Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-11-09

jury by making himself out much wronged man, forced to fight aloLe what wua.d bo his last battle. despite his ignorance of ihs tecEni,:alllies of the law ant alleged physical infirmity. District attorney Graham remarked today there was a Likelihood of the trial outrivaling the Du,rant case ID point Of tine, but if night sessions were held regularly 1t might De concluded within a mon th or less.
 Holmes made plea this evening, ask
 ing the court to hold but two Sessions a day. He said his health was such that
 he felu unable to continne his crose-
 examinations Of the witnesses and be- sidea Ee wac subject to sick headaches.
 Judge Arnold insisted on holding an extra session tonight.
 The first witnesses were cnly called to ic;ertiiy port.si of the murdered man. After these Eugene Smith, who found PisiZoPs body ID tie Caliow Hili str. st house, wes called. The witness wss present when the corpse If PIetzel was exbumed from the potter's field end WAS there fiFFt introduced to Holmes. i The bady was recognized by wituess as Pielze.'s. Holmes told the insurance i ueop.a-t!e mark If identification and afta- the body had been 6ug up he pull ei out lanceSSSd cut wart and ether mari from the oorpee.
 Becoming exasperats1 nulmes ex ! claimed: "I object to the hloodthisty | maoner in which tbe district eitosr; ? and this witness are trying to draw ;he | inference tina; rushed into the potter's field and mutilated ihe dead body of my 1 friend"
 Holmes asked that witness not being examined be excluded from the room. l The request was granted. Dr. William J. Scott, who exemiEed
 the body Of Pietzel when found. testi~ 1 fled regarding it's condition. He showed | that al theories of suicide were false. great quantities and the body put in a ! position where the hot sun could fall on | 1t and hasten decomposition. Holmes cross-exsmine0, showing great skill and technical knowledge of drugs | and phys.cs.
 Dr. Mattsrn, the coroner's physician, gave testimony similar to Dr Scott He
 was at the potters field when the body
 was exhUmed and saw Holmes mutilate ! it.
 After unimportant testimony was | taken court adjourned till o'clock. When tue evening session began Holmes announced that owing to the
 severe physical stIain on himself aud | the criticism leveled against his former ! counsel, Shoemaker and Rolan, he de- | cided to tecall them if the court would consent.
 "Let them come in." said the judge. l A moment later the two couuselIors, | looking pale and worried, entered the
 court room and Kolan going up to the | bar was about to enter upon lengthy explanation when Judge Arnold curtly | Interrupted.
 No apology is necessary, go on with | the case"
 Witnesses were called to show Pet | gels drinking habits and the fact thpt | he was with Holmes just prior to the
 alleged murder. Only minor facts were developed.
 Court adjourned until 10 o'clock to- | nOrrow.
 ST. Louis, Mo. Ocr. 3l-The executive | officers of thirty five railroads, represent ing ell the principal systems west of
 Chicago and the Mississippi river, have
 decided to continue this years agree | ment regarding free transportation in 1896.
 BERLIN, Oct. BOA dispatch received
 from Seoul today says that the Japanese | officials have announced their intention | of evacuating Corea at the same time Al Lo ,oc
 suls takes place.
 The dispatch also eays that the dis
 banding of the Corean troops trained by the Japanese, es demanded by ths Rus
 sian and French governments. is regard ed with anxiety in Japanese official cir cles, as it is claimed this would leave the kiogdom of Corea without sny force
 with which t1 maintain order after the
 Japanese had departed.
 ST. PATRsBURG, Oct. 30-The Novoe Vremya publishes B dlspatoh from Vl8d-
 ivostock say ing that ihe British squad
 ron of war ships in the waters of the far
 cast has been concentrated at FCu
 Cher, and adds:
 Great Britain is zsGlous seeking a
 pretext for declaring WAT oD ChIna in order 60 countersct the success of Rus s;a and restore her shattered prestige in
 the Pacific"
 NEW YORK. Oct 30-A World special
 cablegram from Tokio says:
 General Muirs, former Japanese min ister to Cofe0, has been placed on trial
 with others who were summoned hither from Seoul charged with murder.
 HuT STRINGS, Nov. 1-Corbett ard
 Brady left here for Little Rock th;s
 morning.
 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Nov. l No mat \ ter what result the legal proceedings will be, the chances are that there will
 be no fight beetweeu Co,bett and Fitz- simmons. The latter said today to a correspondent of the Associated Press: "There will be no fight in Arkansas. 1 am done with the Florida Athletic Club aud have no use for the citizens Of Hot Springs." Do you mean you will not
 fight in any deal that may be managed by either the Florida Athletic Club, or by the citizans If Hot Sprngs?" The re- ply came like a Rash: II mean just that"
 Earlier in the interview FItzsimmona eclared hs would not fight in ,ete # it was against the law. ''I em law abiding c,tizen." He said, regai ding the possibility of trouble between himself and Corbett: ''I won't start any trouble,
 | an ( L- E-b bo if he 5 arts in on me." When asked as to the possibility af trouble between him and Fltzsimmons. Cocbett said: "We1, something like that may happen, but Fiz3iGlmons Yiil have 70 start 1t. l want to gay rght now, if that fellow