New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-03
HOW HOLLAND SHOT DAVIS.
Mr.. GRADY OUTLINES THE OFFENCE.
CLOSING THE TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION
WAS HOLLANDS LIFE IN DANGRRf

| yesterudy,
proud to show their regard for fepw cOuntryman who
had demonstrated how we'll he could shoot Yet this
appreciation must have been somewhat essened by tue
fact that the shootlng done at close range When
the trial got acng to the opening for the defence and
exstate Senator Thomas +. Grady told in melIinuous
tones what exceedingly nice young Holland was
and how everybody in Texas, the Governor included,
was proud OF him. tho Texans eyed him with open ad
mraon While the subject OF the oulosy cast his eyes
modesty the ground and blushcd ut much praise
Of his goodness
| General Pryor continued his tOruous cross eXamiIa-
ton OF Theodore Davis and had only probed him with
few que stions when Davi|s memory concerning every
thing to which he had previously testified suffered such
q complete collapse would have iuade Jake Sharp
had he behed green with envy and set him to work to
discover ingredients TOR his " anti memory
milk" General Pry6S held the transcripts Of Davis's
testimony the cOroners inquest aud before the police
magistrate. His OBJ ect was to prove Davis liar by
contrasting his testimony those occasions with his
testimony his direct examination at this trial 1t
methiug like ths DID you TO and 80 r.
General Pryor would ask referring to some testimony
which Davis had given at his earlier examinations "
don't remember that did" Davis would almost in
variaby answer Then General Pryor would read word
FOR word what he had said. perhaps Trefacing his
| question with a sarcastic al will endeayor to refresh
| your menOry." Then lie would exclain with an ar OF
withering contempt: "NOw tell ms II you swore TO
that n still Tue" Davis would make reply: don't
remember" General Pryor would pucker up his
| features into expression Of incredibly that would
make the fortune OF "A carcaturst il could faithfully
portray But it said to the jury palmer than words
could fe lies and he knows it," And that was tue
point General Pryor wanted to make After this sort of
thing lad gone Oh for halt hour Trch to the delight
Texan delegation, General Pryor concluded that
ho had sufficiently demonstrated Tho" DavIss un-
reliability and let MIN of.
Coroner Levy was the next witness for the people
lie testified that August 81 he was summoned to No
lI3 Readc st., where Tom " Davis had been shot. Ho
ordered the premises searched There found tue
body OF Tom Davis $55I in greenbscks. Sl2 ia Cana
dian money, gold watcn and chaiu, knife and keys
| These latter articles had been given tn Mrs Tom
Davis No J. she presenting marriage cel hcate show
Ing q at had been married to him twenty nye years
| before Ia.ot another woman claiming To be Mrs.
Davis called Coroner but got nothing. Ho called
her Mr. Davis No. q Her alleged marriage t. Davis
was more recent than tuat OF No. l. Judge Van Brunt
stopped an inquiry by Hollands lawyers into Dayiss
ma rmonal relations There were also found on Daviss
desk forty Illinois State bonds unsigned. Coroner
Levy also produced tue lttle bullet which had passed
through Davis and taken the life out OF him. With
little tag attached TO IL looked harm less enough bt
people in the courtroom shaddered when they
1t.
