Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-21

PHILADELPHIA, PA, November co.
A prisoner arrested in Boston yester-
day and brought here to-day, gave the
details Of a most remarkable set OF in
Sursnce swindles.
On September 9 last, the corpse OF a
man was found at13l6 Caiiowhlll street,
this city, AID was buried by the coroner
under the name Of b. F. Pi,zsL Now
it appears that the corpse was a bogus
one substituted for the purpose Of de-
frauding the insurance. company Of
$4,000.
b. f. Pitzsi rented the house on Cal
lowhill street during the summer and
conducted patent medicine bust
ness. The last week 10 August he dis
appeared aud on September a man
with whom he had business relations,
went 20 the house and found Perry dead
on the floor. Death was attributed 10
the explos on OF a jar Of cleaning luid.
About This time, ii. ii. Holmes came
upon the scene as the man who nad re-
commended P.tzsi as proper applicant
for SIC. 900 life insurance 10 the Fidelity
Mutual Association OF this city. de
identified the corpse, and the money
was paid 90 j. ID. Horne, Of 81. Louis,
as Mrs. PitZeIs attorney. The lnsur-
ance company became suspicious aud
detectives discovered that Holmes and
Pitze! had been 90 c0l'usiOn and that
PjtBsl bad either been murdered by
Holmes or the two had substituted
corpse aod Eot the money on TO-
Holmes has confessed % the su0sutu-
zion, but claims PitZsl is still alive and
well
Arch consp rat0r II. a. Holmes, &C
cOmpauied 0y Mrs. PIlZ- and a pretty
woman who calls herself Mrs. Holmes,
arrived in this city to-day in the Gus
tody OF Detective Crawford and special
agent Perry, Of the Fidelity Mutual
Life Association, from Boston. Dstsc-
tive Crawford detailed the story OF the
trip, the moss important feature OF
which was she relation made 90 him Cy
Holmes OF the sJOry OF bis whole life. 10
reads like tue most sensational Of
rOmances
He said he was raised Ga Burlington,
VI, and az ifteeu be was a teacher 10
Detroit. Mich, be formed tue acQuaint-
ance Of 3 medical student, who furnish
ed the BODY % New York To- the present
case. but he refused 20 diyuiEs hls name.
During vacations they wOFked On far ms
20 raise their college eLuanSss, but one
summer the medica. msk 4ugEested the
Of rraHHf-.r Ia MuU nrnH|uT
Insurance company. "a vas ID years
ago. The Doctor Eot life Insured
for Sl2. 500. they Obta.ibd a body in
Chicago, took 30 east, arranged the de-
tails Of Identification, aud successfully
ROT the money. lie refused 90 naue
the company anus swiud.ed Holmes
continued the work, obtaining sums
ranging from $40 600 % $4,000 OucA
10 mes got his own lie insured for
$4,000. DE went 20 a hotel lu Rhode
Island. wearing q beard. he secured
q corpse iu Chicago, cut OF the head
and took the body 90 81 lonely pot nor
far FROM the hotel. Then be shaved
OF his beard, reJurning 70 the hotel,
asked for Holmes and engaged room
towait for hIm. He pad brought the
head with bin aud burned 10 beyond
recognit.on iu tbe Fireplace OF the
hotel This scheme, however, fell
through. the mother OF his wife, when
she discovered it, threatening % ,eu
rbs noIfce. While 10 CuiCsgO, eighteen
months ago, he fell .in with typewriter
Girl and furnished 8 house on tEe OUT
SkIrts. where tbeY lived together. A
Younger sister came 20 visit thsm, aud
The woman grew 50 jealous Of her that
sbe struck bet over the head
ani killed he'd To save the
woman H0mnes Vut the cody 10
a trunk. loaded 10 win stones, and sunk
it tiDthe Iake. TINS girl had property
in Texas. and be aud Psizsi took 10 Of
her hands aud sent hsr abroad. u
wss worth. ne sad. $4,000. Holmes
told the detective tha, ior the crimes
be had committed, be deserved O. be
hanged a dozen times
Holmes is cot lacking Ter money, as
be himself admitted that 80 TIE pres
eut tine he IS supporting neariy t"o
dozen persons. Including the cir. ruur-
dersss. her mother and a1 imoeclle
brother; two orphans Ia CHICAGO who
live 10 one OF his properties, three sep
arate all eyed wives aud taer children
and bis own motler and father in han-
Kakse. He would not give the names
OF the women. lie drm.y maintained
that Pitzsl is alive.
Mrs. PttzsI IS thought 20 o. innocent Of
any completely in the whole affair. She
had been forced. through ignorance aud
pressure of various kinds. 70 sign csr-
tain papers. but she sa b asst night that
she had received OuIy $500 q cash. She
said holmes had taSen 5000 Of tte
money ard put itiH a Iali speculation
10 Fort Worth, in which ,zsl was also
Interested H0lmues to--ay sad this
was true.
WHO HOLMES -
TuroN. n. H.. Novsu 90 H. Il.
Holmes. wuo was arrest Boston on
the charge OF cOnspirila sfraui the
Fidelity Life IusurantC mpany OF
$4,000 is New HamDsdirs man.
Holmes, or Herman NudEeJt, IS be is
know here, is thirJy-f0ur wears old and
was born ia smal town few uiles
from here. he was regarded q scape-
grace and never bad any particular
occupation. Eight years ago be left
very mYsteri0GslT aai nothing has
been known OF hin uutn last year.
when he visited his parents. He sx-
plained TIA, WhsR be left New Hamp
shire be went west. audo while travel
ing there he had his skull fractured