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Thomas Holman person

born: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)died/dissolved: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)🌐 Q75532817id: p_thomas-holman_72f9be

also known as: Thos. Holman, Holman

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Summary:  Man accused by William Werney of ruining his family and charged with rape.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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acquitted_of

immediate jailing1889-04-05
cited from Last Monday a lively and interesting trial… (1889)
forth his story of what happened last Saturday night. He claims that Werney had discarded his wife and that she had taken refuge at Schrader’s. He and a companion named Cooper heard she was des- titute and went up to give her some money, …

arrested_for

rape1889-04-05
cited from Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the… (1889)
s. Werney was missing from her home and Werney went to find her. He said he had reason to believe she was up at Henry Schrader’s house with the man he sus- pected of ruining his family, Thos. Holman, and so took his son and a six shoot…
rape
cited from Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the… (1889)
Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the delights of a well developed case of scandal. It seems that William Werney had reasons to believe that his wife was not true to her mar- riage vows, and began an investigation. Last Saturday night Mrs. …
rape
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-05 (1889)
Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the delights of a well developed case of scandal. It seems that William Werney had reasons to believe that his wife was not true to her mar- riage vows, and began an investigation. Last Saturday night …

charged_with

rape1889-04-05
cited from Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the… (1889)
s. Werney was missing from her home and Werney went to find her. He said he had reason to believe she was up at Henry Schrader’s house with the man he sus- pected of ruining his family, Thos. Holman, and so took his son and a six shoot…
rape
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-05 (1889)
Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the delights of a well developed case of scandal. It seems that William Werney had reasons to believe that his wife was not true to her mar- riage vows, and began an investigation. Last Saturday night …

claimed

Mrs. Werney had taken refuge at Henry Schrader's after being discarded by William Werney
cited from Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the… (1889)
and while she was in that condition commiting the crime of rape. Holman was arrested and examined before Judge Jones, when he brought forth his story of what happened last Saturday night. He claims that Werney had discarded his wife and that sh…

lived_at

Henry Schrader’s house
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-05 (1889)
Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the delights of a well developed case of scandal. It seems that William Werney had reasons to believe that his wife was not true to her mar- riage vows, and began an investigation. Last Saturday night …

owned

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-05 (1889)
hile she was in that condition commiting the crime of rape. Holman was arrested and examined before Judge Jones, when he brought forth his story of what happened last Saturday night. He claims that Werney had discarded his wife and that sh…

worked_for

charity in visiting Mrs. Werney
cited from Gold Hill has been luxuriating in all the… (1889)
and while she was in that condition commiting the crime of rape. Holman was arrested and examined before Judge Jones, when he brought forth his story of what happened last Saturday night. He claims that Werney had discarded his wife and that sh…

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