The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-13
Dreams of BurgLar--Slays Wife
Who Is offending Crying Baby;
FLees Half Clad for Physician

carrying It upstairs and placing it un-
/ der his pillow. Returning 20 the first
/ floor, the three went into the dining
/ room and had lunch. Mrs. Hollis began
joking her husband about burglars.
You couldn't Kill burglar anyway
/ she laughingly remarked.
well, you let one show up here and
see" he replied.
/ After that they talked Of other sub
| Jects, ana retired about ii O'Clock
months old The baby has always
! slept with Mrs Forsythe in a room adj
/ joining the one occupied by Hollis and
his wife.
Attends Her Baby.
Early this morning Mrs. Hollis was
awakened by the baby crying. Getting
out of bed she went into her mother
room, and quieted the infant. She re
turned 10 her own room, and just as
she started to walk around the bed
revolver shot rang out.
Mrs Forsythe rushed into the room
and found her daughter clinging 10 the
bed post Blood was streaming from
the wound IN her right breast. Mrs.
FOrsythe took her daughter in her arms
Hugh has shot me- sne said rant
ly. and with the words, oh, mother,
on her lips. died IN Mrs. Forsythe arms
James Z. HBTnauay, washington cor
respondent OF the Indianapolis News,
who lives at 14ls Newton street Aau
/ heard the pistol shot and mad tele-
pnOucd the police OF the Tenth pre-
CinCt. When headquarters received
word Of the shooting Detective now
lett was sent 20 the house In the
meantime Hollis had returned Win
The physician. lie was taken imme-
diats.y 10 the stahon-hoUse, and the
police took charge OF the dwelling
! pending the arrival Of Coroner hewitt
Employed b. Government.
Hollis is the member Of a wel-known
| family Of Louisville, ny. lie has been
! in the Government service FOR about
twelve years. lie is an expert stenoBra-
pher and typewriter and is possessed
! OF considerable business ability.
/ For a number OF years he was a clerk
( in the War Department and later went
/ To Panama. At one time Hc was pri-
] vate secretary to John ". erkes, Com
missioner II Internal Revenue. Later
/ lie served Iu the same capacity 10 Com
| missioner Capers. February 1 he was
/ transferred, ana became private seCre-
I ta-y 20 Nh Gates.
! When see this morning Mr.. Gates said
! that Hollis came 10 him highly recon-
| mended, and was considered one OF the
/ most expert stenograpEers in the Gov
]
/ he had been teaching evenings in the
/ Temple School Of Shorthand.
Mr.. Graham said that Hollis was Of
| a nervous disposition, and IL appeared
| to him that he had been on the verge
/ of breakdown Tor some time. Mr.,
1 Graham said that he was a good worker,
/ and as far as ne knew, was a man of
] excellent habits. lie is thirty years OF
/ age.
/ Mrs. HolIie was a beautiful woman.
| tweuty-four years old. The couple had
/ been married nve years. Mrs. Hollie
| was the daughter of Joel FOrsythe. WHO
] Is employed with telephone company
] ia WdVeFly, a suburb OF Baltimore.
After viewing the body, Coroner New
| lit ordered the body taken to tn.
/ mOTgue for the inquest.
Mother at Inquest.
When brought before the Corones's
jury, which held the inquest at 1890
O'Clock. Mrs. Forsytbe, haltlngly told a
story that coincided in every important
feature with that she had told the po-
lice at the time OF the arrest of Hollis.
Hollis took the stand and told the
jury how he had been asleep when the
shot was fired. and that he knew moth
ing OF what had occurred until aroused
by Mrs. FOrsytue.
I Il don't know a thing. he said ''The
first That l can remember was getting
up and lighting the gas. Then ! asked
/ What has happened %
/ When asked il ne had any recollec-
ton about the revolver, ne said. Il
don't know anything about that. either. h.
! II didn't see IL after / put il under my
pillow last night, when ! went 10 bed.
| nave slept with a revolver under nv
pillow ever since l was six or seven
/ years Did. 7 always keep il there"
Mr.. Hornaday on Stand.
James r. HOrnaday. Of 1913 Newton
street was the next witness called C
/ the stand. Mr. HOrnaday said he wa.
! awakened about O'Clock this morning
by pistol shot. He dressed hurriedly
and went to the Hollis home Half way