The morning times., 1895-11-10
NO RECORD OF Her ARREST
Serious Charges Made in Divorce
Case Affidavit.
She Declares She Was Imprisoned
and Released with No ENplana-
tion of the Proceeding.

The Imprisonment OF Mrs. Margaret A
/ Holmes and her baby in the First precinct
/ police station, on the night of August d
/ last as then exclusively related in The
/ Times, was explained by an affidavit filed
! in the supreme court clerks office yes
! terday.
Attorneys Samuel d. Smith and c. Z.
! Thorn made motion for leave to file
an answer TO the suit for divorce brought
by Mrs Holmes husband, John Z. Holmes.
The affidavit is in support OF the motion.
Mrs. Holmes says that she was arrested
on Ninth street. between + and G., at
about half-pdst Z on the evening OF August
= last, without any charge being made
against her, and she ana uer seventeen
months old baby were confined in the
station over night She was terrified
and helpless under this treatment, and
hardly knew what she was doing when
her husband, with an attorney and one
other person visited her while d prisoner
next morning.
Her husband told her he was going to
file Il suit Tor divorce against ner and
that she must make no defense. Ii she
did so he would take her baby away. Sne
was greatly distressed at the thought OF
this. But on the other hand her husband
told her that If She followed his advice,
elt NOAlu http tiiih anu NOuio
assist her 10 obtain position where
she could make a living.
Under these circumstances she agreed
10 their plans and was persuaded to sign
some paper, she does not know what. AT
police court she was released without
knowing what charge, if any was brought
against her. She did not even enter the
court room, but sat i'll witness room :,
until told She could go.
81, ir,.n Sl.a no arr .nh ha 10
acting as housekeeper for lady who is
employed in one OF the departments, and
communication with this lady was denied
her.
Mrs. Holmes and Mr.. Truitt, one of her
attorneys, visited the First precinct pO-
lice station last Thursday, but were unable
to find any record of her arrest and deten-
tion. There was no charge entered against
her ON the blotter, and her name does not
appear in any of the station records.
Mrs. Lewis, the matron, made short
memorandum of the case ut the time,
but it contained no name, merely State
ment that mother and cliild had been
there, and that the mother had passed the
night in tears.
Upon Mrs. Holmes release from custody
her husband rented rooms at No. ITO
Fifteenth street northwest. and for time
took care of her and the baby there.
Here she was served with papers in the
divorce proceedings, but under instructions
from Mr.. Holmes and his attorney she paid
no attention TO them.
After a time her HUSBAND deserted her
self and child again, and she has not seen
him since. He left them in destitute cir
cumstances and has never contributed
anything toward their support, although
he is n filst-claSs waiter and earns good
wages.
Mrs. Holmes secured employment in a
lunch room on the corner OF Louisiana
avenue and Sixth street, and as she was
unable TO care for her Guild her husba nd
placed IL in the care of a colored woman
named Mrs. Jasper, who lives on New
York avenue, between Fourth and Fifth
streets.
On October 80 last Mr.. Holmes, It is
charged, removed the child by force, MAX
ing threats that he would call an officer
if he were refused. Since then the child
has not been seen, and its whereabouts is