Evening journal., 1895-07-27
Holmes, Counsel talks.

PHLADELpHIA July 27--I.awyer viii
liam A. Shoemaker, who represents II. II.
Holmes, has made a suggestion. Did it
ever occur 10 you, " he asked reporter
that the Minnie Williams who was muir
dered by Theodore Durant in San Fran
cisco last April was about She same age as
the Minnie Williams of this case-that she
was not known in that city and had no
relativesY Who knows but that the Frisco
Minnie might be the missing girl? 1t is
true that when the Williams girl left
Holmes she said she was going to Europe,
but there is no positive knowledge even
TO him that She did GO
Mr.. Shoemaker was shown the story
hom Chicago 70 the effect that Janitor
Quinlan was implicated in the case almost
ms deeply as the arch conspirator; that
Quinlan had kept woman whose first
name was Lizzie in the castle, =" ana who
had "a sister working in the restaurant in
the building; that child was born and
mystcriously disappeared, ana that Quin-
IAN wife suddenly appearing on the
soenG the girl Lizzie was hurried away
and is now thought TO be i'm Omaha. Tho
story said besides that under instructions
from Holmes in this city Quinlan had do
stroyod all of the letters, papers clothing
and other articles which might aid the
authorities i'm tracing his career and that
a confession was expected from Holmes
involving Qunlan.
Alr. Shoemaker declared that the story
was entirely new TO him. So far as send
ing instructions Go Quinlan was concerned
ne said, Holmes, while i'm the CITY hall
here, had been permitted TO send and re-
ceive mail, but since his confinement in
prison he cannut do so without the sane
ton of the prison officials, who read all
letters.
The public mind had better be dis
abused of the idea that Holmes will make
q confession, continued the attorney
He has told an ho has to tell ana has
nothing more TO confess, He feels conf
dent that he cannot be convicted of muir
der, and just ms confident that when tho
time comes IL will bo proved that the bod
les found were used i'm insurance schemes
only. The Chicago people have no case at
all ana have merely been cutting a ridicu
lous figure before the public.
II know nothing of Holmes heinq tried
here. The first official notice / could qet
would be an Indictment, and so far as l
know NO steps in that direction have been
taken.
Holmes Not Broken Down.
AftNAAANh AtthilltA 1INiNln also Sitlu Ilnt
no decision had been reached regarding
the place Of trial
The only diary ! know OF, " Mr.. Shoe
maker went on, ''is in Holmes possession.
il was kept by his wife, Mrs. Howard. in
her own handwriting and she is mistaken
when she says that he left her for two
days during the time the Journal was
kept in Toronto. He was never away from
her q whole day or a single night
There is absolutely no truth in the
story that Holmes i'm broken down He is
IN very good spirits and is busy at present
settling up his business alfairs-turnina
MS real estate into cash. Two weeks ago
George r. Chamberlain, q Chicago lawyer,
spent several hours here on behalf Of par
ties in that city who desire to purchase.
These properties consist of farmlands,
town lots ANA other properties i'm various
parts of the country. HocontrOls the cas.
tie block i'm Chicago, besides tho $40. 200
property in Fort Worth, Tex / saw this
block last fall when l was down there ON
this case. Holmes built this block, ne
having obtained the ground by trade OF
Chicago property with Mimic Williams,
who had inherited it from her father.
Holmes did know a Miss or Mrs. Con
nor IN Chicago don't know which, be-
cause ] never talked with him much about
this Qninlan think, was janitor in the
castle pretty much all the time Holmes
was there. Quinlan's wife lived there in
winter and went to a farm in summer.
Holmes is anxious that Quinlan as
well as everybody else should tell the truth
in the case and conceal nothing. We ex. |
pect Mrs Howard to testify 60 the truth |
regardless Of whore it lights, aud if She
does it will De in Holmes favor We are !
anxious 20 have her testify rather than to /
throW obstacles in the way, as has been /
said. want it understood that he desires /
everybody TO tell the truth.
Is he setting the examplegi was asked.
Wei. l have mover known him to de-
ceiNe me in anything. Ho thinks. and So
10 !, that a true statement Of all the facts
at the trial Will De OF great assistance i"
proving his Innocence.
William Robinson Ia loolin., fr- ~, t.s.,