Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-30

This was granted him and as Holmes
called out the names of these witnesses
they left the room
Not having a ruli list OF the witt
neaaos, however. he was suspicious
that all had not left, and IN spite OF the
district attorneys protcslation he
pressed the matter earnestly address.
ing himself principally TO the court
and ignoring Mr Graham,
II wish could set the prisoner TO
understand finally remarked Mr..
Graham, that somebody In this case
Is netting honestly"
The examination OF Or. Scott was
npuut 10 be resumed when the district
attorney arose and said to the court.
IN view OF the circumstances OF this
case ana the evident desire TO create
~ npnthy Tor the prisoner, | mean, as
= matter OF grace to him. because he
Ia without counsel. to ask all the Nyt-
nerses connected with any par. ~ Tho
care 10 retire, Were he repInsonted by
counsel, | would iight such Il proca, d.
ing at every step"
After the witnesses had all left the
To be witness.
Again, | must ask" said lie district
attorney which wife you mean" "You
know" replied Holmes, with a flush
o. anger "the woman you sec iii to
designate us Miss Yoke, theceby tast-
AtAk a. sur WI lAtI unu niNFtlI4 lAfNl
wcnan II my wife"
You cast slur on her." MT Graham
retvr'cd. when you MARI "a her @;th
tvb living. l call her by the matte
shs gives me. which is Miss Yoke"
That Is for her to say" said Holmes,
well. she ia not In the court ROOM"
concluded the prosecutor and de-
cline to say whether or not she WIN be
n witness"
AT the end OF DIR, Scotia examine
] ton the court took q recess until 1850
| o'clock, when II was Resumed, Holmes
crosa-e examined the witness severely
At the conclusion OF Dr SCOTS toa-
timony DIR. William X. Maltern. core
ners physician was called. Holmes
at once arose and begged the court to
grant him continuance until tomor-
row. He pleaded that as DR.. Mattern
would prove most important witness,
he felt unequal to the strain.
The cross-cNaminHtlon OF Or. Scott
had exhausted him. lie hoped 10 feel
stronger tomorrow.
Judge Arnold asked the district at
torney whether he would agree - ibis,
and MIR. Graham replied with cmpha-
els, mo, sir; l want to u On, lbls
IL only mere by-play.
''That Is your opti'or," said lolrito,
with the scarce subaue1 sc),n wll'h
has marked al lbs Intercourse wan
lNt hlhAlANN aNAeAh Na haAANN 49,
gen.
'Ihat is my opinion"
Holmes suppressed Sigh and sat
down. and the district attorney smiled
at the thought which he has rinde eNl-
dent throughout the trial that Holmes
IA playing the role OF u weak unlor-
tunate, oppressed and crushed by the
mighty machinery of the state, IN Or
der to get the aympathy OF the jury
pr. Mattern's examination was then
ber,in. The witness said he had made
the post mortem examination at the
morgue on September g. ana the condi-
lions were the same as described by
Or. Scott. There had been paralysis
OF the heart, indicating sudden uenth
and evidences OF chloroforn In the
stomach, He dllated on the CHASTITY
scene at the potter1 field when In the
presence OF a half dozen other pcrscas,
Including the officers OF the swlndled
insurance company and the young
daughter of the dead man Holmes
took lancet and ooldly ana ruthleasly
cut and hacked on portions OF the
man he ls charged with having muir
dered. The girl Alice had positively
Identified the body. and Holmes him
self. the witness said, did not hesitate
TO declare that Il was Pietzofs body.
Holmes began cross examination by
requesting DR.. Mattorn to read his
bhelr entirety. This was permitted and
after It had been done the physician
was put under long series Of technical
questions touching the probable cause
OF death. the effects Of chloroform In
poison and kindred subjects,
The doctor unquallnedly declared that
death had been caused by chloroform
poisoning. The examination consumed
nearly two hours and half and the
great majority OF the questions put by
holmes was entirely Irrelevant.
District Attorney Graham after
maintaining silence for q long time
eventually lost patience and presented
his objections to this sort OF question
Ina. Thereupon Holmes brought the
examination to a close.
DIR. Henry II. Lehman, the well known
analytic, was the next witness He
said Il was impossible for a man 10
place himself IN an attitude like that
In which Pletsci was discovered after
having administered ohloroform TO him
self
Mr.. Graham asked for his opinion
on the question whether the chloroform
In this case had been self administer
ed. The doctor replied that quantity
sufficient to cause. death could not
have been administered under these
conditions.
Holmes asked few questions and
reserved the right to recall Or. Len-
man as n witness for the defense after
his Holmes testimony had been taken
The coroner here produced two ar
fid1vits Identifying the body OF Piet-
zol made by Alice Pletzel and Holmes
They were read to the jury and offer
ed In evidence.
Before the court took a recess until
Z o'clock Holmes made an appeal 10
the court TO hold two instead OF three
sessions n day on the ground that
his physical condition would not stand
the strain.
Jusge Arnold answered: "weil. we
VIII hold night session tonight"
the evening session began a few
minutes after o'clock. Thoro was a
few minutes delay. which Holmes utIi-
ized by glanclnR over an evening pswe.
paper az lhe sat In the dock uneop.
scious OF the fact that an artist Tor a
New York paper was sitting nca- by.
skctching him.
Taking OF testimony was abut IN
begin at the evening session when
holnes brought out n new plese OF "
play, He arose IN tho docks, and ad-
Dressing tho court, shid:
III your honor please, | have \ re-
quest TO make. In nHe1renee OF
the severe physical strain 70 which /
have been subjected. and also because
OF the criticism leveled ngainat m,
former counsel. Messra. Shoemaker
and Rotan. | have. within the laAt
Naa.lH