The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-09
WANTED HIS SISTER KILLED.
A Plan for n Murder which Did Not Come
Out was Expected.

Out was Expected.
Boston, May A prominent real estate
dealer named Luke w. Holman was last even
ing arrested for conspiring to have his sister
murdered. The intended victim, Miss Emeline
Holman, resides in Worcester and owns con-
siderable property, and it was for the purpose
of getting this into his hands that Holman con-
ceived the plan. He made arrangements with
two men to do the job, but they betrayed him
to the police. He was arraigned this afternoon
and placed under $25, 900 bond to answer.
In an interview with Chief Inspector Hans
com, Holman said he did not think he was
doing anything that would render him liable to
punishment 81 thought the blame would all
rest upon the man who did the job" said he.
81 did not think you would get me mixed up in
it any more than hiring a man to cut wood"
The first man that he approached on the sub
ject informed the police, and two police officers
disguised as roughs conducted the subsequent
negotiations until they had conclusive evidence
against him, including a prOmissOry note for
81, 900. Holman declares that the whole affair
is a conspiracy of enemies OF his who led him
on to those negotiations in order TO get him
into trouble. He says that certain unnamed
persons suggested TO him some months ago TO
have his sister robbed of certain papers; this
failed, and then they suggested to him that his
sister be killed. They agreed to find a man to
do the job, and few days ago a well-known
faro player of Boston telegraphed him at
Springfield that the assassin had been found
He came into Boston and the negotiations
which led to his arrest followed.
He said to the detective who was playing the
part of a murderer for hire, he wanted TO have
Miss Emeline put out of the way He told the
officer where she lived, gave him a key to her
ROOM handed him her picture. told him on
which side of the bed she generally lay, she
having lady room mate, and also gave him
plan OF the ROOM He also suggested that as
there were three gold watches in the room he
had better take them, so that robbery would be
as an easy way to kill the woman, that a darn
ing needle be run through her heart. The
murderer was to receive s., 900. His reason for
wanting his sister put out of the way was that
he feared she was going to be married, and that
he would lose all the property.
WORCESTER, Mass, May 4-Emeline D. Hol-
planned by her brother, Luther W. Holman, in
Boston, was seen to-day and professed entire
ignorance of the matter. She was aware of no
motive for the deed, and was greatly shocked
at the tidings. She said her brother Luther
and his family came TO live with her after the
death of Moses Holman, the father in Deem
ber 1887: The family lived there until April,
when they moved. Besides her brother there
were his wife, three sons and two daughters.
Emeline had no quarrel with Luther Mrs.
Charlotte Holman, wife of the prisoner, who
lives here, was astOnished when she heard the
story Her husband left home last Monday for
Boston and said he would return to-day. There
was no iii feeling between him and his sister.
She spoke of her husband as a good man, of
whom no such thing could be truthfully said.