Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-22
ONE MORE VICTIM.
Third Woman Who Had Bust.
ness With Holmes
AKr NOW Is AMONG THE MISSING

sKate Durkee" Comes Into View in Con-
nection with tho swindler and Then
Drops Out Of sight Completely-A Leaf
from the Life Of the Accused Man ut Chi
cago-Shady Business TRANSACTIONS
The Record Of Pitxel.
CHICAGO, Nov. s2-Every day new evi-
dcncc is brought to light to show that no
more clever or thorough villain has con-
tributcd to the history of crime than H.
H. Holmes, the life insurance swindler
now under arrest in Philadelphia. Fol-
lowing closely on tt story of the mys-
FERROUS disappearance Of the Williams sis
tiers comes a third woman victim-namely,
Miss Kate Durkee. Again it is the ques-
ton, Where is she? and again the an
swer: Probably murdered. At all events,
Kate Durkee had property, the documents
representing the property came into the
hands of H. H. Holmes by theft, the
woman mysteriously disappeared, and
Holmes showed title to the property.
Whoever Miss Durkee was, she was not
Miss Williams; she was of dark complex
ion, with dark eyes and hair, while Miss
Williams was a blonde.
Miss Durkee Suddenly Disappears.
One year age twenty-five creditors of h.
Fl. Holmes met at the Office of George B.
to find out who and where Miss Durkee
was. 1t was supposed at that time that
she was an accomplish of Holmes, and
that property illegally obtained was be-
ing transferred into her name, and the
creditors wished to reach it. Suddenly
Kate Durfee dropped quietly and entirely
from sight, and like the Williams sisters
has left no trace behind. Il believe she
was murdered" said Mr.. Chamberlin in
speaking of the matter to a reporter. II
believe also that both of the Williams sis
tiers were murdered, and make this state.
ment on the strength, not of published re-
ports, but what know personally of the
matter"
Has n Large Mass of Facts.
Mr.. Chamberlain, who is proprietor OF
the Lafayette Mercantile agency, began
his investigation of Holmes year ago last
September. At that time he was at his
main place Of business at Lafayette, Ind,
and a bill for goods bought of the Perkins
Windmill AND AK company, of Mishawaka
Ind, was placed in his hands for col
lection. h ,rtly after this Mr.. Chamber.
lain came to Chicago and opened his
branch office in 1909 Tacoma building
Since then he has been steadily gathering
facts about the operations of Holmes in
this city until he now has large bundle
Of documentary evidence concerning his
doings.
Cannot Reveal His Evidence.
"There arc some facts which professions
nj confidence forbids me to reveal" said
he. ''There are people here in this city
whose names must not be revealed until
the matter has reached n more advanced
stage. At present there are only indict
ments against Holmes for conspiracy
When we have the evidence lite more
in hand we calculate to bring an indict
ment which will put him out of the way
for some time" Twice before he left the
city Holmes was put in the Sweat box. y
The first time was Nov. II and the second
was Nov. 81, 1898. Criminal action wa.
pending and it was planned to nab him al
the third appointment, but some one le,
him know and when the creditors mel
for the third time the bird had flown