The herald., 1893-08-16
HOLMAN WOULD TELEGRAPH
And Marshal Gard Had to Pay
the Bills.
A San Diego Curio Who Wanted to
Pose as an Officer.
As Result He Finds Himself In the
County Jail Booked ON Serious
Chsrge-rhs Story of
His Case.

MS V890s
Ben Holman Of San Diego appears to
be either knave or fool, most prob
ably the latter, though he strenuously
denies both allegations.
Holman was arrested in San Diego
yesterday by Deputy United States
Marshal Goodrich orimpersonating an
officer, and landed in the county jail
here about O'Clock last evening.
Holman is dudistic individual in ap-
pearance, and so very naughty in his de-
meanor that he is liable to make q
weighty impression upon the unsuspect'
ing citizen who chances to come his
way.
Ben Holman, plain and simple, as ne
is known on the Pacific coast Che refuses
to tell the place of his nativity, has not
good reputation according to the au-
thcfitiee. -.
He protests, however, that he 10 "a
highly moral Citizen" and the role th.st
he has been playing was strictly in ac-
cord with the spirit of his special set to
''subjugate crime"
AN EXPENSIVE REFoRMER.
Holman is about 80 years old, but 30
ar has refused to locate his starting
point. The first known of him in the
dramatic personnse of the drama in
which he is now attempting to star, WAS
about three weeks ago in the quiet old
bay town of San Diego, and he
branched out as deputy United States
marshal, acting under the orders OF
Marshal Gard, whose objective business
point is we'll known te be in this city.
The fact is, while Marshal Gard has
never known or recognized Holmes oftici-
ally, the festive would-De deputy has
cost him several deprecated silver doll
lars in the way Of telegraphic corres-
pondence.
AKEELEY STUDENT.
Young Holman's initiative at San
Diego was as student of the Kelley
institute. and his besitting vice was
charged up to the morphine habit. He
was visiting patient, but who paid his
initiation fee is not stated.
The gold cure had none of the deaden-
ing effects on his laecivious whims, for
it is said that he soon found running
mates among the dem1 monde.
WHERE HE FELL DOWN.
According to Msrahal Cards story OF
the case Holman had for several weeks
been insisting on being commissioned aa
one of his deputies under the pretense
that he had in sight several cases Of
frank violation of the revenue laws"
out of which the marshal could make
handsome fees, but Holman only wished
authority to make arrests in behalf OF
law and the good OF society.
Within the last three weeks he has
flooded Marshal Cards Office with
voluminous dispatches, and as the
marshal was in San Francisco, they had
to be repeated to him with considerable
expense. In one ef these kilograms
Holman outlined that he had in tow two
valued at $35, 900 in hiding and aeking
for commission instanter go that he
could arrest them along with other
violaters of the law who were also with
in his reach.
Gard declined to issue him any COM
mission, as he had been informed that
Holman was crack.
HoLMAN's FATAL STEP.
Last Saturday Holman went into the
the bar OF Johnson's hotel at La Jolla
and asked for drink of whisky, and
according to Marshal Cards authority
got it and started out, when Johnson
asked him for 15 cents. the regular
charge.
Holman scanned the walls OF the
saloon and not seeing any license of the
United States for the sale of liquor,
asked johnson if he had any such
license, and johnson frankly ac-
knowledged that he did not.
Holman at once arrested johnson and
took him before United States Commits
sioner Sweet for examination. The
commissioner demanded of Holman his
authority to make the arrest, which he
refueed to produce and Johnson was
discharged. Holman walked out of the
Office after imperiously saying that he
would see that his authority was re-
spected hereafter.
A short time afterward he arrested
Tom Gee, q Chinsman, but he was not
taken before the com missioner, it being
alleged that Holman released him on
payment of $3.50. The Chinaman at
once made complaint and Policeman
Ellsworth has since been looking for
Holman.
Officer Goodrich WAS sent down to
San Diego by Marshal Gard to inves-
tigate the matter, and coon after his ar
rival there he arrested Holman. The
case comes within the purview of the
United States, and the state officers
were estopped. Deputy Goodrich ar
rived here last evening at 6 80 with
Holman, and landed him in the county
Jail.
A HERALD reporter who saw him there
found in Goodrich a very plausible
young man. who protested that he was
being persecuted and that on the trial
before jury he would be triumphantly
vindicated.
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