Evening journal., 1895-10-31
MRS.PITEzELT TESTIFIES
Widow of Holmes Alleged Vic
tim Tells Her Story.
ITBAsAD AND TOUCHING RECITAL
The Third Day. Proceeding. In the crsp
mains stolid and Unmoved.

Regarding the Insurance Frauds Holmes
Remains stolid and Unmoved.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3l.-The interest
In the Holmes case instead OF tagging,
has grown with each successive session,
nnd IL is not confined to the morbidly Gu
fious general public" for during the
greater part Of the day Judge Arnold was
at intervals receiving well known men
npon the bench while in the court clerks
inclosure sat group Of gayly dressed so
ciety ladies, friends of the court officials,
gazing curiously at the various actors in
the story and drinking in every word OF
the testimony.
Still the wonder continues at the exhl-
bition Of GOODNESS and nerve made by the
man Holmes. Not a change passed over
his features during the day, and at many
critical points of the testimony he sat
carelessly reading newspaper
-Four long hours, under the scrutinizing
gaze Of a courtroom crowded with stran-
gers TO her, pale, worn woman under
went an ordeal which well might have
broken the nerve OF many a strong man.
She was Mrs. Carrie Alice Pitezel. With
bravery and fortitude she stood the test
IN spite OF the fact that her physical con-
TALON of woes. under which she has all
but succumbed, that she was Obliged to
interrupt her pitiful narrative at frequent
intervals to accept spoonfuls Of medicine
from the trained nurse who attended her.
In a voice broken with grief she told the
whole distressing story and so affecting
was tho recital that even District Attor-
ney Graham, long used TO tales of misery
and distress, paused in the examination
TO wipe away furtiye tear.
Third Days Proceedings.
The first witness Of the day was
plump, black eyed woman, Miss Susan
Hurley OF 1O02-4 Race street. She keeps
boarding house there. She was called
to show that Pitezel had boarded at her
house. She thought the man in the pic
ture had remained at her house week
and day; had only seen him there once,
and on cross examination wasn't SO very
sure it was he.
Miss Alice Pierce, who keeps q cigar
store at 1904 Callowhill street. where
Pitezel bought cigars identified the cray
on picture as that of the murdered victim.
Deforest Perry, assistant treasurer Of
the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, was called to establish the fact that
policy of insurance had been issued to
Pitezel. The policy was taken out in 1898
for $4,000 It was paid Sept. "a, 1884,
22 days after Pitozel's body was found.
After the payment Of the money tho
matter was closed until a letter was re-
coived by President Fouse OF the insurance
company from Superintendent Of Police
Harrigan Of ST. Louis This contained
the declaration Of Hedspeth, the train rob
Der, that while in Jail in st. Louis no had
overheard Holmes and Pitezel talking Of
forming a conspiracy to defraud an insur-
ance company out of $40, 600 by the sub
stitution Of corpse for Pitezel Inspector
Gray Of the insurance company was sent
TO st. Louis and interviewed Hedspeth.
On the information thus obtained a war
rant was sworn out for Holmes on the
charge Of conspiracy, and upon this he was
| arrested in Boston. The witness went to
that city and identified Holmes. The lat
ter had made a verbal statement to the