The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-25

supposed to he That of One of Holmes
Victims.

CHICAGO, Ill. July 24.-The back
bone OF a human being was the first Of
the mornings find of the detectives who
are AT work In the Holmes building In
Englewood IN, second find was jaw
bore with two teeth and now CHER
Badenisch and Inspector Fitzpatrick have
gore 10 Englewood 70 direct personally
the future search. The fni was at once
reported 10 Inspector Fitzpatrick at the
city Hall and communicated TO Cnloi
Radenisch The two latter officials al once
started for the Holmes house IN Er.sio-
wood 10 make personal examination or
the objects.
INSPECTOR Fitzpatrick made an an
n0unCement Of the find, and said.
"Sergeafts Norton and Fitzpatrick re-
ported 20 me by telephone a few mo-
meats ago that in digging IN the base
ment of the Holmes house they hdd iouhi
the backbone and ribs OF a human u.ius.
The report that the officer makes is tuai
there is no doubt that tho bones are "A
part Of a human body. Chief Baieniseh
and ] VIII start al once for Eif2ieMood
and examine personally all the circum-
stances Of the discovery.
Just what bearing this Will have on
the case / am unable TO say, as the report
is meagre and allows no room Tor
definite opinion"
The Inspector said he supposed the
bones We're part OF the body of one
of the Williams sisters. Besides TINS.
neither the Chief nor the Inspector cared
% venture an opinion as 20 the propa-
Die result OF the discovery. altnOueh
both seemed 20 be- greatly pleased that
some apparent hcatway had been made
n the case. and expressed the hope that
the nnd would lead 10 more important
discoveries.
BONE. FoUND ~ THE BASEMENT
The pieces of human skeleton were
found IN the basement under the drug
store. While the detectives were still
hard az work in the wet earth mixed
with lime the men saw what they sup
posed were bones. They carefully UNI
covered the bones with their hands
seven ribs We're thus taken out. when
several sections Of the vertebrate ana
What is described as piece or AN upper
law with two teeth attached were found.
Seven moro OF the rcputcf ribs were
AIKEN ont the place. With tho ribs they
found a piece OF woman Jacket. on
the Jacket was q small bunch of hair.
700 much dis-olorcd by the dirt 20 give
"a rotiOn of It's original color The bones
'ly On a board twenty inches vida and
thirty ifches long. and this In tIrn rested
ul ON "A dirt hard door
The hard dirt would indicate that -
was the original floor with diied-in dirt
underneath. They We're taken % the office
Of Or. Charles .. North. at SlNty-third
street and Wentworth avenue. H. exam
IlIfl I|fl ftlfAA l4ft anu khF' tt' lAiD hI'AlA
ion that they were from n human body.
am not able TO apply any tests. but
from a superficial examination ! would
mhesltaungly pronounce the bones as De- %
ing from a human body. sad Or. North.
They are dsc0lOrcd with age or the at
tack of some chemical substance. and the
damp earth in which they have been iy-
ing has added 20 their discOloration. be-
lieve a careful examination viii disclose
their human origin.
orcr T. MH novs ITS WORK.
All the eighteen bones thought 10 be
ribs lay alongside the section OF Nerte-
brae and apparently were Joined 10 Tho
backbone az one time. The qucklime
would indicate that the rest OF the bones
had been eaten away. Two pieces of nat
bones were found la the hole. probably.
the police think being shoul ier-hlales.
That sections Of the smaller bones Oh the
body should have been without any trace
OF larger bones Of the arms and legs
makes the find more mysterious. betec-
tive Norton, To charge OF the digging par
IT, will have the spot looked over care
fully in the hope OF finding traces OF other
portions of the human body. \ blass
vial containing about four ounces or
fluid was found In the same place. put
its character has not been determined.
After reaching the building, the Chief
OF Police and Inspector Fitzpatrick and
the detectives retired to the rear or &C.
DAVIS drug store. in the building with the
neWly-fOund fragments.
Joseph owens. who was janitor. and
who. it is said. assisted Pietzel and
Holmes 20 carry the mysterious trunk
into the building, was also ON hand dur
ing the consultation.
Druggist Davis suggested a theory that
the bones were too small 10 be part Of
the skeleton Of either Of the Williams
girls and DE az once declared his own
belief TO bee that they We're "a portion OF
the remains Of Mrs yOnnOr's little girl.
VINO disappeared when seven or eight
years OLD.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. July 2i.-Detec-
tive Ceycr arrived here from Detroit to-
dav. 10 Investigate this end Of the
Holmes pietzel affair II Is believed by
the local officers that the missing lad.
Howard Plefzel. was murdered here, and
his body taken from the Circle Park
Hotel. where Holmes was stopping. IN a
trunk.
What disposition was made ofithe body
is a mystery that Detective Geyer has
come here TO solve.