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SUSPECTJAMES T. HOLMANShotgun And Shells Sent Austin For Examination0A 75 your old neighbor of lt;Vathe*Tbomn* (41m) I In kiwi, 59, foitidshot to rinith in a field near hW(arm honin in thr N«nv Mono rain munity Friday, in being held »l a sii*pert in Holman’* death. Count} Attorney A, I* Hartley aaid Saturday.Mr. Hartley *aid that the Mi*ppft, who wa* taken into custody by Sheriff Carl Riding* and Ten** Katirer Oen*on late Friday, had made no *tntement other then dmjtlmt he did it. Ilf wna questionedby loeal offieer* Friday night and the questioning continued Saturday llolman wa* found *hot to death in n field at hip home early Friday morning l»y hi* wife and a neighbor Hilly Higtsee. He had been shot twice with a shotgun.One charge had struck him in the right arm, the other in the head, literally blowing thr top of his head off. Two empty shotgun shells were found nearby one 14 feet from the body and tire other some 54 feet away. The second shell was found over a fence row.Mr Holman, who was plowing with a team of mules, had faller at tl\e reai of the walking cultivator between the handles and thoreins were still wrapped around hisbody under the arms. The teum of mules was standing hitched to the cult ivator.Mrs. Holman told officers thather husband had been in the habit of plowing late in the evening when it was cool and had told her to have supper ready when he came it. She said that around 9 o'elock Thursday evening she decided to wait another 10 or 15 minutes before going to the field to see what way wrong.She said that she lay flown across the bed to rest and fell asleep, notawaking until around 4 30 o’clock Friday morning. She called Mr. Big-bee and they drove to the field In apick-up truck and discovered the body.County Attorney Bartley said Saturday that a shotgun found at the home of tlie suspect and the two empty cartridge cases had beensent to the Department of PublicSafety for testsAn autopsy Friday afternoon placed I he time of death between 7 30and 0.30 o’clock Thursday evening.
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Bonham Daily Favorite
Bonham, Texas, US
Sun, Jun 27, 1954
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