Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-22

ulIiu WHO tHllS NtlStlI Mus. il'AlI1NS'
has arrived in this city in the custody
Of Detective Crawford and Special
Agent Perry, OF the Fidelity Mutual
Life association Mrs. ritZrrS lGycar-
old daughter. Media, and her one years
cid boy, are also With the party. At
Ter the arrival the party was rloSrtrd
with Superintendent; Of Police | iudrn
until late IN the afternoon. When the
conference was over, Detective traW-
ford detailed the story IL the trip, ihc
muSl imp0I'tau, feature Of which was
the relation made to him 10y Holmes of
the story OF his whole life. 1t reads
like Il most sensational romance. The
train had scarcely emerged from the
Boston depot before the prisoner tried
1o bride his caplor He offered The
drtrctiNr $500 If he would allow him 10
hNpnotiZe him So that he could escape.
When he SAW his words had no effect
Holmes entered into general conNcrSa-
ton and told the story of his life. He
said that he was raised in burlington,
VI. For some time he went 10 college
there and later in Detroit, Mich. Here
he formed the acquaintance Of a med
zeal student. who, he said. furnished
the body in New York In the present
ease He refused TO divulEc his name.
During the vacations they worked OH
farms to raise college expenses but one
summer they found themselves With
out means and 1t was then the medi-
cal man suggested the idea of getting
Il body and beating the insurance com
pany. This WAS twelve years ago.
The doctor got his life insured for ST.,
800 They obtained Il body in Chicago,
took it east. arranged the details of
Identification and successfully got the
money with which they continued their
studies He refused to name the com
pany thus swindlcd. They worked the
scheme afterwards with success,
Holmes continued. obtaining sums
ranging from $4,000 to S2O,OoO. once
Holmes got his own life insured for
100000. He went to Il hotel in Rhode
Island. At that time he wore u beard
He secured a corpse IN Chicago, cut off
the head and took the body to Il lone
~ spot not far from the hotel. Then
he shaved off his beard, returned to
the hotel. asked for Holmes and en-
gagged Il room to wait for him. He
brought the head with him and burned
It beyond recognition in II fire plac" of
the hotel. This scheme. however, fell
through. as the mother of his wife,
when she discovered it. threatened Ia
tell the police and Holmes fled west
RcSuming the story, Holmes said
that while living in Chicago about Is
months ago he fell in with n type
writer Girl and furnished Il house on
the outskirts where they lived together,
4 Younger sister came to visit them,
and the women grew 50 jealous of her
that in n quarrel one day she struck
her over the head with 4 stool and
killed her To save the woman with
whom he was living, Holmes said that
he put the body In trunk, loaded 1t
with stones and sunk 1t in the lake.
This girl had property In Texas and he
and pitzel took it off her hands and
sent her abroad. II was worth he
said. $4,000 and after getting II in
llitli llhlI'lN' ilI'N WIN ''''''S' - N'''f
huying carloads of horses on notes on
this property. but as they never had
legal title To the property the notes
were worthless AM it Is for this affair
that they are wanted IN Fort Worth.
To save this property Holmes said
that he and Pitzrl formed n scheme OF
swindling the Fidelity company. He
- AZ Al, T.,,, .,,ttV, ln
has committed he deserves To be
hanged dozen times.
Holmes Is not lacking for money as
he himself has admitted Of robbing
nearly two dozen persons. including
the girI murdered. her mother and I'M
beetle brother: two orphans In chi
cago who live in one Of his properties
three separate alleged wives and their
children and his own mother and IA
Their in Kankakec. He would not give
the names OF the women. He dirmly
maintained that Pitzcl Is alive In San
Salvador. and that he will hear from
him through the personal column Of
q certain New York paper.
Neither the detectives nor Perry
would make anything public concern
ing the interview with Supcrintend
rnt Linden but Perry said that ~
result II was decided to arrest a num-
bpr Of other persons whose names
have not yet been given ont. Perry
said that IN the secret conference
nothing was said that IN the slightest
degree rofntrS the original theory that
Pitu.l was murdered In corrohora
ton Of til" murder theory Perry said
that h had from Mrs. pitzel an exact
description Of her husband agreeing in
every respect with that OF the corpse In
the Callow Hin street house. Mrs.
Pitzrl" he continued. "is perfectly In
nocent If any completely In the whole
affair. ! believe in this matter Mrs.
Pifzel has been duped and robbed.
She acted under instructions. ] be-
lieya that hor husband was murdered
4bout The children ! have nothing to
say" When pressed TO give his opin-
ton on the theory thar they. too. we're
made away with be said. In tone