Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-30
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Holmes Becomes Spectator at His
Trial.
SfGRY OF THE PlTEZEL INSURANCE
How Attention Was Directed to
the Accused.
TALE TOLD BY HEDSPETH


PHILADELPHIA Ocl ober ::d-There was
but ON. o,,.e,.on nass;n~ firm, lin To In
80. - 49, ~. - -.
tii'S mo- ms ''-"' "s''
resumed Nv n2' VIII the heNt sensation
be-
,,-b.. .st,,ne. and s,artIi,o, dav.Iorr,.pts
It'll, -
' ''i4
Moii''aE morning nave WORKED me nerves
OF every listener 10 such pitch that what
ever may como hereafter will not be mar
yeIad nj TIL. i,tcrert pcvar 4ya,-. ror an
in,,ar, =, -. go. - -, -, ~,
~ VI o4' vi '"''s l. e'pie are 'aih-
hS' writing dreaming OF the strange story
with its central figure.
Whether or not Holmes is GUILTY of all
mr. an. 81 H.. ,;a. H. -,
'-r7 ''-''s o'e' MS ieau'
'Hei" van "e no "oaht that the man Is
whom he dismissed the dav before. bur il
is appara tb,t ,b.ir ,,r,sa,,,a =. -, -,
surerfluous. 1t is Holmes who is irving
the case. Scarcely question is put TO a
witress without being first framed or sug-
gested by him to his counsel. or, should
they take the liberty IL ask anything with
no. ti, MN anu the query Goes
not hesitated r. 11,nift ~; ~, ne ii "a,
an irritable tspp,ng win his nancii on ~ ny
railing of the dock.
slSrp at l" O'Clock Holmes. with his
stcci l.. -, - " r,Ss 'iioiiS the
room. and under the escort Of a h;e o,f'cnr
took his seat in the deck A moment later
the jury were ushered in from their call
room, for so long as IN. cas-. LAST r.
twelve ''ECCd men ard true" arr .,,9nr
lock and key in the big inry room of tbo
city hall.
MessTs. Shoemaker and Rolau. who
achieved rCtoriety Monday by withlraIv
irS from the case under Holmes orders in
spite of Judge Arnold's threats. alI y,ho
whispered CONSULTATION with him har,ra
the taking of the Testimony Vas ras,,,aT
The first witness TO-DAY was Susan H.
ley, who kcens q sin, bo',.ea "a. 49,
Race street she said TitsztI - ~ ''Si
her house for a week in ti,.-,1t, Iu1t ~ a.
Mrs Alice Pierce of i3i,I GaiIC, b;u str.at
identified Pitczers picture as that IF a 49,
who lived at l31G She had kn,.,n b;n,
through his buyiu.. ci-ars at bar - o.
REORGANIZATION she said piteza1 u.s:, ~ ~
u man Of cheerful d;spositio1 "''' 4o'
n
me fi'ezei Insurance.
q La Forest Perry. assistant TO the pres
ident of the Fidelity Mutual Lift. .eso,io-
tior. was ,ben caiIsI, 1,his = ~ o's'.-t-
'hat was sWindied out of the $lo,2n for
which Piteze!s life was insured. and it was
Perry who began the Investigation into H.,
,onsniracv H. sr-t i,.,.,S', - ''''0 tiie
iss.,ah ~ i,e n'st Identified the policy
81, s., :" "h.ch carrie r. fitezei, the
WIDOW. Is the beneficiary. 1t is dated No
vernher q, 1855.
Next h.. idan .ifa1 , -a,a;,,+ 60 ao a-
,ba .,,,-,,,. - - 'p' ioi S'ii'-N''
r. ,nd oi ne p9ncy, iSs expenses paid
81 IoniS -. - =. ny J-plna u. Howe, the
Plttz.I m L. Il It'd ~ iE!,Sse.it,i Mrs
PERI rrass,t =. - l'tsinp , - iN,t
NJ rev W. Jo,.r 49, I ION IScetFed me
tho rroyest of ,h ,,,,,N., 70 tiits Sity' al
I'D Enu.o ~ I;l'iPa.iN, 20 lu"ntiiS tne
Off - Ho M. -, - -; iTs1ei MSrs III the
infra.h,ray RI 30, IL 'ate III T ,i 1li was
s,r,n.sars hI't he 1t, re III" ~ iloWe MT as
fore. and sba rspan,ha-ad Nv ~ met Ni'1e 'e'
Att-r ~ ,,,-,,... e - -,
t., tyas 'nf pc hTnt u IN. noasS the mat
Inv Treside m I,,nca ,f - $50; 80 ~
NM fr,m S,-erint.nd # 49, In
ran of st mi. ,Tbis met, al ~. -
ratj,n If He5snatb the tr,in rahhar -,
vhj'. in Jail in St out. he baG oy,ar;, s,,.i
Holmes snd uitczaI t,Il,tn@ of fnrnin.T =,
ccrsD.racy +, ,iefrtuJ an i-suranra -
pnn,- ON Of siuOln nv tn. sI,hs titntinn az :,
ccrpgs for Pjtszel insns.for C;rsy Of ths
iaeyranee comnanv rt,s sent r. s. I,n:s
and inteevieDyai Ia MI, h' u 81 i-'"'s
On the info nation thus obtained var
r.ht was sworn out Ior hoiihes on me
az ta5 in Rtstan ,Fha ,iitnas 20 MI a.
that citv ana IDENTIFIED Holmes. The later
had IHaie a verbal statement to the wit
ness m u e presence OF iigpuly Superlh zen,
dsiL fiSusIo'' s!i.i u oi.ou Ha,ie .ln
aonnev in cher Watts offica,
Il asked him where Mrs. Pitezel was"
said Perry, "and he replied that he lid
not care to tell. Then l asked him where
Pitezel was. and he said he was II South
tthnelica OF VI MS mdE theie an! ,iie ~
were in London with Minnie Williams. He
SAD he had gwen Howard to his tathef IN
esioit, anu iida sgn- oSei,,J am ~ OH
sbn,.t d;sta,n. - ,,aat Ntinrio y,-ilIian,s
either at Buffalo or Niagara Falls--I forget
which
Aficr an unimpprtant cIoss-eNaIliiiiatlG
@ was 'e-ip'i"'iis VA - yin NV
Inspector William L. GRAY. of the insur-
ancc company told of trip to st. Louis
where he procured Hedspeth's statement
This was produced. but not yet offered in
evidence. In consequence of it the track
ing of Holmes was begun. He was first
located in Osdcnshurg, y. V. then at Pres
colt. Canada: various points in New Hamp-
shire. Burlington. Vt, and Boston. Not