Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-11-09
One Minutes Declaration Pro-
nounced His Doom.
WERE UNANIMOUS FOR DEATH
The Man of Iron Nerve stood Up to Hear
the Awful Sentence Without
Culver,

Philadelphia, Nov. 2.-Henry II
Holmes was convicted of murder in the
first degree at S:51 tonight for killing
Benjamin +. Pietzel.
The jury retired to deliberate at $50
o'clock this afternoon. According to
one of their number. they had reached
their verdict before the doors of their
room closed upon them. For hunger's
sake they ate their supper first. Then
they took a ballot and without hesita-
ton every iTian OF the II answered
guilty of murder in the first degree"
But, however atrocious the crime how
ever fiendish the criminal, it is hard to
send a man to the galloWs in one min
ute's time. So, for decenCy sake, they
talked about the case for a seemingly
period, about an hour and a half. Then
word was sent into court that they had
agreed. 1t took half an hour to get the
court IL readiness to receive the YER
dict. Holmes spoke to his counsel, RO-
tan and Shoemaker in the cell room,
before he was taken back to the prison.
He said: Il feel that this condemns
me. 1t was an unjust trail" He would
say no more than that.
Immediately after the verdict the
usual application for leave to file a
motion for a new trial was made. Dis
trict Attorney Graham did not oppose
the motion and Judge Arnold fixed the
18th of this month for hearing. The
principal reason urged will be lack Of
time for the preparation fCr the de-
Tense Should d new trial be refused
an appeal Will be taken to the supreme
court and arguments heard at its next
sitting in this city in January 1896. SO,
even if everything goes against nm,
Holmes has yet some time to spend on
the earth, from Which he is alleged 10
have sent SO many fellow mOrtals.
The verdict was d surprise to many
persons who Gid not believe the crime
had been fastened upon Holmes beyond
a reasonable doubt.
There was no word of sympathy for
the condemned felon. He is regarded
as a menace to society. Up in Gilman
ton, n. H., there are two Old people,
his father and mother, and he has also
two brothers and two sisters. Not one
of his kin was heard from during the
trial
A MAN OF IRON NERVE.
When the jury went out an indefinite
recess was taken. Judge Arnold said
he would remain in the building until
midnight if necessary, and II no YER
dict had been reached by that time he
would come to court at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. There were many
Wagers that the verdict would be in to-
night, and more as to it's nature. AT ~
minutes of there was hustle OF NOV
ing people in the packed courtroom and
it became known that the jury was
coming in. a moment later Judge Ar
mold took his seat District Attorney
Graham and his associa ties entered, and
the jury filed solemnly in and took their
seats in the box. Then Holmes was
brought in and placed in the dock. The
silence was literally painful, and every
heart in that crowded room thropDeu.
The man who was about to hear his
doom pronounced stood erect in the
dock. the same death-like pallor which
could grow no deeper on his face. lie
stared at the jury blankly, his hanuS
clasped behind his back. Then IRON
the deep-voiced clerk came the aW'
full words: Jurors, look upon the prls'
oner: prisoner, look upon the jurors
How say you, gentlemen of the jury
Do YOU find the prisoner at the par
Herman w. Mudgett, alias IL. ii
Holmes. guilty of the murder OF BenJa
min +. Pietzel, or not guilty.
Tha condemning sylables came iron
tho foreman: Guilty Of murder In tn
"Ahemp' uttered Holmes. clearing hi
throat. but his shrunken form neVe