The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-18
GREENSBORO'S SCANDAL.
THE RECORD PRINTS THE PAR
..TICULARS.
How Capt. Gilmer Caught Holland and
His Wife-Wil Ask for a Divorce
An Unfortunate Affair

His Wife-Nil Ask for Divorce
An Unfortunate Affair.
The Record prints the particulars
OF GreensbOrO'S unfortunate affair,
and says that the reason it was not
given in Saturdays issue was simply
because it was utterly impossible TO
get the facts with anything approach
ing the truth. What is here given, J"
saws the Record, ''comes from relia-
BILE source and can be depended upon"
For some time Captain E. l.. Gil
mer (sonof Judge Gilmer) has sus-
pected infdeiity on the part of his
wife, who is a daughter of Col. Thos.
B. Keogh, and sister of Mrs. Courad,
of DanvilIe.
On Friday morning last Mr. Gilmer
left Greensboro on the 1880 d. N. train,
ostensibly for two days trip to Raj
eigh. That night at 1:20, it is now
learned, he returned. His wife was
at the train and inquired for him, but
failed to find him. No one saw him,
as far as can be learned. for he left
The train somewhere below the STA
ton and took back street.
At about 10 o'clock he entered his
sometimes stays in his absence, on
North Elm, Immediately opposite his
own home. His mother had retired.
Divesting himself of his shoes, he
went up stairs, and soon ascertained
that his wife was in one of the bed
rooms and that man was also there.
The door was locked.
Concealing himself across the hall
way, he awaited developments. Soon
some one came up stairs and going TO
this room, gently raped on the door.
AS it was then about time for tie ar
rival of the train for the north; it is
believed the man in the room was be-
ing notified that it was time to go to
the depot. Who this party was it is
not necessary to state-in fact we
don't know.
However, when he raped on the
door it was opened. Mr.. Gilmer, from
his place of concealmeDt, saw man,
afterwards ascertain ed to be Frank
Holland, of Danville, standing in
front of the mantel-piece with his
overcOat on his arm if ready to depart.
No light was in the room with the
exception of what was given forth by
a small fire in a CRATE.
Mr.. Gilmer then rushed from his
place of concealment, flashed a dark
lantern full in the face of Holland
and shot him.
Holland fell in his tracks and rolled
under the bed. In the meantime Mrs.
Gilmer had ran from the room.
After the shooting Mr.. Gilmer came
out and locked the door. A friend
who came up insisted on sending for a
physician. This was done, but when
he arrived and went to the room Hol-
land was gone, having jumped out on
to the top of porch and to the
ground.
There were traces of blood showing
how he had descended, but he was no
where to be found and as far as we
have been able to ascertain no one
around here has set eyes on him since.
All day Saturday there was much
curiosity felt about the matter. The
police had got on to it and were trying
to locate Holland. They had him in
first one place then another, while
every man had clue, but when run
down it was found to be incorrect.
Then, too, it was said Holland was
mortally wounded, having been stab
bed as well as shot.
The truth is that when Holland
reached the ground he made tracks
down North Elm, down Smith street
to the railroad, which he followed back
to the depot where the train soon ar
rived, being behind time, and on it he
went to Danville.
He is shot through the fieshy part
of the right thigh, but there is no
danger of death-only flesh wound.
1t is understood that Mr.. Gilmer
has taken steps to secure divorce at
once. An order, it is also understood,
was served on Mrs. Keogh, his
wife's mother who has been residing
at his house, and Mrs. Conrad, who
came over Sunday, night to vacate his
premises. His wife will be given am
pie time to leave. There is one child
about three years old, now in the Gus
tOdy of the mother.
Much sympathy is expressed espe-
rially for Mrs. Judge Gilmer, mother
of Capt. Gilmer. She had been to
church and on her return had no idea
a1yone was in the house. To say that
she was shocked and mortified beyond
measure is to put it lightly. She had
no suspicion Of wrong doing and the
whole matter burst upon her like
flash of lightning.
1t is said Mr.. Gilmer took no one
into his confidence, but laid his own
plans and carried them out to the
best of his ability.
His wife, we understand, says she
was guilty of great indiscretion but
not of criminality. Whether she in
not known. II she does there will
likely be stirring up of things, for
we understand, how true we are una
BILE to say, that several correspond
ents will be named of exceedingly
great prominence throughout the
State.
THE VERSION FROM DANvILLE.
A special from Danville says that
Frank d. Holland, who was slightly
wounded in Greensboro Friday night
in the alteration with Ellison Gil
mer, of that place, came home by the
early train Saturday morning, reach
ing there at a. m., and went to the
hotel, where he remained until last
night, when he went to his room up
town. The affair was kept very quiet,
and nothing whatever was known OF
it here outside of his immediate fam
lily and his most intimate friends un-
til Sunday His wound is slight
flesh wound in the leg just below the
thigh. The ball struck a metallic
matchbox in Hollands pocket and
glanced, other wise the wound would
have been serious. He will be out in
day or two.
Holland emphatically and indIg
foundation for Gilmer's suspicion
There are many rumors here about
the affair, most of which are very sen
sational. The statement of Holland:
friends is that the shooting occurred
in the parlor of Mrs. Judge Gilmer
and in the presence of Mrs. Jndg'
Gllmer, Mrs. Ellison Gilmer, Mrs
Dick, and Mr.. M. @. McEiwee; tina
the young men were just saying good
night to the ladies, when Gilmer cam
in and commenced firing on Holland
The woman screamed, and the eide
Mrs. Gilmer seized Gilmer, and man