The herald., 1895-07-28

was hired by Holmes to deliver box and
trunk at the Union depot In this city.
The box. according to Humphrey. was
taken from a dark room and had the ap
pearance OF coffin box. This was ex-
pressed to Philadt lphia, while the trunk
was sent in another direction. The story
of the man who mounted the skeletons is
to the effect that in June, 1893, he was sent
for by Holmes, who at thar time was
going under tho alias of Gordon. and
asked if he would articulate the skeleton
of a man whose body was in the posses
sion of Holmes. He accepted the job and
was taken by Holmes to a room which
would have been dark even in the day
time. Stretched out on a table in the
middle of the room was the body of
man. The skin had been entirely re-
moved from the face, but in all other re-
spects the body was in good condition.
The articulator and Holmes had some
talk as to the best way of taking the
body out OF the house, as II dimes said he
did not want neighbors to see the body
removed. 1t was finally agreed that the
articulator should cut off the arms and
Holmes should provide for the removal
OF the rest of the corpse. This was done
and the articulator left the house carry
ing the arms with him in sack. He
had just reached his house and was pre-
pairing to 60 TO bed, when he was called
to the door by loud Knocking. He went
down and found Holmes and another
man. They had the balance of the body.
which had been cut in two pieces after
the articulator had left the house.
Holmes left after remarking that he
would have another job for the man in a
short time. True to his word in Decem-
Der he sent for the articulator second
time, and upon the arrival of the latter
at the house OF Holmes he was taken to
the same dark room. whore on the same
table where the body of the man had lain
on the occasion OF his first visit. was the
body of a young woman. The face of this
corpse had been disfigured in such nan
ner that it was impossible to tell what
she looked like when alive. In January
1898, the articnlator was sent for third
time by Holmes, and in the same room
and on the same table he found the cody
OF second young woman from whose
face all the skin had been removed. The
articulator had this body taken to his
home, where he stripped the bones and
mounted the skeleton. When he called
on Holmes for his pay the latt,r refused
to give it to him, and moreover was
somewhat in arrears on the bill for
mounting the two previous skeletons.
The two men could not come to terms
and the dispute finally ended by the ar
ticulator retaining possession of the third
skeleton, and he still has it in hi, house.
He removed the skull tonight and brought
it to the central police station, where it
now is. The articnlator will be kept un-
der close surveillance for some days vet,
as the police do not think he has told all
he knows about the murders in the
castle"
The police declare now that they have
almost positive proof that the first female
body was that of Emeline Cugrand. and
the second that of Annie Williams. 1t is
the skull of Annie Williams that is now
at the central sta tion. The story of the
expressman is to the effect that he was
hired by Holmes one afternoon and told
not to come to tho house until after
nightfall. The expressman kept this ap-
pointment. He was given box and
NY 1AOluco anu tOlu W tth6 Iueul
to the Union depot. When he was putting
the Dox into the wagon, he turned it on
end and was at once stopped by Holmes.
who told him he was on no account TO
keep the box in any other position except
fat on the side. He had orders to take
the box and trunk to the depot and leave
them on the end of the platform, and was
told tney would be taken care of. He
saw only ono man at the depot who
seemed to be interested in the box and
trunk. After Humphrey had told his
story to the police tonight. Pat Quinlan
was brought from the cell and the two
were placed face to face. The police will
not tell why this was done. but the gen.
eral opinion is that it was done because
Humphrey recognized Quinlan as the man
at the depot. The expressman will be
retained in custody as a witness.