The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-11
TO
MAKE TRIP TO
BORDER town
Woman Posts $500
and Warrant for
AllegedSwindler
Is Sworn Out

Hell hath no fury like woman
seorned.'
Following the issuance OF a grand
larceny warrant Tuesday for the ar
rest Of King Holt. who. with Charles
ellsworth. Is alleged to have swim
died two Seattle women out OF np.
proximateiy $4,000 under promise OF
marriage, Detective II. Y. Herbert
was preparing 10 leave Seattle 10
bring the two men back 10 face
trial and the fury OF the women
they scorned A warrant was issued
for ellsworth fortnight ago.
The arrest Of the two men. who.
posing as prospective bridegrooms.
duped Mrs. Clara Lewis and Miss
inez Avery. in Seattle. last month.
was expected 10 occur in Mexico
momentarily. and upon their arrest
Herbert will speed 10 FL Paso 10
bring them back 20 Seattle.
WOMAN POSTS $500
TO AID POLICE
According TO adylces TO The Star.
the two men are now across the
Mexican border. at Juarez. believing
themselves safe from the fury thar
arose In the breasts OF their Seattle
victims-also from the long arm OF
the law, which reached out TO clutch
them In III Paso. but which they
avoided by n hairs breadth.
Mrs. Lewis, who was 10 have mar.
ried ellsworth. and who prepared a
dream bungalow at 1892 First ave.
w. has posted $500 10 paw for the
extradition OF the two 10 face trial
here.
UNABLE TO FIND
TRACE OF PAIR
The arrest OF the two men Viii
bring 10 close one OF the most dra.
matte man hunts in recent criminal
annals. The driving force behind
the hunt has been the determination
of Mrs. Lewis to bring the man who
flouted her affections back to face
trial.
When the two women first
learned that the two men had de-
serted them. taking $4,000 OF Mrs.
Lewis money along. they attempted
TO obtain their arrest. but the men
could not be found.
Thru the efforts OF ellsworth to
return $500 diamond ring 10 Il
local jewelry firm and his arrest In
FL Paso on complaint Of Mrs. Ken
meth Hartley. of Fort Worth, Tex.
alleged TO be another love-dupe, tho
police learned that the two men
were on the border. No charge was.
at that time levied against Holt, he.
lieved TO be the master mind of the
Vaccinations OF the two. Mrs. Hart
ley could not make a criminal case
against ellsworth. and he jumped
across the border before the Ell Paso
police were informed OF the warran,
issued here for his arrest.
WARRANT ISSUED
FOR Hollis ARREST
Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm
Douglas would not attempt the extra.
dition OF ellsworth at state expense.
and Mrs. Lewis posted $500 to pay the
expense Of bringing the two back
should they be arrested. A warrant
for the arrest of Holt was issued
Tuesday when It was shown he had
taken $500 given TO him to purchase
a piece of property for Mrs Lewis,
and appropriated II TO his ew, ;.es
Holt and his bride-to.be, Miss
Avery, were TO live in the house.
According to advices from Ell Paso.
the two men took Miss Ruby Taylor
and her sister, a Mrs. Dixie Hart.
into Mexico with them. All four are
reported in El Paso.
According ~ Police Lieutenant
Bill" Kent the arrest OF the two men
in Mexico is expected momentarily.
and Detective Herbert is awaitin.
word to leave for FL Paso.