The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-31
CLOSING IN ON HOLMES.
THE POLICE CERTIFY THEY C1N
HING THE FIEND.
Prisoner in the Little Rock Penitentiary
l. willing to Give Damaging
Testimony,

| CHICAGO. ILL, July So-Mr Cisrand'
the father OF the missing Emeiine, who
was supposed TO have beer murdssed ny
J u. ii. Holmes ana Philomena, her sister,
arrived from their home IN Anderson,
Ind. this morning. and paid an early
visit TO Inspector Fitzpatrick.
They were accompanied by DR.. B. J.
! Cisfand, a COZ sin OF the rcputed victim.
| Tney were closctcd with the Inspector
ana Chief Badcroch for over an hour.
The only Information they have was
comet ming q trunk which was received
al oxford. O.. where the Cigrands live,
few days after the announcement from
tec Chicago employer OF the girl, III at she
had disappeared.
The trunk contained only few clothes,
readily identified as the property Of Emc-
/ line There was no note or other ~ord
accompanying IT,
TAe police viii begin work on this slight
clue. They viii endeavor TO discover, II
possible. what express company handled
The trunk, and by whom it. was sent.
Il txlieve firmly that my daughter
was nfrdered by Holmes" said Cisfapd.
IN no other way can We account Tor her
disappearance. The police qld not give Us
new inform alton
In this respect. at least they are as
much al sea as her family, but they De-
lieVe that she was fouiiy oeit WIN
Mrs Strowers a washcrwOmdl, VINO
lives at Sixty-frst and Morgan streets,
furnished the detectives W.th ct new Ita-
ture in the case to-day. she sall she
used 10 wash for Holmes, ana LOT MiS.
Corners. Several times she sdlc, some OF
the lattcr's clothing was brought 10 Aei
In iSsi She stated Holmes came 10
her and urgei her to take out an insnr-
ance policy on her life for $4,000.
.i lf rnl
quotes Holmes as saying You take out
the Ielicy and I'll give $500 cash Tor II ii
once
Mis-. strowcrs' friends pers',adcd her not
10 do So. ond she never talked 10 Holmes
Mrs, Quinlan left this aft .rnool. The
police did have an idea of preventing
her from leaving the city. but have
ion that she can tell great deal m0ie
Than she his told.
There is now little doubt that the Chi
cagO police will convict II. II. Holmes,
alias Mudgett. alias Pratt. alias Gordon.
now in the Philadelphia jail for the muir
der Of at least seven persons.
THE LIrILt ROCK CONVICT.
They know the name OF a man who can
hang Holmes by giving his testimony and
that man Is in their power. Ills name IS
Hatch, alias Bond, alias Mascot, ana he
Is now serving a sentence Of ten years
I'm the pcnltentiary at Little Rock, Ark,
for hOrse-stealins. lie is as close TO
Holmes through an his murder plans as
Janitor Quinlan, and is ready to tell all
he knows. This includes the pointing
out the resting place OF The bodies ot
the Williams sisters. whom he himscit
assisted In sccrctlng after they were
murdered. He Will tell how they were
murdered and how they were handled.
lie VIII give fun and explicit Information
concerning the murder of Pletzel and his
two children, and of Mrs. COnnOrs and
N4.f dan NI ftaH
IN short, this man is the only other
living person. aside from 9ulnian, Who
can tell The story OF The murders ia tle
charnel-hOuse at sixty-third and Wallace
streets. Aside from Qunlan Ia is the
only man who can tell Of Holmes crimes
in a way that Will bring forth evidence
Of Holmes guilt The mention of his
name to-day made JanitOr Quinlan turn
pale and refuse 10 talk further ana
confession from Quinian Is almost as
surcd, but viii come too late, as Hatch
is TO be the states witness. IL has been
arranged 10 request his pardon from the
Governor Of Arkansas If ne VIII give ms
testimony with the knowledge tnat ne
will not be prosecuted in Illinois for COM
plicity IN the Holmes frauds and crimes.
II is expected that Attorney William
Capps, of Fort Worth, Tex, gave the
police of Chicago some valuable !nforma-
tion concerning Hatch. In fact, II IS
definitely understood that Hatch vas
discovered ia The Lille Rock penitcn-
tiary by Attorney Capps. who Is in chi
cago for the purpose of proving up The
fraudulent transactions OF Holmes with
regard 10 the property OF the Williams
girls
lie declared to-day that the Williams
girls were both dead, ana that he could
offer sufficient proof to a civil court 10
secure the setting aside the title of their
property now Ia the name OF I-etzcl
as r.. Is. Lyman, so that the heirs Of
the girls could secure the property But
he refuses absolutely 90 say what his
evidence of fha murder was