Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-11-01
ealth Closes Its Case Against
Holmes in Oyer and Terminer
Court at Philadelphia.
The DEFENDANTS BOOK In EVIDENCE
Evidence All Points Enthusiastically to
the Guilt of the Defendant-Cool
Request Denied by the Court
Holmes will Take the
Stand.


/ the first and perhaps the only witness TO
the defense. There is pretty genera
belief that if he goes on the stand he vii
do more to hang himself than all tn
evidence of the commonwealth.
To-day's session began by the recallln,
of Mrs. Peitsel. Mr.. Graham asked he
if there we're any cuffs to the shirts sh
yesterday identified as her husbands.
She said that she believed Holmes tool
them from the trunk and destroyed
them.
On cross-examination Mr.. Shoemake
rigidly q uestioned the unfortunate woman
concerning her travels with Holmes and he
subsequent arrest for conspiracy.
His apparent intention was to show
that Mrs. Peitsel had been
THE CONTROLLING INFLUENCE
during their ramblings through the coun
try and that she carried Holmes about il
an attempt to evade arrest.
"You want to prove that she is no
Trilby, but Svengali," suggested Judg'
Arnold. "That she led him"
This remark was thrown out in a dis
pute over the relevancy of the cross.ex
animation, which was not pushed farther
Edward H. Oass, the Chicago agent o.
the insurance company which Holmes
defrsuded, testified that he visited Holmes
house in Willamette, Ill. He did moi
see Holmes, but met a woman calling
herself Mrs. Holmes. He identified hel
picture, in which she is shown holding an
infant, Holmes child, lovingly against
her face.
MANUSCRIPT OF HOLMES BOOK.
John King, who had charge of the man
uscript and read the proofs of "Holmes
own Story" testified chat he got some
copy from Shoemaker, Holmes lawyer
and some from Miss Long, typewriter
in Shoemaker's Office, and published just
what be received.
Amy Long, the typewriter referred to
said that she received the manuscript
from Shoemaker. It was in pencil and in
handwriting unknown to her. A speci-
men of Holmes handwriting was shown
to her, and she identified it as same.
Detective Geyer, recalled, said that he
had been sent to Holmes cell five weeks
ago to see if any person was concealed
there. While making the search he cam.
upon the manuscript of the book anc
brought it to the district attorney.
Grier also found in Holmes cell let.
ter to John King about the sale of the
book.
The commonwealth offered in evidenc,
the letters, papers, pictures and Holmes
book, and rested its case.
The defense recalled Miss York for re-
cross.examination on the question of hei
marriage with Holmes, which was no
brought out in the examination yester
day.
She declared that when she married
lawful wife. She said that in order to
bring about this marriage, he told he
mother that his dead uncle left him GER
tain properties in the southwest and il
Fort Worth, providing he took hi
uncle's name, Henry Manville Howard
He said that he had no relatives living
except an aunt in Africa. He explained
that be took the name of Prewitt in Fl
Worth by saying that his business conpli
cations required it.
Miss York, at the conclusion of her
testimony, laid her head in her hands OF
the back of her chair. Her presence die
not move Holmes to-day.
The court at O'Clock took an hour
recess.
Lawyer Rotan, of counsel for Holmes
said this afternoon that he expected tt
close his side of the case in about twt
hours and that there was every prob
ability of the case going to the jury to
night.
COOL CLAIM OF DEFENSE.
Upon the reassembling of court MI
Rotan, addressing the judge, said that th'
commonwealth had failed to prove tina
Peitzel was killed and asked the Judge t,
take the case from the jury or give then
binding instructions. The Judge refused
to do so. Rotan then asked for con
tinuance for an hour to decide on lin
of defense. The judge granted a reces
of half an hour.