Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-09-07

hOJ OprlnRs, Afk. we renamed Ht Hot Springs one week, end from there went to Texas, Holmes going to Ri Paso and I stopping In Taylor county. Holmes soon joined me at Abilene and from there we vent to Kansas City, thence to Ho: Springs From there we went to Chicago, where I remained seven days.
 ''In about three weeks therea ter Holmes, Pitzel Nyman) ard myself met at St. Joseph, Mo, Minnie Williams ac- companied the men to St. Joseph from Chicago. AL thls meeting was the first knowledge he'd of the Fort Worth property deal.
 "The Minnie Williams property in Fort Worth was then ard there deeded to me in the name of A. E. Rond, from Minnie Williams; notary public whose name l have forgotten acknowledged the transaction, The deal wae made with the understanding that 1t was to be a swindllng operation. 1t was my opinion at the .lme that Minnie Will iams was persuad ed or cared into making the transfer Of the properly by Holmes. From St. Joseph. Holmes, P.izsl and myself went to Denver, where we re- mained enc day and from there we went to Lsadviile, where Holmes aud Peitzel had n vIew soms swindIing operation. but failed in it. From Leadvllle the three Of Us, with Holmes so-called wife, Mrs. Howard, vent to Fort Worth to com mence operations there. We arrived a5 Fort Worth as entire strangers. The Holmes Pratt transactions at Fort Worth are already familiar 10 the public Piizsl's conduct at Forth Worth caused Holmes to send him t0 Kansas City, W hIle in Kansas City PitzeI wrote sev- eral threatening letters to Holmes, in which he said be would turn up all the rGscaiity unless Holmes senth money. Pizel was furnished money three times. sent by ms st Holiness request. Holmes visited PItzel at Kansas City to set him to sign tae necessary papers to secure lean. of 5l6,O00 on the Fort Worth property.
 "Whie Pitzel was in Kansas City Holmes and Pat Quinlan, who had join ed us at Fort Worth short time before we left that place, had several talks nOOut PHLttIS itZCl Oul LII bDt WGy D6- cause Holmes had become afraid of him on account of his drinking too much and knowing too much. Ut was known to us all that Pitzel carried Sl0,000 life insurance policy.)
 At our last talk en this subject three days before leaving Fort Worth, it vas understood that Pitzel was to be killed. I Vas selected to assist Holmes in doing { L1 ', hot L done it was not definitely settled, only that Holmes remarked that he had something that would make the work easy, aud large trunk was purchased III Fort Worth in which to place Pitzel's bsdy after being killed. At this point Holmes patted me on the back, and said: Mascot. it's S10,000 and trip to Long Branch and from there to Calf orDia and more building.'"
 "That night I advised Holmes to quit such business. as he had money enough not to resort to murder. He replied that be had been so loog at such business that it had become perfectly natural to him ard he could not quit it.
 "The plan agreed upon to dispose of PtZsl ws1 that we were to meet him in St. Louis, aud together go from there to Chicago together where he was to be fixed
 1t was between Fo,t Worth and Dsn- ison that Holmes told me that | must have my life insured for Sl0,000 in favor of my little niece. Remembering the large trunk bought for Pitzsi's body l determined to part company with him, which 1 did tt Denisop, and hsvo never seen him since, but have received as many as three letters from him.
 ''The last time I saw Minnie Williams vas at our meeting in St. Joseph. Holmes told her that she must leave the United States for period of three or four years. If every thing worked satis- fsctorily Tn Fort Worth, she was to re- turn and clam her property on the ground that the title was obtained from her frauduiently, she establishing the proof that she YVES out of the United States 6t the time. India was agreed upon as the country to which she sh uld go. 1 went t0 the depot with her while Holmas bought her ticket and checked her baggage, but where to I did not know.
 "While ct Fort Worth I read three letters from Mimic Williams to Holmes. They Durportod to be from India, the place l have forgotten. l bslisve Holmes sent Minnie Williams Sl60G from Fort Worth to India. + Minnie Williams iS dead she mas been put out of the way since this excitement has got out in re- gard to Holmes.
 ''The building in Chicago known as the castle" was erected especially for death trap, and during my association with Holmes l was in 1t often ard, in fact, occupied room there. A stranger to the city during the worlds fair was decOyed into the castle and murdered for his money. He did not have as much money es Holmes thongbt-only S370O. A bright little boy was enticed iCto the | castle during the fair and held ln 8 room l for five days for reward for hls discov- 1 cry. No reward beirg offered they were | afraid to turn I'll out and the gas was 1 turred into bis room at night and he | vas suifocated.
 ''I could mention other such cases of l crime committed in the 'cestie' Al d des 1 troyed in my presence. but these are sufficient, except one, and that wa Of Annie Williams. The cause Of her kill | ing as explained by Holmes was that one of tke aiFls nut be put cut of the way aud that he could manage Minnie easier than he could Annie Minnio Williams was crazy in love with Holmes and she was jealous ot hsr sister, as Holmes was paying her some attention too, and he took particular pains to increase her jealousy to work her up to the point of doing the deed to get Annie Williams out of the way"
 Allen concluded by saying that every | word in his statemeut was true and that l he did not make it to secure q pardon; that he knew Governor Clarke too well l to believe-that he would issue pardon | unless the evidence would break | Holmes' neck.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 30-Gold shipments keep up The total engagements for | tomorrow aggregate sl 8JO,OC0.
 WAsHIYGTON, Aug. 90 Munster ] Ransom's troubles have not yet ceased. |