Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-26
NO NEW SENSATION.
4 Significant Letter, However, Found In
The Holmes House.
FRESH ACCUSATIONS
MADE.
Another Young Woman Whom, IL IL
believed. the Alleged Muiti-Mur-
Jcrcr Made Awny With-Exfrndi-
ton PROCEEDINGS nj Toronto.

IN lie at the Holmes building to-day, but
another step was taken. The work
men found in n pile OF rubbish a letter
signed III. II. Howard" and dated May
). 1898. The signature IS one OF the many
aliases used by Holmes. and one OF the
commonest Of the lot.
The letter f. in his well-known hand
writing, and is addressed TO c. d. Davis
the jeweller who occupies the building
with Druggist Robinson. 1t inquiries par
ticu.arly as to the dolngs Of Jailor Vine
land. II then goes on to discuss the tate
of the williams girls, and asked Of the re-
cipient whether he has seen them or
their ghosts about the building. special
inquiry Is made as to the partitions In
the house. and In conclusion the writer ex-
presses the belief that he viii
not have To stay in Jail much longer
1t wac at first reported that two letters
had been found, but Davis Norton, who
had charge Of matters in the cellar, denies
that this is SO. He declares that the two
supposed letters were only parts OF the
same letter.
NEW ACCUSATION.
A new accusation now rests against
Holmes-that he made away with Miss
Cigrand. with whom he lived in the house
at Sxty-third and Wallace streets, just
before he had the Williams girls there.
The neighbors remembered little of the
girl. not even her first name She was
state!y-looking blonde, about % years Of
age. and lived with Holmes somewhat
less than six months. When she went
away. Holmes told Jeweller Davis, as the
letter claims, that he had succeeded IN
marrying her on"
IL will BE- remembered that this Is very
much like what he said concerning the
disappearance Of Mrs. Conner. He said
at the time that he had married her of
in California.
Miss Cigrand came 10 Chicago from
Indiana. She associated but little with
the neighbors, and even the other IN
mates OF the building were in complete
ignorance concerning her habits. Holmes
was not often seen with her, and on
these occasions he kept aloof from his
acquaintances, and introduced her to no
one.
Mrs. w. L. Doyle. Of No. AZ SiXty-thlrd
street, knows more about this girl II Is
believed, than anybody else, but the Cen
trail Station officers Will not permit her
TO talk about the case.
The building in which Holiness Chi
cago crimes were probably concocted and
accomplished will not be pulled down.
Philip Chandler, a broker. who holds
mortgage on IL for $1,000. was told by the
building inspector that all that was ne
cessary was 10 improve the upper por-
ton An order Of foreclosure has already
been secured from the court, and an order
will be asked for allowing the i'm
prOvements 10 be put on. The property
is now worth $4,000. Besides the prin-
&c
taxes due on II.
MORE BONES.
A few more bones were found to-day
in the same hole in which those were
found yesterday. There were vertebra and
a portion Of a shoulder-blade.
The force Of men was doubled to-day
and the work IS progressing much faster
The belief is gaining ground that
Holiness wife, who lives at the suburb
Of Willamette Knows much more OF the
crimes OF her husband than she cares to
tell II is probable that she will be put
I'm the sweat-boX.
Mrs. Quinlan and Mrs Doyle who were
examined to-day. are still under police
restraint as are Quinlan and owens
though none of them are actually under
arrest.
THE TORONTO CASE.
TORONTO. July Elm accordance with
the finding Of the COroners jury, charging
II. II. Holmes with the murder OF the
Pietzel child a warrant was laid before
the Attorney-Generars Department to-
day, and Proceedings for the eXtraditlon
of Holmes will be at once entered upon
Every effort will be made to have Holmes
tried on this charge. The evidence Is
thought TO be much stronger here than
anywhere else. 1t is thought here that
Toronto's will have precedence over Phila-
de.phia's claim.
The tenant Of the cottage In which the
murder was done has found small piece
of material. apparently a portion Of what
has been a light-colored skirt, tied as
though It had been pulled from a plat
Of hair.