Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-17

He Says He Left the Two Children In Charge of the Williams Girl-Mrs. Pitzel Very HI In Chicago, Having Overworked to Find Her Husband.
 PHILADEkPHIA,J July 17.-H. H. Holmes the insurance swindler accused of having murdered the Pitzel children, whose bod ies were found in Toronto Monday, denies having any knowledge whatever of the crime. It is probable, however, that he will be taken to Canada, there to answer the charge of murder, as the authorities here have about given up the hope of fix ing upon him the responsibility for the death of the man found in the Callowhill street house, this city, and who. it was supposed, was the father of the Pitzel children.
 Holmes was visited in Moyamensing prison by his counsel, R. O. Moon who subsequently made the statement that his client had positively denied all connection with the murder of the children Holmes asserts that the last time he saw them was in October of last year in Toronto, where he had left them in charge of Minnie Will liams the girl he met in Chicago. He as- serts that he knew nothing of what be- came of them after that time and he al- ways believed the Williams girl had taken them to Europe. He also insists that he knows nothing of the boy and that he had nothing to do with the death of Pitzel
 He was taken to police headquarters at the city hall and subjected to a rigorous examination by Messrs. Finletter and Bar low, who are associated with the district attorney in the case District Attorney Graham returned to the city and took up the matter, but declines to make any statement at present, although he prom iscs to give all the details of the case to the public in a day or two.
 Superintendent of Police Linden de- clarcs that there is no possibility of con- victing Holmes of the murder of the man found in the Callowhill street house, and says the authorities here will not oppose CXtradition to Canada.
 Superintendent Linden Denounces Holmes
 Superintendent Linden stated he had not heard from Detective Gcyer as to the finding of the bodies of the two Pitzel girls in Toronto. Superintendent Linden is impressed with the belief that Holmes is a triple murderer and said:
 That man Holmes is the most internal liar I have ever been brought in contact with. Holmes persisted in claiming that Minnie Williams had possession of the Pitzcl children, and he was so much in earnest with this statement that I placed confidence in it and caused every clew in that direction to be worked out to its full est limit. 1 have not learned the where abouts of the woman and almost believe her to be a myth.'
 ''In your opinion you think that Pitzel was murdered?" was asked.
 ''1 certainly do, and further think that all talk of Q dummy substitute is bosh.''
 What is your theory of the disappear ancc of the childrcn?''
 ''l think they, too, were murdered. The motive is plain when we look at tho facts surrounding the case. The elder of the two girls identified the body in the ceme- tery as that of her father, and upon her testimony rested the chance of convicting Holmes on any charge. His willingness to plead guilty to the charge of conspiracy led us to think that something must be