The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-02

took recess.
AZ seven p. m. Mrs. Pitzcl resumed
the stand. and her cross-examination
was proceeded with. IL was indirectly
shown by the testimony OF the witness
that Holmes had several times paid the
rent for the Pitzel family. and grocery
and provision bills. The witness fur
Their said that her husband had told her
that Holmes owed him this money, and
IL he did not provide for his (Pitzel's)
family while he was In prison he would
Einke IL hot for Holmes. By indirect
admissions, Mrs. Pitzel showed that
Pitzel was practically dependent upon
Holmes for support Pitzel told her,
previous TO its carrying out, of the
scheme TO defraud the insurance COM
pnny, but he did not tell when or where
il would be perpctrated.
She and her two children left Toronto
about 1880 or $3.50 on the evening of De-
tober 25. They reached Prescott about
4 o'clock in the morning and Ogdens-
burg about 6 o'clock. She repeated
her testimony of Holmes borrowing the
big trunk from her in Detroit Mrs.
Pitzel was asked IL she did not see II at
Prescott. The witness hcsitated mo-
ment and said she did not. Then under
some pressing she said she did see
IL at Prescott on the platform as she got
of the train. This ended the cross-ex-
animation. and MIR. Graham again took
the witness.
She identified the portrait OF her hus-
band and the yalisc he had when he
left home. After being on the stand
for an hour Wednesday evening, Mrs.
Pitzel's examination was ended. and
she feebly staggered to her seat. with
the assistance OF two court officers, and
in few minutes left the courtroom. 1t
was general relief to everyone when
Mrs. Pitzel had finished. as her condi-
ton and sufferings were SO apparent
that IL was painful to watch her.
Jcannette (Dessie) Pitzel was called
20 the stand She corroborated her
mothers testimony, that it was at
Holmes suggestion that Alice WAS sent
10 Philadelphia. The girls Testimony
was in the main corroborative OF her
mothers testimony as IL bore on their
journeyings. In marked contrast To
her mother, Bessie was remarkably
self.possessed for 80 young a girl ia Civ
ing her testimony, and she constantly
shot chances toward the prisoner that
seemed venomous In their intensity.
bessie was on the stand for so min
utes, and then her mother was recalled
by District Attorney Graham. La re-
ply 20 the question she said Holmes
came to the house at Burlington and
went down in the cellar. She went
with him. Holmes tried 20 get her to
70 upstairs ON the ground that she
would catch cold. When she said that
she was used TO going down in the cei-
lar and would not catch cold. Holnes
kof her to leave the cellar 10 procure a
hammer and some nails, with which
he proposed 10 fix broken window.
When she returned Holmes had raised
some boards that were on the fioor.
At this point the defense entered nm
objection. The court sustained the OBJ
lection and Mr.. Graham attempted TO
explain that he proposed 70 show that
Holmes had dug what was believed he
intended for grave in the cellar OF an
other house, and that IL was probably
what he intended doing in the present
case. Here the defense objected 10 Mr..
Graham milking his explanation with
In the iury's hearing. ana the court sus-
tanned the objection again. Al this
point court adjourned