Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-16
A FATHERS CURSE.
Hssrs on the Head Of Chicago
Patricide.
DREADFUL oR1ME OF PAUL HoL1z.

He Goes to His Fathers Room Willis
the Old Man Is Asleep and Cuts His
-sfroat with a TabIe-Knife--The Dying
Man Points to HIS Son ss His Murder
or and Curses Him with HIS Last
Bresth-Tho Crime Confessed.
CHICAGO, Dec 16-Paul Holtz, boy II
years old, rushed into the West Chicago
avenue station about 1890 last evening
crying excitedly that his father, Carl
Holtz, had committed suicide. The boy
was bareheadsd and only half dressed.
His trousers were rolled up TO his knees,
and he was without coat and vest The
patrol wagon was called Immediately and
an ambulance telephoned for. He gave
bis address as 4O4 West Chicago avenue.
Two or three officers drove as rapidly az
possible to the address given, having in
the meantime picked up DR. Nelson. The
house is in the rear of 4o4, there being two
houses ON the lot. The Hotties live in
three rooms on the second noor
paul Holtx Did It."
Entering the room the elder Holtz was
found lying on the bed with blood flow
ing rapidly from his throat. He could not
speak, but made some inarticulate sounds,
vehemently pointing at his son and then at
piece of paper which was ON the table.
The paper was covered with blood, and
written on it in German: paul Holtz
did 1t" The old man also motioned
for more paper, and wrote sentence to
the effect that his life was insured in the
Ancient Order of United Workmen for
$1,000, and that be belonged to Lodge No.
3i6. As soon as DR.. Nelson had dressed
Holtz' throat he was ableio talk little.
His first remark was:
Terrible Scene at Deathbed.
rs there any one here who can help me,r
4 am here to do everything" said Dr.
Nelson, but can't help you; you must
die Then slowly pointing his finger at
the boy, Holtz said: "You will never have
any luck. May God punish you.r
lie was unable to say any more, as his
wind pipe had been completely severed.
He nearly expired when he was taken
down stairs and placed in the ambulance
and died only ten minutes later when the
wagon was passing Ogden avenue and
Paulina street
some Account of the Family.
The father was cabinet-maker, Al
years old, aud employed at Overbeck's, on
Greeen street, between Irving street and
Chicago avenue. The son has been en-
pioyed by Phillips, a picture frame manu-
facturer. Holtz' wife died about
eight years ago, and since then
father and son have been living to-
gether, doing their own homework the
greater part OF the tune The only other
member of the family Is q married daugh-
ter, Mrs. Richter. Paul is said to have
been q rather unrnly and lazy boy, and
that from these failings he had been led
into quarrels with his father, whose re.
Dukes were frequent and severe.
Didn't XIII Him for Money.
In the absence of other testimony the
boys own statement gives the only COM
plete story. Seeing that denial of the
crime was useless, he tried to exonerate
himself by saying that his father was al
most always drunk, and spent all the
money both made on women He didn't
XII him To get the life insurance,
he said, and continued: Il made up my
mind tonight that would kill him. j
hid a case-knife under my pillow after sup
per. We had a quarrel He chased me
out OF the house, telling me not 10 come
back. went back about 9 O'Clock and
found him in bed. / went TO bed and
when thought be was asleep cut his
throat