Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-31

ton with the matter I know the
prisoner. Before July. 1894. had seen
him several times with my husband
when he came to our house In st. Louis
and when We lived on Madison avenue.
Chicago. ] correspondent with my hus-
band while he was in Philadelphia.
The letters were addressed to 1915 Cal
low Hin street. He answered them
and In one spoke of settling in Phila-
delphia, He said he was in the patent
business in this city. l knew he was
living under the name of Perry.
Did you know anything about the
property of Holmes, the Sixty-third
street 'Castle?"'
BY my husband telling me about IT,
did he have any interest in that?"
MY husband said he did"
Did you Know your husband had
been in Fort Worth before he came to
Philadelphia"
Yes"
An objection here being made on the
ground OF irrelevancy, Mr.. Graham
said he proposed to show that the Fort
Worth and Chicago property were in
he name of Lyman and both Holmes
3 Nd Pietzel, Lyman and both Holmes
p latter. were Interested In them.
he said, related to the motives
~. ution to the desire to get the in
money that actuated Holmes
In .iling Pietzel and the children and
would be followed with proof of
quarrel between Holmes and Pietzel
concerning the ownership and title to
the properties
The examination being resumed Mrs.
Pletzel said:
Holmes said to me that he had put
$4,000 In Fort Worth property to pay of
note due September is, 1894. My
husband said he had half interest In
the Fort Worth property. 1t was in the
name of Benton T. Lyman.
Holmes told me this Lyman was my
husband. The Chicago property, he
said, was In the name OF Perry"
Did you have any talk with Holmes
ABOUT the insurance case before 1t was
carried out?"
only he spoke to me about II when
ne came back from the south and asked
me II Ben had told me about II.
sald yes and did not want to haye
awning to do with 1t. He said Ben
Wouid be home from the south soon;
that he was sick down there"
Continuing Mrs. Pietzel told about
a long journey with Holmes and the
dren. ''A O''''-
"All my letters were given to Holmes
TO mall she continued. He said he
sent them to Chicago. where Pat tluin-
ian, the tanitor of the Castle. took
care to get them to my husband"
witness and given to Holmes TO mail
were Identified by her. None mad been
mailed. She was shown two others.
written by Nellie and Alice. That
written by Nellie was marked uy child
ish affection for her absent mo her. and
bore rude drawing of "Uncle Toms
! Cabin" which the little one had been
reading. At the sight of this the moth
er's heart overlooked, and ane wept
bitterly. The woman who accompanied
her and Dessa arose and Vailed to
the witness stand and gave the be-
reaved woman teaspoonful Of ineGi-
cine. There was no one In the CROW d.
| ed court who did not appreciate the
/ pathos OF this scene, but the only
| change II made In Holmes expression
was malicious grin on his thin lips.
Have you ever seen your husband
since he left st. Louis for philadel
! phia?"
~ have never see him since July "a
1894, or head fIom him since August
90 when got the last letter in his
own handwriting" she answered.. tear
fully.
"Have YOU seen or heard from Mel
lie, Alice or Howard since this man got
possession Of them"
II have not heard from them"
Have you seen them?'
sobbing bitterly, the woman an
swered. II saw Nellie and Alt1e ly'na
side by side at the morsue at Toronto
/ never saw Howard, except what only
belonged to him In indianapolis, II
the coroner's Office
This ended the exam. irtion IN enc
The court re-assembled at o'cloci
and during the few moments ina
elapsed before the case was resumed
Holmes sat In the dock reading SteVenl
digest of the laws of evidence.
shortly after the court re-convenet
Mrs. Pietzers trying ordeal was re-
sumed after she had taken liberia
dose of medicine from the nurse wh'
accompanied her. The cross eSamina
ton was continued until s;25 but de
veloped nothing to controvert her eVi
District Attorney Graham thei
showed her crayon portrait o.
Pietzel and she said
Eyes. that's him, it's good picture
nv husband as he left home"
This concluded Mrs. Pietzers testi
money and at $3.50 she gave way eol
the daughter, Jeanette Desta). Hei
testimony was largely corroborative Of
that given by her mother concerning
the departure of the children and th'
subsequent travels of Dessa and hei
mother under Holmes guidance to thu
various cities named. Court adjourned
at 9:25.
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