The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-01
MISS YOKE TESTIFIES
MAN SHE ONCE LIVED WITH.
The Alleged Wife OF Holmes Tells of
Their Departure from PhiIadeI-
phia After Pietxers Murder.
THEIR VISIT TO THIS CITY
AND SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENTS PRE-
CEDING ARREST AT BOSTON.
Holmes Loses His Nerve and Sobs Like
IN Child During the Recital of the
Indiana Girls story.
HE CROSS-EXAMINES HER
AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CALL
HER FOR HIS OWN DEFENSE.
EQ INN n< tn fI,o - Inn <sff IN.
PictxeI Children Not tn he Admit
Holmes Loses His Nerve and sobs Like
Child During the Recital of the
Indiana Girls story.
HE CROSS-EXAMINES HER
AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CALI
HER FOR HIS OWN DEFENSE.
Testimony as to the killing of the
PictxeI Children Not to he Admit-
ted-Frank Gcyer's Evidence.

Octi ol.-tOr ABOUT
tairty minutes to-day the nerve at which
all mon have marvelel forsook Holmes,
and. bowed and broken. he sank his head
into his hands and sobbed ike child.
Meanwhile. the woman he persists in call
ing his wife, and on whom ne had pinned
his highest hope, sat two yards away, re-
lating story that slowly but surely tight
ened the moose on his neck. For one hour
and forty minutes she whispered to the
court crier tho words that told how Pietzel
mad come to the Eleventh-street house
where they wtre stopping the night before
the murder. AMI how Holmes, who had been
awas for five hours of the next day. came
back flushed and excited. and carried her
hurrse5ly OF TO Indianapolis. 1t was the day
after this that the corpse was found IN the
rsllowhi!! house. At the close of her ex-
animation in chief Holmes asked to con-
duct tho cross-examinatIon himself. and.
standing in corner of the dock, nervousiy
moving his hands, he put few questions.
Then he said he would reserve the right TO
call her witness for the defense.
Throughout her testimony. Miss Georgianna
Yoke. FOR 30 she calls herself never once
bestowed a passing glance on the man she
once loved. Miss Yoke is tall. slender
blonde OF the subduei type. and demeaned
herself like "a woman of refinement and in
teligence. She was tastefully dressed in
deep BLACK
The case progressed so swiftly to-day that
but few witnesses remain to be heard be-
fore the closing of the commemorative
case. Then the defense Will open, and. i'm
spite of Holiness statement that he would
himself testify and also call Miss Yoke, his
counsel privately stated tonight that the
defense would offer no evidence. but sub
nit the case on argument alone. md they
expressed supreme confidence in his acqu!t-
tai. Their first victory was gained tonight
The defense strenuously objected to the in
PRODUCTION of any further evidence touching
the alleged murder of the children. The
jurors were temporarily taken to their
room and elaborate arguments followed. at
the end of which Judge Arnold sustained
the contention.
The first witness of the day proved to be
a lively one. This Sidney L. Samues.
a member of the bar of Fort Worth, Tex.
a young cleanly-shaven man. with twink
ling eye and the most perfect self-posses-
slon He spoke quickly and sharply. and in
var.ably referred TO Holmes as 1.-The indi-
vidual." This amused even Holmes. who
smiled broadly whenever the term was used.
District Attorney Graham produced the
note identified by Mrs. Pietzel yesterday as
the one Holmes pretended TO pay at the st.
Louis bank, and for WHICH purpose he took
5000 from her. Mr.. Samuels said the body
of the note was IN his handwriting. In the
latter part OF April or early in May, 1894.
ne said, there was in Fort Worth a man
known as HI. NJ. Pratt. Ii was this indi-
viduai." He was overseeing the erection of
a three-story structure as agent for Benton
T. Lyman, the supposed owner. Pratt came
to the witness and tried TO negotiate a loan
of $4,000 by mortgaging the property, and,
after some transactions. the note was
drawn up and signed Benton T. Lyman
1t was dated May IA. 1884, subsequently
Pratt claimed to have lost it. and told wit
ness he had drawn up second note similar
TO this. The note was originally drawn to
the order of B. r. Samuels, brother of the
witness. The note was never indorsed nor
the loan made. however. Witness identified
both the original note and the substitute.
Mr.. Graham seeking to prove that the note
was never a legal document.
Inspector Gary, Of the insurance company,
was recalled. Mr.. Graham saying he pro-
posed to prove by him that Holmes was a
much-married man. and that Miss Yoke was
not his lawful wife, as he asserted. If she
was his lawful wife she would he incompe-
tent to testify. Mr. Gary said that he had
seen at the prisoners house in Willamette,
ILL.,, woman representing herself as Mrs.
II. III. Holmes. He identified a photograph
OF her. Last December witness saw Holmes
in Moyamensing Prison, this city, when he
told him of his visit to Willamette. Holmes
then said he wanted to write a letter TO his
wife, and did so, asking witness 10 mail il.
The envelope was not addressed, Holmes
leaving it TO the witness. Subsequently wit
ness had spoken TO Miss Yoke. known as
Mrs. Howard. She was not the woman he
had seen in Willamette. Holmes told the
witness he had deposited 81. 900 OF the insur-
ance money with Mr.. Blackman, of Chi
cago. his real-estate agent. so that "Mrs.
Holmes" could draw upon it.
The defense entered a formal objection to
all the evidence OF Mr.. Gary concerning
Miss Yoke, but was overruled. The letter
was read to the jury. Two other letters
were offered, written by Holmes, one from
Columbus TO III. NJ. Cass, Chicago agent of
the insurance company. giving him de-
tailed description OF Pietzel for the purpose
of Identification.