The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-25

CHICAGO. July 24.-The famous
castle" built by H. II. Holmes at
Sixty-thlrd and Wallace streets, has
been marked for destruction by the
building department. Inspector NC
IaughIin has sent a letter to Building
Commissioner Downey, calling atten-
ton to the many defects in the struc-
ture and pronouncing it menace to
life and limb. During the exploration
of the secret rooms and concealed
stairways, the 1imsy and infammable
nature OF the building was discovered.
Mrs. Myrtle Holmes still resides IN
Willamette, a short distance from
Chicago. She has all along contended
that all of the charges against her nus
band were nothing more than news
paper talk and she still declines TO dis
cuss them.
VIII Not Say a word.
When asked to make a statement
concerning her life with Holmes, she
replied: mo I will not say a word.
When asked sc she was in communica-
ton with Holmes She replied: Whose
business is it 1 would like to know.
OF Frank Z. Blekman, Holmes imam
cial agent she would not say word
MY affairs are my own and the less
the public knows about them the better
am pleased" she finally said as she
disappeared into the house.
J. s. BeIknap is Holmes father-ir-
law.
81 read every paper can get hold Of
regarding Holmes doings," he said,
land I do not know what to think. My
daughter, Mrs. Holmes, is nearly wild
with grief and my wife is greatly
troubled. Myrtle now believes Holmes
was false to her and she has had
nothing to do with him since he was
arrested last November. Holmes was
always kind to her and it would not be
strange if she loves him still, but her
sense Of dignity will not let her go to
him at present.
''The little property in Willamette IS
so tangled up we don't know who owns
the place and we may have to move
at any minute. The suspense is simply
awful. If Holmes is guilty he ought to
be punished
Human Bones.
The workmen, continuing their
search in another portion Of the CEN
tral basement, found a second bed of
quick lime. In this, before their la
bors ended for the DIAL, they discovered
one of the netreapel bones of a hu-
man body. They expect tomorrow to
uncover other bodies buried in the
house at Englewood- The body found
early in the day is supposed to be that
of Pearl Conner, the daughter of Julia
L. Conner, formerly wife of c. J. Con-
ner, once of Muscatine, Ia, later at
a Madison street, this city. Both
mother and child have been miss
ing since the summer of 1892.
The woman was betrayed by
Holmes and her husband secur-
6oc hay
with Holmes at the castle" and some
time in July or August, 1892, she and
the child disappeared. That it was
the body of the child found yesterday
there can be but little question.
JanitOrs Held.
AS the result of the finding of a
human skeleton believed to be that of
little Gertrude Conner, in the sub-cel-
lar at the Holmes house at 901 Sixty
third street today, Chief Badenoch has
decided TO hold Joseph q. Owens and
Patrick Quinlan, the two janitors of
the building, for further investigation.
The chief Of police came to the con-
clusion to hold the men after an ex-
amina cicn, which was conducted in his
office and which lasted nearly five
hours From their answers TO ques-
tions, Chief Badenoch believes both
men nave knowledge OF the criminal
opera tons of Holmes, and the finding
OF the bones now leaves no doubt that
IN addition to his known swindling
operations Holmes is also guilty Of
murder in Chicago.
Another Warrant.
As a result of the discovery of the
bones today another warrant for
Holmes will be sworn out in Chica go.
A Miner the nephew of Julia L. Con-
ner, who swore out the warrant Tues
day for Holmes on the charge of MUIR
dering his aunt will now take out a
second warrant, charging him with the
murder of the little girl Pearl. Ac-
tive steps were also taken today to
secure warrants on the charge of muir
dering the Williams sisters. The hunt
Is now on. not to end until Holmes is
either taken 10 Toronto or brought to
Chicago.
Joseph Owens, the former employee
OF Holmes, arrived from Burlington,
Ohio, today and gave himself up to
Detective Norton and Fitzpatrick Pat
Quinlan came also from Evanston and
was taken into custody. Mrs. Corners
former husband is wanted.
Pelvic Bones.
DR.. Struggled made an examination
of the bones tonight and decided that
they were those of a human being.
The two fiat bones" said the doc
tor. ARE the pelvic bones. I thought
at first they might be from the scapula.
but more careful examination shows
them to be the pelvic bones. The
child must have been about years
old. The metreapel bone is without
doubt that If az adult person.