The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-01-18
THIS is TERRIBLE.
Greensboro Has a Great Scandal
---PrOminent PeOple Involved.


prominent People Involved.
For several days sickening and sensa-
tional reports have been rife, in the pub
lie prints and by word of mouth, about
an affair that has shaken the founda-
tons OF Greensboro's society circles. All
sorts of rumors have been current, and
while we delight not in printing such
things, as the Greensboro Record says it
is best for all concerned that the true
facts be given lest others should suffer
wrongly. When no names are called and
the simple statement is made that" some
of the best known society people and
connections Of the most prominent fami-
lies in the place are mixed up in the af
fair an imputation may be cast upon
innocent persons. While The particulars
are not exactly as at first reported, and
nobody was killed and fewer names men-
toned in the account below published,
they are too bad as they are, and the
GOLD LEAF heartily deplores the whole
thing. We copy from the Greensboro
Record. with apologies to our readers for
publishing anything at all about the
matter:
Newspapers are always as eager for
the news as their readers, but we confess
that we have an item which we take no
delight in publishing.
We do so, however, first, because it is
duty we owe our readers; second, be-
cause it is better to g i've the straight of
it than tC try to smooth it up and let
garbled extracts go out which might do
injustice, not only to the parties con-
cerned but to others who are innocent.
1t was not given on Saturday simply
because it was utterly impossible to get
the facts with anything approaching the
truth.
What is here given comes from a re-
liable source and can be depended upon
For some time Captain E. l.. Gilmer
has suspected inidelity on the part of
his wife, who is a daughter of Col.
Thomas b. keogh, and a sister to Mrs.
Chas. H. Conrad, of Danvile.
On Friday morning last Mr.. Gilmer
left here on the 1870 Il. IN. train, Osten-
sibly for two days trip to Raleigh.
That night at 7:2O, 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 learn ed,
for he left the train somewhere below the
station and took back street.
About II o'clock he entered his moth
er's residence where his wife sometimes
stays in his absence, on North Elm, i'm
mediately 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
a man was also there The door was
locked.
Concealing himself across the hallway,
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 the arrival of
the train for the North, it is believed the
man in the room was being 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 concealment, saw man, after
wards ascertained to be Frank Holland,
of Danville, standing in front of the
mantlepiece with his overcOat on his arm
as if ready to depart. No light was in
the room with the exception OF what was
given forth by small fire in CRATE.
Mr. Giimer 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.
Glmer had run from the room.
After the shooting Mr.. Gilmer came
out and locked the door. \ friend who
came up, insisted on sending for a ply
stefan. This was done, but when he ar
rived and vent to the room Holland was
gone, having jumped out on to the top
of porch and to the ground.
There We're traces of blood showing
how he had descended, but he was nowhere
to be found. The truth is that when Hol-
land 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 arrived,
being behind time, and on it he went to
Danyille.
He is shot through the feshy part OF
the right thigh, but there is no danger
OF death-only a flesh wound.
1t is understood that Mr. Gilmer has
taken steps to secure divorce at once.
His wife, we understand, says she was
guilty OF great indscretion but not OF
criminality.
Whether she intends to fight the suit
for divorce is not known.