Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-30
Society People and Millionaire
Brewer Mixed Up In Green
Bay Scandal
TROUBLE AT FISHING CAMP
Millionaire Rahr Takes Stand in His
Own Defense in Suit for Alienation
of Affections of AL HolIman's Wife
Some Racy Testimony introduced
in the Case.

Green Bay Wis, March 30.-"I don't
know whether Mrs. Holman had on
my pantaloons or not the time we
masqueraded in camp at Bendervllle
in 1903, but maybe she did, said Hem
nv Rahr. the millionaire brewer, In
court yesterday, when for the first time
he took the stand in the suit instituted
against him, asking $4,000 for alleged
alienation of the affections Of Mrs.
Alice Greer Holman.
when Mr.. Holman saw Alice en-
erge from the tent he said: You had
better go back and when she replied
that she thought it was all right, as
the other women were doing it, too,
MIR. Holman kicked her and tumbled
her head over heels" continued the
witness.
81 thought it was about time for me
to get out Of the way, SO l Went IN
swimming. After partially dressed i
lay down and lighted a cigar. A mo-
ment later I heard a piercing scream.
Then 1 heard another. !: | ran to the
house as quickly as / could, and saw
Mrs. Holman running as fast as her
limbs could carry her. Her husband
was only a few feet behind her run
ming as fast as he could, and behind
him. also running, was his brother
Fred. She had almost got to where l
was when her husband struck her IN
the neck.
"Mrs, Holman tunbled to the
ground and crawled around behind me.
Fred called his brother, this plaintltt,
all kinds of names He said he was
a scoundrel, and called him other
names. .Al grabbed his wife by the
throat I think he was after a revolt
YER I told his wife, who was on he1
knees at my feet, and his brother, to
try and pacify him and to h1de the
weapon. Fred said he had already
hidden it. That was what saw OIL
the trouble the night the women ofess-
ed in the mems clothes"
Mr.. Rahr told of the presents ne hao
given to and received from the women
members Of the camping party. oae
of the pictures he received was LABEL
ed. Earthly Paradise" He aVerreo
that the bathing suit he bought from
2. local dry goods house in 1903 was not
for Mrs. Holman, but for MilWau-
kee woman. A picture of the MilWau-
kee woman was shown and was identl-
fed by John Verheiden as that OF
woman he had taken in a launch to
Long Tail point in company with Mr..
Rahr for an outing.
Mr.. Rahr testified that he supplied
the champagne for the outing party
and that Mrs. Holman and other Wo-
men frequently went into restaurants
in Green Bay, where they We're at lib
.erty to have what they wanted The
bills came to him, he said. Rahr de-
clared that all this time he was on
friendly terms with the HOLMAN FAM
lily and frequently saw Mrs. Holman
and her husband at the same time.
1t developed during the examination
that Mr.. Roir often played craps"
with the women of the camping party.
On these occasions he was always the
banker and never lost less than 81.
He did not take advantage of the per-
centage which the bank holds in
genuine gambling establishment. He
did this to please the women, he said.
AS evidence of his intimacy with the
Holman family he said he was on
Postmaster Hollman's bond to the sum
of 500 O0O