Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-11-09

then took recess until ? o'clock when Judge Murphy began his leng thy charge to the jury.
 RoMg, Nov. IA levsre and pro- ion. @ eartEQuak5 heck was felt here at i 30 thls norniny. Many houses sway e1 badly walls w-re c-t tcxed and pictures fell fscn walls. People ran panic strick- en into the streets and serious disasters were lverted. The Prison of Regina Colli was so badly shaken that the terri fed prisoners broke into open revolt and tried to escape. Troops from the neigh boring barracks were summoned and the prisoners were driven back at the point of the bayonet. The Vatican buildings wtre severely shaken but the Pope WAS perfectly tranquil.
 CHICAGO. Nov. ID spatches to local papers indicate that in many Of the larg- er cities in the United States mass meetings were held yesterday in sym. pathy for Cuba. Congress will bs asked to do all it can for Cuban liberty.
 Judge Murphy in charging the jury said: Every pereon accused Uf a crIne IS presumed to be innocent until his guilt Is proved beyond d reasonable doubt, and established to moral certainty. Probably no criminal charge can be proved beyond the possi bility of a doubt or error, or to a perfect certainty.
 Moral cortaInty is ali the law requires to provo a6y fact. The prosecution is not called aren1to pF0vs-the guilt of the prisoner to demonstration 10 sn ab- soluts certainly and beyond the possi- biiity of doubt.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The HerHld's cor respondent at Rio De Jan, rio says th al bold plot to restore the Monarchy iu Brazil has been discovered by the government through intercepted tele- grams.
 PARIS, Nov. I'M. Vigaa bas accept ed the portfolio of Minister of Gustan- dry. The cabinet does not please any body but it is understood that 1t will re- ceiye the support of the radicals and socialists while It lasts, which is not ex- pectsd to be long.
 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Nov. 1-The com monwealth promised to close It's case to- day and in all probability Hclmss will be the first and perhaps the only wit nsss for the defense. There IS a pretty general belief that if he goes on the stand, be will do more to harm him self than all the evidence the common wealth has put iu.
 LONDON DEP or, Ky, Nov. NV. r Bently, a member of the K. ntucky leg islature and prominent man in Leslie county, fought duel to the death We'd nesday night with Bige Hignitc, who killed his brother about a year age. Higaite died immediately; Bently lived eight hours.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 1-Tbe mothly coinage statement shows coinage exc cuted in the United States hints dur ing October, to have been gold 57.2l5,700 silver SS20,0O0.
 PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3l- During four long hours today. under tho scrutipIz;ug gaze of court room crowded with strangers to her, pale, worn woman underwent an ordeal which ". II might have broken the nerve of many strcng man. She was Mrs. Carrie Alice PietzeI. With bravery and fortitude she stood the test in spite of the fact that he. physical syetem had b.eH shattered by a battle Of woes under which she had all but suocumbed, that she vas obliged to interrupt a pitiful narrative at ire quent intervals to accept spoonfuls of medicine from the trained Eurse N ho attended her.
 In voice broken with grief she told the whole distressing story of how her husband was spirited away from her aud murdered out of sheer greed of gain, how she bade her l.t.le ones good b., coDfding them to the care of the man Holmes in all truthfu!oess, little think Ing that when s: next would gee thsm the two little girls would be lying s.de by side on marble slab of the morgue ko h.,x- e.s ffDrf frS boEes. The wouIfn's phys sical condition was such that the court had to repest her testimony after her because of her weak voice.
 There were other witnesses called, but Mrs. PieiZePs testimony was the feature Cf the day. She went oD the stand ct 2:30 in tho afternoon and there. except for the evening on, untIl S:30 o'clock.
 Otber incidents of the day were the reading of statements made by Holmes to the Boston police when first arrested, November 1Ith, telling the story Of to sWindle 6n insurance com pauy out of the Sl0,0OO on Pie,zels lie.
 The cross examination of witnesses was conducted actively by Shoemaker aud Rolau, the lawyers whom Holmes on Monday and recalled las night, but it was apparent that really Holmes himself Was conducting the defanse. He continued t-kiug notes and almost momentarily his attorneys were at the dock side accepting suggestions from him.
 Interest as the case has grown with each successive session and Is not con fined to a m 1rbidly curious general pub lie, for during the greater part Of the day Judge Arnold was Ut intervals re- well known men on the bench, while in the court clerks enclosure eat q group of gaily dressed soc.ety ladies.
 Tho cnini0n of .l m hn heard ina aVi-