The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-01
4 POINT TOR HOLMES.
Evidence Regarding Other Muir
dera Excluded by Judge Arnold.
MISS YOKE ON THE WITNESS STAND
One Of the Alleged Aiuiti-Murderer's
.wivss- Gives Evidence for the Prose-
cstisn i'm the Great murder TrIal--Cross
xrxamsd by the Prisoner.

~wives" Gives Evidence for the Prose-
manned BY the Prisoner.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-The first wit
hess In the Holmes trial yesterday was
sidney L. Gamuel., young lawyer Of
Fort Worth, Tex, who invariably spoke
pf Holmes as "the Individual" He was
shown the note identified by Mrs Pltezel
On Wednesday as the one Holmes pre-
tended to pay at the st. Louis bank, and
for which he took 5000 from her. The
body of the note was in Mr.. Samuels'
handwriting, and was made when one H.
~. Pratt, who was "this individual" en-
Aeavored to negotiate q loan. The note
was never endorsed or the loan made,
however, and "the individual subse-
quently claimed to have lost 1t.
Inspector Gary, of the insurance COM
pany, testified that he had seen at the pris-
oner's house at Willamette, Ills., wo-
naan who represented herself to be
Ers II. Fl. Holmes. She was not the
woman known In this case as Miss Yoke.
Mr.. 0ary's testimony was introduced to
prove that Miss Yoke was not the pris-
oner's legal wife, and was therefore com
petent TO testify against him. The defense
entered q formal objection to all the evi-
dsnce Of Mr.. Gary concerning Miss Yoke,
but was overruled. Exception was also
taken to the evidence Of Miss Yoke.
Miss Yoke, the alleged wife, was ushered
In. she was at once called to the stand,
and gave her testimony in q whisper.
which was repeated by the crier. For the
4lrst time Holmes broke down. He gazed
steadily ut her for few seconds, while his
hands twitched nervously and his lips
opened and closed, but she carefully avoided
meeting his eyes. Then he suddenly bent
forward over the little desk In his dock,
and the tears began to trickle down his
cheeks He drew his handkerchief Out,
and for q moment or two sobbed. Quickly
recovering himself he dried his eyes and
bowed his head, busily engaging himself
with bis notes, but still occasionally Civ
ing way to sob.
Georgeanna Yoke, for so she gave her
name, Is tall, slender woman, about 25
years old. She testified that she knew the
prisoner In st. Louis by the names Of Fl.
b. Holmes and H. III. Howard. When he
was In Jail in st. Louis she engaged Thomas
B. Harvey to defend him. She also be-
same acquainted with Lawyer Howe there.
nhe came to Philadelphia In August, 1894,
md lived at 1905 North Eleventh street
hen believed to be Howard. The prisoner
neclared he was engaged in the copying
business, looking after leases, etc. From
Philadelphia tho couple went to Indian
npolis, where he left her, saying he was
going TO st. Louis. On his return he took
her TO her mothers home in Franklin,
Ind, and then made several visits to Phil
hdelphia and st. Louis alone.
Tho witness continued: after we came
back from Philadelphia to Indianapolis he
won't twice to St. Louis, and on one Of
Ahose occasions he said he was going to
meet a man from Fort Worth who was to
buy the block in that city. When he re-
burned from this trip he said he had sold
the block for $685. 900, $4,000 In cash and
the balance payable semi-annually. After
bis return from Philadelphia he told me
he had met Howe on the train. He had
Aho little girl with him, and was going to
identify the body Of his clients husband.
5Ie told me Of the visit to the potter's field
In Philadelphia, and Of the finding Of the
Identification marks after the doctor had
kailed to locate them.
j fof the money he received for the Fort
Worth property, he said he had sent
sb,000 to his broker, Mr.. Blackman, In
Chicago. He gave me C., 900, perhaps more,
perhaps less. Ho gave me several presents,
D Bible, locket. diamond earrings and a
httie heart set with pearls"
The witness said she had known Petezol,
but by the name Of B. T., Lyman, of Fort
Worth. She then told Of her travels with
4Howard' to Detroit, Toronto and Pres
pott (Canada), Ogdensburgh, N. Y, Bur
Gngton, VT, and Boston, whore tho pris-
oner was arrested.
At tho conclusion of the direct exami-
nation Attorney Rotan stated to Judge
Arnold that, with the courts permission,
sho prisoner would like to conduct the
cross examination of this witness himself,
and Judge Arnold nodded his assent.
Holmes then stood up in the dock and
conducted the cross examination. There
WINS a noticeable tremor In his voice and
his eyes filled with tears but he restrained
them.
There was no change in the deIreanor of
the witness under her "husband'sh ques-
tioning. She kept her eyes cast upon the
Sloor and the orier repeated what she had to
Ray. 1t was apparently Holmes purpose
TO have the time fixed they were together
IN Chicago In such o way that an alibi
would be established in connection with
-ehe Pibezel girls taking off.
After some unimportant testimony by
Detective Crawford, Detective Geyer was
called District Attorney Graham handed
him bundle Of letters, and Geyer stated
that they wore letters found In box, be-
honging to Holmes, which he had delivered
oysr to the district attorney.
Mr.. Rotan objected. He argued that II
was irrelevant to produce pictures taken or
Settlers written subsequent to Pitezels
death.
Mr.. Graham retorted that IL would sub
eequently be shown that these letters cor
xoborated the case OF the prosecution that
Holmes had killed Pitezel; that Holmes
had deceived the mother, and that the let
ters declared that he had kept her In ig-
norance of the children whereabouts.
Judge Arnold reserved his decision on
this point for the present.
Detective Geyer testified as to the vari-
Gus interviews he Ind with Holmes, In
ciuding the last one, in which the prisoner
told him he had given Howard Pitezel to
man named Hatch in indianapolis. An
objection was made to introducing evil
dsnce rs to other alleged murders charged
against Holmes. The jury was taken from
she court room during the argument.
/ After the jury had withdrawn the argu-
ltnent on admission of the evidence began
u)istrics Attorney Graham contended that
The murder Of the children was 80 inti-
lxnately connected with the killing OF their
father that it was part of the same trans
action, and that 1t was Holmes purpose
to extsrminate the entire family.
In opposition to this Mr.. Rotan urged
fhat under no circumstances could the evil
dences Of separate crime be introduced
hn the trial for another with which 1t had
aio connection.
aigc Arnold decided that tho killing
ri t.ia children had no connection with the
al Of Holmes for the murder of tho
i,i,hss and that no such evidence could be
intro l,iced. This was decided setback
FIR Ia commonwealth.
as;aetive Geyer was then cross exam,
tled, but his testimony was not shaken.
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