The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-11-02
HOLMES WORKS ALL NIGHT
The Celebrated Murderer Takes
but One Hours Rest.
Appears In Court clear Eyed and Alert
k1anlnss Witnesses with nli the
De1ter.ty of mn experienced
Lnwyrr-Inctaents.

Philadelphia, Oct. 29.-The second day
of tire Holmes trial did not attract near.
ly SO great a crowd this morning as yes.
terday, as the public had learned they
would not be admitted to the court room.
Throughout last night in the loneliness
of his cell in the county prison, Holmes
worked steadily preparing his case and
only ceased when the first rays of the
sun began to find Its way through the
narrow slit that does duty for windows.
He then threw himself on his cot, but
an o later he was up again and con-
tinued writing until told it was time
to start for court.
Promptly at 10 O'clock the jury filed
into the box. A ONE after, Holmes
entered. Despite his long and sleepless
night he looked fresh and bright. Dis.
trict Attorney Graham announced to
h court that Mrs. Howard, as Holmes
latest wife is known, had seen the pris1
oner this morning before he was brought
into court. What took place at this in.
terview is known only to the prisoner
and the woman he deceived into mar.
rage.
jeanette Pietzel, or as she was famil.
iarly known In the family, Bessie" the
daughter OF the dead Pietzel, was called
10 a. AAtok q r. t'aAS . . q IA
about Is or 1G years of age and seemed
perfectly composed as she took the oath
Her only testimony was the identified.
ton of a large crayon portrait Of Pet.
gel as hat OF her father.
Eugene Smith. the man who dlscov.
cred Pietzel's body. was called. He tes-
tilted to his acquaintance with Pietzel,
whom he knew under the name OF Per
~. The witness occasionally refreshed
his memory by referring to some notes
he had. Holmes objected to this, and
the court sustained the objection.
Smith told of several interviews with
Pietzel and Of waiting for the latter 70.
some time on the Monday following the
day Pietzel was supposed to have been
killed. The next morning TUESDAY,
September ~ Smith went to the house
again and not finding Pietzel, he became
suspicious that all was not right and
instituted q search of the house. Lying
on the floor in the second story bach
room was the body OF a man. Smith
recognized Holmes as a man he had
once saw at Pietzel's house, but he neye,
knew who he was till they mel at tho
time OF the examination OF the body OF
Pietzel for the purpose OF Identification
In securing the insurance money, Smith
said that Holmes offered $50 at that tins
to have the corpse cremated. District
Attorney Graham turned the witnesa
over to Holmes for cross-examination.
Holmes line Of examination of Smith
was directed towards showing that tho
latter could not have seen him (Holmesl
enter the house and pass upstairs, as he
testified, from h place in which he
Smith) was sitting in the room at the
time. Holmes admitted that he was at
the house but his evident object was to
discredit Smith with the jury. not as
regarded the witness honesty of testi-
mony. Tor that was only too evident,
but as to his recollection of events that
came under his notice and that he had
heard or been told and afterward con-
fused with facts of his personal knowl-
edge.
Smith was allowed to stand aside
while q plan of the house was put In
evidence. Smith was again recalled
showed upon the plans the place he
discovered Pietzel's body.
While Holmes was cross-examinine
smith, District Attorney Graham care
lessly placed the large crayon OF Piet.
eel upon he table directly before
Holmes and the prisoner could not avoid
seeing staring steadily at him, the facs
OF the man he Is being tried for killing,
The sight did not discomfort the prison.
er.
After a cross examination OF an hour
IN which Smiths testimony was not
shaken by Holmes, the witness was
dismissed. DR.. VIM. j. Scott, the
young physician who was called when
the body was found, was the next wit
ness. He testified to what was in the
room and the incidents connected With
h finding of the body.
Recess until 2:S0 was then taken be.
fore his cross examination by Holmes