Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-09
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
THE CASE OF DENIS KEARNEY.
Another Continuation Granted by the
Court.
PASSENGERS FROM THE EAST BY RAIL.
Attempted Wife Murder and Suicide in
San Francisco.
OREGON AND WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Nothing New Developed in the Marin
County Mystery.
THE CASE OF DENIS KEARNEY
PASSENGERS FROM THE EAST BY RAIL
Attempted Wife Murder and Suicide
San Francisco.
RECON AND WASHINGTON TERRITORY
CALIFORNIA.
wife shooting and attempted suie,,

wife Shooting and Attempted Suicide.
SAN Francisco, April Sth-This morn
| ing Edgar p. Holm shot his wife in the
breast at her residence on Market street, and
| then fred bullet into his own head behind
the right ear. He may recover. He is con-
scious, but refuses to state why he committed
| the deed. They had been separated for some
| time.
[sECoND DIsPATCH.l
SAN Francisco, April Sth.-It appears
| that Holm was married to the wounded woman
some years ago, and boy was born to them,
who is now or 10 years of age. Subse-
quently, however, the couple were divorced
on the grounds OF intemperance and failure to
provide Mrs. Holm engaged a room in a
three-story lodging-house at No. 1865 Mar
ket street, some nine months ago, and she has
| resided there since. OF late some dodgers in
the house have seen Holm visit his wife at her
room. About a week ago they were seen
walking together on the street, apparently
happy and in good spirits. About noon to-
day Holm went to the house and entered the
room of his wife, which is No. 16, on the third
floor. In response to a knock, the door was
opened,by Mrs. Holm, and Holm Immediately
pulled pistol from his pocket. When she
saw what he was about Mrs. Holm screamed
and rushed past him. A lady friend who was
with her in the room at the time, also ran out
into the hall and took refuge in the room of
one of the dodgers. Mrs. Holm ran down
the hall and on to the porch. While
there one shot was fired at her. She
then ran into the hall, and opening
the door of the first room, occupied by Mrs.
Blakelee, entered. She then went into the
closet and crouched down as though to evade
her savage husband. With pistol in hand
Holm came into the room and approached his
wife, thrust the muzzle of the pistol close to
her breast and fred twice. He then ran out
into the hail. His wife also got up, and going
to the top of the stairs went down and flew to
the room of Mrs. Miller, with whom she
seems to have been more intimate than with
any of the other dodgers. Holm went to the
top of the stairs, and as lady, who had gone
down stairs for assistance when the trouble
first began, was coming up with some men.
Holm put the pistol to his own head fired
twice. He was wounded in one place just
in the rear of the right ear. The wound is
not, however, considered fatal. He fell to
the floor, and blood poured forth in stream
on the carpet. Of the five shots fired, one
was found imbedded in the wainscoting of
the stairway, about ten feet below the level
of the hall in which the shooting took place.
While the couple were running to and fro in
the hall, on the porch and in the room, Mrs.
Holm uttered piercing cries and heartrending
appeals for mercy from her pursuer.