The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31

"Did no have sny interest In IhatT
MY husband said he did"
"Dld you know that your husband
had been In Fort Worth before he
came to Philadelphia
"Yes." An objection being here made
on the ground Ot irrelevapoY, Mr. Gra-
ham said he proposed to show that the
Fort Worth and Chicago properties
were in the name Of Lyman, and both
Holmes and PistEel-l4yman being an
alias OF the latler--WerS inteTesled In
them. This, hH said, related 10 the mo,
tiYes In addition TO the desire 10 get the
insurance money, that aCtuaied Holmes
in killing PialEol and the children, and
would be followed by proof OF aqpRrrel
between Holmes aud PielEel conforming
tho ownership aud title 10 the proper
ties
PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT.
The examination being resumed, Mrs,
PlOtzol said;
'Holmes said to me that he had put
5000 in Fort Worth property to pay
oil Il note duo September IS, 1904. My
husband said ho had hall Interest In
tho Fort Worth property. 1t was In
the namo OF Benton a. Lyman, Holmes
told mo this. Lyman was my husband.
Tho Chicago property, he said, was In
tho name OF Perry on account Of tho
Tcue Haute trouble"
"Did you have any talk with Holmes
about the insurance case before Il was
carried out9'
"0nce ho spoke to me about 1t when
he came back from tho south, and asked
mo II Ben had told me about II. l said
yOs, aud did not want anything TO do
Uithit. He said Ben would be home
from the south soon; that he was sick
down there"
Continuing. Mrs. Piotzol said;
~ knew Howe through Holmes. /
gave him the poWet Of attorney to
collect the money, l don't know who
prepared it; but Howe brought II TO be
signed. ! saw in paper that man
named Perry had boon killed by an e1.
plOsion. but Mr.. Holmes told mo that
my husband was oil right"
"ln whose caro- did Alice leave St.
Louis7''
'In Howe's. She went at Holmes
suggestion TO Philadelphia to Identity
tue body. / was sick. / asked Howe
to take care Of Alice, and ho said he
would. Minnie Williams, Holmes
cousin, he said, would take care Of her,
and II grew very sick he would send
Benny TO take care OF me. next saw
Holmes on September ~, when he
came to our house, and said he had
brought Alice back TO Cincinnati. He
said he would take Howard and Nellie
to Alice SO che would not DO alone, aud
had made arrangements for Alice to
meet them in indianapolis. l took Nellie
and Howard to tho depot, Howe was
there and said tho Insurance money
had been paid. Holmes said TO me:
You had better give her some money
aud gave me S.. bado the children
goodbye and they got on the car. On
October %, Holmes came TO the house
in ST Louis and we went TO HoWO'S
office.
scuEMR WAS A FRAUD,
"Holmes was there, and Howe said the
acheme was fraud. and he washed his
hands Of It. They wanted mo to sign a
paper in regard to Howe'l fee, aud attCr
being assured that would not be i'm
picatcd in the affair l did go. Holmes
there went under tho name OF Howard.
He demanded $500 or 800 Of mo, aud l
gave it. He wanted TO 20 TO soma bank
10 pay of the note due on tho Fort
Worth property. got the 5000 and
no took Il. WO went around to tto
bank. The. monoy was In 500 bills, all
but ono old note. a 81, 900 bill. lie took
the money and went 10 eide window.
Thuu ho came back and brought tho
note, saying il waB paid. Ao told mo to
take caro- to show 1t TO Bon whom l saw
him."
"How much did you got iu all Of this
Insurance moneyY
~ received $500. That was all lover
got"
"Afier this money transaction, what
became Of Holmesp
"Iio took another Sl00 OF tho children,
who, ho said. would need some in In
dianApols Ho went away, aud some
time aiIerward Iont me lsttor from De.
troit TO come on there to sec my hus'
band"
"Did you geo your husband7"
"No. Ho then sOnt mo TO visit my
parents at Golya, lila"
la answer to further questions, Mrs.
Pieizcl went on:
"When wont to Detroit with DosSa
and tho baby hB mot Us and took uS to
Geeso's European hotel. said OK.
poctcd to hoar from tho children, and
he said they would wrltO in q few days
Holmes registered for mo M MrS. Adams.
We remained in Detroit until October
lS."
"Did no explain why your husband
was not theroW
DiD NOT sgE IiEn HUSBAND.
i"fIo said hc had looked all over tho
town, and could not lind a vacant
house whOro II would DO convenient for
motto SEQ Bon. On tho morning Of tho
18th, ho said ho had bottOf 20 to Toron.
10. llo thought Dcssa should Join tito
,otlior children in indianapolis, whetO
they woro IN charge Of widow, lO said.
According to his story. hc had bought
some property there for his wifo's
mother, but ns aho waa not TOady to
moyo into II, could 1.-Two. Lhoro FREQ Of
rent. asked him tho nRinO Of tllO
widow my children woro With, aud ho
said, IFS peculiar name, ] can't
think Of II now. Wn wont 10 Toronto,
wIero ho alao registered mo ~ Mr.
Adams. My husband, hO said, was In
Montreal, whiting for word 10 coma on.
f"Ono day I'D brought mo lnlloF from
NollIo. II was In cipher aud iO road i
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