The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-21
THEY SAW PITZEL.

THEY SAW PITZEL, |
STREET. OAR CNDUCToR AND a DIE.
THCTIVE SO AI4LEGE.
In Philadelphia and VIII Appear
4 Before the Governor If HOlme,
Fails to secure n New Trial.
Chicago, Nov. 2O.The Daily News
publishes the following story:
! James McNeary, conductor on car
GIG, of the Sixty-third street electric
line, has sprung new sensation III
the Holmes case by stating that Ben
Jamin Il. Pitzel is alive and that he
recently talked with him on his car.
+ Mr.. McNeary claims there could be
no mistake, as he worked nine months
for Pitzel and knows the peculiarities
of his voice. According to McNeary,
Pltzel boarded his car a few days pre-
vious to Holmes trial. Pitzel's beard
had grown around the greater part Of
his face. so that he was completely
disguised. When addressed, however,
he admitted his identity and asked,
as q friend, that McNeary keep silence
as he was on his way to Philadelphia,
but McNeary called in Motorman Let
terman, and he also claims that he
had a conversation with Pitzel. who
took a transfer to the Cottage Grove
cable line. ~
Robert Corbett, who has been fol-
lowing the case for months in behalf
OF the Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional bank, Fort Worth, Tex, claims
that he has also seen Pitzel. &s%4
II never believed that Pitzel was
dead,' he declared, for the following
reasons: First, when was searching
the castle months ago a man who re-
sembles the man seen by the conduc-
tor and motorman, and who I then
thought was Pitzel, found me in tue
building looking over some papers. He
asked me If I had seen tool chest. 1
told him there was one in the front
room. He said that that one was not
where I was engaged. l asked him
who he was. He said Mrs. Pitzel sent
him there for the tool chest, and when,
| Ing for moment. Andrews and then
/
Pitzel was stopping at 6233 May
street with Mr.. Hayward, and I sent
over to ask her if she ever sent for
the tool chest. Both she and her
| daughter, Dessa, declared they had
not, and I also discovered that Mrs.
| Pitzel is wavering in her belief in the
identification of Pitzel and begins to
hope that the children are living; but
for her husband she does not care
whether he is living or dead. l be-
lieve that if Holmes is not granted a
! new trial Pitzel will declare himself
to the governor Of Pennsylvania. when
all other means are exhausted, and
Isaac r. Hit, Jr:, and myself both
have his address in Philadelphia.
Minnie Williams is stopping at the
same place under the name of Mrs.
e. M. Gardener, while PitZel is known
as G. D. Hail."
| 4 Sensation in Court
Philadelphia, Nov. 2O.-The Holmes
case took another sensational turn to-
day. In open court, the senior coun-
sci for the defense, William A. Shoe
maker, was charged with manufacture
murderer by bribing a woman who
his favor. r..
To-day had been fixed for the argu-
ment Of new trial for Holmes, and
Judge Arnold, who presided during
the trial of two weeks ago, which re-
suited in Holmes conviction Of the
murder Of 3. +. Pitzel, was joined by
Judges Thayer aud Wilson, sitting as
the court en- banc.
The proceedings were begun by Mr.
Shoemaker, who asked that the arg1-
nent be postponed. He urged that,
since the verdict had been rendered,
the defense had come into possession
Of new information and additional
clues of vital Importance to the case
and which would result in Holmes &C
Quittal. Subsequent to the trial, be
continued, they had obtained informa-
ton of a person who had known Pit
eel when he lived at 1916 Callowhil]
street. This person, Blanche A. Han
nigan, had made affidavit that Pitze]
had spoken to her about committing
suicide .,
Bomb Explodes.
District Attorney Graham said II
became his duty to make painful
declaration. During the early part of
| IuC ASCcAI CAlIA 4c IcCClNcu
formation that efforts had been made
to procure false testimony by bribery
Subsequently he had learned that
these efforts We're being prosecuted tt
the end. Thereupon he sent for the
person thus employed to furnish evi
dence, and she was in court at the
present time.
II will produce her and show thai
she was employed by Mr.. Shoemaker
that she was taken to his Office anC
questioned. that she said she knew
nothing about the case, and the at
tOrney told her that was all right, ant
that. she was induced upon the pay
ment Of 500 to sign the affidavit
which had already been prepared"
In support Of this statement by Mr.
Graham, Detective Geyer, bein.
sworn, testified that during the tria
he was called upon BY John Sweckler
} who said that MI. Shoemaker ha(
asked him to procure a woman VIII,
} lived around Thirteenth an Callowhil
streets, who would swear to certain
facts. The next day Sweckler again
called and showed him the type-writ
! ten affidavit. This was before tn
| woman had hnnD 1OnkpH for MI