The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20
HF INIERCEPTS LETTERS
THREATENS AND CURSES HIS
RIVAL ANONYMOUSLY.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM COMPLEX
Not Only Read the Letters on Both Sides
But Tore Up a Rivals Letter and Re
turned it, Forging the Young
Lady's Name.

which he thought might come to hlm
through his love for pretty NIlllc HICKS;
Jealous of the attention bestowed upon
her by a rival. and tired of Il lie tiat
he thought lacked variety III the niue
town Of Apex. young w. Hubert Hole
man committed grave crimes last spring.
Yesterday he stood preliminary trlal
for these offences before United States
Commissioner Nichols and to-day he is
at home under heavy bond for his APP
nearancc at the next term of Federal
court in this city. OF his conviction at
that time and his subsequent punish
mcnt. there can be no doubt. The evil
dencc against him is Overwhelming.
He is eighteen years of age, and IS q
son Of Nathan Holleman. a leading Re
publican of Wake county and postmaster
at Apex. The elder Holleman has been
postmaster there ever since Mr.. MclAln-
ley's administration began. ONE SIN
months ago he sworc in his son Hubert.
as assistant postmaster and clerk. 1t
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 800.
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 p~rettier 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 a 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 lis jealous rage.
At first he contented himself with tear
ing open the letters. reading them. then
putting them in a 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
ters to Miss Hicks and instead of put
ting it =" 4 new envelope and sending
it on i, way after reading it he tore
it up and enclosed it with the following
letter back to Edwards:
Holly Springs.
April 70. 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 q trick
and investigates. 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 nymrOe if you do I'll beat
hell out of you ---. You -
AND ENEMY.
Apex, y. c.
But the letter didn't scare Edwards
worth Il 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 keen
quiet. This he did until recently. when
the matter was put into the hands of
PoStoftice Inspector Gregory. of Greens
boro. who soon collected sufficient evl-
dence to prove young Hubert Hollcman'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 10 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.
written in the same hand as were the
letters sent to Edwards:
Latta, S. c.. May g. 1898.
Kind frind
seen your name in the World for
Jurisprudence and i am sort of a corspon.
dence kind and will Answer if if Won
think YOU could afford to write to .
South Carolina boy please saw 90 nv
answering this.
Your Trend.
w. II. HOLLEMAN
If anything else were needed to com.
nIete the chain of evidence it was th,
following slip of paper picked UP one dan
in the postoffice at Apex:
B good at home and better abroad
Love Arthur Edwards and serve The
Lord.
y. c. TURNER"
This piece of paper had been enclose,
Nv Mics Hicks in a letter to Edward