The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-13
THE BIOGRAPHY OF HOLMES
The Alleged Murderer Relates the
Story of His Life.
He Explains or Attempts to Explain
Some of the Mysteries of the Chi
cago House. Information as
10 His Strange Career.
Willing to Face the Law.

lnurderer Of numerous men, women and
children, has prepared tho following
nuteeiographical sketch:
Come with me if you will to TIM.
quiet New England village, nesting
among heepicmrosqucly rugged hills of
New Hampshire. This little hamlet has
for over n century been known ms Gill
manton Academy, SO called iii honor OF
IAN institution of learning of that name,
founded over 100 years ago by n few self
denying and God feuring men, who. il
fhey could leave their silent resting
places in tho churchyard near by and
wander once again for an hour through
these qnlet streets, would, with the ex-
ception, Of new faces, see little change.
iThero, in the year 1861, l, Herman n
Nludgok, the author Of these pages, was
born. That my early childhood differed
Prom that of other country bred boys
have no reason to think That | was
well trained by loving and religious
paronts'l know, and my deviation in
my after life from n path of absolute
Sectitude is not duo to want of a ten
der mothers prayers or fathers stern
commands. emphasized, when need be.
by liberal use of the rod welded by
an unsparng hnnd.
When 10 years old, l was prepared to
enter Dartmouth college. but from want
OF sufficient means decided to commence
rly medical course AT once This | did
by attending ono year at the University
of Vermont, ut the end of which tilnc
decided to enter II larger school, and the
following September commenced nv
course ut Ann Arbor, Mich In June.
llSS4, our fears We're at an end our OK
aminatlonS were passed and our much
coveted diplomas We're i'll our hands
During one Of my college vacations
had been induced, through tho nlisrep-
xesontation of Il Chicago firm, To 90
TO northwestern Illinois to act ms its
aGent during the summer months. and
here committed my first really dishon-
est act by approprinting tho entire pro-
ceeds arising from the sales to an extent
sufficient to pay my return expenses to
Ann Arhor, after making an honest eff
fort To earn the money the firm had led
me to believe it was possible for me to
do. did not count my trip total fail
ure, however, for I had seen Chicago
For one year prior to November, 1885. L
had III practice ut Mocers Forks.
N. y, receiving iii return for nv worl,
plenty OF gratitude, but no money AT
TINS tllue, starvation staring me in the
3ace, was forced To 20 elsewhere. |
visited DIR - (veriiicd by the Phila-
delphia authorities) AN old college chum,
whom found enjoying little better sue
cess. An Arrangement was entered into
ne
to the extent of $40, 600 by penetrating
e fraud upon certain life insurance
company. So extensive We're our plans
that 1t required at least three bodies
70 carry them ont SUCCESSFULLY One of
them was obtained on "A certain Tuesday
or Wednesday very near the middle of
May, 1886. l registered under an AS
sumed name (my handwriting will cs-
tablihh the fact. although the name has
passed from my memory at McCov's
European hotel IL Chicago. 1t became
necessary 10 divide this material into
TWO packages, and it was taken to this
hotel to do so safely, and if an oxamina-
ton is made of tho floor upon the right
hand side after entering the doorway TO
the room l then occupied, and near the
~ '''iN S'hAAs nave good reason
TO think the stains will be found there
that We're caused at that time in trans
ierrlng from ono package to another.
One OF these packages was for onite
sum stored at the Fidelity warehouse in
Chicago, the other in n New York
warehouse. Both were shipped TO En-
Slewood, Ills, in the fall of 1856 (rail-
road, express and storage warehouse re-
ceipts pertaining to same are still in OK.
zstence) and placed in the basement OF
8 store then occupied there, and later
were transferred TO 7ol-709 Sixty third
street.
Later, in 1887, Thomas Fallon, a con-
stable, and a lawyer named Danforth.
both of Chicago. were given legal
right to apprsise my stock of goods.
and had to use the utmost diplomacy
20 avoid having these packages opened,
and SO much wasI annoyed thereby that
U determined to have them permanently
destroyed, as the death Of my medical
friend had precluded tho possibility of
their being Of any further use to me.
ffhls tried to do by opening the small
er of the packages and placing q portion
of its contents in large furnace In the
basement Of the building But tho odor
arising from my attempt to destroy it
pn this way caused me to feel that it
was an unsafe proceeding lit was on ac-
count of this experience that I lately