The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-19

John Sehweichler and asked him ito pro-
coure a woman who hyed around
Twelfth or Thirteenth and CaHow Hill
or Vine streets, who would swear TO
i certain facts in connection with the
| finding of Pietzel's body at 1916 Caiioe
1 Hill street Schweichler aSSented, but
| instead of stTaig'thway getting the W7o-
man, he told his story to Detective Gey-
| CT, who. for sifie commonwealth, brought
TO light the evidences of Holmes MUIR
der of the children Geyer SUBMITTED Il
TO District Attorney Graham, and q
most ski1lful trap was prepared, trap
which has brought about the ruin OF
the opposing attorney.
Under instructions, Geyer went 10
Mrs. Margaret Rea!h, maitron Of the
| Fourth district police station, and she,
under the name of Blanche A. Hanni-
gan, was taken to Shoemaker by
Sclhweichler. Meantime. Shoemaker
had prepared an affidavit stating that
| the deponerrt had known PietZel and
that to her had expressed his intention
! of committing suicide. Mrs. Hannigan
readily signed and Swore to this and
| Shoemaker gave her two ten-dollar bills
| for so doing. On each blll she marked
the initials d. A II. and today she ex-
Inhibited them in court
INTO THE TRAP.
Shoemaker walked into the trap
'bhndfold When he read the affidavit
| to rhe court. he declared that pts con-
tens were dictated to him by the wo-
man A moment afterwards. irrefuta-
| bic testimony was produced showing
| that he had himself made up the at
JavTt and dictated ii to a stenograp her
| before he had even asked Schweichler
TO procure woman to sign it, and that
he had not so much as read or explain
| ed its purpoTt TO Mrs. Hannigan-
| Judge Arnold. who was upon the
bench during the trial. had called in
| Judges Thayer and Wilson to hear and
decide with him on the merits of to-
| days arguments for a new trial. AS
| the strange revelations came. the three
| judges did not hesitate. by their bear
| ing and words, TO manifest their sense
of the gravity of the accused lawyers
situation. Judge Arnold afterwards
privately stated that disbarment pro-
ceedings would be considered after the
disposition of the pending charge
against Shoemaker.
Shoemaker had nothing to say. He
was stunned and shocked beyond meas
ure, but said this was not the time for
him 10 talk. Rotan, his associate. eX-
pressed his confidence in his colleagues
final exoneration, but he admitted that
the evidence of his guilt was over
wfhelming.
Roaan himself was unsInirched. The
witnesses, the district attorney and the
court were careful TO make that clear.
and the young barrister who has
fought, practically single-handed, a
some skill and much fortitude. was WISH
bly, affected.
MYSTERY ON MYSTERY.
A strange story is whispered about
Shoenakers initial appearance in this
case. AalFttle over a year ago. it is said.
he first came to Philadelphia. Whence
he came no one seemed ito know. but a
tale is TO the effect that ne had lived for
some time in a ihblle town IN Indiana
Upon his arrival here he is said 10 have
spoken of rhe receipt of a letter from
Boston s&gned III" II stated that the
WRITER desired to retain him as counsel
in a. case which would soon awterwards
come upsfn Philadelphia and enclosed a
hundred dollar note as a retaining fee
A few days afterwards Holmes was ar
rested in Boston and the story of his
manifold crimes came out
Now. it is saFd that The little town I'm
which Shoemaker lived was but short
distance from another town where
Holmes had lived and fostered his null
tifaTOus schemes. 1t is even said that
in Shoemaker's Office has been map OF
the county in which these two towns
lie. and that a line is drawn in red ink
between the places. but so drawn as 10
avoid railroads and settlements, cut
ting through the bare country. This
curious story is not given out officially.
but with those who know Of ii there IS
an unaninlity as to hts details. The
Holmes case was the first Shoemaker
tried in Philadelphia. II is probably
.aaSo the hast.
District Attorney Graham. in reply to
Mr. Ronan, reviewed the. testimony
against Holmes in detail and urged
that the case had been proved beyond
the possibility Of a reasonable doubt
and that the granting of new trial
would entail great expense and trouble.
and possibly result in a perversion of
Justice
MIR. Rotan made the closing address
ITO the court, but developed no new con-
Nention, simply resteratsng and empba-
Sing his former declara lions and main
tanning that PietzeI had committed sui
eide and that the commonwealth had
produced no evidence 10 conrovert that
assertion.
At the conclusion OF the argument
Judge Thayer. speaking for the court.
said that they would give the case their
gTavest consideration Then, turning
TO Mr.. Shoemaker the judge said: II
regret '5Tat now have a very disagree
able duty To perform towards you. a
member OF this bar. and an attorney az
this court In view Of e1e developments
this morning and the testimony OF the
witnesses whom you have heard con-
corning the use you sfrte-np,ed - make
of the affidavit you procured, the court
fesls il to be a matter Of duty. no other
path being left open. 20 ho5d you IN
s. $40 bail TO answer rhe charge slborn-
a'fion Of perjury and IN default OF ban
20 sran6 coInnltcsed''
The bail Is here, your honoz." said
the accused attorney.
was entered at ne side Tar. Milton
Jackson. Sho-eEEsksTs -aeher-ia-1aW.
becoming Che b-aldSzna--
Judge Arnold stated privately thai
the court was contemplating dsSbar-
r1ent proceeisngs, but nothing would
Toe done IN that regard unta a1-e- ne
disposition % the charge. Mr.. Shoe
maker declin@d 20 BE Interviewed He
said that the blow was very cruel and
a very sudden on. and ne feat 1s1S= ms
w=aole future hung IN the halsnce. but
ne would not discuss II a. tAis tina