Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-29
signate as Miss Yoke, thereby cas-

pOIVuullN 10 speak 10 ner IN my OulCe
but she Stunned YOU"
Il never had" Holmes cried. "I say
that I was legally married to this wo-
man two years ago. and there has been
no separation except that brought
about by you, Mr. Graham. At least
he pleaded. and there was no one in the
crowded tribunal who could for the mo-
ment repress q feeling of pity for the
unfortunate man. at least allow me to
write and ask her, so that she may an
swer and I can read, in her handWrlt-
ing, that she does not want to see me. ~
She told you so to your face" eX-
claimed Mr. Graham.
Il beg 70 differ with YOU sir and an
angry flush for an instant suhused the
cheeks bleached with the prison pallOr
Here Judge Arrold interpOsed, MIR.
Holmes" he said, you viii be allowed
70 write a letter to her and it will be
sent by one Of the court officers.
"T don't want it taken by any officer
who is i'm any way connected with the
district attorney" with a look of scOrn
at Mr.. Graham.
you have had every opportunity OF
speaking to her" the latter repeated.
'I- is Indifferent 20 me whether YOU see
her or not"
Then will YOU answer a direct ques-
ti0n?" demanded Holmes, sclrchingiy.
"Have You or have YOU not intercepted
letters from me to her since last July!
Haven't YOU done everything IN your
power to keep us apart? Answer yes
or no
"YOu have no right to so question me-
but I Will say that I have never in my
life addressed six words 20 her.
..lTr. Holmes" said Judge Arnold,
''these are mere idle suspicious. You
may write your letter, It will be taken
by q court officer ard no one but she
viii see it,"
And" added the District Attorney,
"I will have her in court tomorrow
morning besides"
81 viii see" concluded the Judge,
chat you get light and writing mater
ials"
II thank you, sir, for the privilege" -"
replied Holmes, politely dropping his
head.
The court was then adjourned, the
jurors locked in their rooms, under care
ful guard. and the man who IS accused
of being the greatest criminal of mod
ern times was conveyed back 20 prison,
10 prepare the story which he hopes viii
save him from the hangman's moose.
On September 8. 1894, the corpse Of
a man was found in the second story Of
a ramshackle building at 1916 Callow-
hill street. this city. The dead man
had been known as 3. f. Perry. The
body was lying on the floor. and by its
side was a pipe partly filled with tobac-
co. The face was blackened and blis-
tered as if from burns, and near by lay
a broken bottle which had contained
benzine. From appearances, an eXplO-
sion had occurred while the man was
lighting his pipe. Some drops Of blood
on the floor were credited TO slight
w0urdson the neck The police believed
the affair was an accident, and no one
entertained the theory of murder.
Among the effects found in the room
were several letters from Perrys wife
i'm St. Louis. the signatures to which
had been torn off. To the neighbOrs
Perry had been known simply as an in
v~atOr. The cOrOner's physician held
an autopsy, and finding evidences OF
chloroform and cOngesJed lungs. the
jury gave a verdict of death from in
haling the fumes of chlorOform.
About three weeks after this occur
renee Jeptha ID. Howe. q st. Louis at
torncv. after correspondence with Cor
Oner Ashbridge. came to this city and
asserted that the body of the supposed
Perry was that OF Benjamin f. Peitzel,
of ST Louis. and that he Howe, was
here to collect $4,000 insurance from
the Fidelity Mutual Insurance Com
many. for which amount a policy had
been made out i'm favor of Mrs. Pietzel,
i'm Chicago. a year before MeanWnlle'
r1olnes who had introduced PletZel TO
the insurance agents when the laI1er
was insured. was induced by tnem 10
come to Philadelphia and ldentliy the
bodv. This ne did positively, and so
aid Alice Pietzel the l6-year-olu
daughter of the dead man. WIN Jhls
uneauivocal testimony the insurance
comnauv paid the money. Here tne
frst stage of this extraordinary affair
came to a close. FL.
The second opened some time after
ward I'm q manner sm2cking Strongly vi
-be dime novel Marion c. Hedspe.A'
tbs notorious train rObber IN JAN I'D oI'
T.ouss one day made @ remark ina.
Holmes while i'm an adjoining cell mad
ooDsnfred with PietZel and Howe 10
swtndle q Philadelphia insurance CON-
D1Dv bv substituting q body supposed
- 6o that of Pie.zel Detectives took
,1febe clew and worked for weeks. but
Tfl n trace could be found OF Ple-zel or
the children.
Holmes. however. was arrested on
Novemebr 17th in Boston. He was
made TO write a decOy letter TO Mrs.
pie-zel inducing her TO come TO Boston,
v-bera she was arrested; and togeJner
+bev were brought TO Philadelphia. Ine
r-onqn was subsequently released. Du.
Sas since been under the surveillance OF
fine police Holmes had been conhhed
fn NIovameising prison and at inter-
vols from that ime to The present mas
made many and conflicting explanations
If averv affair with which " name has
baen associated. BY his own contes-
sio7 ne has been implicated, directly or
i,4irec-lv. I'm three deliberate murders,
+ba disaDpearauce and possible murder
NJ three children; bigamy; many con-
sniracies. to one of which he has al
~s9dv pleaded guilty in court, and IN
fart almost every crime in the calen-
55r Holmes has proved himself to be
n man of unlimited nerve. easy manner
sroouent Of speech, refined in appear
ance self-confdent and ambitious.
only enough people were admitted TO
well fin the court room to-day without
unc9mforably crowd.ng it.
The witnesses brought from Canada
and iferent parts of this country We're
escorted into court shortly before ten
T,,+eo+iva Frank GeVer.