The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-03

Philadelphia. Nov. 2-Henry r. Holmes
was convicted Of murder IN the frsI degree
az sal tonight for killing Benjzmia =.
PltzeL BE cDE-aed slightly when he
heard the words. bat that vas The crly
sign of agitation. The jury retired 10 de-
EDersie a. 5.49 o'clock this afternoon. Ac-
cor1inB u enc OF their number, they had
reached their verdict before the doors
of their room closed Jpon them For hun
gers sake they ate their supper frs
Then they took a ballot, and without hesi-
t4tlon every man OF the twelve answered: :
Guilty OF murder in the first seEree.
But, however atrocious The crime. how
ever fiendish the criminal Z is hard 10
send = man % the galIows in one minutes
time. 50, for decency's sake. they talkea
about the case for a seemly period, about
an hour and a half. Then word vas sent
INTO court that they had agreed. This was
az s-fg O'Clock. Il took half an hour 70
get the court in readiness 10 receive the
verdict. Holmes spoke 10 his counsel,
hotan and Shoemaker. in the cell room
before be was taken back 20 Moyamens .nes
prison. To them he sa.d II feel that tn s
court condemned me. II was an unjust
trial Iie would say no more than thai
Immediately affe: the verdict the usual
application for Leave 20 Tile a motion for
new trial mss made District Attorney
Graham did not oppose the motion. and
Judge Arnold ia sd the lS.h Of this mon
for hearing. The pr.nc.pal reason urged
VII DC lack q time for the preparation
for the defense. Should a new trial BE Pc
fused an appeal win be taken 10 the SUI
pT*ne court. ard argument heard AZ its
next sitting IA this city, III January, 1896.
50. even = everything goes against hra,
Holmes has set some time 10 spend on the
eartb. from which he Isl alleged to have
sent so many fellow mortals
The verdict vas a surprise 10 many
persons. who did not believe The crime had
been fastened upon Holmes beyond a rea-
sonaoie doubt When they heard II they
said: Well Il was on general principles.
and Z ss Just as good" That Is not The
meaning OF The law. but in this case ev-
eryoody agrees that ~ Is just as good"
There is no word Of pity or sympathy for
the condemned man. lie is regarded -
menace TO society. Up in Gilmanton.
y. H., there are TWO old people, his
father sad mother, and he has also two
brothers and TWO sisters. Not one OF h.s
kin MAS heard rom during the trial
" hen the jury went cut an indefinite
recess was taken. Judge Arnold said he
would remain in the building until mid
night IL necessary, and y no verdict had
beer reached by that time he would come
20 couHt at II o'clork tomorrow. Nobody
believed there would be occasion Tor this.
There wore many wagers that the verdict
would be IN tonight, and more as 30 its
nature. At 20 minutes 10 there was
hustle Of moving people in the packed
court room. and il became known that
the jury was coming in. a moment lat
e. Judge Arnold took his seal District
Attorney Graham and his associates en-
tered and the jury filed solemnly IN and
tool. their seats in the box Then Holmes
was brogsht in and placed in the dock.
For a moment there was not a sound. The
silence was literally painful. and every
heart ia that crowded room throbbed.
The man who was about to hear his doom
pronounced stood erect in The dock, with
the same death-like pallor which could
grow no deeper. on his face. lie stared al
the jury blankly. hts hands clasped be-
hind his back. once or twice he moist
ened his lips with his tongue. There was
no other sign Of agitation. Then from the
decp-Voiced court clerk came tho awful
words, Jurors. look upon the prisoner:
prisoner. look upon the jurors. How say
You. gentlemen of jury DO voE 3ud the
prisoner at the bar. Herman ". Mud
gett alias II. H. Holmes. guilty Of the
murder Of Benjamin +. Pitzel, or not
guilty" The condemnlnE sylIahles came
from the foreman: Guilty Of murder In
the first degree" Hem" uttered
Holmes CLEARING his throat. bat his
betrayed no CULVER, his marvellous nerve
had not forsaken him. There was only
tiRhtened clasp Of his hands folded be-
hind him Then he slowly sat down. and
at the request OF counsel the jury was
polled As each name was called Holmes
wrote IL on the margin Of q newspaper
ia his hand. and the fingers holding the
pencil never shook, The verdict WAS for
maliv recorded by the court. the motion
for new trial was made. and after
Judge Arnold had spoken word ot re-
eret 20 counsel for the defense because
or last Mondays occurrence, when they
withdrew from the case. and appreciation
for their arduous hut fruitiess iaNors
Holmes was taken 20 his cell room A
few moments later the jury was thanked
for their attention aud labors, aud sent
home ard the court adjourned.
The last day was uneventful except for
tae rnaI tragic scene. piStr.ct Attorney
Graham cnened tire session with his a1-
dress 20 tho jury He was followed hv SIR
Rotan. who 3D his speech presented the
only form Of defense--thai Pitzel had com
rgItted sU U'cide- resting cH tee sssump-iuo
fha- fhe commonwealth had not made out
a ease heyoa8 reasonable 6rutf Judge
Arnold charged 10 jury for mere than an
hour The district attorney sa.1 his in-
stralrtleus Uere fair. The general .tea
vas that tf theV leaned toward either s3e
- WAS toward tae c7wwoDWe ealth. hut t1e
charge consisted mainly sn a review ol
The ge7Gen.e. sna au exposition of thc law
rf murder When tha tr al aecan last
MONDAY. evefs ao3T ineludtne 'ae com
rre-veaIs1 efsters- sHt ~ipttFt trat 81
would leuzthcu .nfe wauy weeks. r. last
81 six favs This was Che result ot The
r-,frf'- teet-71 f.8f vo evidence tone 'li' 3
,f,an Holmes other crimes should ~ i0
tr~4g-ed trte th particular case. am thf