The morning times., 1895-07-28

business. He told little that the police did
not know already, but his testimony Is
regarded as valuable because OF some con-
-tradictiOn in the statements made by
Janitor Quinlan.
The police hope to confront Quiulan with
enough contradictions to cause him %
break down and confess all that be knows.
and they certainly have formidable list
OF Tefutau0nS of his testimony now. He
was not examined to-day, but viii be
given until Monday TO think the matter
over. Mrs. Holmes VIII also be examined
Monday.
4 clotted mass OF what was ~ experts~
pronounced to be human hair was found
at the castle to-day IL is now certain that
the bones fOurd to-day were sUup bones
Chief Badenoch left to-o1Ent ioF hIs sum-
nler residence at Browns lake Wis,
taking with him great pile af documentary
evidence, which he has rot set fSd a
CnanCe To look over He VIII rsturr Monday
and Resume active investigat ion Il the case.
Philadelphia July 27-An important
development came 10 light - Say IN the
Holmes case. in the form ~ "a -etJ'r written
from Chicago by II. ". Misch ,if'' 10 a
Philadelphia friend OF Holmes, aCd states
that the writer knows OF he Wh..srIb bouts
OF the accused at the time The PietZeI
girls are alleged to have been murdered IN
Toronto.
II this shall be substantiated, it wiz
IAbNE al ANU LOk I1Nll-4tN OF " mat II ttli-
sidered 10 be the strongest Of The several
iEuTder charges against HIM The re-
CipIeut OF the letter CecliDed TO allow hl5
name 10 be used The epistIe reads.
IMPORTANT To HOLMES
Chicago, July Is. 's5-Dear Sir.
have lust returned from Europe and was
surprised when / learned that my friend
| Holmes was charged with killing the
children OF Benjamin PictzeI, Toronto
| hardly think there can b. any truth in
the charge. I knew or Mr., Holmes where
abouts at the time the little girls are
SAID to have been murdered. I can say,
without fear OF contrsdieuon, that he was
not in Toronto or vicinity at the time the
murders are alleged TO have been COM
mItted
III the children were killed, Mr. Holmes
bad no hand II ths crime Let me know
If l can be of any service ia the case.
am writing Mr.. Holmes by this mail
yours faithfully
III ". MISCHOFF"
Lafayette, Ind., July 27.-After two days
| searCh Uy wire, Peter CiETaHd, the father
| of Miss EmeIne Cigraud, Holmes supposed
/ victim, has been located at y ADterSOH. nd
/ lie is employed al the Buckeye ManufaC-
turing works, IN the weSter uparL OF that
| city.
Hesaid lie had not heard from his missing
| daughter SIace the time of her supposed mar
| rage. The letteE he received then was
| To the effect that she was gong to Europe
! to Spend the following year After fail-
! ing TO hear from her again he wrote to
! Holmes and later heard from HIM, stating
/ that he had not seen her since she bad
/ married Phelps aud that he did not know
| where she was; the letter was typewriter
/ and dictated a>ad signed by Holmes
| The old man was prOstrated when he
| learned for the first time that his daHgh-
! ter was being searched for aud why He
/ says he is not financially or physically
| able to 20 to Chicago. he does not kno W
the particulars Of the Holmes horror, as
| he does not read great deal