New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
PERHAPS A HOLMES VICTIM.
IDENTITY OF THE MISSING CHICAGO GIRL
ESTABLISHED.

, FRIEND OF THE swI>DLEn OFFERS TO PROVE
An AiLni FOR HIM A. REGARDS THE
v-RnrR or THE rIITzEL CHILDREN
chicago July 27--Th- most important d"veop-
men, today In the Holmes mystery was inc an
,o,,,cen,.r, by the Police Department ot the
identify OF the YOUNG Chicago girl VINO mas oe'"
rnissing for over year The ahhouho'"''"'
not r,adc until the Department. felt that the riris
,,.....,,n-. w,s 4, son,e way connected wf'h
tIoim.. The conclusion could no longer he VIII
held ,ha, the swindier had enticed her away from
her home and perhaps made away win n'r Oh ~
least sent her 10 remote part OF the country
vhero she viii be hard ind In order 10 get IN
surance money her NE
Tn, name of the mysterious beauty was Emily
Van Tassci with her mother Mrs NJ J" Van IaS-
So. she lived on the West Side. At 80 sh Norm
Robov-st She was cashier In a nhit store Al no
il,l Nllwaukce-ave ana 1t was here that Sh' met
Holmes
Emily Van Tassel young woman o' moro
,h,, ordinary beauty \ picture m the ONCE OF IN
sn.ctor shea shows her 10 have been typical bra
net,e with short curly hair. clean-cui ari'ocrauc
looliur features and general air II sprgh'lin"sH
and vivacty Her figure was slender her age SIX
,ocn and her weight about one hundred pouh's' 'n'
VAS 4 sunday school teacher at an adjacent 'h"''"
and Frank Wild the proprietor % the restaurant d"
,yhieh She was employed. says she always ~ a
o,d r.,u,,,ion go far a. hi. knowledge extended
cbo dis,uoeared Wednesday June J. lss2 ana ha'
never been heard from since OF course II II by no
means certain that she went away with holmes pu'
she shovel A remarkable liking for nim, ana h''
moth.r and sep-fiiher believe. IN the light OF i'
cont revelations as 20 Holiness character that she
went with him.
.r, ,,orkn,,n digging in the cellar Of the Holmes
house I'm EngcwOod this afternoon uncarthrd Two
hr,.k vaults three and one-haf feet b'nea'h INC
surface. The vaults six feet long by three fe''
wide ana j""t deep cnouE" 10 r''"e a'',c,re
single boIy each. Both were hh'' WIN f'''""'''
Nearny wa" 'o''''
WIN nioo' - , r,,,o,, n,inlon
soafch "i N'c "P'' ''''' " .t 20
the ex-janior. H'"ne pS '"s pO' '..,.r nr,,,.u
suited IN ihe hnd'nE OIL 'n' '"'''"''' , :, ,s,,.
by Holmes to tinlan "hd"' ""'e % 'u"' 10 ,,'.
Dear Pat. Among t."ir other fo"l th"oiIrs W. W.
think you took The Pietzel boy to Aiehisam "''I
sn@e s%sr a%ays lS' a told "s he hat M asked 10
anything Illegal. but they are ou.hetacl Dc'SDr, o
~ saw YOU ut the factory think. can you aho"
whor. YOU we're all the rest OF the month ~ ,hey
question you or threaten t. airest YOU ,e ,h.r ,a
anything sneie ~ 10 w ,n, ~ know II YOU were in
Cinc,nnati or indianapolis about October l2. II Is
well for you to be able to know "here you "ee
worknE m az" ~ nTnn'i ,h,ngs casy Tor YOU When
Minnie kin her sister / needed you the worst way.
tut would not drag you INTO IL II ne ' ~, ~
=" , w se" ,,'t v ~ ,o"I tbem nv hoat have done
no killing. Pat one by one they finding them
alive Minnie VIII not come here as iong as 'ncre
Is any danger oi hrr penf "oos. -
KNOWS "nere She i. "' Nv, 81 So, a o." =, re- -,
WatD VIII at proper ana sa'e u'ne Go 10 To- .ei,
your vie WE w'e Ieni M ircc,n ,,s II "a nimes COUNT
nai ,l, nap~ S' e,"rs TO yon am doing ali
ca cen for s Expec TO- hear shortly from YOU Give
nc,Ire in NV room and thank her for t. / have a
iians ,nn,sn 80 ' and sn,Ser to keen me comnanv My
restsurent AT its worst would be- fine COMPARED
with II. only eat once Day snail be out oi u