Henry @. Hobln, living At No. 2ls Third ST., Brook
lyn modest young man who had o be frequently urged
q speak up" that every member Of the jury might
hear him. the next witnoss. Ills place Of business
gas adjacent to No. ll3 Reade ST., whe-e the Davis
brothers carried on tho sawdust" game Hearing the
noise II the shooting August 81 he apsirs AMI
su,ercd the room where Ton" Davis was stretched
ont when he fret entered there no one in the room
but the dead man. While the witness tnrrlel III tho
doorW ay The Davis without hat hurnediy entered
tho room apparently without seeing him " Tho Davis
.toopcd down by his brothers side and shook hun,
sayin, Sneak Tom, speak" He next began to pick
ap the bills which scattered about the room aud
cram thom into his pocket. Then for the first time
apparently noticed the witness in the doorway aud
asked HIM to fol doctor. IL struck the witness
that Il would be "A better id-a 10 send for policeman
and he asked to get one. He was Inon sun
moncd away to attend t2 some business, Later he
again visited the room. Holland was then III the r0Jm
under arrest MI. lrce on cross e1"nlnatlon dreW %
witness the Information tha on us second Nslt
ne nad noticed bag on tue desk N1ch was not there on
his trst visit Mr. fricc looked triumphant, as though
John Fcrrineear the Italian bootblack who had In his
possession for several minutes on tlo dy OF he shouting
SG9s2. was the next witness. lie told how Tne "
DAVIS had left the bag containing tue money WIN hn
head the pisOl reports aud said 10 companion That
T"liceman Cornelius Sullivan, a bmly, bald headed
specimen Of the turst," ID now ns arrested Holland
at rhe Dav,s request lio searched Holland ana
hl. coat and showed where lie found it on Holand
colonel Folioss produced an enormous revolver and
sriivnu identified II as tue one uad taken fIom
Io,laui. At tnat time the shells OF discharged car
tgrs were in two chambers three loaded anl one
WAS empty. sullivan asked Holland why ho had shOt
Davis and Holland replied Icy were uJnS 10 100
sLooliuy lie Tue Davis theTc again aud told
him tD ami get aulDulauCe. A1tcr lbo DAVIS
mad goue Holland saw bag ON tue desk and said
That's my Opcrty; wlsl you would take care OF
wnen ney got TO tho Lson"Td street Police station
Sullivan told the sergeant that Holland claimed Tue bag
Then Holland said: No II doesn't belong to me- You
claimed at Days's Office" said Sullivan, but Holland
captn joseph g. EaEn, Of the Leonard street Police
we over ths yrenisc, with rho Davis wuo under
took 10 snow him how the Texan got tho drop on his
mole through which Ihe" maintained that ho saw
every thing Did YOU toll him,' asked Lawyer Price
when tho proseou had nuished with the Witness
that II impossible tde shooting could nave occurred
hc described y r. Colonel Fellows inetnosYd
objection. Thus baIred Mr.. frce recalled Tue Davis
himself aud Captain Eakn. and discovered tult his |
mrmory concerning It was exceedingly defective
and his dep"Sition taken at Abilene, Texas next
read. I Is thr clty marshal Of Abilene He accom-
panied Holland to Nowlork lie said In his deposition:
SON, time before started on tno trip Holland told
mo tnat o mad letter AMI circular from H. Woodward
proposing 10 sell counterfeit mihey lo also sau t"ht
he had Learned from some friends that these parties IN
roAiity di not deal IN counterfeit MONEY o9n
genuine money TO their customers which my w%09a %
propose sell at large discount torpaylng for Whlch
Nu,rss "ioe on the street by slcigut OF hand
they WOuld exchange the package OF genuine money oi
into tue matter and II convinced that tile money was
genuine they would let him carry to tho express
Olce would buy and take his chances OF tholr
berg able tt exchange tue packages rms sno e1
heating the Daylses thc game and this was the
view taken 10y Mr. Grady IN outlining the defence -
Iat, was and what Influential friends no had all over
Texas Mr. Grady told how lac camo - New York with
Mr. IIi met supposed cOunterfeiters, and on the
day tue shooting went To Dayss Office with 5000 In
his pocket intending to buy $4,000 OF genuine money
with H. stick to II aud boat Che svinders The bargain
mad been struck aud the money tOuntsd. " Then, Mr.
Grady continued Holland said: There's my money;
where Is yours T. Holland paid him $500. Davis then
asked Holland to take tho bag. Holland held u ana
DAVIS drop sd tho money into IT, package after o. eAHo
telling Ioll nd that there $4,000 III all rue Dae
ws then oked Holland still holding IT, Holland rose:
CONE, let go,' he said. to the express oiice.
replied Davis 1t won't do TO 40 out of ths room
that bag; the house Is hllel with detectives
wouldn't think of IT, You dOnt understand tine restrc-
li0ns that placed U.S.. VIII take my chahccs
with tho deteciives,' said Holland. No, you must not
20, reiterated Davis Upon Hollands again assuring |
Davis he quito willing to uust himself on the
strsst with the bag OF counterfeit money, Davis |
became convinced that his Iick vas discovered Ihen
fnlln nund an All Davis nnd IOlAIt |