The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-18
THREATENS AND CURSES HIS
RIVAL ANONYMOUSLY.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM COMPLETE
Not Only Read the Letters on BoIh Sides,
But Tore Up Rivals Letter and Re
turned it, Forging the Young
Lady's Name.

through his love for pretty Willie Hicks;
jealous of the attention bestowed upon
her by rival, and tired of a life that
he thought lacked variety in the little
town of Apex, young W. Hubert Hole
man committed grave crimes last spring.
Yesterday he stood preliminary trial
for these offences before United States
Commissioner Nichols and to-day he is
at home under heavy bond for his APP
pearance at the next term of Federal
court in this city OF his conviction at
that time and his subsequent punish
ment, there can be no doubt. The evil
dence against him is overwhelming.
He is eighteen years of age, and Is Il
son of Nathan Holleman, leading Re
publican of Wake county and postmaster
at Apex The elder Holleman has been
postmaster there ever since Mr.. McKin-
ley's administration began. ONE six
months ago he swore in his son Hubert,
as assistant postmaster and clerk. IT
was while acting in this capacity that the
young man committed the crimes of
which he stands charged and for which
he was yesterday put on trial. There were
two counts in the Indictment against
him: OBTAINING, delaying and opening
letters that passed through his office,
and sending through the mails obscene
and vulgar letters. On both charges
he was found guilty and held in a bond
of 500.
Clearly jealousy was the cause of these
crimes. OF all the girls of young HUI
bert's acquaintance he was most fond of
his cousin. Miss Willie Hicks, who lived
in Holly Springs. She was prettier than
any of her companions, and her black eyes
red lips and rosy cheeks gave young
Hubert no rest. He loved her desper |
ately. But his passion was not returned. |
Then there was rival. Arthur Ed |
wards was his name and he was at |
work in Cary. Now the letters that |
passed between Miss Hicks and young |
Edwards had to go through the Apex |
office. The frequent correspondence |
first aroused Holleman's curiosity and
next his jealous rage
At first he contented himself with tear |
ing open the letters, reading them, then
putting them in new envelope and
sending them to the person for whom
they were intended. This was done
many times. This was his first crime |
Then Hubert planned how he might put
an end to the correspondence, and in
doing this he committed his second Of
Tense. He opened one of Edwards let
tiers to Miss Hicks and instead Of put
ting it in a new envelope and sending
it on its way after reading it he tore
it up and enclosed it with the following
letter back to Edwards:
Holly Springs,
April u, 1913.
Mr.. Edward
Don't you ever Dare to write me
again you grand oil dog you have lied to
me now goodby forever.
WILLIE HICKS.
Don't never speak to me again you
devil you.
After mailing this Holleman evidently
feared Edwards might suspect n trick
and investigate, so he penned and mailed
the following, written in the same hand
as was the first letter purporting to
come from Miss Hicks:
Holly Springs,
April u, '9S.
Mr.. Edwards
Dear sir don't you ever dare to write
to my girl anymore if you do I'll beat
hell out of you You
AND ENEMY.
Apex, n. G.
But the letter didn't scare Edwards
worth cent. He went to HOlIeman's
father, the postmaster, and asked an In.
vestigation, little suspecting who the real
criminal was. The man promised TO in.
vestigate and begged Edwards to keep
quiet. This he did until recently. when
the matter was put into the hands of
Postoffice Inspector Gregory, of Green's
boro. who soon collected sufficient owl
dence to prove young Hubert Holleman's
guilt.
1t was not until during the summer
that either Miss Hicks or Edwards even
suspected the identity of the man who
was trying to come between them. About
the last Of April, Hubert went to South
Carolina and continued to sow to the
wind. His love for Miss Hicks was not
forgotten and about the middle Of the
month she received the following letter,
wrisen in the same hand as were the
letters sent to Edwards:
Latta, s. c., May 8, 1893.
Kind frind
seen your name in the World for
corspondence and am sort of a corspon-
dence KIND and will answer IL if Won
think you could afford to write to
South Carolina boy please say so by
answering this.
Your friend,
w. II. HOLLEMAN.
If anything else We're needed to com
plete the chain of evidence it was the
following slip of paper picked up one dav
in the postoffice mt Apex:
BE good at home and better abroad
Love Arthur Edwards and serve the
Lord
u. c. TURNER"
This piece Of paper had been enclosed
by Miss Hicks in letter to Edwards