Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-30
HIS DAY AS A LAWYER
THE SHARP pARp,Es AND KEEN
TuRusTs OF THE rALLiD
PRISONER AND COUNSEL.
hut lie Chained He Was Exhausted
and Recalled HIS Attorney.
at the Evening session.

Philadelphia, Oct. 29.--It is Holmes
everywhere today. The whole city IL
agog over yesterdays developments
In this remarkable case. So. In spite of
judicial orders that only those having
business with the case should DO adj
mitted to the court room, in spite of
the presence OF phlanx OF big reserve
police and an increased force OF court
officers TO keep away the morbidly Gu
rous, that self-willed and Independent
entity known as the general public.
aurged and struggled and Kicked It's
way along the corridors OF the big city
han in an EFFORT TO at least catch Il
glimpse OF the door OF the room In
which the strangest criminal narrative
OF the age IL being gradually unfolded.
AS the result of yesterdays events.
when the arch criminal finding himself
abandoned by his counpel at the very
last moment. displayed the marvellous
nerve which had invariably character
ICED him and undertook his Uwn de-
Tense. The result was not what most
thereby degenernting into u farce as his
recreant attorneys had predicted the
gaunt and pnllid prisoner in the dock
revealed Il qulckness OF perception and
an Instinct Of self-defense, In the sharp
ly put question OF which young bar
rlster would be proud, And 30 Tar had
his pleadinga for right and Justice met
recognition that the prisoners dock
had been moved closer to the bar Of
the court and little table provided
with pens, ink and paper p aced therein
that he may have all the privileges
oil Ilnarlly accorded to attorneys.
Not once did this man lose control OF
himself BE It parry from the court OF
from the keen and scornfu officers OF
the commonwealth, Holmes il equal TO
the emergency and the listener, some
how, felt that he did not yet altogether
tae worst OF the argument.
The days proceedings were begun by
District Attorney Graham. who arose
and said to the court:
Il desire to say to the court, in view
OF what was said last night before the
adjournment Of court that ths lady
known ms Miss Yoke and Mrs. Howard
was sent for, saw the prisoner and had
ample opportunity for an interview
with him"
This Is the woman concerning whom
there was n warm passage at arme
last evening between Mr.. Graham and
Holmes, the latter declaring that the
woman was his wife aud that MIR. Ora.
ham did AZ in his power to separate
them.
When Mr. Graham concluded Holmes
said that he had only had three
minutes Interview with the woman
and asked that II be renewed duriaR
the noon recess. His request was
granted.
Then the prisoner nsked that n plan
be produced OF the Callow Nm house
In which he Is alleged to have murder
ed BENJAMIN +. Pietzel The district
attorney said such n plar was In court
and would be produced at the proper
time.
II also aslL" Holmes continued.
"that the quantity OF the liquor
which Mr.. Graham said / used In my
efforts to eNtermlnate the Pletzel fam
lily be submitted to an analysis.
want to prove that while II contains a
small quantity OF nitro-Rlycerlne. 1t is
entirely harmless and is sold in every
drug store"
DO you mean the liquor you ieft
with Mrs. Pietsel In Burlington, VT
Yea"
"Thnt has never been in my pos.
session"
Then came another request from the
prisoner. He wanted to know IL during
the testimony OF one OF the witnesses
all others should not be excluded from
the room.
Judge Arnold answered that this
would be done II the eSlgency arose.
There was iull for moment and
then began tho big work OF the trial
the taking OF testimony,
Jeanette Pietael, the daughter OF the
dead man was the FIRST witness called.
She is slender, pale girl OF about II
and was neatly attired In dark gray.
| She was called merely to Identify
l 10 or n har Ia thar
| which ahe did.
"cross examine" said the district
attorney.
~ have no questions now" replied
| Holmes, hut when told that NOW or
| never" WINS the time to question the
witness at least on the picture Ques-
ton he asked,
"Are these good pictures OF your
father as YOU last saw him or two
years befomf"
"Aa last saw him. yes"
John Towsend, a photographer ems
| ployed In the detective service, and
| william II. Rnu, q private photograph
err, then Identified the photographs OF
| Holmes taken by them after his arrest.
Eugene Smith. who found pietzeis
body in the callow HIN street house on
| September 4. 1894, then told detailed
story OF his discovery.
| Holmes subjected Smith to long and
searching cfoss-exRmlnation. dwelling
upon every point OF the testimony ad-
| duced by the commonwealth but the
| witness was mistaken.
Eventually becoming exaaporated at
his inability In this respect and 81 con-
| sequence OF an immaterial word from
| Mr. Graham. Holmes cxclaimed:
| ~ object 10 the blood thirsty man
nor In which the district attorney and
this witness are trying to draw the
Inference that rushed into the pot
| -. Nal ~ All the A,AN
OF my fPiend.r
"You are drawing the inference your
self" said Mr. Graham.
DR. william J.. Scott was called and
At this juncture Holmes renewed his
| plan TO have all witnesHes v -cept the
one on the stand excluded from the
| room.
Mr.. Graham objected TO this and
| Holmes without change OF expression
| bit with infinite sarcasm said.
II would like 10 know n you, Mr..
1 Graham. OF lhs hanorabis court 10 to