The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-08

Swift. Chief BadenOch ana Attorney
| Capp, the latter will leave tonight for
| Little Rock with credentials and au-
| thority granting him the power TO
represent the State of Illinois, and re-
questina the absolute and permanent
| release of Allen from the Arkansas
penitentiary, such immunity being
granted on condition that he fasten
| the crime of murder on Holmes by
| unmistakeable and existing evidence
| in this city.
Chicago. Aug. 3.-The police to-day
| acknowledge their complete defeat SO
far in the effort 10 secure direct EVIL
dence against III. Ii. Holmes. Dozens
of promising clues have been careful
ly investigated, witness after witness
who was confidently expected to tell
all has been examined without result,
and at last the detectives are forced
TO admit that their efforts have been
| unavailing so far as real proof Of
guilt is concerned. This was admitted
by Inspector Fitzpatrick today.
when we started on the case, he
said, I'VE knew it would be almost
impossible to get any one who could
possibly connect Holmes with any
y
duty To investigate. and we have done
the best we could. We believe sew
eral crimes have been committed, and
believe that Holmes and his confed-
crates are guilty of several murders.
but so far we are unable To prove our
belief correct. We have no evidence
that would even cause an indictment
against any of the men under sus-
IL RI hn
grand jury"
Pat Quinlan was given q SiX-hOur
session in the sweat box to-day. but
the result was as unsatisfactory as
the previous examinations of the eX-
janitor. Quinlan gives no evidence of
weakening. and stubbornly sticks 10
his statement that he knows absolute
ly nothing Of any killing. The police
received word to-day of the mysteri-
Gus hauling away from the Holmes
house at night of several large boxes.
The boxes were taken from the Gas
tie" during Holmes residence there,
and several detectives were detailed
on the new lead in the case.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3.-HOlmeS. the
alleged wholesale murderer. was ques-
toned to-day in an interview: Can
you explain how so many bones came
to be concealed in the basement and
other parts of your Chicago house,"
| Il will answer that question in this
way, replied Holmes. Every person
| who has known me is aware that
| am doctor by profession. 1t is also
| known perfectly we'll in Chicago that
| there was restaurant in my building
| during the worlds fair. At that time
| there were lots of bones from fowls
| and other cooked animals thrown out
| side the buildings. Lots of these
| bones, no doubt. found their way TO
| the cellar. During the time | lived in
| the building | brought several cadav-
| ers there, both for scientific and pc
cuniary purposes. This may account
| for the bones the Chicago police say
they have found"
| Chicago, Aug. 1.-The police have
at last obtained partial confession
! from Pat Quinlan. the janitor of the
| Holmes castle, and have. they believe
| positive evidence that Benjamin
| Pitzel was murdered in this city by
| Holmes and the corpse sent to Phil
| adelphia.
| The confession was wOrmed out OF
the Quinlans by means of a tip given
the local officers by Detective Geyer
of Philadelphia, who arrived in this
city to-day. The exact nature Of the
story told by the Quinlans the police
| will not reveal and in fact Chief
| RadehOch and Inspector Fitzpatrick
| have both denied that Quinlan or his
wife made any confession at ALL
| Notwithstanding the denial of the po-
| lice, however. it is positively known
that Quinlan made and signed a con-
fession, because it was left where
| Quinlan's signature on the document
could be seen, although the subject
matter under which he wrote his
name could not be ascertained. II
has been learned that confession
was made covering all the details of
the murder of Pitzel. with the excep-
ton of the actual place in which the
| crime was committed. This. the DO
| lice declare. they will have tomorrow
| and they declare that i'm loss than