Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-18
HOLMES SENSATION
Defendants Lawyer Charged Vii
Manufacturing EIldOnC'
~ ORDER TO SECURE A NEW TRIAL
The Statement Made Ia Open Cour, b!
district Attorney
Grabam.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Is. -Th,
Holmes cis1 took another 'epsationa
turn today, senior counsel Tor dcierse
Vim. A. Shoemaker, bang ch argoj Ia
oien cou.t with manufacturing evil
ience In behalf Of tho alleged muir
!erer, by bsiblng n woman who know
nothing Of the case 10 scear In hi
favor.
roIsy had been fixed for tho argu.
mont OF the motion for n now trial foi
HDlmes. Judge Arnold, who presided
ufiny the trial which resulted In
Holiness conviction for the murder Of
Is. +. Pieizei, was Joined by Judge,
rhsyer And Wilson sitting as n coufl
Gu bAnc.
Mr. Shoemaker asked that tho argu.
ment be postponed. SubU quont 10
the Trial, he continued, they obtained
Information OF person who had
known Pleizol when no lived at 1919
Call0w Hill street. THIS person,
Blanche a. Hsnniggn, had an aida.
Wit In substance m follows
"ln August, 1894, she kept a cigar
ett t. and had known aud talked with
Pieizel, then known Ms Perry. On
August 20, IN her tisre, she told him
she w0ulI have 10 leave the store ana
visit adying itiend, wnersupon Pet.
Gel spoke OF tho uncertainties Of life,
saying he had more troubles than any
one would suppOsc, aud he would not
care II II wan he who was dying Instead
VI her friend. He spoke ~ his many
troubles and added, 'rhc emu would
come us he could not stand I.
f.tftnl lNnnUFf A nj HNa .ANiNn and
the words lende1 TO show thoughts OF
Suicide"
Shoemaker said Mrs. Hannigan
would have come forward with tn .
testimony before hut she ditlikci
notOriety and had been out Of tee city.
Now, however, As aho found there was
n life at stake, Sue had come forward.
District Attorney Graham asked
that, before thiB application DO passed
upon, Mt. Hannigan 10 called TO the
stand. Mr.. Rotnn, VINO 10 assoc'.ted
with Shormnkor, replied that they had
been unable to ind her. Ths affidavit
had been procured by John Swvckler,
detective, and counsel would not
permit her TO testify until they had
an opportunity TO o. anime her
privately, and aft the truth Of her
statement. In response to questions OF
the court, Shoemaker then said tho
affidavit had been written by himself
at the diotation OF Mrs. Hannigan.
Graham aAid II became his duty %
make . painful declaration. During
tho carly part OF ths recent trial, hI
received infermsiion that Efforts had
been made 60 procure falso los imony
by bribery. Subsequently, he learned
that these efforts were being prosecut-
1T Na H. A.. Ia
y person thus employed 70 furnish evil
denco, anu she was In court ut the pre-
sent time.
al will produce her and show that
sho was employed By $ IoemAkof; iLk1n
g. his office, Questioned and said s,s
knew nothing about the case. Thu
attorney tOld her that was all rig4t
and she was Induced upon the psy-
mont Of $50 10 Sign an all JAVi. which
had already been PREPARED"
Detective GeyeT testified that dur.
ing the trial he was called upon by
John Sweckler, who said Shoemaker
hsd asked him 10 procure woman.
who would swear 10 certain facts.
| Next day > gecklef again called aud
showed him iypswflttsn all davlts.
usyer, after the trial, procured q wo-
man and introduced her TO Bweckler
who took her to Shoemaker. She
signed tho affidavit and received two
$40 bills which she marked with
initials for proper Identification.
The supposed Mrs. Hansigan, who
said her name was Margaret Reah,
oorroborated Geysr's story In detail
and produced ths money.
shoemaker pleaued for time 10 rebuff
these charges.
Judge rhaysr significantly replied;
"You are certainly 10 u position re-
quiring thoughIfuiness."
John Bweckler cortoborated the pre-
ceeding witness. Graham was pursu-
Ing tbs inquiry about the making OF
| the nfiiiRvit, when shoemaker exoit-
| sdly Jumped 10 his feet and said: 81
will acknowledge l dictated ths aiii-
| dAvit TO a sienogrspher."
"blt down. Dou't say o word"
| multerec RotAn 10 Shoemaker. Dur
Ing the scene Holmen sat In the dock.
his cold. blue eyes leveled M Shoe
maker, aud = snser upon his lips.
Graham aud ths court united In
aoqultting Rotsn OF any part In the
slleged subornAtion Of peTjured evil
denco and the district attorney said as
the affidavit with the Bo-cAlied new
evidence HAD been made the basis Of
the application for continuance, and Ms
1t ha1 teen proved a fabrication, the
application should fall.
| The court sustained him, aud ordered
tho argument for new trial TO pro-
| coed.
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