The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-31

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ThlN statement vas read. and - In sub
lou.s Holmes had met Esaxerefh. VINO
said fhev could get out - san for 500.
rolrnes a. GO go ard ether parties 500.
Hoinnes fcid hiu - scheme 20 defrsgd
ar Insurance company. pa that hs NEEDED
q lawyer Hedgcpeth referred him %
Howe. ant after several visits % him
Howe confirmed Hearepeth's statement %
the amount - money needed. They dis
cussed the Insurance scheme. and Howe
asked where they could get a corpse.
Holmes repiied that this would be an
riGhf. as - had plenty q experience IN
that line The details were carried cut and
Holmes made arrangements fn New York
en- August % set a body. bot the ore OBJ
fained lacked the war; ard other marks
peculiar 30 Pi.zei. Holmes meanwhile
came 20 Philadelphia and saw Pitzei.
While here he got word from New York
that body vas ready. he went there.
got Il and brought II back here % Pitzel.
Holmes and his wife then left town. He
went 20 81. Louis. where ne found PitZel's
wife and children much excited. Holmes
had several interviews with Mcdonald
and Howe. and the latter wanted 70 s5an-
don the Insurance scheme Holmes said
be would take his chances. because the
stake wac big enough. Howe demanded
1900 Of the money II Il went through. and
Holmes claimed that this was outrageous,
~ be had taken all the chances and done
oil the dirty work" When Howe threat
encd exposure Holmes smiled and told him
he was not afraid. as he had every incrim-
mating word Howe had uttered ~ have
had a phonograph In the bureau drawer"
he exclaimed. cooilY. The money was
finally obtained. and Howe kept &, 80 OF g.
Mrs. PitZel being given the balance This
concluded the statement
During rs reading three women were
usherec Into court by side door One
was Dessa Pitzel and another her mother.
There was a buzz ~ the court room when
District Attorney Graham called Mrs.
Fltzel." a tall. slender woman. dressed
IN shabby black. her face pale and worn.
took the stand. Ia answer 10 a long series
Of questions from Sir. Graham she said:
My name IL Carrie \. Pltzei. and Benia-
min =. Pitzel vas nay husband In July.
1894. We lived IN St. Louis. Ny husband
had taken policy in the Fidelity Com
pany for $1,000. ON Iugy % he left for
Philadelphia In connection with the mat
ter ] know the prisoner Before July
Js9f. had seen him several times with my
husband, when he came TO our house in
81. Louis and when We lived on Madison
avenue. Chicago. I corresponded with my
husband when he was ia PHILADELPHIA
Tho letters were addressed 20 1915 CaiIow-
hui street BE answered. them. ard IN one
spoke or settling On Philadelphia lie said
ho was IL the patent business IN that city
] knew be vas living under the name OF
Perry"
Did you know anything about the prop
erty % Holmes-thc Sixty-third street
castle2"
by my husband telling me about IT,
'Did you have any interest in that?''
My husband said he did"
DID you know that your husband had
been IN Fort Worth before he came 10
philadelphia"
Yes"
An objection being here made on the
ground or irrelevancy. Mr.. Graham said
ne proposed 10 show that the Fort Worth
and Chicago properties were IN the name
or Lyman. and that both Holmes and PIT
eel had been under an alias at the latter
city, Lyman being an alias OF the latter
This. be said. related 10 the motive. In aa-
aitlon 70 the desire TO get the insurance
money that actuated Holmes in killing
Pitzel and the children. and would be fol-
lowed by proof of a quarrel between
Holmes and Pitzel concerning the owner
ship and title 20 the properties
Inc examination being resumed Mrs
lltzel said: Holmes said 20 me that ba
had put 5000 in Fort Worth properly TO
pay or note due September Is. 1891 NV
husband said he had half interest in the
foTt worth property. IL was In tho name
OF Benton Il. Lyman. Holmes told me
this. The Chicago property. he said was
IA the name OF Perry, on account OF the
Terre Haute trouble"
Did you have any talk with Holmes
about the insurance case before Ii was car
riod out9''
once he spoke to me about Il when he
came back from the South. and asked mo
u Ben had told me about IL / said YES
and dld not want anything TO do with n
lie said Ben would be home from the
south soon. that he was sick down there"
Continuing. Mrs. Pitzel said: II knew
Howe through Holmes. BY his advice |
employed Howe and gave him tho power
OF attorney 10 collect the money. don't
Know who prepared 10. but Howe brought
" TO be signed. l saw in a paper that a
man named Perry had been killed bv an
explosion, but Holmes told me my hus-
band was all right"
In whose care did Alice leave s,
LoulS7"
In Howe's, She went al Holmes sing
sestion 10 Philadelphia 10 identity the
body. because l was sic's 7 asked Howe
70 take care Of Alice. and Holmes said M
would Aiiania Williams. Holmes cousin.
ne said. would take care OF her. and IN
grow very sick DC would send Bonnie 90
take care OF mo. I next saw Woires an
September =. whcr De came % our house
and said he had brought Alice back 20
Cincinnati lie said no would take How
ard and Nellie 60 Alice 90 she would mo-,
b alone. ard had made arranEcueots Tor
Alice 20 meet them ir indianapolis. TOOK
Nellie and Howard 90 the denot Howe
was th re-. ans said thc Insurance MONEY,
had been paid. Holmes saN 20 Howe.
You bad better give hcr some money ana
Howe gave me s. ] hade the Children
coodhy. ana they g1t on the car. on o.
.H". d .a#
Louis. AMI We went % Nowe's Office
ttolmcs was there. ard Howe sad TIE
scheme VAS fraud and be washci his
hands % r.. They wanted me 70 SIGN n
paper ga regard 10 Howc's zee. and. after
heinF assured that 7 would not Do irY,-rI-
Gated w the affair dit so. ltollu~e thon
went under fhe uauio OF Howard lie 49,
rnsnJcd SEQ or $50 % me and 1 cave n
~" wanted % ~ 10 some haak 90 nav or
the note due on the Fort Worth p~opcrtv
] got the ss.Ao and be took r. We Vent
around 60 tie bank The money Was 81,
500 bills. al bft one ola note. q 81 On hiil
lie took the money ana went "a a SIDE win
dow. Then be came hack and bYoaeht rh.
note. saving Sc was pa38 lie told Yre rs
take care not 70 show Il t. Neu when
saw hirn"
"tiew much dla you set In all o. this In
surance money"
Il received sea That was all ever
Fot"
After tb's money transaction u hat be-
tie took another s,e) fo~ the children
who ne saiA v-calA need ~ofne tn iadanaa-
oils. TIE vent away and earoe tnte after
ward sent IRE letter from Detroit 10
come on shore 81 see rnv husband"
"pd yeu see YOUR husband
'No. re then sent nae ~ vls't nv PAR
entS at Csiva. IN
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