The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-22
HOLMES FOUND OUT.
Insurance Swindler May Have
Killed Three Women.
etrzEL PROBABLY NOT DEAD.
4 xev York school Tescher Becomes .
Proficient Rascal. Operating From
Philadelphia. 10 Texas.

a .nteTgses during which she Was
sr.. faaae acquainted with the true
CHARACTER Of her husband. gives much
,atersssing information regarding his
.ssy life She 10 living here
.aist:v with her 15yesr-oid son, and is
sor sorting herself By dressmaking. She
ssys she married MIDGET in London. this
sss.e. about sixteen years ago. and that for
tine be taught school in Gilmanton and
Alton. Afrerward be studied med
,esns at Burlington. VT, aud later
AZ Michigan university. during
xaich time she resided with her
hfAer az London. She finally Joined him
n Ann ArDof, but returned TO Gilmanton.
Then She lost ali trace OF the man after he
viated her in 1s55 and tod her he was
eo;ng 10 Chicago on business, until he
cane 10 her home about two weeks ago.
he remained only few hours, when he
10 FOR Boston, promising to come again
sooH.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2L-Ths Piixel
rvstery Geepens as time wears on. Today
many theories in regard TO the mystery
we're knocked in the head By the an
noancement that Il. r. PItzel, the sup
posed murdered man, was seen in Chicago
less than two weeks ago. Presidents Foure.
ofthe Fidelity Life Insurance Company,
said today:
This morning my Chicago representa-
tive telegraphed me that Mr. Bryan.
Who Is a business man in Chicago. called
on him and said y. 4. Pitxel was in that
ety less than two weeks ago. Mr.. Bryan
SAYS be has known PetzeI for many years
Ard had frequent business transactions
xith him, and that 1t is impossible for
him 10 be mistaken. When they met
Bryan did not know Pitzei was supposed
70 be dead. and the two greeted each other
cordially and repaired to nearby saloon,
where they had q drink together, Then
they separated, and Bryan says he does
not know whether Pitzcl was 10 remain in
the city or not. However. our men there
aud the Psnkerton detectives have taken
mp the csew. and IL is my opinion that Pit
sci viii be produced WITHIN few days"
President Fouze called on Mrs. Pltxel
and her daughter at the Central station to-
day, and received valuable information
from the daughter in reference to her
father. The daughter said she remem-
bered. while walking with her father one
Sunday, that the latter had said to her:
"If you ever hear through the newspapers
or any other way that l have been found
dead, do not believe IL. / will be all
right" Later on, while I'm Boston, she
read the story of her fathers death in a
newspaper. AS soon as she had finished
the story Holmes said to her: ''0o you
remember what your father told you the
afternoon you were walking in Chicago ?"
During Mr.. FouEe's interview with
The daughter Mrs. Pitzel grew ex-
sed and exclaimed: "They have all
d.
Mrs. Pitzel said she remembered receiving
setter from her daughter Alice, in which
che related her experience while coming
East for the purpose of identifying her
fathers body. Alice stated that Howe
and Holmes accompanied her. and both
we're soeiable with each other on the trip
East This sets at rest the claim OF Howe
that he never met Holmes until intro
daced to him by President Fouze on his
arrival In this city.
IspiANAroLIs. Nov. 2L-It developed
here today that III. III. Howard, the in
surance swindler known as Holmes and
Madgett. has been here often. On
September "a he brought q young
girl With him, whose name he
wrote on the register of the hotel
s Eta ritzei, of ST. Louis. Howard
explained to the clerks that she was the
daughter OF an old friend of his who had
juss died. and he was taking her home.
The clerk saws that he believes that he has
seen the girl on the street since the time
she wAs supposed to have left. She was
about Is years old.
FoKr NORTH, Tex. Nov. 2l.--There is
every reason to believe that IA. III. Holmes,
who went by the name of q. G. Pratt in
Fort Worth. is guilty of numbering Minnie
X. Williams and her sister Anna, the
crime having probably been committed in
Chicago. aud that in this crime man
who claimed when here 10 he a citizen OF
Chicago and called himself Benton I. Ly-
man. is an Recomplioe. Some time in
February be came here from Chicago and
placed on record a deed from one Bond TO
Lyman, for leo fee, front on Rusk and
Second streets. Bond got title by deed
from Minnie Il. Williams. executed before
notary whose name was said To be
Holmes Ca this property Lyman began
the erection Of a three-story building. Ly-
man had sold one lot 10 Fort Worth
man who. fearing his title might he
eiou4ed. began to investigate. lie found
that Minnie l. Williams wrote late in
Midlothian, Tex, to come TO Chicago;
that she was going 10 be married and 30
- Europe. No word ever came from
either OF the sisters Minnie Il. Williams
BY Sid Vas left half block OF property
IN the hear. OF Fort Worth, valued a. 500
eeo. and = farm valued al $4,000. This
property has ali been slienated, ostensioly
Be Miss Williams. A detective has been
recently sent 20 hnd the girls but no trace
can be discovered.
CHiCAso. NOV. IL Following close on
Tue story ot the mysterious disappearance
OF the Williams sisters a. the hands OF
Holmes tAe hte insurance swindler, comes
Third gomau victim. namely, Mss Kate
DaFkee Miss Dgrkee bad property. The
document representing the property
eaaae into the hands Of ii. III.
Holmes by theft. The woman mys-
tefsoasiy disappeared. and Holmes showed
ute 10 the property. Miss Durkee was not
Mss Williams She had dark eyes and
hair. wh48e Miss Williams vas = blonde.
year aeo today twenty-five creditors OF
u. IL. Holmes met AZ the Office OF George
d, Chahlter8n and made desperate ell
fost 20 fad OUT who and where Miss
burAee Mss. Ii Was supposed that she
sas So accompitcs Of Holmes; thai the
property had been illegally obtained, and
vas being transferred 10 her name. The
efea4iors wished 20 reach IL Suddenly
Kate pgrkee dropped entirely from sight
Saa, hke tae Williams sisters. has lea no
trace behind. - believe she Sas mur-
asFea - said Chamberlin today. Il believe,
sso, thar both the Williams girls were
ss2Faerea.' Mt Chambsr.in, proprietor