The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-06

THE WAGES OF SIN.
A Would Re New York Thiet Kills 0eA.
uine Thief.

NEW YORK, March 3.-The trial ofJames
T. Holland, who shot and killed Tom
| Davis, ~s+s resumed to day. The Court
room was crowded and anon. the specta
tors were many Texans. The counsel for
Holland read twcnty-one depositious OF
friends and neighbors ui the defendant in
Texas, including one from Gov. Ireland,
giving Hollands character. The prisoner
then took the sta nd in his own behalf. He
described the ,ueeting aud negotiations
t1'e''s the alleged cd counterfeit moneys money. H. L
stated that after $4,000 in good
money b. d been counted out and
put into n bag and $500 pail for it, and
before Davis conter,arate in the next room
had had tim" to subs titnte another
bag, he iIIot':.adl rose nnd said, "Well.
let's co. Davis said, mo, don't be in q
said, IN 30 n"v.' Davis said, you
must not go out now, the house is full of
detectives | replied. 'sIlI take my
chances" Davis said. fou must not
go.' | said, Il will go" and then Davis
said. "God damn you, drop that bag or
I'll kill you" l said. II want that bag,
Mr.. Woodward" 1 held on to the bag
and he rushed at me and got
hold of me, and just then voice
lrOm auttHeT room baIC, hlu
the S. of II b.. I Strengthened up.
pulled my pistol and shot Davis, and hear.
ing noise behind me turned and fred
another shot through the partition, then
put my pistol awav. opened the door and
walked out" Holland swore he received
one OF Davis circulars before he left Toxas,
that it was not his intention to buy
counterfeit money, that he believed good
money would be shown him and that he
t< L.,
that, and having paid $500 in good money
for $4,000 in good money he was prepared
to take his chances OF getting what he had
paid for it. He shot Davis because he be.
lieved the latter would kill him.
After the Marines.
WASHINGTON, March Sit is stra nse that
the attention OF Congress has not been
called to an expense that has existed for
nearly a half OF q century-why, no ne
can tell-of sustaining the Marine Barracks
in this city. To be sure. he Marine Band
is quarted there, but there is no good
reason why this should not be a part Of tho
military command OF the officer com
manding at the Navy Yard. Tho
headquarters of the Marine Corps
and also the officers OF the staff
are situated there, but it is generally recog.
nized that they should be ut the Navy
Department. To keep up these barracks
with officers, hospital a surgeon and
apothecary and nurses, "a few music boys
undergoing musical education and about
thirty enlisted men doing nothing but
guarding lot OF Government property OF
no practical use to either the service or the
Government, seems to be an entirely need
less expense. II cannot cost the Govern
ment less than $4,000 u year to keep
this unnecessary apprndagc in running
order.
pAClFlC RAILROADS.
WAsHiNGquN, March 3.-Mr. Storey al
to-ney for the Union Pacific Railroad Com
panv made a statement to the House
Committee On Pacific Railways Ia regard
to the Indebtedness of that company. He
iavors some such provision as was incor.
porated in the Hour Bill, viz: A fixed
annual payment to the Government ia
stead OF a variable percentage. NJ. Story
dwelt at lengtl, upon the Importance of tho
branch lines, saying that the stock and
bonds based apon .hen amounted to
$50, 100000 cash Besides these stocks
the company held a nL,nber OF other
securities that it would be willing to turn
over to the Government. Mr.. Tweed, coun-
sci for the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany, also explained to the committee the
'inouclal condition OF that company.