The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-30
DAUGHTER OF THE MURDERED MAN
ON THE WITNESS STAND.
Two Men Killed and Three Others In
senger Trains at Howard Station,
Missourl-Both Engines and Three
Cars of One of the Trains Demol-
ished.

day, as the public had learned that
/ they would not be admitted to the
courtroom. Throughout last night, in
the loneliness of his cell in the County
Prison, Holmes worked steadily prepar
ing his case, and only ceased when the
first rays of sun began to find their way
through the narrow slit that does duty
for window. He then threw himself
on his cot, but an hour later he was up
again, and continued writing until told
it was time to start for the court.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the jury filed
into the box. A moment after Holmes
entered. Despite his long and sleepless
night he looked fresh and bright.
District Attorney Graham announced
that Mrs. Howard as Holmes latest
wife is known, had seen the prisoner
this morning before he was brought
terview is known only to the prisoner
and the woman he deceived into marry
ing him.
jeanette Pietzel, or, as she was
known in the family, bessie" the
daughter of the dead PietZel, was called
as the first witness. She is a girl
about - or 16 years of age, and
the oath. Her only testimony was the
Identification of a large crayOn por-
trait of PietZel as that of her father.
Eugene Smith, the man who discov-
cred PietZePs body, was called. He
testified to his acquaintance with
Holmes. The witness occasionally
freshed his memory by referring to
some notes he had. Holmes objected
to this, and the court sustained IT.
toll Of L,
Pietzel, and of waiting for the latter for
some time on the Monday following the
day Pietzel is supposed to have been
killed. The next morning (Tuesday)
! Smith went to the house again and not
finding Pietzel, he became suspicious
| that all was not right, and instituted
search of the house. Lying on the
floor in the second-story back room
was the body of man.
Smith recognized Holmes as a man he
once saw at Pietzels house, but he
never knew who he was until they met
at the time of the eXhumatiOn of the
body of PietZel for the purpose of identi-
lcation in securing the insurance
money. Smith said that Holmes of
fered $50 at that time to have the corpse
cTemated.
District Attorney Graham turned the
witness to Holmes for cross -examina-
examination
Smith was directed toward showing
that the latter could not have seen
him CHolmes) enter the house and pass
up stairs as he testified. Holmes admit
ted that he was at the house, but his
evident object was to discredit Smith
with the jury, not as regarding the wit
ness honesty of testimony, for that was
only too evident, but with his recoIlec-
lection Of events that came under his
mr. i
told and afterwards confused it with
facts of his personal knowledge.
smith was allowed to stand aside
while plan of the house was put in
evidence: Smith was again recalled.
and showed upon the plans the place
he discovered Pietzefs body.
While Holmes was crOss-exanlinirg
smith, District Attorney Graham
carelessly placed the large cravon Of
Pietzel upon the table directly before
Holmes, and the prisoner could not
avoid seeing staring steadily at him
the race OF the man he is being tried for
killing. The sight did not disconcert
the prisoner.
After cross-eXamination of an hour
in which Smiths testimony was not
shaken by Holmes, the witness was
dismissed
DR. William J. Scott the physician
who was called when the body was
found, was the next witness He testi-
lied to what was in the room and the
incidents connected with the finding of
the body.
Recess until 2:30 was taken before
his cross examination by Holmes.
Pietzel at one time wore a beard. and
Holmes extracted from DR. Scott the
acknowledgment that he had ex-
pre- ssed the opinion that the murdered
man could not have raised Whiskers on
his cheeks owing to the sparse growth
or hair there. In answer to the uues-
ticn, DR.. Scott said there was about an
ounce of chloroform found in his stom-
ach. No food was found in the stomach
or any alcohol, although there were evil
dences that Pietzel had been an intem-
perate man.
The next witness called was DR..
William X. Mattern, physician to the
Coroner. When DR.. Mattern's name
was called, Holmes asked the court that
the physicians testimony be postponed
until tomorrow, as he was an import
ant witness and ne wanted plenty OF
time TO examine him. Mr.. Graham OBJ
Jected, and styled Holmes request as
by-play, and DR.. Mattern was called to
the stand
After testifying to the exterior con
dition of the body, DR.. Mattern said
that the lungs We're greatly congested.
indicating that death had been sudden.
y half an ounce or more OF chlOrOform
was found in the stomach As there
was no trace of irritation found in the
stomach DIR. Mattern was OF the opinion
that the chloTOform was injected into
the stomach after death The cause of
death was given by DR.. Mattern as
chloroform poisoning DR.. Mattern de-
sCribed the scene at the eXhumatiOn of
the body at the pOtters field and the
active part taken in the Identification
o. the body by Holmes. Holmes be,
gan to crOsS-eXamine DR.. Mattern He
was asked the color of PietzePs mus
tache and hair. and replied that the
former was reddish and the latter.
dark brown. At the request of Holmes
the court directed DR.. Mattern to read
the notes he took of the description of
the body at the time he held the inquest.
As DR. Mattern read his notes Holmes
copied them. Holmes subjected the wit
ness TO a long technical examination up
on the condition the stomach and brain
would be from chloroform poisoning
and excessive indulgence in liquors. DR.
Mattern could not say from the condi-
tion the body was in if the chlorofor.n
in the stomach had been injected hv-
podermically or forced down the throat
Holmes for the first time seemed to
score q point lie asked DR.. Matte,.,1 if
ne had not made q report to the Coro-
ner that death was due to congestion of
the lungs from the inhalation of poison
Gus or noXious gas, and the physician
replied that he had A moment later
DR. Mattern denied that he had said
this, and Holmes appealed TO the notes
of the court. These sustained him,