, 1877-10-20
THE HOLMAN SHOOTING CASE

The HOLMAN SHOOTING CAsR.-
From Walla Walla paper we gather
the following particulars of the
Holman shooting case. 1t seems
that Holman was very jealous of his
wife, and as his neighbors think
without any cause. Last week Mon
day Holman had been drinking to
excess, and going home at night
beat his wife severely. To escape
from his brutality, Mrs. Holman
took refuge in neighbor's house
and remained there over night.
Tuesday morning, about 10 o'clock,
Holman went after his wife, and
after some words drew pistol, at
the same time declaring his inten-
ton to kill his wife. Fortunately
Mrs. Waggoner, the lady of the
house, had broom in her hand and
with this she struck the pistol aside.
This time the pistol was aimed di-
rectly at the woman's head. He
made second attempt. this time
shooting his wife through the body,
the ball entering in front and COM
ing ont at the back. By this time
the neighbors were alarmed. and
Holman, leaving his weapon behind.
beat a hasty retreat. Col. Kraft,
chief engineer of the fire department,
happened to be in the neighborhood,
and summoning j. B. Thompson,
the deputy sheriff. pursuit was made.
The fugative was traced to a corn
field, and after u slight search was
found hid in a corn shock. Mr..
Thompson had his pistol on him be-
fore he had time to move, and SO
Holman surrendered and was escort
ed to the county Jail, where he is
now in quarters. DR.. Bingham, the
attending ply sician, pronouuces
Mrs. Holman's wound dangerous,
but not necessarily fatal. and thinks
it probable that she will recover.
Foa.-TLe fog has been so dense
on the bay for the last few mornings
that persons could discern objects
only short distance. This morn.
ing sleep was almost impossible after
three o'clock, on account of the con-
tinued whis.ling of steamers out
on the bay. The difficulty is in
finding the wharf; steamers leaving
here can proceed on their several
routes readily after clearing the
wharf. by occasionally whistling.
to avoid collision with other ves-
sells, and to get their reckoning by
listening to the echo of the whistle
as it reverbrates over the hills lining
the Sound.
The Walla Walla Statesman calls
the "Snoqualmis Road Bill" the
"Snoqualmie Road Swindle," and
says if passed it will only benefit a
few men in King county. We are
of the impression that the opening
of road over the Snoqualmie pass
will benefit the entire eastern por-
ton of the Territory. by furnishing
q cheaper and more direct route to
the seaboard than that now control
ed by the O. s. n. Co. But the
Statesman must say something. or it
will no longer be subsidized by the
said company.
THE bath room of the barber shop
of Dixon & Duncan, on Commercial
street, has recently been improved
by the addition of a new tank and
heating apparatus, by Hendricks a
Curtis. The tank has a capacity of
LOO gallons, and can be heated in
Il very few minutes by means of
coil heater, the water passing out of
the tank into pipe which coils in
box stove, and the water becoming
heated passes back into the tank.
MEssRs. WHITE & TENNY are re-
moving their material from their
old shop to the new foundry build
ing erected for their increasing busi-
ness. Their old quarters were much
too small, and "a portion of the street
had to be appropriated for their use.
Now however, they will have plenty
OF room in the new building.
The Indian who has been confined
in the city caiaboose for some days
past for larceny, has been removed
to the county Jail. and ornamented
with set Of the comfy jewelry.
DR. STEELE, the Pain Eradicator
man, was in orr city yesterday. He
left this morning for Victoria.
1t was a Boston man who
went home carly in the MORN
ing, and meeting the sad, re-