The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-16
WILLS MILLION
FOR CHARITIES
Tacoma Woman Gets S20,-
600 OF Fortune


A fund Of 81 100000 was left for care
o. the rick and needy. especially
children, hy The viii % jacob l..
Loose. former chairman Of the board
Of the Loose Wilca Biscuit co. Loose
died a. Gloucester. Mass September
rs. ana his win was filed Tor pro-
bate today
The total estate IL estimated AZ
s. 900 0Oo. othsr requests include;
Mary y Morrill,. Colorado Springs,
h niece. $4,000.
Jessie Loose. Tacoma. Wash.
niece. $4,000
by Lucille Coycll. nyear.old step.
daughter ~ Mrs. Ebba Coyell slain
by Alton CovsiI. the girls brother.
with tho youth facing a first de-
grc6 murder charge. and her Grip
Piled uncle, Arthur Coveil. admitting
that he planned the crime and ask.
Ing speedy sentence. the girl VIII
be tho states chief witness In
court.
Whether o. not the bed ridden as.
trologer win face a jury trial had
not been decided today, The court
Ia stll considering HIS plea Of
guilty and will soon determine II Il
viii be accepted and sentence pass
ed or n no will have 10 stand the
formality Of a jury trial.
Young Alton Coyeil, altho lie has
confessed 10 the staying. has plead.
"a mot guilty" claiming that his
uncle's hypnotic Influence forced
him 20 commit the crime.
Telling her story for the prst
time aimee she appeared before the
grand jury. Lucille Covell. held NJ
the homo OF a Juvenile officer hero.
admitted that aho knew OF the plans
for tho killing az least a month be.
fore II occurred.
MY uncle and Alton talked about
Il for a month. aud knew IT," tho
girl said. talking coolly and with
tragic simplicity. mo. I didn't say
anything 10 father about II, !
thought Il would oil blow over; and.
besides. my father has a very bad
temper, and I thought II told him
my uncle and brother were plan.
ming 20 kill my ntepmother father
would hurt my uncle.
SAYS UNCLE is
VERY FINE MAN.
But | guess II had 20 he done
the child continued simply, y
know a little about astroloEy too.
The aspect WAS right for September
). they said. TO kill my stepmothsr
Alton viii do anything for Uncle
Arthur lie IS very fine man and
Alton II a very fine boy.
Alton hasn't n bit OF nerve
Lucille explained ''He In slow IN
something's. but once you get any.
thing in hia head. he knows H.
we had the ammonia for a
month. / knew the night before II
was going 90 happen but dIdn'i
tell father I was afraid 10.
The morning they killed her. my
uncle was IN the yard was sent
out Of the house with the children
and didn't sec her killed. Alton
kiliad her In the kitchen. I dldn't
hear any screams. but I heard ioi
OF noise. like someone was jump,
inF.
Alton then came out and tolt
me about II. vent IN tho NtcheF
and helped Alton pack her 20 I
sofa. Then Uncle telephoncd faihoi
and told him something terrible has
happened
II don't know why my uncle
wanted 10 kin my stepmoiher. ex
espt that he didn't like her" the
Firi continued. talking simply and
without excitement. "she was quite
a nice woman. but they never
seemed to get along"
The child seemed proud OF the
way ahc had steadily declined TO tell
her story 10 the authorities.
II told the grand Jury / didn',
know about the murder Beforehand
but did know wasn't the first
TO tell. and. by heck. wouldn';
have told anything. but they
showed me they had my uncle's
notes and books. and told me the
others had confessed. 80 thought
! might as well tell. too"