New-York tribune., 1895-07-27
HOLINESS ALLEGED CRIMES.
PEOPLE WHO WORKED WITH HIM HAD A
HABIT OF DISAPPEARING.


EFFORTS TO GET TRACE OF EMELINE CIGRAND
AND THE WILLIAMS sIsTERs-THE FATE
OF KITTY KEILy-FEw POSITIVE RE-
SUITS FROM THE INvEsTIGA-
TToNs IN THE CASE.
Chicago July 26-The energies of the police were
turned to-day to an inquiry into the fate of Miss
Emeine Cgrand, Of Lafayette, Ind. who Is sup
posed to be the latest victim of H. II. Holmes.
Drs B. J. and u. j. Cgrand. second cousins OF
the girl. were coseted with Chief Badenoch and
Inspector Fit patrick all the morning. Ihey toid
how their cousin went to work for Holmes as
stenographes and how she was aferward believed
to have married a named Robert f. Phelps.
who was interested in a fake copying business
downtown. o, which Holmes was the brains
careful sear"h Of the marriage records made py
Clerk Salmonson fails to show any record OF such
a marriage in Cook County. 1t Is the belief OF the
Cigrand brothers that Miss Cigrand was murdered
by Holmes. and that Robert Il. Phelps was no other
than the swndler under an alias.
Startling disclosures were made last night to the
Chief OF Police and his subordinate officers en-
gagged In the Holmes investigation by Patrick GUM
lan the trusted friend and former employe Of the
alleged wholesale murderer. He gave Information
which convinced the police that Holmes made away
with Miss Kitty Kelly. who was employed by him
his clerk at the drug store In Eng'ewood. gum
Ian gave tn, police picture which he said was that
of the missing girl.
Mrs. Qunlan who has all along maintained an air
OF crafty reserve was forced to admit to-day that
she had lied 10 the officers on at least
one point and this had the effect of weak
| ening her testimony considerably Her nus
| band also spent a large part OF the day IN
the sweat box" and az result OF to-day devel-
opment chief Badenoch decided to hold them both
for trial on the charge OF being implicated In va
rtou sWf
guilty OF the crime Of assisting Holmes, IL not d.
| rectly. at least indirectly In making away with
| some OF his victims Mrs. Quinan was forced to
| admit in the examination that she had imperson-
| ated a dead woman. representing herseH as the
beneficiary ~ a fire insurance policy In order to
| gain the money which went into Holmes pocket
Holmes Is at least guitless OF the murder OF Little
| levcn-year-od Cora Quinlan, whatever MS other
crimes may be. Cora Il the daughter OF fatrlcN
| Oulnan To-day the following telegram was received
| by Inspector Fitzpatrick.
| Iakoia Mch-Cora Qunlan Is at Johnsons' ana
| w y s TAYLOR. Justice OF the Peace
Tho Johnsons referred to are the grandparents OF
| the little girl
| julius T. Connor whose first wife was julia l."
| fonnor one OF the women supposed TO have been
| murdered by Holmes. examined at iensth py
chief Baenoch and Inspector Fitzpatrick last night
An interesting part OF his statement related 10 tie
| persistent eno,t OF Holmes to make him get MS
|
ne insured in favor OF Pearl their little gill; ou'
| he would never consent to take out policy
| Yesterday afternoon two women called on the
| chief and gave him the name OF stxteenyear-o'd
girl. the daughter OF wealthy parents. who became
acquainted with Holmes during the fall OF 1873 anu
| af,erwari disappeared The Chief refuses TO give
the name Of the glri. but says he Is sAtsneu "'a'
| William Capps OF Fort Worth Texas Il here to-
day looking after the interests OF the Williams htns
| lie believes that the deeds to the property were
| forged.
Mrs. Looms. who keeps candy store at sixty, sixty
FOR Holmes from 1857 10 1850. told her story to the
police today she said Holmes seemed to haSs
| peculiar liking for female empl9yes IN rss MS MS
| ness. lie employed them In various Departments,
| or -FOUR months one OF them would be missing and
] Holmes would volunteer plausible story resarl-
| HSlme- vas always re,icent lie had man with
| him wherever he went Ills most trusted employe
| FOR "A while "A man named Latterman lie
used to into the cellar and work he engine Gin
| down one day Latterman was missed. and has not
| The next CONFIDENTIAL man was named Underwood
| H. an not stay long IN h place. lie and Holmes
| hal A row one day and that the last she saw
snJ Wolmts n's grew ' "cry in,imas Mrs LOOMS said
| Holmes owed her considerable money. and though
set set IT, aSs she 's sf, 'i him after ' quarrel
large bath Si ph9'oEra1pns Or ins W"s ms
| day FOR Immediate distribution among the .hiets
| states ana Canada. photographs viii also be sent
10 Inspector Melville. OF the scotland Yard detective
department. LONDON. toSttnff Win a StaiflhtHl OF
The case. on account of the reports ih-t Minnie
| Williams Was or Is IN London
| Lafayette Ind. July es-Digent search has thus
FAR failed TO locate the Cigrand family. who LETT
here about two years ago Friends OF Emiline O.
| Cisrand here received letters from her In Novem-
| ber. iS2 when in Holiness employ, speaking OF
having to 40 TO Denver tho next week, ana shortly
after they received printed announcement cards
| OF her marriage In December TO Robert T. Phelps
but never line from her pen. 1t tx believed here
| that the marriage announcement was "A blind ana
| that the girl made away with. II at all. when
she taken 10 Denver. or at the time IL Was an
| nounced she was going there. To her girl friends
| she spoke OF her Intended rich husband AS being
| her employer OF the nrm. and that they
| were going TO Europe. She also showed d diamond
| ring, which she said he gave her.