The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-19
Denies He
Saw Holt
T'hatNight.
Witnesses Testify They Saw
Deaver Downtown Eve
ming of Murder
DEFENSE RESTS ON AlIBI

EcdurmhJof OF fAFlnes, ana TO
puted weaithiest enlisted man In
the service. took tho stand In
Superior Judge GiIliam's court
at noon Wednesday, as n witness
In his own defense, and. finger
Ing nm old soft hat which he held
on his lap. denied that he mur-
dered Henry Clay Holt, Aid gro
Ger. despite the fact that the lat.
ter was breaking up his homA~
Deaver sat with his legs
crossed and appeared completely
mt ease. He was in the White
House poolroom, In the Joshua
Green building. at Fourth ave.
and Pike St. at te time Holt was
killed, at Sis y. m. September
%, he declared.
Sergeant. you are accused on
killing one II. C. Holt" said Walter
Allen. beavers counsel did you
II did not" replied Deaver firmly.
Allen asked no further questions.
Deputy Prosecutor John d. Car
mody took the witness and inquireds
How long had your wife known
Holt7"
mot until after Hoirs vie
died" So
-You claim he broke up your
homer
Yes"
"As a matter OF fact. sergeant,
ever met Holt?"
Yes"
Were you in the vicinity OF wal
nut ave. and Hanford St the night
Holt was murdered?"
mo. sir"
THE night before?"
Il was"
about o'clock7"
Yes. ! left before q" =
John w. Considine. retired
theatrical manager. and E. J. Dom
nellan. a theatre manager. testified
that they had an appointment to
meet at the corner OF Fourth ave.
and Pike st. at 7:45 the night OF
the murder. September 81. Dom
nellan was a few minutes late, ar
riving at $50.
when got there" he testified.
"Mr. Considlne was holding his
watch In his hand. He was talk
Ing 10 Major Deaver.
Saw Him After 8
Holt was shot TO death In West
Seattle. several miles from Fourth
ave. and Pike ST. at Sis p. m.
Samuel Jewell. step-father OF
Mrs. Deaver. deaf and crippled with
neuritis. testified for the defense
that he had seen Deaver at Fourth
and Union St, one block from
where Considine and Donnellan
met.
Il was not accustomed TO being
out late at night" he said. II
was In n picture show and looked
at the clock. saw II was 8
o'clock. so got right up and start
cd home. saw Deaver as he was
going thru the passageway at the
Burnside Hat store. 1t was about
two or three minutes past s."
Mrs. Ruby Latham, 4234 Alkf ave.
friend of the beavers for years re-
called to the stand by the dcfense.
was asked IL Mrs Deaver had ever
admitted her relations with Holt
were improper.
Yes" replied Mrs. Latham.
Holt was once cautioned by Mrs.
Isabel Ollie. e27 seth ave. according
to the latter. about his alleged rela-
tons with Mrs. Deaver. He told
me-" said Mrs. ollie. that he would
not give Mrs. Deaver up"
County superintendent OF Bald
ings w. w. Mcclure testified that
he. too. had demonstrated with Holt
Mcclure said he told Holt, IT
would hate to go down to the
morgue some morning and find
your body lying on a slab. Tho
graveyard is fun of men doing what
you are doing"
He. said Holt answered that no
was old enough TO take care of
himself.
Efforts OF Attorney Allen TO In
troduce Holt's will In evidence were
fruitless. He read it to the jury.
however. and argued TO the court
that 'it showed the attitude of Mrs.
Deaver in the matter" The will
beaueathed Hollis entire estate to
Mrs. Deaver, and said she was in
nocent of wrongdoing."
Mrs. Deaver sat for a few nth
utes In the courtroom during tn
morning. then went into the corri-
dor outside.
when I'm in the hallway here"
she said, II want TO be inside. And
when I'm inside l want to be out"
Mrs. Deaver said she and her L.
year-old son Earl had moved from
their former residence in West Se-
attle Ia "a SeCraf location not kuav..
ing. she said, what might happen