The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-27
CORA QUlNLAN NOT A CORPSE.
HOLMES INNOCENT OF ONE CRIME
HE WAS SUSPECTED OF.

The Child with Her Grandparents
at Lakota-Mrs. QuinIan and Her
husband spend "a Large Part OF the
D., in the Sweat BOx-NOthine of a
Very startling Nature Found In
Holmes Cellar During the Day.
chicago. July 26-Holmes is at least
,YrtIess of the murder of little ll-year-old
c.ra Ouinlan, whatever his other crimes
rs.v he. Cora, the daughter of Patrick
ou.ulan. one of Holmes henchmen, disap-
,-sd and the police feared for her safe
H. IL was definitely ascertained to-day
mat she is at the home of her grand pa
rents in Lakota, Mich.
AIRS Quinlan, who has all along main
tanned an air OF crafty reserve, was forced
to admit to-day that she had lied to the
officers on at least one point, and this had
the effect of weakening her case consid-
er4bly. Her husband also spent a large
part of the day in the sweat box and as
result Of to-days developements Chief
Badenoch decided to formally hold them
both for trial on the charge of being i'm
rIcated in various insurance swindles.
lie also believes they are guilty Of the
crime of assisting Holmes, if not directly.
al least indirectly, in making away with
some of his victims The charge of fraud
s. sufficient to hold them and no other win
BE- made at present.
Joe Owens was brought in to refute one
Of Mrs. Quinlans statements, and he told
her hauy that she had lied. owens will
probably be released tomorrow. Mrs.
Quinlan was forced to admit during the
course of the examination that she had
tmpersonated a dead woman represent
ins herself as the beneficiary Of a fire in
sur4uce policy in order to gain the money,
which went into Holmes pocket
Little Of startling nature was found
today by the wOrkmen I'm the building at
SiNty-third and Wallace streets. A stained
table which the detectives jumped to the
conclusion was discolOred by blood was
unearthed They think it may have been
used for the Grewsome purpose of quar-
derlng victims on. Two or three more bones.
pronounced by competent men to be those
OF human being, were also dug up.
William Capps of Fort Worth. Tex. is
here to-day, looking after the interests
Of the Williams heirs. He believes that
the deeds to the property were forged.
He tells the following story: The two
Williams girls were left property by their
uncle, DIR. Williams. While both were in
possession of il Minnie was the real owner.
Both the girls were well educated, we'll
behaved and virtuous, so far as is known.
il correctly possible they could have
been corrupted by Holmes in so short a
time as has been stated. Minnie, after
sae became of age. started TO organize a
III, atrical company and sunk $4,000 in the
project. She shortly after that came to
Chicago and met Holmes.
In June. 1898, she wrote to her sister
to come and visit her; that she was very
wealthy and was going to marry Harry
Gordon and take trip TO Europe. After
her sister came, Annie wrote a letter to
forward her trunks, which We're sent on
IN June, but were never called for. The
trunks were finally returned to her aunt
in Mississippi. The deed to the property
purpOrted to have been made to A. Bond
in April 1898. I believe there is no such
person. The property is worth S5O,000
This deed purports to have been acknOwl-
edged before Holmes as notary public
in May, 1893. An investigation shows that
he did possess this qualification. The
deed was not sent to Texas until June,
1894. 1t was not properly acknowledged
and was returned by the clerk so that
Il might be made to conform to the
Texas laws.
shortly after this Holmes and Pietzel
appeared in Fort Worth, under the aliases
OF Lyman and Pratt They came to sell
part Of the property. which they got
1880 for On the rest of it they built
a house which is almost exactly like
the one in Chicago, evidently made for
selling purposes only. Quinlan was with
them in Texas. Holmes and Pietzel got
In debt to nearly everybody in town and
then left the city. 1 don't think there
Is the slightest question that Holmes
killed the Williams girls. His story of
one killing the other with a chair is too
absurd to be believed for an instant"
Several other witnesses were examined,
but none made any important revela-
tons
Chief Badenoch said at the conclusion
OF the days work: Il don't think 1 ever
saw case where we made such slow
progress. Most of the evidence we have
mad is utterly worthless and out of this
great mass of chaff, we are obliged to
sHt the wheat, and it is very thin pick
ing