Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-13

he talked referred to the affair as an acct
william J. Davis. 141o Chaplin street,
WIS called at the suggestion OF counsel
to teal of the domestic relations IN the
Hollis home The relations between tioi-
lie and wife he said were cordial. and he
had never heard of any unpleasantness
between them
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testlhed
that he performed the autopsy and found
bullet wound which passed downward
i'm front of the right collarbone. Ihe
wound extended a distance of about ten
inches. fracturing the frst rib. passed
through the right lung, severed several
important blood vessels and bored a hole
through the spine. The wound was nee
essarily fatal. the deputy coroner salo.
and the woman could not have lived more
than a few moments. Witness told of
powder marks on the gown and hesh or
the woman and said the shot was prob
ably fired at range of four or five feet.
Released From Custody.
Previous to the announcement of the
verdict by the coroner's jury an incor-
been held for the action of the grand jury
reached his ears and he fell in a swoon.
Before signing tho verdict the jury sent
for Coroner hewitt. and. after a consulta-
ton with him. gave further consideration
to the matter. few minutes later the
Jury rendered a verdict that the deceased
came to her death from gun,shot WOUND
describing the wound. caused or inflicted
by q pistol held in the hand OF and nred
by Hugh Hollis.
that the said Hollis was UNCONSCIOUS at
the time Of firing the said shot
we therefore do not hold him respon-
sible for the death of his wife. Evelyn v.
Hollis 49,,
Crawford william A. Foy. Thomas Is.
Iecuyer, James F. McCaully, Frank f..
O'Brien and Charles Wolf.
Coroner hewitt ordered the release OF
Hollis from custody.
TIE husband was represented at the
inquest by Attorneys Rosa F. Downing
and George E. Berry. The remains OF
the wife were turned over to an under.
tlker At late hour this afternoon It
had not been determined whether the
body will be taken to Kentucky for in
ierment or whether it will be buried
here In the latter event the funeral
will probably take place next Monday
morning. The interment Will be IN
Mount Olivet cemetery.
Aroused by Pistol Shot.
II was a few minutes before 3 o'clock
when the report Of the pistol aroused
Mrs. Forsyth. j. p. Hornaday OF 1419
Newton street. also heard the shot. and
il was due to him that no delay occurred
IN nOtuylnE tflS oioaeSAs VI
the 10th precinct went with Sergt. Bre-
norman and the reserves to make an in
vestigation They found that Mr.. Hollis
lad gone for Dr. d. g. Smith NTH S Si2, 18th hnt
lie was extinct. Mr.. Hollis. who had
stopped only long enough to throw his
~is hss WAS s in arrest
and taken to the police station. No formal
charge was preferred against him
Detectives Cornwell and Hewlett were
sent to the house from police headquar-
tars. Mr.. Hollis had then been arrested,
However. and all they could do was to dis
'uss the affair with witnesses and assist
in preparations for the inquest. On the
t'oor at the foot Of the bed was the body
Of the young woman. her head resting
against one OF the posts
Explanation by Mr.. Hollis.
When the police reached the house
they found DR.. Smith. Ole Phillips and
Mary Washington. the colored domestic,
moving about the room in which Mrs.
Hollis had been killed. while Mr.. Hollis
was in a rear room with his head resting
on the shoulder of his mother-in-law
Roth were terribly affected. and it was
only with the greatest effort that either
was able to tell the story Of the tragedy.
Il had been dreaming Of burglars was
the explanation of Mr. Hollis. who said
I've remembered nothing of the actual
shooting.
There was nothing said to indicate that
there had ever been trouble between hus-
hand and wife. Mrs. Forsyth declaring
they were an exceptionally affectionate
couple Mrs. Forsyth explained that Hol-
lis had returned home last night with a
box Of oysters. and the members of the
family and Mr.. Phillips. the boarder, had
enjoyed a social half hour before retiring
When TIE husband and wife went to their
room the former continued to talk OF the
good score he had made at target shoot
a
Tia. His revolver was cleaned and placed
beneath his pillow.
Found Daughter on Floor.
Mrs. Forsyth heard husband and wife
talking about the good score Hollis had
made. and in a short while all were
asleep. Little Philip Hollis. eleven
months of age slept in the room with
his grandmother. the latter having been
in fhe habit of caring for him at night.
AS soon as she was awakened by the re-
port of the shot Mrs Forsyth hurried
to the room occupied by her daughter and
scn-in-law.
heard the fall. and then all was still.
When she made a light i'm the room she
was Mortified. Her daughter was lying
on the floor at the foot of the bed. Blood
below her right coilsrbone. Hollis was
apparently sound asleep When Mrs For
syth succeeded in arousina him he asked
whats the matter
You've shot Evelyn was the re-
s1onse.
Hollis. who was startled by the answer
still seemed drowsy. but he lost no time
in getting out OF bed. The sight Of the
blood was enough and he hurried to the
rffice Of Dr. Smith The physician dressed
and hastened to see if he could do any
Trims for Mrs. Hollis.
Target Shooting Hobby.
The baby remained asleep during the
: drst Of the excitement. but he was wide