The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-01
Y0LMES LOSES HIS NERVE.
THE WOMAN HE MARRIED. As HOW
,uD CONFRONTs HIM N COURT.

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p-ars. But Later Receivers His Com
Yr.ure and Cross-Examines Her in
,l.rson-she Testihcs That PitezeI
called on Holmes the Night Before
lie Was Observation-Disclosures Told
Her He Had an Engagement With
iHm the Day He Was Murdered
and was Absent From HOme-The
Trial Nearing Its End.
p5r.-eIphia, Oct. 3l.-The first CLEAN
or r.. that has come to Holmes since
MAS arraigned for the murder of Benja-
min IT, Pltezel to-day broke through the
r.t- ai the dark clouds Of damaging evi-
r.. il which he has been enveloped.
jill. attorneys this afternoon succeeded
ir keeping from The jury all evidence
hearing directly upon the murder of the
p--zcl children. The decision of the court
rulInz this evidence out left the prosecu-
zion i'm confusion, and, in consequence,
The district attorney asked for time in
which to rearrange his case. The court
granted the request, and the regular nigh,
session was not held. and the case went
over until tomorrow morning.
Despite the decision Of the court in re-
fusiug TO admit testimony showing that
Holmes killed the Pitezel children, Dis
trict Attorney Graham is convinced that
the evidence he has already presented to
The jury will convict Holmes Although
the direct evidence possessed by the COM
monwealth that Holmes killed Pitezel is
c-rcumstanual, so strong is this chain or
prcsumptive testimony that, to any one
who has followed it. there can hardly re-
main a doubt that on that Sunday. in Sep
co
in the house at No. 1916 Callowhl
Notwithstanding the decision of Judge
Arnold to-day, much indirect evidence has
been introduced, showing that Holmes
unquestionably made way with the Pite-
zel children and this, in every probable
ity, viii have weight with the jury and,
even if unconsciously, VIII, in all liSeH-
hood, influence their minds arriving at
a verdict in the case before them.
The decision of Judge Arnold and the
conformation in the witness box Of Holmes
by the woman whom he deceived into
believing she was his legal wife, and the
breakdown of the prisoner that followed,
were the leading failures of the proceedings
to-day. After several witnesses had tes-
tilted this morning the name of
Miss Yoke was called. Holmes had
expected that the woman, whom he
had lured intO marriage with him, with
the belief that he was single, would be
called upon TO give testimony against
him, but the prospect of her appearance
In the witness box completely unnerved
him. He called eagerly TO his counsel
and urged them with earnestness to OBJ
ject to the witness. In the meanwhile,
however, Miss Yoke had taken her place in
the witness stand. FROM ms DehaViof
as she did so, it would seem as if Holmes
really loved this woman. As she came
forward, his pallid face flushed to the
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leaving him CHASTITY white. lie looked
appealingly at her, but she carefully
avoided glancing in his direction. When
the girl so evidently aNQldeu even SO
much as looking at him, Holmes bowed
his head and struggled with a SOD mat
shook his frame, while he wiped lhe
Tears from his face He appealed pit
eously to his lawyers to have the wit
ness taken from the stand. 4hey COM
batted as well as they could the eVl-
dence of the district attorney that Miss
Yoke was not his legal wife, ana was
therefore competent under the statue
OF this state TO testify against the prls-
oncr The testimony that there was at
least one, and probably two other Wo-
men, with whom Holmes hau gone
through a legal marriage ceremony was
convincing, and Judge Arnold alloWed
Miss Yoke to testify
Before she began her testimony tiollnes
counsel stated 10 the court lhaI tne lIls-
oucr would cross examine the witness
himself Miss Yoke was one OF the star
witnesses for the commonwealth, put, pc
Vond proving that Pitezel called on Holmes
yre nieht before the day he was killed,
and that Holmes told her that ne had an
eneagement with Pitezel on the next day
and was absent from the house from lO:5J
o'clock in the morning until 4'50 IN the
afternoon on Sunday. .. a.
Her evidence was not SO daInasius ~ ~
the prisoner as those in the court room
expected. She seemed TO nave no khoW
ledge Of any of the events bearing direct
H. nn0n The murder of Pitezel or the
children. Throughout the period or llme
in which the events occurred SHe Wa
constantly with Holmes, but ne reaally
deceived her as to the reason AoI ehglL
hurried movements from city 10 CITY pS
Dnrinr Miss Yoke's testimony Holmes
recovered his compOsure, and when ne
arose to cross-eXamine her ms voice was
s.adier and louder than it has 6eeh az
a.H time since the trial began. his eN-
animation of the witness was not lohs'
aI he succeeded in. extracting from her
SOME statements that were IasoIdpIe 70
self. He did not cohclude ms eAdilIl-
.-I0n OF Miss Yoke. but gave nOuce thaJ
Neuld call her as witness Tor MN
At This afternoons session, Detective
C.ar who traced Holmes movements
with The PfteZel children and discovered
their bodies, was placed upon the stand;
When Mr. Graham staIleA - n "a 'i f
Witness tell Of the finding OF the bodles OF
Tie Hi,ezel children the defense hla4e lHe
most stubborn fight that it has Waseu
since The trial began. The jury was sent
from the room and the question OF the
a0missa uility of the evidence was aISueu;
really eloquent speech for the lntroauc-
uon Ot Geyer's testimony, and Mr.. RoIah
replied Id remarkably able manner LOT
young and comparatively Inexperienced
law Nyer. Judge Arnold, without hesita-
toa, decided that the killing Of the chill
ora lal no direct bearing upon the -llll- muf-
oer Of Iitezel He said that, il Holmes
YVES acquitted here, he could De taken
either 10 Toronto or Indianapolis 70 ne
tried for the murders committed there,
and that he ruled the evidence out.
lae attorneys of the defense were JoyIul
over tac decision of Judge Arnold and they
now affect to believe that there Is a pros
iaet " the jury returning verdict OF ac-
c' tal, against Holmes, as they claim no
evidence has been produced showing 4l-
t.iy that the prisoner killed PletzeL on
tae contrary 8Ir. Graham IS equally con-
l-ae.t tl3t me has placed a moose around
mes neck by tie evidence he has al
ready presented
Judge Arnold's decision has cut off the
testimony of about 50 witnesses Tor the
'..1M1uWealth from Indianapolis, TCron-
70 ana other places, and. in consequence,
60" prosecution viii call but two more
Witnesses. One Of these viii be Or. Left
aa expert chemist who viii TESTIFY
iAe effect produced by the inhalation
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