Evening journal., 1895-07-24
MORE ABOUT HOLMES.
Evidence of His Murderous Do
ings Still Piling Up.
THE MYSTERY OF PITzETs DEATH,
Months Ago the Philadelphia Authorities
Had Evidence That Holmes Had Murder
ed the Children Further Details Of That
Queer Chicago House.

ed the Children-further Details OF Ihat
Queer Chicago House.
CHICAGO, July al.-Mrs Carrie Pitzel
has made the direct statement that IL. H.
Holmes has accused Pat Quinlan, the
present ianitor Of the Holmes castle, Six
ty-third and Wallace streets, of the muir
der OF Howard Pitzel, her son. This is
the boy whom Detective Geyer Is now
searching for in Detroit.
Accusations against Holmes, however,
are piling up, and now it is promising
that warrants charging him with the
murder OF the Williams sisters win also be
sworn out.
Mrs Pitzel's charge against Pat Quin-
Ian came about In singular manner. She
arrived in Chicago ON Sunday night last
from Toronto. AZ that time she sent for
Quinlan, and he went 90 6063 Sangamon
street, tho residence Of Eugene Haywood,
TO see her While he was there Mrs. Pitzel
told him that Holmes had told her in
Philadelphia that he (Quinlanl had made
away with her son. Ounlnn talked with
Mrs. Pitzcl for half an hour, during which
time she repeated the charge of Holmes
that Quinlan had killed Howard Pltzel.
Quinlan has made so many contradicto-
~ statements himself that his arrest Is
momentarily expected.
During the police examination OF the
house Of II. II. Holmes portion of
woman'a wrapper, torn and stained, was
found. The gown was OF dark goods, with
white trimming, and on the white cloth
were found several dark spots resembling
either iron rust or blood stains. An anal
ysis win be mado.
The discovery was made while workmen
were digging near one Of the walls in the
basement. Hidden under the rubbish was
barrel, and in Il, buried among mass Of
broken crookery and old tinware was tho
dress.
More About That Mysterious House.
The house was surrounded all day by a
crowd of sightseers. Numerous and mr.
| gent requests for admission were mnde, but
| the police carefully guarded the doors and
| would admit no one.
The house was built under Holmes per
l sonai supervision, and its interior arrange
ment is suggestive Of mystery and Of the
| mans devious ways. He was mysterious
| in all that no did.
A winding stairway led to his own
apartments on tho third floor, facing Six
ty-third street. Electrical apparatus con
nected with these stairs and told him o
the approach Of any one.
In his Office swung the door Of an ap
parently large vault. The door is one o.
the Diehold safe pattern, with combina
tion lock Inside Of this door were tw,
others Of iron, always tightly closed
Here, Holmes explained he kept his valu
able papers. But a pun at the inncr door
told a different story. As they opened ther
was seen to be behind them nothing bu
the wall Of the adjacent room. The door
were blind for the unwary who sat II
that Office and listened to the honeye
tales Of the schemer. He could step fror
his office If he wished TO Ne rid OF an OF
iectionable visitor and in an instant b
hidden from all finding, unless the wall
were torn down.
Railways, narrow and dark, cross an
recross at every point. Closets are innu
merable, many with doors on two sides
If he went into his bathroom, there wa
under his feet trapdoor. He had only {
raise it and descend TO another floor of tn
building and thence TO the street by on
of half a dozen ways, or there was aboy
him a trapdoor, and he could ascend.