Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-25
TRIP TO CEMETERY
FINDS BIC WEALTH
EXPEDITION LEADS TO FINDING
OF HOARD FROM MANY
YEARS ACCUMULATION.

Cedar Rapids, March 24-Charles
Holets. young man of this city, who
was found to be insane by an insanity
!. commission on Thursday. has been
taken to Independence for treatment
and it is believed that in time he will
recover Of his affliction. Holets for
the last two and half years was EN-
ployed at the Rock Island shops. He
began to act strangely about March
8, and quit his employment. Previ-
Gus to becoming an employee OF the
railroad he lived on farm south OF
the city where his people still reside.
He made his home at hotel in the
downtown district.
It develops that Holets had about
$4,000 on deposit in four Of the local
banks and this was brought to light
through one of the strangest occur
rences in the recent history Of Cedar
Rapids. At an early hour one morn
ing Tom Avery, an employe OF the
Rock Island shops and secretary OF
the carmen's union, was aroused from
his slumbers by Holets, who asked
Mr.. Avery to accompany him to the
county authorities to obtain protection
from men who were endeavoring to
rob him of his savings. Holets insist.
ed that his food had been poisoned
and that efforts had been made to
dope" him in order to procure his
money. He insisted he had $4,000 on
deposit in the banks.
Night Trip to Cemetery.
Mr.. Avery demurred to taking the
trip but Holets became so inslstent
that he finally decided to humor him.
They. stopped at the hotel where Hol
cts had been living and there the
Young man produced a bank book
showing that he had 500 on deposit
He declared there were other BANK
books which would show his deposits
amounted to more than $4,000 ana ne
asked Mr.. Avery to accompany him 10
the Bohemian National cemetery, say
ing he would produce the other BOOKS
if Mr.. Avery would guarantee that ne
would not be molested. The prom
ise was given and when the cemetery
was reached Holets obtained snoVel
and going to a grave which he SAID
contained the body of his grandmotn'
ser he started to dig at a spot seven
inches from the tombstone. A le"
inches below the surface he uncover
ed glass bottle of odd shape when
was corked with corn COD anu &C.
smented by pitch. The bottle contaih'
ed the bank book and several oi'ls'
Thousands in the Bank.
The attention of the county a'toi
i,ey was called to the young man anu
his condition He took charge of the
bank books and made an investlga-
ton. He found that the four banks
held more than $4,000 belonging 10
.Holets in addition to about $500 IN
interest that had not been computed
for nearly a year. making a total OF
about $4,000 in all. The county attor'
.ney then had Holets examined by DR..
q. T. Jarvis, who pronounced him TO
be suffering from form OF INSANITY
but he was unable to determine the
direct cause. The physician. however, !
expressed the opinion that Holets was
not addicted to the use Of habit form
ing drugs. The insanity examination
followed and the young man was or
dered committed to the insane nos
pital
One of the bankers in whose lnstl-
tuition Holets was a depositor, said to- (
day he had known the man for mum
her of years and always had found
him to be level-headed. He could not
account for his present condition as
he had no vicious habits and was not
addicted to the use Of intoxicants.
Mr.. Avery said he had known Hol,
cts for two and half years and that
he had always been consistent work !
er and saved his money. Holets
friends are unable to understand now
he saved $4,000 from his salary, al
though it was said that he brought
some money with him when he moved
to the city from the country. /
Holets is about thirty years old and
Is not married. His parents are sald
TO be well to do and are highly re-
spected farmers.