The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-25

CHICAGO Jnty 2I-whas seemed be.
yOud a doubt to be portions of human
skeleton were found to-day In the base,
msnt OF Il. II. Holmes building in
sizty.thid street, The bones were
viewed by a number Of detectives and
wOrkmsn, all Of whom pronounced them
a portion Of a human backbone and
ribs. Chief OF Police Badenoch was no.
tilted and Immediately went to tho
house. The chief said that tho fiud mp.
pGrently Left lIttIe doubt that musdsr
had been committed in the gloomy.
castle" aud the coroner was notified
to take charge OF the Chastly discovery.
The supposed bones were found by one
Of tho gang OF laborers which for several
days has bean digging in the dark basG'
ment Of lIolmea' house, whore various
bitI OF evidence had been found that on.
eouraget the police in their search for
lns remains OF the missing Minnie
Williams and her sister. The find was
made at depth Of about two feet, close
10 foundation wall in the basement,
The detectives who are in charge Of the
work were confident that the bones
we're thoie OF a woman, but q physician
was called In to make An examination.
When the find was reported to Chiat
Badenoch he started at once for Engle-
wood 10 company with Inspector Fltz'
patrick to verify the telephone message.
Inspector Fitzpatrick said that the sup.
position was that tue bones were part
Of the remains Of the Woman'I sisters,
aud that he was expecting more import
ant Developments at any time. Tho
bones were packed in damp earth with
which had been mixed quickiime. sev.
eral ribs we're found and with them
what resembles a bit OF Jaw with two
teeth attached. A portion OF lady'I
jacket with large pufed sleeve lay with
the bones, and on the cloth was q
bunch ot hair, which, however, wa1 80
badly diIcolorsd that its original shade
could not be determined.
Dr. Charles North, to whom the homes
were submitted for examination, pro-
nounced them portions OF human
skeleton. He had not applied chemical
tests, he said, but alter a superficial ex'
animation he had no doubt that they
we're human bones.
The ind was mysterious as neither
the skull nor any oil the leg bones were
found with the ribs aud bits ot yerto'
brr. h,mRil vial containing peculiar
looking luid was found with the skele.
ton, but its nature could not bo deter.
mined without tests, and II was accord.
ingly sent 10 chemist for analysis.
lhe famous castle" built by Holmes
at sixty.third aud Wallace streets has
bean marked for destruction by the
building department, Inspector Laugh
lin has lant letter 10 building Com
missioner DownOy calling attention TO
the many defects in the structure, anil
pranouncinR it menace to llto aud
limb. During the exploration oil tho
ttcret rooms and concealed stairwaya
the tlimsy aud inaammable nature Of
tho building was discovered.
Chief Badenoch this afternoon pro-
nounced tho bones found in Holmes
basement to be those Of child from six
TO ten years old. Tho surmiso Is that
that the skeleton Is that Of little How
ard Peitzel, or that OF Mrs. Counor'S
lIttls daughter, Gertrude.
Mrs. Myrtle Holmes still resides in
Wilmette, a short distance from Chi
cago. she has all along contohded that
most OF her charges against her huS'
baud wOre nothing more than newspa'
per talk, and she still declines 10 discuss
them. When asked 20 mako state
Inont concerning her lie with Holmes,
'Ls replied:
mo, will not ray n word"
Whom R7kOI ifshe was in communlca.
ton with Holmes, she replied: "WhoSC
business iS II, should like 10 know"
OI Frank L. BlaCkman, Holmes tinan'
cal agent she would not say word
Ny allaira are my own. anu tho loss
tho public knows about thOm tho bot
to' An pleased, ," she finally said al she
di,appeared into tho house.
j. $. Bnlknap IL Holmes fathor.in'
iW " read sV0ry papor ! eau got
hold Of regarding Holmes dOings," hO
san, "anJ do not know what to think,
Ny daughter, Mrs. Holmes, is nearly
Wild with grisi, and my wifO ID greatly
troubled. Myrtle now believes Holmes
VAS false 10 her, and she has had moth
lns 10 do with him since lo was arrest
cd last November. Holmes wn' niwRya
Kind IohCr, aud II would not 10 strange
hq loves hsr atlll, but hOf sonso Of
dIHui,y will not lot her 10 to him NJ
pfnHOnl.
"tho tltlo IN this properly in vii.
motto isSo tangled up wa do not know
who owns the place, but wo may have
TO move At any time This suspense ii
simply awful. II Holmes ID guilty no
olyh! 10 bO punished"
Iho wo'km0n continuing tholF search
IN another portion Of tho central bn'o.
mont, IOund a second bod Of Quickllno
"a ihl', lual botata th0t labats ouded
M tho day, thOy discovered ono Of the
ilnsinrAtno bpnOa ni human body.
IOey oTpsct Tomorrow u uncover OtliOr
s,'dN' bnrIOd In thla ChaFnal hon'O, Of
EHg,swbhd.
Tho body found early In lho dnv Ia
,nnnJlrl 10 10 that oi Pottl Conner,
daughter n Julia l. Conner, iotmor
ElloolO !. Connoi, onCO Of Mugcalno,
Iowa hthr al m Madison Iltuot, this
ol'N Both molhof and child have b0Bn