The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-01
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS
Supposed Mythical Hatch Actually
Turns Up.
NEW PHASE or HOLMES CAsl
Tho AeeOmpiice Of the Murderer IL
Located In . Psnitentiary Out st
Little Rock. Arkausss-NeW
Line Of Prosecution.

Philadelphia, July 3l-The finding In
the Little Rock. Ark. penitenitary OF
the mysterious individual. Hatch, who
has figured so prominently In the cele-
brated Holmes case. has apparently
upset the plans OF the prosecution OF
the self-confessed conspirator and al
legged multl-murderer. H. H. Holmes.
II II can be proven that the man
Hatch is the individual whom Holmes
has dragged into the case al the GUS
todian Of the Pletzel girls. whose bodies
were found In Toronto. a new line OF
work will have to be started upon.
From the start Hatch was considered
by the police here to be myth. Su-
peritnendent Linden has all along de-
clared that Hatch" II Holmes" but
now that the alleged confederate OF the
accused IL said to be located the au-
thorities seem to have experienced
change Of opinion.
District Attorney Graham when seen
today was not prepared to discuss this
new turn In the case. and reiterated
that until the result Of the search for
young Howard Pietxel Is known, and
Detective Geyer shall return to Phila-
delphia, the status Of the case would be
unchanged.
Lawyer Shoemaker. who represents
Holmes, stated today that he was as
tonished that one or dozen men
named Hatch had not previously come
10 the surface. He said that his client
adheres to the statement that the two
Pietzel girls were left In the charge OF
Hatch, and that the whereabouts OF the
latter were unknown.
Chicago, July 3l.-That Mrs. Quin-
Ian. the wife Of the jarttor. who u sup
posed to know 50 much ABOUT the ms.
deeds Of H. H. Holmes, made partiai
confession to the police this morning
IA almost certain, although Chief Bade-
noch and Inspector Fitzpatrick refuse
70 saw whether or not this was the
case.
Holmes Talks Of Miss Cigrand.
philadelphia, July 3l.-Holmes, the
m,,ch-accused murderer, has an ex-
planation for the disappearance OF Miss
Emile Cigrand, one of his alleged VIC
tins. Holmes explanation OF MISS Ci-
grand's disappearance, like all the TEL
lows explanations. is clever. but IKE
all of his tales 1t Is lacking In essential
Darticulars. In an interview today
Holmes said that he had led Miss Ci-
grand astray. According to Holmes,
the girl had resisted him persisteMly
and he only accomplished her ruin by
inducing her to make an excursion with
him on one Of the Lake Michigan
steamers. Miss Cigrand was a Cath
olic, and in her confession to her priest
she told him Of her downfall. The
priest visited Holmes and insisted upon
him righting the wrong he had done
the girl by marrying her. Holmes pre-
tended to be willing to marry Miss Ci-
grand and SO lulled the priests suspi-
cions.
To satisfy Miss Cigrand, Holmes went
through the ceremony of marriage with
her, but unknown to the girl the man
who officiated was not an ordained
clergyman, but only complainant
friend Of Holmes, who had consented
to play the part of a priest. Holmes
and the girl lived together as man and
wife for a short time. and then Miss
Cigrand learned that she had been
twice deceived and was rot legal wife.
Upon learning this the girl was over
whelmed with shame and remorse. and
she left home and entered a convent.
Where this convent Is Holmes failed to
state,