. beaver came out OF the
brush and entered the Penthouse
where. at ii'ao, detectives found
him In bed. lie told them he had
returned but few minutes before
from tho downtown pool room, miles
away.
Mrs. Latham said she and her
family had retired for the night
and all were asleep when the pc.
lice arrived. Her Tyear-oid son.
Bobby, awakened her and her hus-
band by his cries IN a nightmare.
abe said when she bad quoted
the boy she noticed the police out
slds
1T upse, me" she said. ''and
aitho my husband and I went right
back TO bed I couldn't 20 10 sleep.
Then I heard the noise back Of the
house and saw Dcaver."
Mrs. f-Atham's story. coupled
with that of Mrs c. II. Passenger.
who lives at West Hanford II. and
walnut ave. where Holt was am
pushed and KILLED. gave detectives
and Deputy Prosecutor carmody sd.
ditlonai evidence on which they
hoped 10 clnch their case against
Deav~r.
Saw Man Behind Pole
Mrn Passenger said she and her
husband were returning home Sat.
urday evening about $40 o'clock.
They were walking up the west side
OF Wslnu, ave. she said. ana raw
a man lodging around telephone
pole on the corner on IN. opposite
side of the street A they ap
preached. ths said. he moved about
tho post keeping as nearly out OF
vision az possible.
Their dos ran over 70 the post
and hArked. and the incld~nt upset
her. Mrs Passenger said. when
they reached their house and her
husband was In tho act Of opening
the door q shot rang out They
turned and cav tho figur. dart from
behind the post and arroa. the
road where a man was staggering.
Three more shots were fired and
tho victim sank 20 the ground The
other man fled west towards Call
fornls>av..
Chikirva Find She'll
But they say they had noted the
bearing OF the man who did tho
shooting. and his profile distinctly
outlined by an arc light overhead.
when Drawer was brought before
them later they told f4eutrnan Il
Kent they were positive he vas tn
man they had seen.
ChIidfen were playing about the
place where Hollis body VAS found
when Detectives visited the scene
Monday. The children were discuss
ing the crime Is II u were ar
everyday occurrence. A youngstsr
OF six. ~ was said. had found one
of the empty shells dropped from
the murdcrer's gun. He had shown
u to his companions and then
thrown 70 into tho brush. The do
tectives failed 10 find II again.
fAeutenan, Kent however. found
a bit OF oflsoak~d RAG that was
hiackepcd In spots and appeared 20
have been used for = gunswAb
This he poekstsd-
search for Goth
Mrs. peaver was summoned By
the detectives. She said Deayer
generally carried his revolvcrs
wrapped 10 a piece Of oily cloth
similar to the one Kent had found
by the telephone pole where the
frat shot was fired.
Examination OF the rag showed /;
had been torn from a larger piece
recently. Tho detectives climbed In.
20 their machine and hurried 20
Alki where they made n thoro
search OF beavers PENTHOUSE for a
larger piece u cloth Of the same
texture. None was found.
They searched the garage next
door where Dcayer had KEEP, many
OF his belongings. The cloth was
not found there. but the garage Is
back OF Mrs. I>athams house and
vhIis the search was going on she
came out and. by . casual remark.
let drop the important fact that she
had seen Deaver after the shooting.
Her story. they believe. spells pro
xrsss IN the police version OF the
case.