The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
DEMISE Of THE HOLMANS.
NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE OF AUS
TIN FOUND DEAD IN HOUSTON
YESTERDAY.
letters 70 HIS AUSTIN RELATIVES.
Found in the Room Were to the Eff
feet That They WOrshfpped
Each Other-Were Read
ut the Inquest.

Houston, Tex, March 30.-(Special.) y
This forenoon at Ills O'Clock Mrs. A.
]. Holman died at the residence, sos
Labranch street, of Mrs. Collins, and in
the same room and bed Mr.. A. j. Holman
died during the night.
Their condition was discovered about
10 o'clock, before Mrs. Holman died, and
upon the news getting upon the streets
crowd soon gathered there. Justice
Fietze was one of the first and held an
inquest to get at the facts of the affair.
Mary B. Collins, being sworn said: 81
have known deceased about two weeks
He and his wife came to my house and
rented rooms about two weeks ago; they
came from Austin; they seemed to be
very happy couple and did not notice
anything strange about them; this morn
ing about o'clock l heard a noise il
the room as if some one was at the
wash stand, and heard moaning from the
lady, and about $50 o'clock | went t.
the room and found A. j. Holman, the
man, dead, and the woman in a dyins
condition. | did not find any bottles o
anything that would indicate what the!
took. Deceased wrote me note, say
ing that he desired me to telegraph his
brother at Austin and that he desired
me to mail the letters"
Sim Carney, being sworn, said: 81
know nothing further than has beer
stated by Mrs. Collins, except that
heard groans all through the night from
the room occupied by the deceased"
Three letters found in the room were
also taken in evidence. On the table il
the room was found one addressed to theil
landlady, as follows:
March 20, 1S97-Dear Mrs. Collins
My wife and l beg your pardon for doing
what we are about to do. We are strang
ers to you, but have learned to like yor
these few days we have been with you
as you have been so nice to us, dear mad
am. We ask your forgiveness once more
NV brother is city drummer for Nelson
Davis u Co. of Austin, Texas. Theil
telephone number is 81.
"a. j. HOLMAN,
BERTHA HOLMAN.
"P. S.-Please mail our letters anC
oblige. JACK AND BERTHA F."
One was addressed to ]. s. Holman
care Nelson Davis & Co., Austin, as fol
lows:
Dear Jasper-Please bury my dear lit
tie wife and | together in the same cof.
mn. Dear brother, we love one another
so, Bertha and l. Please do as | re-
quest. Goodbye, dear brother.
~, "A. ]. HOLMAN"
Inc other, directed to Miss Annie Incl,
loo congress avenue, Austin, Texas. was
as follows: 1890 ""S
Houston, Texas, March 20, '97-Miss
ANNE Luck: Dear SISTER, am very
sorry to say so, but shall never see Won
again. Jack is going to die, and I am
going to die with him. l love him Sc
That l do not want to live without him
| knew it before l ever left Austin.
hated to leave you all, but it is for the
best. What have a-living? Jack and
worship one another. | suppose thai
We will be buried together, at Jacks re.
quest. We will have been married two
weeks, tomorrow, and l have lived han
pier those two weeks than all nv life
before. | never went back to Wasdick's
for 1t rained Sunday. Dear sister. takf
care OF yourself and be careful with what
boys you go. Please do not grieve. fo,
die very happy, and there is no use of
It. lnclosed you will find my trunk kew
20 IN my trunk and use everything .yo,
have use for, and you can 90 to Jaco6v,s
ana get that. Tell them that am sorry
left them as did, but glad came viii
Jack | leave the ring that Jack gave
me IN my purse, and if you ever get II
give it to Tillie. for promised it to her
q month ago. Tell Will Emler goodhva
FOR me. | wrote him three weeks AGO
I shall bid you all goodbye forever. Give
my love to all at home and tell them MOI
to grieve for me. | remain. yonr sistnr '
49,, MRS. A. ]. HOLMAN"
At the head of this letter was wr;t+or
this note: wac Which
Dear Annie-My little Bertha and 7
worship one another. Goodbye.
After taking Mrs. Collins, testimonr
and seeing the letters, Justice Fiet1ss
turned the bodies over to Ross &, WRIGHT
Mrs. Collins testified that the neonlc
had been at her house two weeks bi,t Ih,
ing. Will 'iiis morn
The following articles were fonnd nv
the coroner in the house: Two coats two