Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

thar human blood was found about the
body, and IL Is said that blood could
not come from body brought here
from New York. II Is further urged In
favor of the theory that murder was
committed that had the body been OBJ
tained from a hospital or q doctor in
New York for dissection It would have
been preserved In alcohol. The body
found In the Callowhill street house
was not preserved In this way.
W. E. Gary, the Fidelity Insurance
company's inspector. has made a report
to the company. In Which he gave the
details of the arrest OF Holmes and the
confession made by him. fome parts
OF the report were Withheld by Presi-
dent Fousc as not being wholly sub
stantiated. 1t IL believed that the re-
port will implicate Holmes with like
attempts on other insurance COM
panies.
According to the report Holmes was
discovered In a boarding house in Bos-
ton, where he was preparing for trip
to the Southern states. The detectives
waited until he came out OF the house
and was about block away before
they arrested him, as they did not wish
to alarm his wife Holmes made no
resistance and he was taken Mt once TO
a police station. where Re demanded 10
know the charge on which he was ar
rested.
lie was told that he was wanted FOR
horse stealing in Texas. but he seemed
to realize his position and said ut once
that II was not for horse stealing he
was arrested, but for the murder OF
Pitezel
Holmes would not admit Tint he had
ever assumed any Of the aliases by
which he had been known, Howard"
or 'Mudeet" but made confession 10
the detectives.
He stated that the scheme ORIGINATED
with him two years ago. He proposed
TO have Plte7el insured and as n doc
tor he hoped to he able TO get n body
The plan was perfected about wear
ago in Chicago, Mt which time Pltezel
had returned from the South.
In December pite7el carre 10 this city
and rented house on Celiowhill street
where he was TO 70 into the patent
business for n cover Folmes said he
was with Pite7el. hut d'd not remen-
Der where he himself hnd stopped while
In this citv. He said he visited Pitegel
three tines while the latter WIS or
Cr'owNi'l street. He got the body IN
New York from an Old medical friend
The body was brought to Phi'adelphia
packed IN a trunk 20 hngRaRe He
met plte7el n short distance from tho
station nrd rave hi-, The ohart for N
trunk. Holmes said that. M he he'd to
meet his wife. who was here with him
10 6id not wect pi'e2ei urtli he was
called here TO identity the body.
! The last time Holmps sai1 he sa O.
Pitezel was IN natr'ot. Holmes had
tpten thrae NJ Pitzers children. Nellie
Alice and Howard from Chlcago to
{ petriot. while In tive latter CITY
Holmes gave Pletzel $500. which was
furnished nv Mrs pietzel. who wa
also in D"trlot ut this time. but she
was not allowed to meet her husband
n N IA
ON AUGUST Holmes was IN st. Louis
and talked with Jeptha ID. Howe about
the scheme. 1t is said that Mcdonald
also knew about the affair. Howe wae
not partner Of the firm, bur. II ls
claimed, did the work Cor Mcdonald
the senior partner Holmes said he
was not present at the Interview be-
tween Howe and Mcdonnell. hut he
knew that Mcdonald was Informed
! of the details OF the scheme, md that
when he was starting for Philadelphia.
Mcdonald told him that n he was ar
rested not TO call on him for help.
Holmes said he was In St Louis four
or 1--WE days, and saw Howe every day.
From st. Louis Holmes went to In.
dianapolis whore he stopped with his
wife at the Circle hotel. II was his
| purpose TO go from indianapolis to
| Cincinnati. and from there to Phila-
! delphia, intending to get from there
ter, Alice, who was to Identity the
body. BY some mistake he arrived
on the same train with both but Il
was finally arranged that Howe and the
girl were to stop over in Washington
one day allowing Holmes to get every.
thing settled In this city. II was also
agreed that Howe and Holmes were
to meet as strangers.
While In this city Holmas sud that.
| while they acted as strangers thew
met secretly at a house on Eleventh
street. Holmes refused at first, after
/ his arrest. to reveal the whereabouts
1 Of Mrs. PlteZel, as he did not want 10
! impliclte her, knowing that she was
I utterly Ignorant IT the splteme uy.til
| after tie body was found. After much
/ persuasion, however. he said that she
| was In burlington. Vermont with two
| children, whore she went under the
/ name OF Cook. He said she was 10
| meet him on Monday In Lowell
{ As to Pltezels whereabouts, he said
1 the latter was to take three OF the
| children and 20 TO New York. whore
he was to take o steamer or n fruit
/ vessel for San Salvador II was ar
/ ranged that he was to communicate
I with Holmes under the name OF How
ard, through Mr.. BlacIman in Calf
! fornia.
Holmes also said in his confesslon
that Howe 81 McDoneld had demanded
/ $500 as fees, and that Mcdonald had
Z threatened unless the sum was maid
[ to send the Fidelity company n New
York draft for the whole amount ana
/ tell the company that they had lust
discovered the fraud.