The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
WOUNDED HIS wIFE'S BOARDER.
Then Thomas IT.. HOlbert Proceeded to
Beat Mrs. HOlbert.

Edward A. Jones, until recently a foreman
in G~eiscndorff's wooden mills, was badly
hurt last night, while trying to prevent
Thomas T.. Holbert from choking his wife,
Minnie Holbert. Last week Mrs. Holbert
brought a suit in the Superior Court for d.
vorce. charging her husband with desertion
and cruelty to herself and children. The
couple nave been separated since March Is.
Since then, and. i'm fact, for some time be-
fore, Mrs. Holbert says her husband has
failed to provide for her. Last week she
thought she would have to give up the rooms
she was renting from Mrs. j. A.. Gieman, at
227 North West street. as the rent was to
fall due yesterday. Mrs. Gieman put up a
card in Mrs. Holbert's window, announcing
that the rooms were to be let. Mr.. Jones
had been living further down West street,
and wanted to change lodging places. See
ing the sign. he inquired of Mrs. Holbert
about the remises. She informed him that
the rooms she occupied would soon be va
Gated. He told her that he wanted a single
room, and Mrs. Holbert, after talking with
Mrs. Gieman, decided to let her front room
to Mr.. Jones. Saturday night he took pos
Last evening Mrs. Holbert and Mr.. Jones
sat in his room talking for quite a time, and
1t seems that the woman's husband was
watching them from the outside. About 10
O'Clock she decided to retire. and started to
her own apartments in the rear OF the house.
She and Mr.. Jones walked into the dining
room and stood at the stove talking for a
moment, when the front door bell rang sud
denly. Mrs. Holbert went to the door and
saw her husband standing on the step. He
brushed past her, exclaiming that he wanted
to see who was with her. Rushing through
the front room, he found Jones standing at
the fire, and demanded what he was doing
In that house. Mr.. Jones explained that he
had rented the front room, and had a perfect
right there. Holbsrt then turned to his wife
a-I ~A-at1 - g.
divorce, and declared that he had never
abused her. as charged in her complaint.
Angry words passed between the enraged
husband and wife. He sprang at her and
grabbed her by the throat. When Jones in
terfered. Holbert drew a large bowlder from
his pocket and hurled 1t at him. hitting him
by the flow of blood from the wound upon
his forehead, and staggered into his own
room. Holbert, finding that Jones was rem
dered helpless, beat his wife numerically
about the face and breast. She finally broke
away from him and started for the front
door. He overlook her, after throwing a
managed 10 get outside-although he was
still beating her--and screamed for help. Her
husband fed. Tenants in the other part OF
the house were aroused by the screaming
and rushed into her rooms. Jones. with the
blood streaming from the wound in his fore
head. was assisted 10 his bed. Some one tele-
Sergeant Schwab drove TO the house. but
found that their assistance was not needed,
as Holbert had disappeared. Captain Quigley
took his description, and an effort will be
made to arrest him to-day.
Mrs. Gieman. says that Holbert and his
wife have both been married before, and
that most OF their trouble was due 10 the
fact that Mrs. Holbert had three small chill
dren He disliked to be bothered with them,
and made her promise 10 send them 10 the
Soldiers Orphans Home, at Knightstoyn.
This she has made an effort to do. Recently.
since her husband left her. when she re-
fused to leave the house and take her chill
dren with her. Mrs. Holberf has secured
homes for two of them. Mrs. Holbert saws
that she was married last July. Three
months a~fterward her husband left her and
was gone until last December. When she
married him Mrs. Holbert was In business
for herself. She says her husband refused TO
work and compelled her TO support him.