The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-02
TELLS OF HER WRONGS.
Mrs Pltzofs Damaging Evidence
Against Holmes
she Excitss fine sympathy Of Attendants
1T the Trial by Her Touching Recital.
Distressed Appearance and SHOW
Of Emotion.

Philadelphia. Oct. 81 Whatever sym
r,aths might have been excited by
JIoimcs' friendless and forlorn condi-
ton has been cffectually killed In the
breasts OF all the hearers in the court
room Wednesday by Mrs. Pitzel's story.
She was placed upon the witness stand
and for three hours in the afternoon
and one hour at night she wns subjected
To on ordeal that no woman in her con-
dition had ever been called upon TO
face. Her story furnished the first
really sensational feature that has yet
been brought out. The whole scene
and the events OF the afternoon were In
tenscly dramatic. Mrs. Pitzel and
Holmes have never been brought face
70 face until now since the dreadful
revelations OF her childrcn's murders
have come out. Her appearance in the
witness chair was pitiable Her skin
was sallow, her face llfeless, and she was
so weak that her voice was scarcely
audible, but she gave full recital OF
how she was wronged by Holmes with
considerable fortitudc until she was
asked IL she had ever seen her children
since she gave them into Holmes
charge, when she gave way and sobbed
bitterly. Her testimony was most dam
aging 10 Holmes.
The evidence OF the witnesses at the
morning session was unimportant. save
that the policy issued by the Fidelity
Life Insurance company 10 Pitzel was
identified by o. l.. Forrest. The amount
OF insurance Is $4,000, and the bene-
ficnry Is Carrie r. Pitzel,
At the afternoon session OF the court
Mrs. Pitzel was brought in and given
scat at the side OF the room When
placed upon the stand. she showed the
terrible suflerings she has undergone
ia her face. but she walked unassisted
10 the stand.
Mrs. pitzel testified that she em-
ployed Howe to collect the insurance
money by the advice OF Holmes. At the
time Holmes told her that pitzel was
alive and was going around by Puget
Sound. Holmes told her that her hus-
band received her last letter. and she
replied: "Oh how could be do SO and
get me into troubIe?' Holmes told her
that Il was through his wife at Villa
mcttc III. that the insurance company
found him.
Alice started for Philadelphia with
Howe, Holmes not being along. twas
at Holmes suggestion that the child
was sent TO Philadelphia. and both men
promised 10 take good care of her.
Holmes further promised that his
cousin" Minnie Williams. would be IN
Philadelphia TO look after the girl.
Mrs. Pitzol was sick al the time and in
no condition 70 combat such "A man as
Holmes. Holmes told her that he had
arranged with her husband 20 have
Minnie Williams come on aud nurse her
II she got very sick.
The next time she saw Holmes WAS
son September ~. at her home in 81.
Louis. The body had been Identified.
and Holmes told her he had left Alice
ia Cincinnati. and rs she would moi wait
10 leave the child alone, he offered to
take Nellie and Howard, the other two
children. TO her in Indianapolis. She
nook the children to the railroad sta
ton and there they met Howe, who
gave her five dollars OF the Insurance
money. Holmes and the children left,
md rse did not see Holmes again until
.October 2. when the prisoner cumc TO
her house in ST. Louis.
Holmes would not allow her to mail
.nny letters herself. but took them from
her and promised 90 post them for her.
A bunch or these letters 60 the chill
drcn that Holmes had never mailed
we're shown TO Mrs pitzel and she read
ily identified them. Holmes not only
did not mail the letters, but opened and
read them. Mrs. Pitzel seemed about
TO break down when asked TO identity
the handwriting OF her dead girls in
letters 20 herself, but she bore mp brave
IL and amidst dcathlilSc silence In
the courtroom named the writer OF cacli
letter as Il was shown TO her. After she
had identified the letters the recoilec-
ton that they were written by her muir
dercd children oyerpowcred her for q
moment and she sobbed quietly. With
q strong determination she recovered
herself and nodded TO Mr.. Graham TO &c
on with his examination.
Mr.. Graham asked: "Nhen did yot
last sec or hear from your husband p
Ina voice choking with emotion Mrs
lltzel replied;
II have never seen my husband since
the 10Th OF July. or heard from hin
in his own handwriting since Angus
20"
Then Mr.. Graham in solemn voic'
asked: ''IInvc You ever seen any o
your three children since you CAV,
them TO this man?"
This question WAS zoo much an,
amidst her sobs Mrs. Pitzel replied
81 have never seen my little girls OK
cept lying side by side in the morgu
at Toronto. and have never seen How
ard. but / saw somc OF his little thing
In the coroner's Office az indianapolis.
There was more than one moistcnc,
eye IN the court while the sobbin,
woman was speaking, and the defense
realizing the probable effect the sighto
bcreased and suffering mother woul,
have upon the sensibilitlcn OF the Jury