Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-30
THE HOLMES TRIAL.
Evidence That His Wife
Was Buried Alive.
JONATHAN GLASS DEATH.
The Mystery Surrounding 1t Still Re-
mains Unsolved- Other News.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, June 3n-The third
day of the Holmes murder trial opened In
the superior court here. The prisoner APP
pears 30 be breaking down under the
severe mental strain incident to his trial
lie was visited by his sister and his little
son The visit affected him greatly. Chief OF
Police Connurs of Chicopee was the first
witness called. lie was subjected TO
severe cross-examination by the counsel
Tor the defense. His testimony related TO
the finding and identifying OF the body
and 10 he funeral services. His testimony
was unshaken. Witness said he went to
Providence 10 see the prisoners sister and
dee, rhed the interview.
Dennis Mack, a policeman, was next
called, and testified TO being with Chief
C0nn,rs in November when they visited
the prisoner's house. While the chief
was digsing part Of the right leg was
exposed and witness heard Holmes eX-
claim, "that's her." Witness testified TO
prisoners nervousness on this occasion.
DR. Tuttle, the medical examiner, testified
to the condition of the body when exam
incd by him. The doctor testified to find
ing sand in the windpipe, thus showing
that the unfortunate woman was buried
alive.
~ AN' bp'uiIS VI tHb diAtiuopn oeSoiOh
the counsel for the commonwealth an
nounced that the testimony for the prose
cution was finished and Lawyer Druce
proceeded to outline the case of the de-
fense, lie reviewed the prisoners life.
particularly emphasizing his sickness and
misfortune He stated that testimony
would Le introduced to show that Mrs.
Holmes was seen later than Sept. 1.
The prisoner was then called TO the wit
ness stand and answered to his name In
clear tones. He then began minute his
tory OF his life, starting with his early
days spent in Burlington. VT, and then
of his subsequent entering the army,
where he received injuries from which he
never fully covered. He told of his
wandering Ike from one city to another
aud of his marriage relations, the impor-
tant points in which were brought out in
the rigid cross-examination which fol-
lowed.
Attorney General Pillsbury began his
questioning by inquiring into his ply ysical
condition, which the defense claimed was
so seriously impaired. The commonwealth
showed that he was in possession Of suffi-
cient physical strength to make applica-
tion for Il position on the police force and
TO occasionally assault his wife, on which
charge he had previously been arrested
He denied ever having threatened his
wife when sober, but admitted that he
might have done SO when drunk. Upon
close questioning he said he recognized
the dress upon the body as belonging TO
his wife. 1t was red dress, he said with
white trimming And he denied that
she ever had a gray dress The prisoner
then related an incident about George
Mayo, whom he alleges to have suspected
as the murderer. He said that Mayo
once came to his house, and, TAX ing his
wife by the arm, said he was going to stop
all night He admitted that he had been
on good terms with Mayo, and the latter
had once told him that he wished he had
such woman. When questioned later
about the last time he saw his wife, he
said, in direct contradiction to his pre-
vious statement that she had no gray
dress, that she had on a gray dress when
he came home from work Sept. /, and that
she then changed it and said something
about going TO Holyoke.
He admitted that he had never made
any search for his lost wife. He denied
that he was aware that his wife had taken
steps 10 bring suit for separate main
tenance or that he had ever made the re-
mark that she would never live TO carry
out the suit. The attorney general had
nearly finished the cross-ex examination when
the court ad iOurned Mt : o'clock