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1 Arranged from the Philadelphia Public Ledger 1895

handle is hein.trials/acct0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Q~T~aYr~ ~ A SENSATIONAL STAHI. HOLMES ABANDONED AT THE OUTZE? BY HIS COUNSEL. JUDGE ARNOLD'S SEVERE REBUKE THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE DEFPEIS THREATENED WITH DISBARMENT. THE PRISONER HIS OWN LAWYEU1 HE GOES ABOUT SETTING UP HIS DE- FENCE IN A MASTERLY MANNER. CHALLENGED EIGHTEEN JURORS THE COURT ASSIGNED COUNSEL, BUT HOLMES PREFERRED TO ACT FOR HIMSELF. If ihere ever was a doubt concerning the oft-repented statement that H1. H. Holimes, the alleged multl-murderer, Is the most re- mAnrkable man of nerve af the century that doubt was dlsp.lied yesterday, when, deserted by his counsul at the last moment, he toor his hfe in his own hands and announced that he would defend himself In his trial on the charge of killing Benjamin F. Pilezel, at 1381 Callowhill street, on beptember 2, a year ago. The irlal r's commenced yesterday morn- Ing be)fo Tudge Arnold In the-Quarter Ses- sions Cort In spite of the desperate eff~rtS made br S muel P. Rotan and William A. Shosmn -r, eunsel for Holmes, to have It contin~u-1. When they found that excuses were ofh A avail with the Court they an- aounce.1 that they would willdraw from the case. Sudge Arnold refuse3-to permit theni to witn r wr, and warned thevn that if they did it o. ld be very good grounds for-their being disbarred. Afer . short conference with thoir client,' Hoimo came to their rescue with the an- Inounccnt to the Court that he had dIs- charge,1Ithem. But Judge Arnold was not to [1eco. e',1 by any such action as that. Ho old thl prsoner that he would not saniol the discharge of his counsel and advised the javyers to remain in court, unless they were Illing to abide by the censequences. Mr. Shoemaker picked up his hit walked out. Mr. Rotan said he was ver* sorry, but he could not go on under the cir. enmstances. The ease' was not ready, he said. and he could not conscientiously repre- sent tho c6 lese at the trial. H said he fell 'that he *, ,s doing his drty by his client In withdrawing. GatherIng up his effecs, Mr. Retan foliowed his colleague. Hfolmes His Own Lawyer. slnies;'thus left alone, pleaded with the Court to contintue his Oise until to-day, by iwhich time, he said, he could get counsel. Jndg .rnld told him that the Courthadl advised him not to disoharge his c-unsel, as it would broek no delay for such an apparent effort to block the proceeding-, but he had persisted in dismissing Mr. Rotan and Mr. Shoemaker and he must take the conse- qiencees. : Holmes said that If he could have an Iuter' view with a person now in Philadelphia re gardingcertain securities that were placed In this person's hands nearly a year ago hi, felt certain he could raise sufflcient funds td employ for his defence Lawyert 0. Moon, who defended him In his trial on. tls char d of conspiracy. Judge Arnold told him that after adjourn- ment he might see any one he wished to send for, but the case was commenced and must go on. The District Attorney held a consuite- tlon with the Court, and called Everett A. 'S 'hofleld to the Bar. After a shert talkx wt HOLMES IN A LISTENING ATTITUDE. Judge Arnoll Mr. Sehofield was assign-d br the Ciurt, to tihe defetce, but Holmes skid that he would conduct his case alone, as he lpre- ferred that to having a lawyer who ws not familIar with the acts of the case. L.itev Mr. Mloon, who was gent for, came in, but

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