The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-28
Found in indianapolis. Where
Holmes Killed Him.
HORRIBLE EVIDENCE OBTAINED
The Boy Was Murdered and His Body
Burned in a Stove.
Enough of the Charred skeleton Was
Left. However. To Testify Against
Identified a. the Occupant of
House Just Discovered by Police.

Indianapolis Aug. s7.-Indianapolis will
claim the right - try IA. H. Holmes for
murder. The claim will he based on the
horrible developments of today. which in-
Ciude the finding OF the charrSd remains
OF 9-year-old Howard ritRel and evidence
which before any jury in the country
would convict Holmes OF having murdered
him and then partially burned his body
In a stove.
Detectives Geyer. Of philadelphia. Rich-
ards of Indianapolis. and Inspector Gary.
OF the Fidelity Insurance Company. have
heen at work for weeks hunting for
traces of the boys body He was traced
here with Holmes and disappeared. The
city was secured and the work was begun
IN the suburbs. hunting FOR house rented
hy Holmes on October 10, III or IL OF last
year
This morning the detectives went To
frvington. pretty suburb of this city
and the seat Of Butler college. and before
they had been at work an hour their at
tention was called by local real estate
dealer % a small vacant cottage situated
IN the woods at the edge OF town and far
removed from any other dwellings. The
party went TO the house and a few min
utes later the officers found beneath tha
side porch the missing trunk which was
taken from the side door Of the Circle
house in this city on October 10 by
Holmes, ana which was thought 10 contain
the body OF the boy. Great excitement
followed and hundreds focked 70 the
scene as soon as the discovery leaked out.
although the officers tried to keep tho
matter O secret The house was guarded
and work was begun. searching for addi-
tional evidence. Developments followed
thick and fast. and the chain of evidence
is damaging.
In a barn connected with the house was
a large stove of cylindrical shape. OF tho
same pattern as Holmes bought in Cincin-
natl He rented the house under the same
alias. The stove had been moved from the
house to the stable by the owner of ths
house after Holmes left. It was conclud-
cd that the body had been burned In tho
stove. and search was begun for the re-
mains. Late this evening Dr. j. r. Barn
hills attention was called by a small boy
named Walter Jenny 70 the stove hole.
where the stove had been. 1t was tilied
with refuse. This was pulled out and the
remains of the body found. In this refuse
charred bones were found. The teeth
showed that the body was that of a hoy
between and 10 years of age, and all
the other bones confirmed this. All were
charred. and parts OF the flesh clung 10
some of them. The skull bones and pelvis
added the same convincing truth. The
boy had evidently been burned in n cob
fire in the huge stove found In the barn.
Howard's overcoat was found at a gro
Cery store near by, where Holmes had
left II, saying that the boy would call
for it. lie never came Owners OF the
house recognize Holmes from the pictures.
and several neighbors distinctly remember
the face. Several people have identified
him, and all doubt is removed. Other de-
vclopments are expected tomorrow. and
with this evidence Indianapolis will de-
maud Holmes for trial