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PniLADELpniA, Oot. 81.- There was but one qucstion passing from lip to lip when ihe Holmes trial was resuined, "What svill tho next sensation bef" Whether or not Holmes is guilty of all or any of the irtmes hanging over liis head, there is no loubfc that tlie man is a genius- an abnoriual genius. He has recalled the lawpers whoni ho dtsmissed, but it is apparont that even now their presence is superilous. It is Holmes wlio is trying the case. Soarcoly a quostion is put to a witns without being first fnimed or suggested by him to hls counsel , and shouM they take the liberty to ask anything without first consulting him, and tho luery does hot strike him asa felicitous oue. In; does not hesitato to manifest his disploasure by au irritable tapping with his pencil on the railing of the doek. Ilay's Proceedines Begin. Sharp at 10 o'clock Holmes, with hls quick stritle, carne swinging nlong the stoel barred cago leading froin the cali room and under the escort of a big officer, txk lus seat in the dock. A moment later the jury were ushered in from thoir cel 1 room, for so long as the ease lasls, tho twelve "good men and trae," are under lock and key iri the big jury room of the city hall. Messrs. Shoeinnker and Botan, who achieved notorlety on Monday by withdrawlng from the case under Holmes' orders In spite of Judge Arnold's threats, and who carné back to thoir client, held whispored oonaultations with hun bef ore the taking of the testimony was resumed, The flrst witness was Susan Hurley, who keeps a boardiixg house at 1004 Race street. She said Pitzel boarded at her house for a, week in August, 1894. Identified Piztel's Picture. Mrs. Al ice Piorce of 1304 Cullowhill street ideutifled Pitzel's pieture as that of the man who livod at 1316. Shehadknown him through bis buying cigars at her store. On cross-eiamination she said Pitzel was not a man of cheerful disposition. O. LaForrost Porry, assistant to the president of the Fidelity Mutual Life asBociation, was then called. This is tho oompany that was swindlcd out of the $10,000 for which Pitzel's life was insnxed, and it was Perry who began the investigation into the gigantic conspiracy. He flrst identified his policy issued, in which C.irrie E. Pitzel, the widow, is the beneficiury. It is dated ov. 9, 181)3. Next he identilied a receipt for $9,715.85, the amount of the policy, less expenses paid to and receipted for by Jephtha D. Howe, the St. Louis attorney, who represeiited Mrs. Pitzel. This was dated Sept. 21. 189-1. Si, 1OV1. as Strangers. Perry was present whon Howe received the money. When Holmes eame to this city at the request of the company to kïentlfy tho body, Howe and Alioe Pitzol were in the office. Holmes came in after wards and was introduccd to tlicm. He and Howo met as strangers, but said he had met Alice before and she remembered him. After the payment of the money the matter was closed, until a letter wíis receivod by President Fouse of the Insurance company froni Superintendent of Pólice Harrigan of St. Louis. This eontained the declaration of Hudspcth, the train robber, that while in jail in St. Louis he had overheard Holmes aml Pitzel talklng of forminga conspiracy to defraud an insuranoe company out of $10,000 by tho substiiution of a corpse for Pitzel. On the informution thus obtained a warrant was sworn out for Holmes on the charge of conspiracy, and upon this he was arrested in Boston. Ideiitified Halmen. The witness went to that city' and identifled Holmes. The latter had made a verbal statement to the wituess in the presence of Deputy Superintendent Hanscom, Chief of Pólice Watts and John Cornisa, a private detective in Chief Watts' office. "I askod him whore Mrs. Pitzol was,"' said Perry, "and he roplied that he did not eare to teil. Then 1 asked him where Pitzel was and he said he was in South America or on his way there and the boy, Howard, with him. Alico and Nellie, he said, were in London with Minnie Williams. He said he had given Howard to his father In Detroit and had sent Ncllio and Alice froiu Toronto on a train on wliich he rodo a short distance to meet Miunio Williams, either at Buffalo or Niagara Falls - I forget which." Alter an uniniportant cross-examination Perry was temporarUy withdrawn from the stand.