The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-06
Discovery That Makes 1t Almost Ger
tain Mrs. Conner and Her Daugh-
ter Were Killed In the Building.
OTHER PROOF DISCOVERED
BLOOD-sTAINED CLOTHES AND A
ROPE FOUND BY THE OFFICERS.
Two Trunks Claimed by Pat Quinlan
the Missing Minnie Williams.

CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-Human blood was
found to-day in Holiness castle bespattered
from one room to another. Science aided
detectives Fitzpatrick and Norton where
other agencies had failed and uncovered
more startling evidence against II. H.
Holmes and Pat Quinlan than has been
found in the castle.
There was found in the castle by the
detectives and a medical expert trail of
blood leading from the doorway of the din
ing room of Mrs. Julia l.. Conner TO the
sink in the same room; from there into the
dark chamber where she and Pearl former
ly slept, and from there to the inside of
the door opening into the bath room, where
the secret trap door was on the Dashboard
of that room above the trap door, and
down on TO the secret staircase, which
led TO the false elevator shaft and thence
into the basement. The blood was human.
A clot of blood mixed with human hair was
found. Also from the debris in the dark
chamber, where mother and child slept.
there was taken some child's underwear
stained with blood; pair of brown diago-
nal trousers, stained at the bottom with
blood; the pocket of a woman's dress,
blood-soaked; a handkerchief which had
been used to wipe up blood with and vari-
Gus clothes and parts of underclothing
spotted with blood. These articles were
examined microscopically at the time of
their discovery and the test made then
and there as to the stains and blotches
being human blood. With but one or two
exceptions the expert decided they were
all marked with human blood. A rope was
found In the dark chamber and in its knots
blood was discovered.
In Pat Quinlan's private living rooms were
found two trunks of the theatrical type.
One was purchased from Meeks In Denver
On both trunks were the initials M r
W." The initials had been painted over
The initials those of Minnie r. VIII
liams Pat Quinlan stated, after his being
taken into custody, that both of the
trunks belonged to him. Detectives Nor
ton and Fitzpatrick have now the truth
that both trunks belonged to Minnie Will
liams. Quinlan will be confronted with
this evidence. He will also be
faced with books found in his possession
and which belonged to Minnie Williams.
There are Lippncott Magazines bearing
date IS late as april, 1894, demonstrating
that Minnie vhliasns was alive at that
time. The fact that one of her trunks
was bought in Denver is explained BY the
information already secured by Chief
Badenoch that after she entered the en-
ploy OF Holmes and finally left Chicago
she entered the theatrical business in Den
yer.
Chief Badenoch has also secured, in ad.
dition to the above evidence, which his
detectives brought to him tonight posi-.
tive proof that Benjamin F. Pietzel was
at Dwight as a patient when Emily CT
grand was there as stenographer. He
| went under the name of Robert Z. Phelps
| Under that name he met Emily Cigranc
and wooed her. The girl did not leave
Dwight of her own free will, but was dis
charged for inability to properly perform
| her duties. AS soon as she left Dwight
she came to Chicago and entered the en-
ploy OF Holmes. There she again met Piet
! eel under the name of Phelps. Chic
Badenoch believes all this evidence to b,
the most important of any. save the par
tial confessions of Mr.. and Mrs. Quinlan
that he has yet secured.
The inference drawn by the officers from
| the trail OF blood which was discovered
| was that the blood, being human, cam,
| from some person who was killed in the
| dark chamber. taken from there to the
| trap door. thence down the secret stair
way TO the basement. Chemical analyst!
of all the blood win follow. The blood,
doors were taken off, and the baseboards
also portions Of the flooring of the darl
chamber and on the secret staircase.
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