Evening journal., 1895-11-01

where Pitezel and the children were, and
he SAID in south America. He refused 10
give me the name 81 the student from
whom he got the corpse, saying that tn,
student was supposed to be dead, as years
before he and Holmes swindled an insur
ance company out OF $50, 600. Besides,
the student was prosperous man Of fam
lily. He would only give his name in the
event of being brought up for murder.
He said he had told Pitezel how to pre-
pare the substituted body-to place it on
the floor, with the arm on the breast put
the liquid in the mouth and set fire to It.
Tho liquid had been used for cleaning
clothes He also told him how to force
the liquid into the stomach by working
the arms. He said Pitezcl had told him
that after he left the Callowhill street
house he was walking through the city
hall and threw away the hat he had been
wearing and put on a silk one.
Geyer Sees Holmes In Prison.
"A few days before his arraignment foi
conspiracy, to which he pleaded guilty,
saw him in the cellroom, and he said the
story he had told me about the substitu-
tion of a body was not true, ana that the
corpse found in the house was that OF
Pitczcl. i said, Well, Holmes II that's
the case, then you murdered Pitezel and
tho children. He said: No, i didn't.
When left the Eleventh street house at
If O'Clock on Sunday morning, Sept 2,
took the Tenth street car and went to tho
Callowhill street house l opened the
door with key had, and not finding
Pitezel there l went up stairs. On tho
third floor found him. He was lying on
tho floor, his arms across his breast and q
cloth over his face. Near by there was
bottle Of chloroform, with thin hose In
it so placed that the drops OF chloroform
would fall on the cloth. / put my head
TO his heart and found that he was dead.
Then l went down stairs and found note
telling mo to look inside bottle in the
closet. did so and found note in it,
in which Pitezel said 1 should take his
body and do just what had wanted him
to do with the substitute corpse. / went
up stairs again and dragged his body down
TO the second floor, whore it was found,
placing the broken bottle and the pipe in
position and burning the face just as
had told him to do
6eyer further testified regarding the
statements OF Holmes as to the where.
about of the Pitezel children.
District Attorney Graham offered to
provo tho finding of the bones OF Howard
Pitezel IN the house in Irvington, suburb
OF indianapolis, and the bodies Of the girls
in the cellar Of the house at 6 st. Vincent
street, Toronto.
The defense objected, and the jury were
taken to their room, while lengthy argu-
ment on the admissibility of the testimo-
ny was made on both Sides
District Attorney Graham oontended
that the murder of the children was so in
timately connected with tho killing of
their father that It was part of the same
transaction, and that IL was Holmes pur-
pose TO exterminate the entire family, in
Guiding Mrs Pitezel, Dessa and the baby.
Killing Of Pitezel Children ImmaterIal.
judge Arnold caused mild sensation
by deciding that the killing of the chill
dren had no connection with the trial Of
Holmes for the murder Of the father, and
that no such evidence could be introduced.
This was the first turn in favor Of
Holmes since the beginning of the trial
and q decided setback for the common
wealth The prisoner, however, made no
sign when he heard the decision.
Geyer was then put under cross exami-
nation.
He was asked but a few questions and
corroborated his former statements.
Superintendent Of Police Linden Of
this city testified that Holmes made a
statement TO him in his Office about JAN
last. Holmes had requested the privi-
lego Of making tho statement without the
knowledge of his counsel If possible. In
this he said that, having failed to get a
body in New York, no came back to Phil
adelphia, and on Saturday night Sept. /,
he met Pitezel. The latter was despond-
ent, spoke Of his sick children and said
there was nothing for him to live for, or
words to that effect Then he told the
story Of his visit to the house on Sunday
and discovering the body-the same he
told to Detective Geyer.
Mr.. Graham here said that with the
exception Of two or three witnesses the
commonwealth was ready to close, and IL
would perhaps be hettor to go on in the
morning
Tho court then adjourned until 10 a. m.
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