The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-04
HOLMES WIDOW
IN
CANISTER war
Dead Gangster allied
To Aid Widow
Of Doorman

Al 7iNi Malrose avcnua IN u.
troit lives frail widow. Mrs Amy
Holmes, WHO ~ an innoc,it sui.
ferer fiun the efforts of local
gangsters 10 rid themselves If one
~ their number In The pr.son Of
the late Harry Mlllman.
For a number of years. Mrs
Holmes ana her husband. William
w Holmes had lived happily to-
gether in this city. lie was employ
ed as q porter nj the Ten Forty
Club, opcrated by Max SIX az 1910
Wayne street On the night of
Aug 20. Holmes was Instantly kill
cd by blast OF dynamite beneath
the hood Of Alillmans expensive
automobile, when he turned on the
ingition switch and attempted IN
drive the car from nearby park
ing lot TO the door Of the Ten Forty
Club whore Millman was waiting
The blast had been intended for
Millman.
In an instant, Mrs. Holmes wac
made a dependent widow BY the IA
tai blast although she did not krow
"a single member Of the gang and
was not connected with them in
any way.
Employers Sent Flowers
AZ the time Of her hus bands
tragic death Mrs. Holmes received
through the kindness Of NJ and
Nrs. Silk The sum Of Slrr toward
the funeral expenses. They also
sent blanket Of flowers which
covered the dead mans cofsr. 9th
en- workers at the Ten Fol,A Club
z''sc : NJ f9tral .c:sfsrinzs md 1T
tended the funeral
AT the ti'nc IT the tragedy. many
believed that Mr. Millman. whose
lie was saved through Holmes
death would compensate r'e MD.
cd IN some way. but he failed TO
contribute anything. not even a
card Of sympathy.
Early Thanksgiving morning the
last chapter in Millman's life was
written with hail OF leaden bull
lets fired into his body by unknown
persons. In a restaurant on Twelfth
street
According 10 the Detroit Times
an unidentified voice called that
paper over the telephone last Fri
day and suggested the theory that
Millman's death might have been
caused by his failure 10 aid Hol-
mes widow The mysterious voice
was quoted in the Times az fol-
lows:
'Millman never did anything for
those people. and there Is "A report
around Hastings street that col
lection was taken up To hire gun
men TO lay Millman out"
In the opinion of Mrs Holmes. as
well as most other informed citi-
zens this theory seems preposter-
Gus. for II Is pointed out that
Millman's enemies had previously
tried to take his life by placing
dynamite under the hood Of his
car
IT is also rumored that Mrs
Holmes has entered suit against
the proprietor of the club by whom
her husband was employed at the
time OF his death. but Mrs. Holmes
refused 10 substantiate this rumor,
when interviewed Wednesday II is
true however. that shortly after
her husbands death. lawyers adj
vised her 10 enter suit for damage.
II Is also true that she is frail and
without employment or funds.
Mrs. Holmes is a devout Chris
tian Scientist. as was her late hus-
band. and despite her present
plight she still clings 10 the belief
that all will turn out well. although
at the time OF Holmes burial. eff
forts were made In vain TO secure
the service OF an official represen-
tative OF her church to conduct the
funeral rites. and a minister from
another denomination had TO be
callad in