Evening star., 1895-10-31
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Holmes Causes a Sensation in the
Murder Trial.
COLLAPSED WHEN Miss Yoke APPEARED
Bent Down His Head and
Wept.
PROGRES s. OF THE CAS- E

PHILADELPHIA, = Pa. October 81
After the privileged persons had been per-
m.tted 10 enter the court room a. the
Holmes trial today and the doors guarded
against further intrUders. there appeared
to be almost many women as men pres
ent. Most of them had seats in the space
usually reserved for witnesses, and 4 num-
ber sat within the court clerks inclosure.
The dashes of colcr in checks and on bon
nets looked incongruous in the big, pres
sive court room but gave touch of much
reeded brightness.
Holmes. calm and unmoved ever.
was placed in the deck at 10 o'clock. HIS
counsel. Messrs. Shoemaker and Rotan.
promptly went 10 him, and a long and
earnest colouy ensued. Holmes did most
of the whispering, and was apparently
Offering suggestions or perhaps delivering
his orders He appeared to be brighter
and more cheerful than at any time since
the trial began, and after his counsel lad
resumed their seats he chatted and laughed
with two court officers stationed next to
the little gold-barred cage i'll which he sat.
There was a trifling delay before work
was resumed, because of the non-appear-
ance of District Attorney Graham. who
did not come into cciIrt until 1O:2D o'clock.
The taking of testimony was resumed
promptly, and the first witness of the day
proved to be lively one.
This was Sidney l.. SamuelS, a member
of the bar of Fort Worth, Texas a Young
clean-shaveG man, with twinkling eye
aud the most perfect self-possession. He
spoke quickly and sharply and invariably
referred to Holmes The individual"
This amused even Holmes, who smiled
broadly whenever the term was used.
MIR. Graham produced the note identified
by Mrs Pitezel yesterday, as the one which
"a 10 is
bank, and for which purpose he took 5000
fIoIh her.
Mr.. Samuels said the body Of the note
was in his handwriting. In the latter part
of April, or early in May, 1894. he said
there was in Fort Worth a man known as
H. NJ. Pratt 1t was this individual" He
was overseeing the erection of a three-story
structure as agent for Benton T. Lyman,
the supposed owner. Pratt came to the
witness and tried 20 negotiate a loan of
Sl6Ooo by mortgagng the property. and
after some transactions, the note was
: drawn up and signed Benton 7. Lyman"
II was dated May 16. 1894. Subsequently
Pratt claimed to have lost it and told wit
ness ne had drawn up a second note SIM
liar TO this. The note was originally drawn
to the order of B. p. Samuels. brother of
the witness The note was never indorsed
rcrs the loan made. however.
Witness identified both the original note
and the substitute. Mr.. Graham seeking to
prove that the note was never legal doc
ument.
Inspector Gary of the insurance company
was recalled Mr.. Graham saying he pro-
posed to prove by him that Holmes was a
much-married man, and that Miss Yoke
was not his lawful wife, as he asserted,
and is therefore incompetent to testify.
Mr.. Gary said he had seen at the prison
ers house in Willamette, ILL.,, woman
representing herself as Mrs. H. II. Holmes
He identified photograph of her. Last
December witness saw Holmes in Moyam-
sing prison, this city, when he told him of
his visit to Willamette. Holmes then said
he wanted 20 write a letter to his wife, and
Il. gid SO, asking the witness to mail it. The
envelope was not addressed, Holmes leav-
ing it to the witness. Subsequently Wit
ness hal spoken to Miss Yoke. known as
Mrs Howard. She not the woman he
had seen in Willamette. Holmes told the
witness he had deposited 1860 of the in
srrance money with Mr.. Blackman of
Chicago. his real estate agent, SO that
Mrs. Holmes could draw upon it."
The defense entered a formal objection
to all the evidence of Mr.. Gary concerning
Miss Yoke. but were overruled. The letter
was read to tie jury
Two other letters were offered written
by Holmes. che from Columbus. to Fl. NJ.
Cass, Chicago. agent of the insurance COM
pany, givirg him a detailed description of
Pitezel for the purpose of Identification.
-rTA Holmes Breaks Down.
At this point q side door in the room
was opened and Miss Yoke or Mrs. How
ard, the alleged wife, was ushered in She
her testimony in whisper, which was in
te,preted by the crier.
Fer the first time Holmes broke down.
He gaZed steadily at her for a few seconds,
while his hands twitched nervousy and his
lips opened and closed, but she carefully
avoided meeting his eyes.
Then he suddenly bent forward over a
little desk in his dock and the tears began
to trickle down his cheeks. He drew his
handkerchief out and for moment two
sotbcd. Then quickly recovering himself
he dried his eyes and bowed his head.
buSily engaged himself with his notes. but
still occasion ally giving way to sob
GeorSeanra Yoke, for so she gave her
name, is tall slender woman of about
twenty-five years. with llaxen hair and blue
eyes. She was styiishy attired in black.
Were you in ST. Louis in June, 1S9l?''
was the first question.
II was"
Ibid you know the prsonero''
81 did "
''Ey what name?"
'.H. Fl. Holmes and Fl. NJ Howard"
What was his business them"
The drug business"
Did you know him when ne was in jail
in st. LOUISE"
81 did"
"Who engaged his attorneys t.ien?'
Il did. l engaged Thomas Is. Harvey
called first on Mcdonald & Howe. and they
visited him, but refused to take the case
bee ause of lack of funds"
In answer to further questions Miss Yoke
said: II came to Philadelphia the first week
in August, 1891. The prisoner met me at
Broad street station, and we went to 1905
North 11th street the boa riding house kept
by Mrs. DIR. Acorn. I remained there as
Ions as l was in Philadeiphia-fou weeks.
The prisoner was in the copying business,
looking after leases. deeds, ETC.
The Day of the Murder.
Mr.. Graham then put Il series of ques-
tions to fix Holmes whereabouts on the
day the murder is supposed to have been
comnlitted-Sunday, September - 1891
Il was in my room on the evening of
Saturday, September |. l had been ill
part OF the time in bed. The prisoner was
At nome. Soicc one called during the even
nlS 10 see HIM and he went down stairs
W nSn ne came up he said it was a messen-
ger from the Pennsylvania railroad and h.
was 10 see Officials of that company at the
messengers house next morning TO close
CUT contracts for copying. Afterward he
said the caller vas z. f. Pitezel This was
the day before We left Philadelphia.
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