Thomas Holman – Gold Hill rape accusation (1889)
Thomas Holman is a man accused by William Werney of ruining his family and charged with rape in Gold Hill, Grant County, in 1889 [2][3]. On a Saturday night in late March 1889, Werney claimed he found Holman with his wife at Henry Schrader’s house and later swore out a complaint charging Holman with rape [2][3]. Holman was arrested and examined before Judge Jones [1][4]. He claimed that Werney had discarded his wife, that she had taken refuge at Schrader’s, and that he and a companion named Cooper went to give her money out of charity [1][4]. Miller signed the bail bond [4].
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- 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 …
- 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 inv…
- 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 …
- 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 …