New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-05
TO HAVE HIS SISTER KILLED.
ARRESTED WHILE HIRING A MURDERER.
SINGULAR PLOT OF A REAL ESTATE BROKER IN
BosroN-sUeeEsTING DARNIHG-NEEDLE AS

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BosroN-sUeoEsrISe A DARNING-NEEDLE AS
WEAPON.
Boston, May 4-Chef Inspector 1Ianscom and In
spectors Gerraughty, Houghton and Collins last night
arrested Luke W. Holman. real estate broker at No.
-oo "ashingtonst, on charge OF conspiracy to cause
.he murder Of Miss Emene q. Holman. who lives at
NO. IL Frtiitst.. Worcester. In December 1887. Ho-
mans father died, leaving property valued at $4,000
MISS Emeline r. Holman. who is halfslster to Luke
w., was appointed oxecutrix, and Holman, tho
prisoner, was to be allowed the of $1,000 Miss
Emelne was keeping company with q gentleman
anu Holman conceived the idea. SO he
says. that tho two would be married and
'ne property left by the father squandered. In
order to prevent this Holman conceived the dca Of
either numbering his sister himself getting somo
one to do so. Holman has two homes, one at the
Aidne House In Court-st, In this city, and one at
NO Goldst, Worcester. He could not nerve him
self to do the deed and he came Boston In search
Oh some person who would carry out his plans He
found man who agreed to got another man to do the
Killing The disclosed the matter to Chief In
spector Htnscom. 1t was arranged that Holman
should meet the man who was 10 do the murder, on
Boston Common, on May /. Holman was promptly
on hand at the appointed hour and was Inspector
Collins, the latter being disguised rulIan. Hol-
nan said he wanted to have Mss Emone put out OF
the way. lie told the officer where she lived, gave
him key to her room, handed him her picture, told
him on which side of tho bed she generally lay, she
having lady room mate, and also gave him plan
Of the He also suggested that as there were
three gold watches in the room, he should take them,
SO that robbery would be suspected, and he also sug
gested easy way to kill the woman that darning
needle he run through her heart. The murderer was
to receive 1000. Inspector Collins agreed to tho
plan, and q second meeting arranged for last
evening. Holman again on hand and
In company with Collins Inspector
tho rfofa ruff an
The plans for the murder were again gone over The
job was to be done this evening, and the money was
to be paid on May Is. Holman to be In Spring
field when the Job was performed. Holman then
turned away and was Immediately arrested Upon
Holman was found 44-calibre revolver and sung-
shot. He declares that he Induced TO go into tho
plot by certain persons who had purposes of their own
to accomplish. He added: The whole matter is
conspiracy against me put up by some gamblers In
the city, and perhaps the man who is keeping my SIS
ers company is mixed up with It. / have wife and
Ave as good children live on earth, and do not
for myself personally, but don't want my family
to suffer-
This afternoon Holman arralgned In the NUM-
cipal Court and held In $4,000 bonds for tho Grand
Jury. In a brief interview with Chief Inspector
Hanscom, Holman said he did not think ne was doing
anything that would render him liable to punishment
Z" thought the blamc would all rest upon the man
who did the job" said he. q did not think 1t would
get me mixed up In 1t any moro than hiring man
to cut wood.1
Inspector Gerraughty, who first heard Of the plot,
said that Holman first tried to get member of the
Paddy Gaines gang to work for him. lie represented
that he wanted man to break into house and secure
some papers OF value only to him.
EmclIne B. Holman. whose murder is said to have
been planned by her brother, Luther W. Holman,
found Worcester to-day and proessed entire ig
of the matter. She was aware OF no possible
motive for the deed and was greatly shocked at the
tidings.
Mrs. Charlotte Holman, wife Of the prisoner, was
astonisbed when she heard the story. There was no
Ill feeling between him and his sister She spoke
of hcr husband as good man Of whom no such thing
could be truthfully said
Deacon Wilson, one OF the executors Of Moses iIol
mans will said Luther was entitled to ~, 900 minus
his Indebtedness to his father This debt note for
81 700. Luther claimed that It was invalid as he
had gone into bankruptcy two years before his fathers
death This matter Is still In dispute although
Luther has already received the full amount due him.
Luther he says has been entirely sefsupport-