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But Reaolutely Resists tho Blandish-
ments Of an Interviewer.
IN Case Jurors Are Incapacftated by
Illness, What Then 7
It is Believed Both Sides Will Agree
to 60 On with tho Case.
THE WiNsTEp AFFAIR.


was tho second witness for tho defense in Il
case Of Tilton We. Dccchor, aud w1,o testincl
regard to Slr. Ti!ton's " schoolgirl "adycntu
Ia Winetcd, arrived hero Thursday morniu,
md put MP at tho Palmer House. Tho ortdont
Glyon by hfr. Holmes on his examination nj
meagro In detail, as Tilton's counsel foug}
lgainst it's introduction at evegy material poin
md 1t waB very evident THAI Mr.. Holmes vi
not squeezed dry Of knowledge whsn he left II,
stand. reporter OF TIE TRIBUNE waa accort
tugfy detailed to wait upon Mr. uo1mcs aud ol
tain such facts AZ ho might bo prevailed upon /
furnish in addition to tho statements madc
his evidence. a1r. Holmes is rcsldont OF Win
ated, Conn . and Vice-Prczdcnt OF bank there
He Was President Of tho Young Mems CllriBtla
Association IN 1869 aud 1870, and 1t waa Wilt
Titou was temporarily In Winstod to deliver
lecture IN tho couzsc Of tito Association that th
HcandaEons incident occurred, concerning whic
Ill. Holmes testified. His
ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR,
esn + sT'1 e,o m 'sdonsS 10 ~use as briefly :, oasS oGws
auspices Of ito Young Mon's ISh Christiat ias
ARsoclation and tho witness met him at tho sta
tion and escorted him 70 the Bca.slsley House.
years Of ago. In the ovoning tho witness calico
for TiIton, knocked three t!fnes without rccoy.
ing any nnHwcr, and waB about going away,
when tho door 7ss opened by tho Indy. Tie
tho clothing of which was disarranged. without
his coat and vest, and in hts stocking feet. The
lndya liair was disheyolcd. and her attire, in
oono deeGrcs, dsordcrcd. Tiiton remarked that
book being Millions Paradise Lost" Titton
shcn dressed, and accompanied tho witncas to
tho place wlcre tho lccturn waa uoliYered. A
number Of questions. ono Of which was wlothor
Tue occurrence created any scandal at tho timo,
Nere ruled out.
Mr.. T7LroN's STATEMENT
OF tho affair Tas That tho lady was mere school.
girl about 1G or II, who was friend and com
panlon OF hiu daughter Florence. Thero was no
tire In her room, and she camo into iis for
warmth: While thero ho asked her to read to
him aud sho did 30, Whsie he was lying on the
lcd in tho tnntncr s,ntud.
The reporter found lB
SEARCH ron Ho1MEH
and further information on tho subject very
tedious ono. Starting out with only tile single
clew that a1r. uolmos Ind left Now York Tor
Chicago, Tuesday .sEening, 1t was necessary to
mako tho round OF tho hotels, to discover bts
whereabouts. Ho arrivol Thursday morning,
and It wAs not long aftor bin namo
Ind been found upon tho register OF
tho Palmer House before Tho rcportcro eye
fell on it. HIRING discovered btu 1ocai habita-
ton. tho next stop was 10 catch him IN it. but
thiH proved to be . difficult task, Mr.. 11olmcs'
habits seeming to DO OF very oyas,yo aud
fugitive character. Card after card went up to
his room. to DO served upon him as tho writ OF
as Deputy Sheriff on the various occasions iu-
variab1y 1nad0 return OF non est inyeutus
Tho reporter himself made such frequent
nse Of tho elevator that tho colored cap
il ho were countryman doing tho thing for
amusement. and, Mhen it had boon going Tor q
couple Of days. would give H.nile OF friendly
Iccosnttlon as tho the lace q tho persistent in-
tho hotcl got to knoH what was wanted without
tho need 81 asking, and would mantica, with
smiling rc!taration, tint ho was still out. Mr.,
Holmes Hnomcd TO bc a man whoso tMo from
dayofeak TO midnight was ongfosAod in outside
maste1s and who wasn't to DO caught At homo
for my consideration. After Thursday Friday,
and Saturday lad been consumed iu this wny.
