The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

puIIAprLPHIA. Oct si.-when the
prlyilsged psrsonh had been permitted
10 enter tho court room in which the
trial Of H. Il. Holmes, the confessed
eou.pirator and alleged murderer Of
men, women and chlldren, is proceed-
ing .asfe appeared TO be almost as
may women as men present Most Of
them had seats in the space usually
reserved for Witnesses, and number
"a. within tho court clerks enclosure,
Holmes, as calm and unmoyed as
ever, was placed in the dock at 10
o'clock. His counsel, Meassrs. shcema.
ksr and Rotan, promptly went 20 him,
and q long and earnest colloquy en-.
sued.
company, was recalled, Mr.. Graham
saying he proposed to prove by him
that Holmes was amuch-marFied man,
and that Miss Yoke was not hia lawful
vile, as no asserted, and 10 therefore
incompetent ia testify.
Mr.. Gary said he had seen at the
pusoneIa house, In Willamette, ILL.,, a
woman representing herself as Mrs. II.
HlHSlmes, He identified a photograph
Of her. Last December witness saw
Holmesl,in Moyamenaing prison, this
city, when he told him OF his visit to
Willamette.
Holmes then said he wanted 70 write
aletter TO his WHO, aud did so, asking
ths witness 70 mail II. The envelope
Uaslnot addressed, Holmes leaving It 70
the Witness, subsequently the witness
mad spoken to Miss Yoke, known as
MEs. Howard. She was not tho same
woman no had eeen In Willamette.
HolmaS told the witneia he had de.
posited s., 900 Of the insurance money
With Mr. Blackman, Of Chicago, his
real estate agent, 10 that "Mrs. Holmesn
could draw upon II.
The defense entered o formal objec-
tlon 10 all the evidence OF Mr., Gary
concarning Miss Yoke, but were over
ruled. The letter was read 70 the Jury,
Two other lettera were offered. written
by Holmes, one from Columbus, TO II,
II. Cas-. OF Chicago, agent OF the iHgur.
ance company, giving him detailed
description OF pietzei for the purpose OF
Identification.
HOLMES AT LAST MOVED TO TEARS.
thispoint side door in the room
vas opened aud Miss Yoke. or Mrs.
Howard, the alleged wife, was ushered
10. fl
She wasat once called 30 the stand,
and gave her Testimony In q WHISPER,
which was interpreted by the crleE For
the first time Holmes broke down. He
gRfeh steadily ut her for q few seconds.
HE hands twi,ched neryously and his
lips opened aud closad, but nhe care,
fully avoided meeting hia eyes. Then
lie suddenly bent forward over the little
desk, In his dock and tears began to
,FIekls dswn his checks lie drew hla
handkerchief out aud for q moment or
two aobbed. Then quickly recovering
himself, ha dried his eyes aud bowed
his head, buVily engaging himself with
his notes, but still occasionally giving
way to 0 sob.
Georgeanns Yoke, ior so she gave her
name, isatall, slendet woman Of about
twenty-five yaafs, with hgxen hair and
bluo eyes She was atyllshly attlred In
black,
'Fwors5yqn In 81. louis In June,
lS9tr wasthe frat question.
u was" ~
q %Pid sIYYS YYSSa know the pri'onsr''
"By what naines2 n
N. Ii. Holmes and II. NJ. Howard y
"iYhat was his business them"
"fhe drug business'"
aDld you know him when he was iu
jail 10 st. Loiis7n
II did"
"Who engaged his attorneys thAn?p
u did. / Iengagpd Thomas 3. Harvey.
/ called tirat on McDonald and Howe
and they vIsited him, but refused 70
take the ease because Of lack Of funds,"
Mss YOKE N eirltApELPHtA
Inaaswor 10 further questions, Misa
Yoke saitt ~ came to Philadelphia
the 6tat wcek ID Augngt, 1904. Tho
prisoner mot mo at Btoid street station
aud we went to 1905 North Eleventh
street, thobosrding house kept BY MFa.
Df. Acorn. \ irAnained thsfe as long
al Twas In neutrality-suspicious. weeks.
Tho prisoner was ih the copying bnsl'
ssslooslne after lcasos, ds0ds, elc."
Mr.. Gfailatn, thea pat a satl0g OF quoa-
tons 10 Ok Halmog' whereabouts on the
day tile murder IA auphoeed to have
been committed, Sunday, September 2,
1904.
II was IN my room On tho ey0nng oil
Saturday, Haptonbne |, lhad boon III,
part Of tho time Id beli The prisoner
Wat at home. Some ons called during
tic OyOhing 10 800 hin and he wont
down n,a,f5, Wheg he canu 40 io
said lt was m6lsenvcr ltoin tho Pcnn.
sylvAnla railroad, aud liu was 70 $40
olllciala oi that company At tip multen'
aor's ollcs next norning 70 cloao ont
contracts lor copying, Ailufwafds, no
said tho caller was u. 7. plelsal. This
was tbo day boiofo wo lpit4 Phlladol'
phiah
aRaa hn a. homo tho next day7'
''rart Of tho day. I'D went out al
hbnnt haii nhat 10 tnth1 morning, Hp
said no had baoii at NlcotOWn, q aubufb
N philadelphia. 1Io had bolof0 niOn.
tlonnd goIbg away md 6ail lio would 20
h1inu q indianapolis WbWefo knoEn
hero BY lllo ilamo ol Howard, Nn lotl
on lAs i1siS sFala, l'be pglsan9t ra'
lialuAd with na ia IhNlAnaDolli i9r q
day or NO, Thon ho Won't away, SAYING
liO was going 10 ~ ilouiA Whom hu
cAIus back lo went with mo 70 my
molhor's homoln Ffadklld, Ind, From
lhBro, M returned 10 lnllanaDolll, and
Ia n fOw days BilofRhFdI no went 70
Philadelphia saying tito copying deal
had boon cl0ldd.