The Red Cloud chief., 1895-09-20

Ing q ten years sentence here for
horse stealing, has made Q statement
to Warden Moore in regard to II. II.
Holmes and his operations. The war;
len believes the man knows q great
deal more than he has told, but he had
the statement put in writing, read to
Allen and verified in every particular.
lie first met Holmes under the name
Of Pratt In Tennessee in the fall of
1892. About three weeks afterward
Holmes, Pietzel, Minnie Williams and
Allen met in st. Joseph and Minnie's
Fort Worth property was decided to
Allen In the name of A. L. Bond. The
deal was made with the understand
Ing all around that 1t was to be swind-
ling operation After making trips to
Leadville and Denver they went to
Fort Worth.
"Pietzel's conduct at Fort Worth
.aused Holmes to send him to Kansas
City. While in Kansas City Pietzel
wrote several threatening letters to
Holmes, in which he said that he
would turn up all the rascality unless
Holmes sent him money. pietzel was
furnished money three times sent by
me at Holmes request. Holmes Wis
tied Pfetzel at Kansas City to get him
TO sign the necessary papers to secure
q loan Of $40, 900 on the Fort Worth
property. While Pietzel was in Kan
sas City, Holmes and Pat Quinlan, who
had Joined us at Fort Worth . short
several talks about putting Pietzel out
Of the way, because Holmes had be-
come afraid of him on account of
his drinking too much and knowing
too much. Ut was known to US all
that Pietzel carried q S10,O 0 life in
~surance policy. At u last talk
upon this subject, three days before
leaving Fort Worth, IL was understood
that Pietzel was to be killed. l was
selected to assist Holmes in doing the
job, but in what manner 1t was to be
done was not definitely settled, only
that Holmes remarked that he had
something that would make the job
easy, and q large trunk vas purchased
In Fort Worth In which to place Pet
zel's body after being killed. At this
point Holmes patted me on the back
and said: Mascot, it Is $4,000 and a
trip to Long Branch, and from there
to California. and more buildings.
That night I advised Holmes to quit
the business, as he had enough money
NOV " TGSOAb W uiuVt bV iSPAiCu
that he had been at the business SO
long that IL had become perfectly
natural to him, and he would not quit
1t.
"The plan agreed upon to dispose of
Pietzel was that we were to meet him
= in st. Louis and together go from
there TO Chicago, where he was to be
fixed 1t was between Fort Worth
and Denison that Holmes told me
that / must have my life insured for
$4,000 in favor of my little niece.
Remembering the large trunk bought
for Pietzel's body, l determined To
part company with Holmes, which
4. did ut Denison, and / have eve seen
him since, but received as many as
three letters from him.
"The last time l saw Minnie Will
Jams was at u meeting in st. Joseph.
I Holmes told her that she must leave
the United States for a period of three
Is the country to which she should 60.
I went to the depot with her, while
,, Holmes bought her ticket and checked
her baggage, but where TO I did not
know. While at Fort Worth l real
three letters from Minnie Williams to
, Holmes. They purported to be from
India, the place l have forgotten. II
a Minnie Williams Is dead she has beer
put out of the way since this exotic
ment was gotten up In regard t.
Holmes.
, 1.-The building in Chicago known a.
the Castle was erected especially fol
g q death trap and during my associa
: ton with Holmes ! was in 1t often ,ant
; in fact occupied a room there. 4
stranger to the city during the world
; fair was decoyed into the castle an
murdered for his money. He did no
have as much money az Holme
thought-only SO, 700. A bright littl'
boy was enticed into the castle during
the fair and held in a DOL for fv
days for a reward for his recovery
o No reward being offered the
were afraid to turn him out and tn
gas was turned into his room q
!, night and he was s~uffocated. l cOul
mention other such cases OF crime con
mitted in the castle and discussed |
" my presence, but these are sutticien
except one, and that was of Nanni
81 Williams. The cause of her killing,
"a explained by Holmes, was that one @
III the girls must be put out of the wa
and that he could manage Mimi
n easier than he could Mamie. Mimi
IN Williams was crazy in love wit
is Holmes and she was jealous of her 81
ter, as Holmes was paying her son
In attention too. He took particult
i. pains to increase her jealousy to woI
ra her up to the point of putting Mann
out of the way"
- Allen concluded by saying thu
y, every word in his statement was tr,
~ and that he did not make it to secui
~ a pardon; that he knew Govern'
Clarke too well To believe that
ca would issue a pardon unless the Q,
IN dence would break Holmes neck.
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Tried TO Follow Ills Family.