tue reporter began to have
\ BTRoNO SUSPICION
thnt hit. 11olnos did not want to DO interviewed,
aud would just as liof kcep out OF tho way al
not. Still thinking 1t impossible That INV o,e
should object to q visit fron tho representative
Of ll1s Tn1susE, tho reporter pessorercd. as l.o
Of his labora. lilo reasouol that Nj. Holmes ~
IN ex:President Of tho Young Mons Cbrtstian
Association, would Of co,lrao attend diyine
service 3. n,a y le tle m.o9ruIng, aud that
tic wsy ot sinusrs BY an ioanging s''nq aqouna ID
tie aMoking-room down atairs, 10 that by timing
. Visit go NJ Just to allow TOR hts getting baoS
from church. and not for sitting down 10 din !
nor, slT. Holmes would probably be found In his |
rooM.
THE ngAsoSlaa PROVED CORRECT,
"a by actlug upon it tho reporter, nftcr his fftv
PREVIOUS fruitloss viBlts, had the pleasure of |
tenpT S15pT i'm s0loa TO- s 5SspGnnE to his modest ra
gtaye-ieatured man, but with poscepslblo dash
of humot in tho liuea about Ais mouth. vaa
seated a. tsble writing. There was self
,o.,talasel ar IL in his manner and IN
HAT mado II apparent that hs was not man WHO
% going to say moro thnn h0 desired to ia
spite Of tho utmost Establishments Of tue inter.
f!e"er: Upon tho reporter stating tho object Of
,azda, but said that he had boon loo oncrosssn
n business to give any time to tue mattor, and
hat further lle
uK DID NOT cAuE TO BE INTERVIEWED,
Noportar-Do you rcfuso then to be subiectea
% that soothing process
NJ. uolEles-Ycs. l have made up my tnEpd to
peak as little on the subject as possible not
hat l haven't any reason for secrecy, but il
'onla a. bfin'g i'g mo into anotorioty that would
Reporter-1 would suggest that you eau hard
y cscapoth 81 tue fact Of your presence hare
'nd connection With tho case will be published.
=, ar. Ao!mos-iou can mako as much out OF
NJ I. ~ you eau; have beon asked about Ii BY
.ll NY tFends hoso but I do not intend being
mixed up in tho caso any mora than eau help,
nepotte1-AaY ask II you have any material
,yidouce. ""'~'N
Mr. Holmea-Well,
KNOW CONSIDERABLE Annur IT,
would not mind telling you the atosy aarezsrds
nrssl:o. but ,r'!u not for publication.
nenoft;sF-Yyhat Ya Is the only reason hare for
'oua9 lady 10 entsnsIet III any other portion ~ ns
II network OF the cane 7
Mr. Itolmee-Nol 4l,e iA not.
Reporter-You are cestain that shs ~. i.
roman, And not q school~gitl7
Mr. iolmcR--CeEt4lnly I am. / understand
IL about the affair. It would 10 . good thin1
Of you Il you could got hold Of 1t. Why, the
Ady Ahils from Illinois,
keportor-sutely you will not withhold mAt-
or Of local lutorest to Us Thy uamo IL not c.
en'tat. but inst . full statement OF the facts
u regard to Mr. Tllton's doings Ia WInstod.
Mr. ilolmes-I an sorry cannot obli8o you.
| publication would do no good, sud might do
'arni. do not really know. they did anything
1song: o!dn't actually. hee them, aud It ID
'osa1pie that an explanation might be given con-
lasens With perfect purity Of conduct on tLeir
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