Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-01
IS WORSE AND WORSE
Holmes Skill In Deviltry' was
MArvelOus-MOre Evi.
dence.
. PRIVATE CHARNEL HOUSE

Holiness Basement Turnes Up
More Evidence Of His
Fiedishness.
CHICAGO, July 22.-Eighteen inches
below the surface forming the floor to
to the basement Of the Holmes build
ing in Englewood was discovered last
night q bloodstained under garment
supposed to belong to Minnie Williams
It was dug up by Detectives Norton
and Fitzpatrick. In Consequence Of the
find the theory that Minnie Williams was
murdered has received added force,
and the work of excavating will be
pushed with q fresh impetus tomorrow.
The physicians after making examina-
tions Of the stains upon the garment
pronounced it blood. The woman who
had done washing for Minnie Williams
said the missing woman wore under
clothing like that found by the police.
CHICAGO, July 22.-The police in
searching the house Of A. III. Holmes
this morning for the bodies of the
missing Williams girls discovered un-
dera heap of rubbish q long rope with
q loop at one end and a hangman's
moose at the other. The moose showed
dark spots which will be subjected to
an expert examination to decide
whether or not they are blood. There
is q suspicion that he may have used
this rope to hang his victims in q
dumb waiter shaft.
Mrs. b. F. Pitzell is back in Chicago
after her trip to Toronto for identif1-
cation Of the bodies of her children.
She is now ready to tell all that she
knows regarding the operations Of
Holmes Is IN insurance swindler.
She has made important statements
regarding the swindlers and the
measures taken to carry them out, but
says she vas kept in ignorance that
any of them entailed murder.
Bones and articles of clothing were
turned up In the basement of Holiness
house today. Some Of the bones were
from q butcher shop, but others resem-
bled those OF the human foot. In q
chest holding the secret belongings Of
Holmes the police today found q vest
identified as one long worn by Holmes,
upon which there are dark stains re-
sembling blood. In the box were
found q linen shirt and other articles
of underwear. The shirt had the ini-
tials &c. b. D." worked in red letters.
The box was found under the floor
and was covered with q layer Of fire.
brick. In the cellar near where the
bones were found was q woman's shoe
with evidence of fire on the bottom of
the sole. AS the earth where these
articles were found was not removed
in laying the foundation of the house,
no reason for their burial san be as
signed by the police except to hide
the murder. Close by is the bottom of
a shaft which made quick connection
between the top of the house and the
basement, while just over the spot is q
blind stairway which leads into the
third floor by a trap-door placed under
a stationary bath tub.
A meeting of detectives engaged in
examination of the house was held
tonight. and they announced.that in
their opinion the house had been con-
slaughter. More care than ever will
INV NC cACACASOO Al cO0AOu1u8 tAO
premises.
Holmes will be charged with the
crime of murder in the city OF Chicago
on the charge will be sworn out by A,
MINER, nephew of Julia L. Conner Of
Muscatine, 10. Holmes will be charged
with having murdered Mrs. Conner
some time between the first Of August
and the LIST of November, 1892. While
the warrant cannot be served at the
present time, it can be acted upon the
instant Holmes is freed from the
charges pending against him IN Phila
delphia. MINER has been moved to
swearing out the warrant by discovery
Of . letter today from the father Of
Julia Conner addressed to Holmes.
A. Smythe, Julia's father writes from
Davenport, To-, November LIST 1892, to
Holmes saying he is astonished at
Holmes making inquiries for Mrs.
Conner, and that II he, Holmes, did
not know where she was he did not.
The LAST he heard Of his daughter was
in December, 1891, she then writing
she was going from Englewood on ac-
count Of Conner making threats he
would take his child away. This let
ter Holmes received but concealed. 1t
was written in reply to one sent by
him. In q letter from Englewood the
handwriting Of Julia Conner been imi-
tated and her name forged. The let
tor contained q statement she wa 60
ing to st. Louis.
Blackmall.
CHICAGO, July 22Startling expos
ures Of widespread blackmail and
bribery in the police department will
undoubtedly be made in the next few
days. That such exists is said to be
known to Chief Badenoch and Capt.
Koch, Of the Harrison Street station,
who for . month past have been quietly
carrying on an investigation. Patrol.
men, s~ergeants, l~ie,ltenants and possi.
bly, officers still higher inrank are said
to be implicated. It is said there has
been carried on q regular organized
system. by which officials have grown