Denison Daily News
Wednesday, January 7, 1880
pg. 1

BOLAND'S BRUTALITY
Special to the Herald-Commercial

Sherman, Tex., Jan. 4 - An excitement occurred in front of the American House over the brutality of J.H. Boland, who runs the Atlantic Garden.  Boland drove a pair of horses from Denison to this place and left them standing in front of his saloon, at 4 o'clock, and left them standing until this morning, when he and a friend and a negro, attempted to drive to Denison, they would not move.  They flailed the horses unmercifully until Mr. Helly, an attache of the American House, interfered.  Officer Geo. Bond arrested J.H. Boland and conveyed him to durance vile, and by-standers were indignant over the brutality of Mr. J.H. Boland



Denison Daily News
Thursday, February 19, 1880
pg. 4

John Boland advertises in another column his bar fixtures and saloon for sale.  The saloon has always been one of the most popular resorts in the city.   Mr. Boland intends to make Sherman his future home.



Denison Daily News
Sunday, April 18, 1880
pg. 8

The Knife
Narrow Escape of Vic Goldsmith From Assassination

The Nelson House was almost the scene of a bloody tragedy Saturday noon.  Sam Love, a resident of the Indian Territory, his son, William Love, and a man whose name our reporter did not learn, went to the Nelson House for the purpose of getting dinner.  Love was under the influence of liquor, and had scarcely taken his seat at the table, before he commenced to "cut up," giving vent to a volley of oaths, overturning a cup of coffee and making things lively in general.   Mr. Walter, the proprietor, remonstrated with Love several times, concerning his conduct and told him that if he could not behave to leave the dining room.  This seemed to enrage Love, and he said that he would not leave until he got d--n good ready.
Mr. Walters then grasped him by the shoulder and ejected him from the dining room.  Vic Goldsmith, the clerk, who was standing in the office, approached Love and asked him to settle for his dinner; Love wanted to know how much the bill was, and when told $1.25 he refused to pay it, and commenced swearing at Mr. Goldsmith.  After working himself up into a perfect fury he went down into his pants pocket and drew forth a villainous looking knife and waiving it in the air with a whoop, made 2 or 3 lunges at Mr. Goldsmith, who commenced retreating behind the counter, Love pressing him close.  Mr. Goldsmith was unarmed, and resistance was out of the question, as Love is a powerful man, of immense bulk and great strength.
The critical moment had arrived, and with exception of Ed Kennedy, every one fled the premises.  Love grasped Goldsmith by the throat and held him against the wall in his vice-like grip; he plunged the knife into the counter taking out pieces of wood and swearing horrible oaths all the while at Mr. Goldsmith.  In a moment or so more it would have fallen to our sad lot to write up a murder and an obituary.
Marshal Hardwick and Constable Spence, who were in the Bank Exchange, being informed of what was going on, walked over to the Nelson House and secured Love and conveyed him to the lock-up.
Mr. Goldsmith may attribute his escape to his self-possession, for had he made the least show of resistance Love might have plunged the knife into his body, killing him.  It was a narrow escape.



Denison Daily News
Sunday, April 18, 1880
pg. 8

Mr. Love gave bail and was released from custody.  He will be tried before the may or Monday morning.



JOHN BOLAND
He Comes to the Front Again

For several weeks John Boland has been on his good behavior.  John Boland drunk and John Boland, sober, are 2 different men.  Under the influence of liquor Boland is a very devil, one of the most brutal, quarrelsome and dangerous characters imaginable.  When sober Boland is much of a gentleman. He has been a candidate for the position of city marshal of Sherman, and received a very fair vote.  If he had not been a drinking man he would, in all probability, have been elected, or at least made a good race.  The public could not trust him, and he was defeated.
Everyone said if Boland was not elected look our for a big drunk, and their predictions have been verified to the letter.
Friday Boland took to his cups again, and has been on a "high lonesome" ever since. He has been fighting and quarreling, and on one occasion drew a pistol on a railroad man. Saturday matters reached a crisis, and Boland was arrested by Officer Morrell and taken to the lock up.
Now it so happened that Boland was placed in the same cell with Love, who was arrested for assaulting Vic Goldsmith with a knife, and hardly had the door c losed when Boland made a vicious assault on Love, beating him in a shocking manner. His face was pummeled to a pulp, and presented a horrible appearance. Boland also chewed one of Love's fingers nearly off.
The injured man was removed from the cell and conveyed to the office of Dr. White, where his wounds were dressed.  We understand that Mr. Love will bring suit against Boland if not against the city.



Denison Daily News
Wednesday, April 21, 1880
pg. 4

Love, who was beat so unmercifully by Boland, will bring suit against the city we are informed.

Sam Love failed to appear Tuesday when the case against him in Judge Riddle's court was called.  It is stated that Love is quite sick at his home.



Denison Daily News
Thursday, April 29, 1880
pg. 4

Sam Love Expected to Die
We learn from Mr. Bergham, a gentleman who resides near Mr. Sam Love in the nation, that Love is in a very precarious condition and that the attending physician entertains but slight hopes of his recovery.  If he should recover, it is certain that he will lose one and probably both of his eyes.
Our readers will recollect that Love was arrested Saturday a week ago for drawing a knife on Mr. Goldsmith, clerk at the Nelson house, and threatening to kill him.  He was placed in jail in the same cell with John Boland, arrested for being drunk and disorderly, and a fight ensued between the two, in which Love was terribly beaten.  It is believed that his scull was fractured by a kick from Boland when he was lying on the ground.



Denison Daily News
Wednesday, July 14, 1880
pg. 4

Sam Love, of the B.I.T., by his attorney, G.G. Randell, esq., filed a suit in the district court Tuesday against John Boland for $1000 damages for injuries sustained at Boland's hands.   Our readers will recollect that a few months ago John Boland was placed in our city jail for being drunk and disorderly.  An hour afterwards Sam Love was arrested for a similar offense and placed in the same room of the jail occupied by Boland.  A dispute arose between the two and Love was beaten in a severe manner and fatally injured.  Love has been confined to his bed ever since, and at times his life was despaired of, but now had nearly recovered.



Denison Daily News
Friday, June 18, 1880
pg. 4

RANDOM NOTES
Notes Digested from Our Reporter's Note Book
Sam Love, who was so unmercifully beaten by John Boland, was in the city Thursday.

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