The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-01
CHICAGO POLICE PUZZLED.
Take Small stock In Convict Allen
still Searching the Castle.

Take Small stock In Convict Allen
still Searching the Castle.
Chicago. july M-Arrangements were
completed today for taking the testimony
of John c. Allen. the Little Rock. Ark,
convict, which is expected to convict n
H Holmes of murder. Chief OF Police
Badenocn rs not particularly enthusiastic
over the Little Rock end OF the investiga-
ton. Allen may be able 10 convict
Holmes" said the chief. hut I do not re-
gard IL as certain" Attorney Capps de-
elared that his statements regarding the
convict had been exaggerated. Il am not
certain this man can convict Holmes" he
said II am hopeful. however, and will go
10 Little Rock 10 investigate"
Chief Badenoch. Inspector Fitzpatrick
and Attorney Capps today subjected Pat
Quinlan and wife TO a severe examination.
After two hours with the prisoners the
officials announced that nothing new was
developed II was evident however, that
the consultation resulted in a change Of
programme for Attorney Capps said be
might defer his Little Rock trip several
DAYS. II was believed that Quinlan had
given important information regarding
the Arkansas convict, but its nature was
carefully suppressed.
When Quinian was questioned by Chief
Baaenoch last night he let the cat out
Of the bag when he said that Mascot"
was III. IT. Holmes confidential man in
Fort Worth. Mascot is the man the po-
lice have been looking for just a few
moments before Quinlan had stated that
Allen, the man conhnef IN the Little
Rock. Ark. penitentiar,> for horse steal
ing. was Holmes confidential man. The
questions we're piled faster and faster and
Quinlan admitted that Mascot was the
man who had been close 20 Holmes in
Chicago. and was his righthand man in
Fort Worth. He engineered aIl the big
deals for him." said Quinlan. Il was no.
good enough for the fine work" FROM
further questioning the police believe that
Hatch. 4. r. Bond. through whom Min
nie Williams property in Fort Worth was
conveyed TO Benton, T. l.. Lyman. John
c. Allen. a c. Caldwell ard Mascot, who
figured In different times and places in
the Holmes case. are one and the same
man.
Holmes not long ago. asserted that lie
man Hatch took the Pitzel children 10 To-
ronto In company with Minnie Williams,
and that IL he could be found he would
clear up the mystery OF their death. De-
tectives working on the ease in the West
have evidence that Hatch came West
after the visit TO Toronto and was caug 1t
stealing horses in Arkansas.
Miss Jennie Thompson, known as Mrs.
Evelyn Stewart. is being looked for by
son has been living on May street. near
Sixty-sixth. but in that locality she has
been known as Mrs. Stewart. The police
have been informed today that she was
employed by Holmes as stenographer up
20 short time before he left Chicago.
Her statement Is wanted in regard to
what she saw and heard IN the castle
while she worked there.
Worknen began today 20 saw away
the cedar vat where il is said Holmes
manufactured gas. The police are trying
20 see IL there IS any connection between
this vat and the big tank that was uncov.
cred Monday evening Four men also
spent the -nornirg digging in the cellar
near the southwestern corner OF the
building Experiments were made todey
with the liquid found in the bottom OF
the vat in the cellar Of Holmes house.
and Il was found that whenever mixed
with benzine or kerosene II emitted "A
vapor So deadly that no human being
could live in H. Whether or not Holmes
used the vapor for suTocating his vic
tiTns IS not knowu. but the police are IN
cllned 20 favor such theory
Arother INK iu the chain binding Quin-
Ian to the alleged crimes - Holmes were
forged today by an admission hy Gum
Ian when questioned by Chief of Police
Rsdeuoch He said he was hired BY a
man named Allen 10 60 20 Fort Worth.
=
said he had Only one days Acquaintance
with Allen. and on the following day he
started for Fort Worth. Quinlan hal
previously claimed that he had no knovI-
edge ~ anv crime committed hv Holmes.
although he had admitted that In Fort
Worth ha met and knew q man called
Mascot Nov that Allen and Mascot are
practically proven 20 De one and tho
same mar. ouinlan's contradictory stories
have piaced him In q sIiU worse light
with the police
TIE roflce discovered today the mean
hv which the marx ~ a woman'S foot be-
came printed on the inside of the vault
door While examining the OIL under
Tho microscope the expert got some ~
the oh on his hand and later placed two
af his fingers on an iron plate iu the
lsAowasorv In q Eh1rT time afterwa rss
~ noticed that the n1srks a. his fingers
mere distinctly visible cn the {rCu -!
au reerrts % rllh it ofT were futile A test
of tne sc,s oil was ther made. hat tuer
test or this uc.ut Is 10 be applied. This
discovery VII clear away a good deal ~
slrgnise on the part az the police as n,
tN,e theory advanced thar Holmes got a
small quantity ~ This oil ir a bowl added
retraleur' beuEt~e. or even common ke~a-
sene. 70 u ard nls I'D ft tn she vsuIr A
deadly gas would he given OF immediate
Is. afta al Hoimex hs& % do was n hare
his victim {uto fbe trap anf tAan shut
tre door Death wou5s Saon resuls TIE
rxr,anaton 80 the footprint on ere 3r7n
door Is thas oue af his a1lerca victims l4,
hr~ strtfrw.as EfDset The bowl nF vif amt
rssre3 hey focf i8 the beut6 which haE
pan ever the fcer and then "a her
struggle placed hr~ foct against ,ha
,lsor. ieavt-w the ta1ltale mark In zsss-
.ses, to tNe other sests an t-~arf v-ftf
- made Tomorrow f0 see ~ tAa vzr---
gwen aT hy ere jf~u#s wti ts.rn Ttlz