The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-03
EPH. HOLLAND.
He is Threatened with the Fate of
Tom NHcGehan.

Tom NlcGehan.
"Ephl aim HOllan. :" cried Prosecutor
| Callahan III Jne roIioo I UurU thto ..o--
ing. AT the sound OF that somewhat fa
millar name up steps the owner of it,
and with n brisk step, somewhat
! flushed tace, and his lett arm bound up
IN sling, came forward and seated
himself beside his counsel, Mr.. L. U.
Campbell.
"WEat charges have you against Hoi.
land, Dir. Prosecutor p sail Mr. CAM
| bell.
CallahAn-'Carryiny concealed weap-
ons."
,ampbell-"Is that ali?'
eyes" ....
'.lsn't there charge OF loiteringW
80. course not; he's oul on bait"
"Well, that was the original charge
| for it wasn't known That he bad II con
G. aled weapon until alter MS arrest and
Incarceration i'll the Station -louse,"
said am pbtll.
Cailaaan-"WelI. we'll go on with the
case, according to the "th taviL."
Campbell Before yOu 90 on with the
case, may it please You Honor, wish
to make short stjltpment.> Mr. fol-
land. as you may remember, was
| brought to thi; city some TIM ago and
placed under $40 600 bonds. Tue day
| OF mis- arrest on the charge mere
under consideration he was met on the
street by this tticer, Mr. Pettit, and
most rudely assai Ell, whUAsaid, Il under.
sLunu that you have been talking pretty
loud about me-PH take you inr The
officer was drunk. My advice, your
| Honor, TO my clienr, whea he re-
turned to this city, was to stay in
his room, or il he did 10 out Oh the street
to go armed at night, as his lite had
been threatened by several parties. lie
h.@s been the recipient Of several tiers
oil q most threatening character, the
tenor of which was that ii nc DID not be
careful he would assuredly meet
the same late as Tom Mcclellan, OF Ham
ilton, did SOM few years ago. A prOM
inent business man In this city said tt
me, Il have heard threats OF 4
most serious nature lately
against Holland, and my advice
to him would be TO go armed or stay IL
the house. On the day OF the arrest lhis
Officer Petit went to Hollands res!
aencp and again abused him in mos
shameful manner. Had he come to mine
Your Honor, he would have NJ.
with a warm reception, l assure you
May it please the Court, there Is a r. o
V. sion in our statutes that gives citi
Izau a perfect right to carry weapon
/ When life is in danger. Mr. holland.
only cffense was in talking out squarell
and p;ainiy, thus inpiicdttng some mel
in disgfaceul biackmailing schemes
men who gear the uniform OF the Gin
cinna.i Police. am prepared to prov
not only tnat my clients life was in
Jeopardy, but that the conduct OF this
lufficer was Of the most shameless anl
lcowardly kind"
Officer Pettit-"Judge, had bees in
formed that Holland had made threat;
against me and other officers because o
tue raids which have been made re
Gently on his Empire gambling house."
Mr.. Campbell-'I eau prove, sir, lha
YOU met Mr.. Holland on the street, tool
MIN roughly by his wounded arm, anl
abused him violently, and subs qle1tlJ
visited the Empire and got blint
drunk. l will see to it, Your Honor
t6af QGieeF Pettit will liz iii
turn be placed under arrest, and l an
convinced tnat he will receive the sam
consideration as any other defendant
Mr.. Hollands case, sir, would like t,
have laid over few days, as leave III,
city tonight"
Callahan-"Well, MIR. Campbell, VIII
not submit the case now? AS under
stand it, you admit the carrying Of tn,
concealed weapon, but claim palliatint
circumstances"-
CampbeIl-"No, sir; file your informa
tion."
The Court-"The case is continued
'Aatil March .; bail $780,"