Show I A BAD MAN FROM TEXAS Who Is Inclined to Make Money a Iul Buys 10000 Worth of the c Queer But Discovering a Swindle Hi I Native Instincts at Once Crop Out And lie Teaches the Sharper a Less oll in Honesty by Sending Him to Itincrdom Come Iffurrtor of n Counterfeiter in Nv York NKW YOKK September Yesterday afternoon noon a man named Tom Davis was shot and killed at No 113 Reade street by a man who gives his namo as James T Holland said to be from Texas Holland shot Davis twit once in the breast andohce through the neck Davis was n wellknown sporting mar and occupied this room for several years conducting an alleged brokerage business i in mining and other stocks The room is onl y about six feet by ten lighted by a single window and is filthy in the extreme Davit a brother of the murdered man was preset at the time of the shooting and TtTd LED DOWN TWO FLIGHTS OF STAIRS In his haste to get away As Holland wa walking rapidly away from the scene Davis pointed him out to a policeman who arreste him Holland was reticent about the matter mat-ter merely asserting that the killing was justifiable It is supposed the shooting grev out of some transaction in stocks Whet searched at the station a heavy revolver 1500 in money and two gold watches were found on him In the right hand of the dead man was a 5 bill and soattered about the floor were bonds to the value of S5000 The following additional details of the occurrence oc-currence are learned from Davis a brother of the murdered man Holland came to New York in response to a letter from Thomas Davis to buy counterfeit money His visit to the office was for the purpose of OBTAINING 10000 IN COUNTERFEIT MONEY On his arrival he entered the room occupied by Tlips Davis whose desk stood close to a partition in the adjoining room unknown to Holland Theo Davis was concealed Davis produced and showed Holland 10000 in genuine greenbacks Holland examined the bills and handed them to Davis who placed hem in a black bag close to the partition Ele then endeavored to engage the Texan in conversation and tried to distract his attest ion At what he thought was tho proper moment he gave a concerted signal and Theo Davis OPENED A TRAP DOOH IN THE PARTITION And removed the bag intending to replace it with one similar in appearance but containing I con-taining only a quantity of paper done up in a t package looking like bank notes At the moment Holland chanced to look up from counting his money and saw the movement I In a moment he was on his feet and drew a istol You dd ho cried you are trying to rob me take that and fired a shot through the partition of tho room in which Theo Davis was concealed Chen the Texan walked down stairs and into the street when Theo Davis followed him shouting lIE HAS SHOT MY BBOTIIEB So I did retorted Holland ho tried to ob me and this pistol I shot himwith The brother themurdcrezand officer went back to the office at Reade street where Holland pointed to the ban containing the spurious money saying Officer I want you to take charge of this bag Holland rns then taken to the station while Theo Davis put on his hat and taking the 10000 in L good money which had lain unnoticed in the back room disappeared When he went to the station to surrender himself ho no longer had the 10000 In the crowd he saw a man whom he knew as a friend of land and called upon the police to arrest lUlU and the man was arrested and gave the name of J T Hill NEW YORK September 1James T Hol la I the Texan who shot and killed Tom Davis yesterday was taken to police headquarters head-quarters this morning for the purpose of ving the detectives an opportunity of see unconcerned and mg him He appeared seemed to look upon his arrest as a mero formality HOLLAND WAS hANDCUFFED TO A DKTKCTIVi And crowds followed them through the street When asked hbw he felt Holland replied Oh I am all right He refused to say anything about the affair beyond the fact that Davis and his pals had tried to rob him |