The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-25

Chicago. July 21.-Another appalling
crime will be laid at the door OF ii. IL.
Holmes, the notorious insurance swln-
dlcr and the alleged murderer of Pet
ssI That Minnie Williams of Fort
worth. Tex, met her death at the
hands of Holmes there is scarcely
Ioubt That she died in this city in
violent manner has been proven al
most to a certainty. Late last night
the police found in stove in three
story brick building at 1O7 SiXty-third
street which was built by Holmes, and
IN which he and the Williams girl
lived. quantity Of charred bones, but
IONS known to have been on a dress
owned by Minnie Williams and
nartly melted portion Of watch chain
which was positively identified as
having been the property Of the girl
The chain was instantly recognized
bv C. f. Davis, who occupies portion
Of the store formerly used by Holmes
when he was in the drug business, as
one that he had seen Miss Williams
wear and which he had on two sep
srate occasions repaired for her. Davis
also claimed TO recognize the buttons
: those ne Ildu seen oI NiI'SS Nbl IL
by Miss Williams.
The CHASTITY discovery was made
late last night by force of detectives
working under the command Of In
spector Fitzpatrick, who had all day
been mt work searching the building
from cellar 10 garnet. The floors were
taken UP in part, the walls were
sounded and the big iron vault care
fully inspected. The walls Of the
vault were found to be heavily packed
with asbestos. which the police be-
ieye was put there for the purpose
Of deadening sound.
The search Of the house was under
taken by the police who had received
q communication from the Philadel-
mia authorities. The building was
carefully gone over and the dummy
elevator which ran from the top floor
Of the building. where Holmes had his
Office. to the basement without exit
on the intervening floor, was tried
and worked in every possible manner.
on the top floor in the room which
was used by Holmes as an Office.
stood an immense stove. fully eight
feet high and three feet in diameter
Win IL hht. NlslAA' i'iINi' l''l ~ w t'iU
nit Of the a6,lisSion of a human body
into the Interior The stove had in
the former examinations Ec"n entirely
overlooked, and no examination Of its
contents had ever been made before.
Inspector Fitzpatrick opened the door
and pOked careleSsly among the de-
briS with his cane. Almost the first
thlng he turned up was a human
bone badly charred. He hastily jerked
II out and found that it was, beyond
all question. a human rib of an adult.
Il The contents of the stove were then
\ quickly dumped and other portions OF
4 bones too badly burned to admit Of
Il positive identification as belonging TO
any particular portion Of the body
We're also found.
number Of small buttons, said to
nave been worn on the front of Miss
\ Williams dress. We're picked up. as
was also about six inches Of a golden
watch chain which she wore. The
buttons were Of peculiar make with
strands of twisted wire running from
the head up into the shank. which
prevented their falling apart in the
name. All of the ashes and debris
moved from the stove were carefully
preserved and taken TO the police sta
Ioh where a more careful eXamina-
Ton will be made.
The police are now Of the opinion
mat not only Minnie Williams, but
ner younger sister. Annie and the boy,
howard, both met death in this house
lhey will renew the search of the
mousse, beginning with the basement.
winch will he carefully dug up. They
are OF the opinion they will find either
me body OF Anna Williams or that Of
howard Pietzel before they have con-
GUIDED their work.