The herald., 1894-11-19

the general manager in Chicago where
the policy had been issued, for descrip-
tion of the man who took it out. The
policy had been issued through the
agency OF reputable business man, but
when he was questioned ho referred
the inquirer to H. H. Holmes who had
a desk in the same building with the
deceased in Chicago during the worlds
fair.
The general manager could not locate
Holmes but found his wife and by her
was told that her husband was travel
ing man and she would communicate
with him. The next day, however,
Holmes wrote 10 the Philadelphia Office
stating he had learned the death WAS in
Philadelp phia and that he expected to be
in Baltimore soon end he would stop in
Philadelphia.
Meanwhile Attorney Howe appeared
in Philadelphia, accompanied by a
young girl whom ne represented as the
daughter OF the dead man. 1t was then
decided to exhume the body which was
done by officials OF the company. The
officials OF the company were Satisfied
and the body was re-buried and Attors
ney Howe received the $4,000 repre-
senting the sum due Mrs. Pitzel.
A month ago one Of the 0ompany's
agents, while in st. Louis. became cog
nizant OF some of the facts and formu-
lated the story of conspiracy. He dis-
covered Holmes and Howe had been re-.
lated in the character of lawyer and
client in q case where Holmes had been
arrested under the name of H. III. How
ard for obtaining goods under false pre-
tenses. Then it was found that Holmes
and Pizel had been in business
together in Chicago during the worlds
fair, where they conducted, hotel with
secret rooms, in which thby hid goods
obtained by swindling merchants. The
place was called the Worlds Fair hotel.
While here Pitzsl took out policy with
the Fidelity company, and Holmes fol-
lowed bis example month later, both
giving notes for the fret payment.
Holmes was chased all over the country.
1t was learned that Pitzel and Holmes
obtained by some means or other q
corpse from the New York hospital,
brought it here, surrounded it by the
evidence OF q violent death in the CAL
lowhill street house and obtained the
$4,000. Holmes was arrested in Boston
by detectives. who are now after Pitzel.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18. The prevail
ing impression in this city regarding
the gigantic insurance swindle which
resulted in the arrest in Boston yester-
day of Herman Midget, otherwise
known as Fl. II. Holmes, and variety
of other aliases, is that the corpse found
in the Callowhill street house and on
which the 10000 was obtained, was not
bogus corpse, but in reality
that of the beneficiary, P. F. Pitzel,
and that he was murdered
by Holmes. This is the belief. not only
of the detectives OF the Fidelity Insur-
ance company, which was go cleverly
victimized. but OF uperintendent Of
Police Lindon and the coroner. They
think the confession made by Holmes
last night detailing the conspiracy was
ruse to avert the theory of his having
made way with the man who 30 many
years was his partner in crime.
Mrs. Pitzel, wife of the victim or con-
spiritor, will be arrested tomorrow.
A thorough investigation has been
made in this city, anu has aroused
strong doubts as to the truth OF Holmes
story as to the manner in which they
got the body. Not the slightest clue to
show that il was brought here in a
tAo tln0 VI tu0 QlsCONcIy
has been found.
Mrs. Fouse says that ex-Assistant
District Attorney Marshal F. Mcdonald
of St. Louis will not be arrested. 1t was
he who in 1886 prosecuted the famous
Maxwell-Preller murder case and much
surprise has been expressed that man
of his prominence would be even indi-
rectly connected with such an affair as
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