Evening star., 1898-06-29
ACTS CAUSE SUSPICION
Arthur Holloway, Citizen Of Georgia, Given
Six Months in Jail.
In the Absence of Bond, Three
Months AdditiOnaI-Cnrried Pistol
and Brass knuckles.

Arthur Holloway, a young man, aged
twenty-one years, who says his home is in
Glenn, near Carrollto n, Carroll county, Ga,
was today sent to Jail by Judge Kimoan
for six months for having pistol and a
pair of brass knuckles concealed on his
person. He was also required to give
bond for $500 for his future good behavior
or serve three months additional in the
ork house.
Holloway was arrested last evening
shortly after 8 O'Clock by Detectives Par
ham, Hartigan and Phillips for alleged
suspicious conduct on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. The evidence showed that Holloway
went to house on 9th street northwest.
where furnished rooms are rented, and
tried to secure room for the night. AS
he had no baggage and acted in a manner
that the proprietor of the house did not
like, he wac refused admission. He after
ward went to another house in the same
neighborhood, where he had a similar ex-
perience.
Holloway then went down 9th street to
Pennsylvania avenue, being followed by
the man who had refused him admission
to his house, and the latter there met the
detectives, whose attention was called TO
Holloway. The suspect was seen to so
from one saloon irto another. Detective
Hartigan followed him into one finally am
noticed that he seemed to be taking very
particular notice of every man in the bar
ROOM As soon es he left the place De-
tective Hartigan stopped Holloway and de-
manded that he explain his previous ac-
tiops.
Almost at the same instant Hartigan no.
ticed that HollowayS clothing was plugged
out and upon examination it was found
that he had a pistol in his hip pocket He
was then taken into custody and after
ward searched. Detective Parham found in
the prisoners possession a pair of knuckles.
Detecfiva PhjllipS also found in OF
Holloway's pockets two letters, one of
which was signed Eva and was written
from Clem The second was signed l.. T.:
Harris and dated at the same place.
The Messages.
In the first named letter Eva" said she
was sorry to hear about Holloway's
shooting scrape. but glad it was no worse
than it was. The writer also warned Hol-
loway to keep out Of gambling places, as
If he frequented them he would be sure to
get into trouble.
In the second letter, which is signed IL.
f. Harris and evidently written by a
woman. the writer speaks of how lonesome
she is because of Holloways long-contin-
ued absence, and informs him that she has
attended to some little matters, as he had
asked her to do. and hopes to see him soon
at her Georgia home.
In reply to questions from Judge Kimball
Holloway said there was absolutely no
letter to shooting scrape except that in
a letter to Miss Harris he, in a spirit of
kidding, wrote that he had been in trou-
BILE of that kind.
Merely an Excuse.
To Star reporter Holloway said he
wrote to his friend that he had shot a man
in Columbia, s. c., and had visited gam
bling places, but that he did so to offer a
reason why he had been SO long in reaching
Washington, his destination.
AS for shooting any one he had not done
So nor did hs gamble. Upon leaving home
shortly before Christmas, he said, he went
to Arkansas to visit some of his kim
folks" and thence went to Florida, where
he remained awhile. But day or two
since he reached Washington. He explain
ed that when going from one place to an
other, as he did last evening on the avenue,
he was trying to find the place whers he
stopped the night before, end as for the
weapons, they came into his possession le-
ultimately and he was no. aware that he
was violating any law by carrying them.
Holloway said mis- father is a wsll-known
Mason at Glen.
After the prisoner was sentenced After
ney Horace Ford became Interested in the
case, and will make a thorough .investiga-
ton Of the story Of thu pris )rer SO far as
concerns his history previous to coming to
Washington.