The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-23
OUT ON BAIL.
Howe's Connection With the
PitzeI Scrape.
Holmes Once Did Quite a Bit OF
SwindIing In Chicago.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23. - Jeptha ID.
Howe, the young st. Louis lawyer, who,
In connection with III. H. Holmes, is
charged with defrauding a local Insurance
company out OF $1,000 reported here yes
tarday. He was met at the depot by Mar
shall Mcdonald OF 81. Louis, who is the
law partner OF young Howe's brother, and
together they went to the office OF Super
intendent OF Police Linden, where he sur
rendered himself
Lawyer Mcdonald said; "This arch
conspirator, II. ii. Holmes, or ii. NJ. Nor
gan, the name he was known 10y In ~.
Louis, came 10 the Office while / was abb
sent In Colorado and proposed the case,
saying that Mrs. Pitzel wanted someone
90 represent her. IL was the first case the
boy had ever been offered, and he jumped
right into 1t with all the ardor and enthu-
siasm of youth. He did not wait for us
90 retutn, and the result was that this
slick crook imposed upon him. My young
friend may have been indiscreet, but he
Is no criminal"
Superintendent Of Police Linden places
implicit confidence in what Mr. Mcdonald
says in reference TO young Howe, and is OF
the opinion that the latter has been mis-
led by Holmes.
Lawyer Mcdonald called on s. 1.
Shields. criminal lawyer, and asked Mr..
Shields to act as counsel for young Howe.
The facts of the case were briefly stated,
and Mr.. Shields agreed TO take charge OF
the case. Howe will in all probability be
released on bail.
Howe's Story.
Lawyer Howe gave out the following
statement in reference to his connection
with the Holmes Pitzel affair: 'Mrs.
Pitzel came to me and employed me as her
attorney to look after the insurance claim.
took hold of the matter. and first of all /
notified the agent Of the company in Sc.
Louis, and he entered into communication
with the company here.
II then found that they did all that
business through their home office /
wrote to the chief Of police in Philadel-
phia and think also 20 the company or
coroner. It Is my belief that wrote to
the coroner first. heard from him, and
also heard from Chief of Police Linden.
''The first letter received from the cor
cner stated that tho body was here and
that 1t must be identified The writer
said that IL was the bod of b. f. Perry,
and unless other Identification was given
uuO Dout Wouiu OCbE tiht idiilc anu Dt
buried ms such. asked the widow how
that was, and she said hcy husband had
been going Under the assumed name -ef
Perry on account of some trouble no had
hal. told her that would have to be
made clear before she would get the money.
"She showed number Of letters which
she had received from this Perry, and
which seemed to prove reasonably enough
That thev hoe htohanH
much as they spoke of the children and
of family matters. She was positive that
the man was her husband told her she
would have to prepare to come on here
with me and that had to come. Then
believe got a letter from the coroner
saying we must give positive identiflca-
tion marks, something by which we could
Prove That tho body Was Pitxers.
II thereupon told the woman that she
must give me what Identification marks
she could that would assist the company
In bringing out the identity of her hus-
band. She told me Of these marks, and l
sent the information to the coroner and
received Information from him that they
were not sufficient. 1 told the widow
then that she must come on here and
identify the body. She told me she did
not have the money, and informed her
that was poor myself, and that she would
have to raise IL.
FINALLY she got the money, and when
10 was time TO start found her sick in
bed. l told her someone would have to
go with me to identify the body, and she
said the little girl could do that. finally
agreed to the proposition. i brought the
little girl on here, and the body was idcn-
titled to the comptny's satisfaction and
mine.
'The company paid the money TO me
and returned 10 st. Louis and got u re-
ceiptin full from my client, Mrs Pitzel,
for the amount OF money, and gave her a
receipt Cor my fec. The latter was $500.
That was the last saw of her / went to
her house once Giterward, and learned
that she he'd left"
Mr. Howe was asked what he had to say
about his connection with Holmes in the
matter.
al do not desire 10 say anything about
that at this time" he added "nor about
several other matters with which my name
has been connected"
After an interview in Superintendent
Linden's Office between the superinten.
dent. Mcdonald, Howe and President
Fouse he was taken into court Heye's
counsel made an argument in favor Of ad
mitting the prisoner TO bail. asking that
the figure be made as low as possible
Judge Bregy thought $500 reasonable
sum and placed the bail at that figure,
and the prisoner was released.
Holmss Chicago Record.
1t has become known that Holmes was