Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-23

charged with defraudinR a local ipsur-
ance company out OF $4,000 reached
Phlladelphia at noon today from
WASHINGTON where he stopped over on
ms way from 81. Louis He was met
ht the depot By Marshal +. McDnn-
ala OF ST. Louis. who Is the law part
ner OF young Howe's brother, aud to-
gether they went 10 the Office OF SUI
perintendent OF Police Linden, where
he surrendered himself. Waen seen
hS reporter Of the Associated Press
today Lawyer Mcdonald saidi This
arch oonspirator. H. II. Holmes. or
u. Morgan ths name he was known
by In ST. Louis. came 20 the Office
while | was absent IN Colorado and
proposed 10 employ me. saying that
Mrs. Pitezel wanted some one TO rep.
resent her It was the nrat CASE he
had ever been offered ana b. jumped
right Into II with all the ardor and
enthusiasm OF youth, He dld not wait
for US TO return and the result is that
this slick crook Imposed upon him.
My young friend may have been In
discreet but he IL no criminal"
Superintendent Linden places impor-
tant confidence In VIVA, MIR. Med Jnall
says in refersnce to young Howe and
IS Of the opinion that the latter had
been mlsled by Holmes,
Lawyer Howe later In the day gave
out the following statement In refer
ence 20 his connection with the Holmes
Pltezel affair:
"Of course. there is much to ne
~" - tN''s 'tfa 'Nge every day. but
I have very little to say in the matter
d., go. D. .44..-. iI.is ..nn. airs. iitc-
Zcl. came 10 me and employed ine as
her attorney TO look after an Insurance
| claim. l took hold OF the matter ana
| first OF an, ! think, ! notified the agent
| Of the Insurance company IN Sc. Louis
and he, believe. entered into com
| munlcation with the company here.
found that they did all that business
| through their home Office wrote to
| the chief of police In Philadelphia and,
/ ! think. also the company or the cor
onu, It Is my belief | wrote 70 the
| coroner first heard from him and 1
l also heard from chief Of Police Linden.
| The first letter received from the cor
/ onar stated that the body was here
| and that II must be Identified, Inc
| writer said that II was the body Of Il.
! T. Perry aud unless other Identification
I was made tho body would bear that
I name and be buried az sucn. ] asked
/ the widow how that was ana she said
/ her husband had been going un Ter the
/ assumed name OF Perry on account Of
| some trouble he had had | told her
! ana. would have TO be clear before she
/ could get the money, She showed me
/ a number Of letters which she had
| received from this Perry and which
| seemed to prove reasonably enough
{ they were from her husband inasmuch
I as they spoke OF the children ana OF
fnmlly matters. one Of them being In
regard 20 one OF the children stopping
on his thumb and bruising ard hurting
! H. She was positive that the man WAS
her husband. told her she would
have to prepare TO come on here with
me MS / had to come. Then, believe,
| / g0t a letter from the coroner saying
We must give positive Identification
| marks by which we could prove that
the body was PltczeNs, thercupon
called the woman In and told her sho
must give me Identification marks II
shc cuuld, ana that It would assist the
company In bringing out the Identity
OF her husband and | toll her OF the
cnrnner's letter, She told me OF the
marks and / sent them to the coroner
They were not sufficient, I told the
widow then that she must come on
here and Identity the body; that
would care for the children and provide
for them. She told me that she did
not have The money, and | Informed
her that ! was poor myself and that
she would have to raise Il. Finally
ana whcnfit was time 10 g.nr: J went
for her. ! found her qisk IN bed.
told her some one woild have 10 10
with mo to Identify the hodr. AMI ~,
said the little girl 'ould ~ H.. OBJ
iected TO this. but finally agreed to III,
proposition brought he llttlc cir
and the body was Identified to th'
company's satisfaction asa 10 mine
The company paid the m1ncy 10 M
and I returned 10 s.. Lnuis ana rii ,
receipt IN full from my client. Mrs
pitegcl, Tor the amount % n ncy enc
gave her receipt for my fec TIN
latter was 1880 That VAS the ms
/ saw OF her. ] went % hes house onc'
afterwards ana lcarnc1 that she ha'
left"
Howe's counsel male an nrsumen
I'm favor u admitting The prisoner &
bail. asking that tho figure be mad
as low az possible. judge Brlg,y n'ti
said $4,000 was reasonable sum an'
placed the bail az that figure and tn
prisoner was released,