The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-29
WON'T DEFEND HOLMES.

ON' H. DEFEAD EOLH 10.
His Lawyers Withdraw After an Adj ourn-
mept is Denied--To Conduct His Own
Murder of Pietzel.
Philadelphia, Oct. fisherman w.
Mudgett, better known as H.H, Holmes,
the self-confessed life insurance swind-
Ter and alleged multi-murderer, whose
supposed crimes have been a topic Of
general discussion for the past several
months, was placed on trial this morn.
ing in the court of oyer and terminer
on the charge of having murdered Ben
jamin f. Pietzel. Judge Arnold pre-
sided.
The commonwealth was represented
by District Attorney George L. Graham
and Assistant District Attorney Thomas
w. Barlow. The defence was conduct
ed by w. H. Shoemaker and Samuel P.
Rotan. In addition to the murder of
Pietzel the prisoner is also accused of
the murder at Toronto, Ontario, of Pet
zel's two young daughters, Alice and
Nellie; of the murder at Iryington, Ind,
of the young son, Howard Pietzel, and
also of the murder of various other per-
sons in the famous Holmes castle at
Chicago.
Benjamin F. Pietzel's body was found
in house at 1916 Callowhill street on
September 8, 1894. A shattered lamp
was found by the side Of the pody,which
bore evidence of having been burned,
and the coroner's jury concluded that
the oil lamp had exploded, and that
Pietzel, who was at the time known as
B. f. Perry, had been burned to death,
and accordingly rendered a verdict of
accidental death.
There was no claimant for the body,
and it was buried in Potter's field. Sub
sequently an assertion came from Pet
zels lawyer at St Louis, Mi. Jephtha
Howe, that the body was that of Ben
jamin F. Pietzel, and claim was made
on the Fidelity Mutual Life association
of Philadelphia for 100000, which that
company carried on Pietzel's life.
The body was exhumed and was full
ly identified By his daughter, who was
brought from St. Louis, as that of Piet-
eel
The insurance company, however,
Maid the claim hit NOT heinp satisfied
that pietzal had met his death aecidan-
taIlv at once nlaced detectives on the
case to solve the mystery. This result
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a1ias Holmes
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