Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-23
HOWE'S STORY,
Acted Simply As An Attorney
for Mrs. Pitezel.
Proved Her Claim, Collected Cash
and Got S2500 as Fee.
A;erinn Miss nurLnn Enund al Omaha --llVle
Missing Miss Durkee Found at 0maha-l'tt'e
Acquainted with Holmes.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29-Lawycr Howe,
wanted in the insurance fraud case sur
rendered himself, today. Before doing So
he went to the reporters room in CITY
hall where he made this statement: II
learn moro about this case every day. AT
this time there is very little To say. Mrs.
pitczcl came to me rs an attorney ana
asked me to prosecute her insurance
claim
The first thing did, ! believe, was to
notify the St Louis agent of the insurance
company relying upon him 10 communi-
cate with the main office in Philadelphia
next wrote the superintendent of police,
Capt Linden, to the company and To the
coroner.
The coroner, in replying, said the body
here must he identified for, said he, we
know il as the body of B, +. Perry and
unless there is some other Identification
il will bc buried as the body of Perry
! asked the widow about the conflict in
the name She told me that Pitozol was
her husband living in Philadelphia under
| the name of Perry, and showed mo
number of letters from him that convinced
me that the writer was her husband. 1
told Mrs. Pitezel that she must go to
Philadelphia with me
Then | had another letter from the coro-
ncr saying that he must have positive
marks of Identification to demonstrate that
the corpse was Ptczel. / showed this let
ter To Mrs. Pitezcl and told her that she
must assist me in getting those positive
marks She gave them to me and
transmitted them To the coroner. again
received word from the coroncr--or SOME
one elsc-that still the Identification was
{ AI,ssH D.Nl
/ means that you must go To Philadelphia.
/ She replied that her baby was not wei, and
she could not leave it. l told her that
would take care of the child. Then she
said she had no money. ! was poor and
could not pay her way. told her she must
raise the money herself.
At this point Lawyer Mcdonald, who
was present, exclaimed 81 don't see the
use of going into all these details.
"True," " rcioincd Howe.
| Rcsuming, he said; Anyway, Mrs.
| pitczel raised the money; she got it from
her groccryman. When / went for her |
found her sick in bed. l told her that
someone must GO She said her little girl
! (Alice) could go ] did not like the idea,
but it was the best we could do for Mrs
! Pitozcl was too i'll to move. ] brought
the child with me She identified the body
to the satisfaction of the company and /
got the $40, 600 Returning to st. Louis,
gave it to Mrs. Pitezcl and took her re
coipt for it. / gave her my receipt for my
| fee and that is all have seen of her or of
the case
Howe admitted that Mrs Pitczcl paid
him s25OO. When asked as to his connec-
tion with Holmes and what he knew of
him, Howe said at present he did not care
to talk about that part of the case.
Neither did he care to discuss the conncc-
ton of Train Robbcr Hcdgcpath with tho
I case.
Late this afternoon District Attorney
Graham announced that he would accept
s25OO bail for Howc's release. Through
the aid of Mcdonald, Howe succeeded
j in getting bail.
y IT was learned, today, that W. A. Shoe
maker q young lawyer, had "A call from n
man who is IA stranger, Wednesday. This
man gave Shoemaker an unaddrcsscd en-
vclope in which was short note ad-
dressed to Shoemaker. One hundred dol
lars was enclosed and the writer stated
that he wished Mr. Shoemaker to under
take the defence of Holmes and secure the
services of two Of the best criminal law
ycrs in Philadelphia Money in abun-
dance to conduct the case was promised,
and if he was not able to come himself, he
said, man designated as "H'' would
come in his place. The letter was signed
i"P H." and dated Chicago, Nov. 10.
Shoemaker questioned the bearer. of the
note closely and learned practically moth
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