The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-16
FRANK HOLLAND SHOT.
THERE <TE TwO VERSIONS OF
THE CIRcUMsTANCEs.
IL Occurred at greensboro y. Co. rr'o"'
Night-CaptaIn GiImer Did the S"o''-
ipc-Ths Report From Dsnviiis'

GREENSBORO. ". c.. JAM l1--spec'a''
A shoottng affair In high social circles
rs hoo, brought 20 light in this city
which. on account Of the pro"'i"e"o'
the parties connected, is CAUSING " s''"S
ao., ., excitement The particulars are
- ,o,,ous. ON Friday morning last cap
80. cur,er left the city. ostensibly lot
.-dovs. trip 10 Raleigh, but ne re-
turned the same night. although uhhno""
% his wife. who was at the Tram ~
-. him II is understood that ne 'ei'
IT. ., one of the street CROSSINGS
w ,be suburbs OF the city, ana wen.
,',s residence, where he remalneu uiei
about IL O'CLOCK. -. a. .ho raei-
a, ahout that time he went 10 the resi-
dence of his mother. Mrs. John a. ui-
mer who. lives directly opposite ne own
residence on north Elm street, where MS
,,ro so,notirnes STAYED during his absence.
Pemoving his shoes. so as not 10 aio"oS
his mother. who had retired for the nsn.,
no went upstairs. Mr.. GUmer saw man
co,na ,,n-stairs go to the door, hho.n
oontlv ana leave. No one knows VINO thV
nan was It was about time TOT ihe noi ~
hound train on the Ricnmond ana pa'lNnI9
road to arrive. Capt. Gilmer saw ''',i,,
of
Holland. a prominent society man ..
Oanviile. va, standing with his overcoai
ON his arm as If ready TO depart. -
No light was In the room. except ui'n
ere light from the CRATE. Capt. rllihel
,hen rushed out, and fiasnlnS IA
lantern full in the face Oh youns
Holland, shot him. Holland zen
mis- tracks. In the mean time Mrs'
Gilmer had rushed from the room. I'M
mediately after the shooting capt. 'iiih'i
came out and locked the door. Az the SUE
cestion of friend, who met MN led'ine
the house Capt. Gilmer sent for a physi-
o,an Int when he reached the room Hol-
land had gone. All day Saturday the com
munitv was fun OF curiosity as to the
whereabouts OF Holland, the police having
made a careful search and failed 10 ma
MIN. IL Is now learned that Holland, VINO
only received flesh wound In the thish,
o,,icklv made his way to the railroad
station. and. as the train for Danvllle
was late. succeeded in getting aboard
His wife is a daughter OF Coionei
Thomas +. Keogh, a well-known Dolitl-
clan of this State, and late Worlds Fair
cnr,noissioner. CAPTAIN Gilmer had an or
dor to-day served on Mrs. keoSh, his
r,,fe,s mother. who has been residing at
bic bouse and his sister-in-law, VINO
came over from Danville last night, 10
vacate his premises at once. His wife VIII
ha allowed ample time TO leave. Their
only child is now in her keeping.
The Version From Danvilie.
DANVILLE. VA, Jan. D.-Special.-
Frank ID. Holland who was signify
wounded in Greensboro Friday night IN
the alteration with Ellison Gilmer. OF
nat Mace. came home by the early train
saturday. reaching here at \. ~.
and vent TO the hotel. where he re-
Tnained until last night. when he went TO
his room uptown. The affair was kept
very quiet. and nothing whatever was
known Of il here outside of his imme-
date family and his most intimate friends
until Sunday. His wound is a slight
flesh wound in the leg just below the
thigh. The bail struck a metallic match-
box in Hollands pocket and glanced
otherwise the wound would have been
serious. He will be out in day or two.
Holland emphatically and Indignantly
denies that there was any foundauoii
for Gilmer's suspicion. There are many
rumors here about the affair, most Oh
which are very sensational. The state
ment of Hollands friends Is that the
shooting occurred in the parior OF Nlrs'
Judge Gilmer. mother Of Ellison Gilmer,
and in the presence Of Mrs. Judge Gilmer,
| Mrs. Ellison Gilmer, Mrs. Dick, and Mr..
McElwee: that the young men were
lust SAYING goodnight TO the ladies' wheh
| Gilmer came In and commenced nrinS on
| Holland The women screamed, ana the
elder Mrs Gilner seized Gilmer. ana man
aged. with the assistance OF Mrs. DICK
TO control him, when Holland and Me
| Elwee. at the request of Mrs. 1llmer'
| ST., left the room.