Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-09-04
II. II. HOLMES AGAIN.
Remains of Howard Pitzel Found-AIlen's
Alleged Confession.

Remains of Howard Pitzel Found-Allen's
Alleged Confession.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 30. Tues
day night three large charred chunks
were found in the chimney of the
house in Irvington, where Holmes
is supposed to have murdered
Howard Pitzel. Wednesday MORN
ing examinations showed that
one was human liver, part of the in
testines, stomach and spine of human
being. Another was the base of d
skull with three vertebrae attached to
the larynx and dried-up brains The
third was a part of the pelvis with
section of the thigh bone attached.
The doctors were only able to distin-
guish these after the charred flesh had
been scraped away. A bunch of
black hair corresponding to that
of the murdered lad was dug from
the dirt of the cellar Wednesday morn
ing.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 3o-The
county coroner and the police went to
lrvingtpn Wednesday to get together
all of tie remains of the Pitzel body,
and to collect the mass of evidence
that is developing against II. FL.
Holmes. A complete circumstantial
case is possible, the detectives be-
lieve, and they are preparing to advise,
that Holmes be tried in this county.
New. YORK, Aug. "a Herald
special from Little Rock, Ark, says:
J. G. Allen, alias Caldwell, the horse
thief now serving a ten-year sentence
in the penitentiary here, has made
statement to Warden Moore regarding
his knowledge of II. Fl. Holmes and his
operations.
In the course of bis statement he said
he had met Holmes in Tennessee in
1892 and travelled around with him a
good deal. He says he met Pitzel in
Chicago later and Minnie Williams,
VINO was living with Holmes as his
wife, at a meeting of Allen, Holmes,
Pitzel and Minnie Williams in ST.
Joseph, Mo. 1t was there that the
Fort Worth property was transferred
to Holmes by Minnie Williams,
the deal being made with the
distinct understanding that it was
a swindl1ng operation. The prop
erty was decided to Allen
and afterwards transferred to Pitzel.
Allen has not seen Minnie Williams
since the meeting at St. Joseph, and
he thinks she went to India, as he saw
letters from her and knows that
Holmes sent 81, 900 to her there.
Referring to the ''castle," Allen says:
lit was erected for death trap for heard
Holmes and Quinlan talk about putting people
out of the way A stranger to the city
during the worlds fair was decoyed into
He did not have as much money as Holmes
thought-only $500 bright little boy was
enticed into the castle during the fair
and held in room for FIVE days for a
reward for his recovery. No reward being Of
fered they were afraid to turn him out, and the
gas was turned into his room at night and he
was suffocated could mention other cases of
crime committed in the castle" and discussed
in my presence by Holmes and Quinlan, but
these are sufficient except one, and that was
that of Annie Williams.
Holmes and Quinlan coolly discussed the
manner OF her murder to me. Holmes YER
sion that she was knocked in the head
with a stool by Minnie Williams, and then
given some drug by Holmes to make her die
easy The cause of her killing, as explained
by Holmes, was that one of the girls must be
put out Of the way, and that he could manage
Minnie easier than he could Annie.
"Quinlan is equally guilty with Holmes in
taking human lfe-Holmes doing the plan
ming and Quinlan the execution, Quinlan's wife
knowing all of their work of this kind
IT will state here that Pitzers wife, 1 am
thoroughly convinced, knew of the murder Of
her husband and children Holmes and she
were very confidential. and she knew
what was going on know that Minnie
Williams was alive when Holmes was arrested
for his crimes, and if dead she has died since
then. If not dead in the last few months she
can be found if those most interested will pay
for the kno Wedge of her whereabouts and re-
turn
Allen says that, to his knowledge,
Holmes only got 81, 800 for mortgaging
the Minnie Williams property in Fort
Worth. 1t was in Pitzels name, and
the papers being defective, he could
not get the $4,000 he was figuring on.