The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-30

n OctdlteU feEsAoH VI hON ACbACA
Came by His Death Last September
and Holmes Connection With the
Tragedy--Says That Pietzel Killed
Himself in Order That His Children
Might Get His Insurance--HOw Ev-
licences of Suicide Were Destroyed.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 29.-The police Sc
cured to-day skeleton which they
believe to be that of Mrs. Oonnor, one of
the alleged victims of Fl. II. Holmes.
Mr.. G. Chappell, who claimed to have
articulated several skeletons for Holmes
took two detectives to the house of a
west side physician where the complete
skeleton was found Chappell says he
got the bones from Holmes.
The police decided after further ex
animation that the skeleton is probably
that of Miss Cigrande, the Indiana girl.
1t has been sold to the Hahnemann
Medical College by Homes, the police
claim. To days find makes two of three
skeletons which Chappell claims to have
articulated for Homes and the the police
are in hopes of finding the third, very
shortly.
Chappell's son, Charles, claims that his
father is insane. He declares that the
old maa has been of unsound mind for
several years and expresses the belief
that his father knows nothing whatever
of Holmes doings.
Detectives who are thoroughly con-
versant with the Holmes case now be-
lieve that the self confessed insurance
swindler has been guilty of at least ten
murders, and name the following as his
victims
CIGRANDE, Miss, Of Indiana, who was asso-
ciated with Holmes for six months.
CONNOR, -, daughter Of 1. L. Connor
CONNOR, Mrs. I. l., who left her husband
for Holmes.
DURKY, KATE girl whose life Holmes In
PIETZEL, ALICE, found murdered in To
PIETZEI, b. F., found dead in Philadel-
phia; for securing the insurance on
Pietzel's life, on his confession that he
had substituted a body for that of Piet-
eel, Holmes was convicted Of fraud and
is now awaiting sentence.
PIETZEL, NETT1E, found murdered at
Toronto.
PIETZEL, HOWARD, last seen with
Holmes at Indianapolis, Oct q, 1894.
QUINLAS, CORA, aged eleven, daughter of
Janitor Quinlan Holmes had her life
insured for sI000.
WILLIAMS, ANNIE, Holmes sstenographer
and mistress
WILLIAMS, MINNIE, sister of Annie;
Holmes says she was killed by Annie in
fit of jealousy and that he put her body
in a trunk and sunk it in Lake Michigan.
One the many theories that has been
advanced concerning the Holmes castle
and the many uses to which it was put is
to the effect that Holmes was a profes-
sional ''procurer. The presence of so
many young girls about the premises at
various times had led to the suspicion
that Holmes added this to his nefarious
crimes. In this way the disappearance
o. some of the unfortunate creatures is
accounted for.
Holmes Story of PietzeI's Death.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 20. - The
Bulletin today prints the following:
An entirely new statement has just
been made by Fl. H. Holmes, the sup
posed murderer of the Pietzel children
In it the man of many crimes gives in de-
tail his version of how Pietzel came by
his death last September, and also states
his (H0lmesO connection with the trag
edy. The statement was given to a
close friend of Holmes in Philadelphia,
who gave it to a Bulletin reporter to-
day.
Holmes says that on the Saturday
night preceding the death of Pietzel the
latter came to his house on North
Eleventh street, where he was staying
with "Mrs. Howard" +" Pietzel told
Holmes heartrending story of his pecu
mary difficulties, and of the sickness of
his daughter in st. Louis. He asked
Holmes for money, and declared that
life was becoming a burden to him and
threatened to killed himself.
Holmes then AYERS that he jokingly
remarked to Pietzel "Well, your body
is as good as any other, but would not
advise you to do anything rash"
Holmes accounts for this remark, by
saying that be and Pietzel had under
consideration the defrauding of the Fl
deity Mutual Insurance Company.
Holmes says Pietzel again became angry
and ayowed that re would commit sui
eide. Holmes SO shat he gave Pietzel
no money that 8 :, It but promised to
meet him at the9 k2whill street house
the following m0lnIag. 1t was about 10
o'clock the following day, Sunday,
Holmes goes on to say, that he went 10
visit Pietzel at the Callowhill street
house. When he reached the place no
one was apparently about. Holmes sat
in the kitchen for almost twenty min
utes, waiting for Pietzel. Then he be.
gan to search the house for him. "AsR
I arose to go upstairs, 1 noticed note
lying on the counter in the front part OF
the house. 1t was addressed to me"
The note, he says, directed him to go
up to the second floor and open closet
where he would find a large blue bottle
containing another letter addressed to
him. Holmes followed directions, found
the note in the bottle, and was horrified
when he read it.
1t was from Pietzel and advised Holmes
that his (Pietzel's) dead body could be
found in the house. The letter pleaded
to Holmes to look after Pietzels children,
and suggested that there would be no
difficulty in getting the insurance money
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