San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-11
THE TOM HOLT CASE.
Charged With Burglary With In
tent To Commit Rape
He Is Accused Of ImperSOnating a
Call Boy With a Message For
Mrs, jameson. Wife OF
An Engineer

The trial Of Tom Holt, charged with
burglary with intent to commit rape,
was begun in the Thirty-seventh Dis
trict court this morning. This indict-
ment charges that on May 3, 1897,
Holt forcibly entered the house of
Harry Jameson, an engineer on the
Southern Pacific, at S25 Willow street
during the absence of Mr.. Jameson,
with the intent to ravish Mrs. Cath
crime Jameson, wife of Harry Jane
son.
The first witness placed on the stand
| was Mrs. Jameson. She testified that
| on the night of May 3, about IL
| o'clock, someone rang the front door
bell of her residence, and that she
| sent her servant, Maggie Brady out
| to see who it was. The latter return
ed, saying it was a call boy, who said
he had message to deliver to Mrs.
Jameson. The witness went to the
door, but only saw the lantern, and
could not see who it was ON account of
the thick glass of the door. When
Mrs. Jameson opened the door the
"call boy" she said, forced himself
in, and she ran out in the back yard,
with the "call boy" after her. He
grabbed her by the arm and pulled
her towards him. She screamed and
he said, "Now Mrs. Jameson, don't
act like that. l want you to come
with me, so that l can explain to you.
| won't hurt a hair of your head"
She said that she did not know who
he was as it was too dark. She said
buggy was in front of the house, in
which the ''call boy" drove up. She
said that he did not say anything
more to her than what is quoted
above.
The next witness called was Maggie
Brady, the servant girl. She said that
Mrs. Jameson and her seven-year-old
daughter were sleeping together in
one bed and the baby was in cradle,
next to the bed. Witness slept in an
other room. She said that defendant,
pointing to Tom Holt, who was sit
ting next to his counsel, called at the
house about IL o'clock that night and
that she went to see who it was. He
had lantern and said he was call
boy and had a message for Mrs. Jane.
son. She said she did not know him,
but saw his face in the light and that
the defendant was the one. She said
that when defendant followed Mrs.
Jameson to the back yard witness ran
to the residence of Frank Marek, who
lives next door, to call him TO help
her. She said she soon returned, but
that defendant had disappeared. She
and Mrs. Jameson spent the balance
of the night at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Marek.
Frank Marek was the third witness
on the stand He said that he lives
at 500 Willow street and that on the
| night of May 3, he was awakened by
Maggie Brady, who told him that
someone is at Mrs. Jameson's resi-
dence. Marek heard someone call,
maggie amt you never coming
| back" which was Mrs. Jameson call
| ing her servant girl, after the latter
had gone to call Marek. He then rails
| ed the window of his house facing the
Jameson residence, and saw a man in
| the yard. He could only see the mans
| head on account of the high fence and
| told him to get away from there. The
man refused to obey the command
and witness said. "Well, get move on
| you" He said he didn't know who he
/ was, as it was dark and he could not
see his face.
Attorney Tarleton, of counsel for
defense. produced a letter and asked
Mrs. Jameson If she did not write that
letter.
| ''No. sir. / did not" was her reply.
"Have you ever seen this letter be-
fore?'
eyes, 1 have seen it in the grand iu-
ry ROOM"
$50 you haven't written this letter?'
'No. sir. emphatically no. That's
plain enough English, l suppose"
"Did you ever invite Mr. Holt to
your houseT
"No."
do you know George Wurzbach?"
EYES,"
"Have you ever invited Louis Man
ger to your house"
Eyes, once"
Glow long did he stayT'
"Well, you needn't cast any slurs.
Mr.. Jameson knows about it. He's a
friend of ours. We went to school to-
gether"
"well. can't you tell how long he
stayed"
"He came about s o'clock and stay
ed till about 1890 or IL"
"Do you know Clint Kearney?"
'No. but I know Steve Kearney."
The courtroom was crowded with
sppct tors, who appeared amused at
the testimony of the prosecuting wit
ness. as her answers were in direct ac-
cordance with the questions and her
sarcasm often provoked laughter from
the audience which had to be called
to order several times. 49,.