Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-27
A Woman's Hair Found in Holmes
Building.
LETTER FROM Him TO QUINLAN
New York Saloons Must Close To-
morrow.
MR.. LONG NOT WANTED

CHICAGO. Jaly PA mass of human
hair clotted with blood was found today in
the search of Insurance Swindler Holmes
basement. 4 number of bones were also
found today. The hair was apparently that
CT woman. The hair was brown, about
twelve inches long and was found clinging
to the damp earth from which the bones
were dug. The police also found a letter
from Holmes to Pat Quinlan, to which
much Importance is attached.
Holiness Letter.
The letter is as follows:
July IS. 1895.
"Dear Pat-Among their other fool
theories. they think you took the Pitzel boy
to Michigan. and either left him there or
put him out of the way. 1 have always
told them that I never asked you to do
anything Illegal. but they are buil-headed.
On the 18th l saw you at the factory, l
think Can't you show where you We're all
the rest of the month? If they question you
or threaten to arrest you, tell them any,
thing there is to tell about this or any 9TH
er matters. They may want to know II
you were in Cincinnati or Indianapolis
about October IL. 1t is we'll for you to be
able to know where you were working. l
am awfully sorry, Pat. for l have always
tried to make things easy for you. When
Minnie killed her sister I needed you the
worst way, but would not drag you into
1t. If the detectives go to New York, as
want them to. they would find where Min
ME took them by boat. l have done no
killing, Pat
One by one they are finding them alive.
Minnie will not come here as long as there
is any danger of her being arrested. A
Boston man knows where she is. and her
guardian (Mossie H. Waltz will. at proper
and safe time, go to her. Let your wife
write me anything you wish. Not oftener
than two times a month. Direct H. II.
Holmes, county prison, 10th and Reed
ID HID LII r ,rYnt ry-vitn ma ny
letters to you. I am doing all I can for
all. Expect to hear shortly from you.
Give my love to your wife and Cora. Tell
her I have tame mouse and spider TO
part here. Clarence Phillips restaurant at
its worst would be fine compared with 1t.
only eat once a day. Shall be out OF 1t
sooner than you expect They kept Mrs
p shut here six months when We would
have let her out on bail Made fool of
her. Write soon and free. Ask any ques-
ton you want to- Georgiana Is visiting her
mother. Went about two weeks ago. With
regards to all. h. h. H.
Pencn mem}-If you see Tfedt tell him
I am much obliged to him.
The police believe that the chain OF evil
dence against Pat Quinlan is now COM
plete and Holmes ex-janitor will be tried
for murder here.
VIII Try Qufnlnn.
II won't allow Quinlan to become
states witness to escape the rope" said
Chief of Police Badenoch today. Il be-
Ieve iE hanging murderers, and believe
Quinlan is a murderer. I shall make
every effort to have Holmes brought here
for trial, for Chicago was his center Of
operations and most of his killing was
done here. 1 have enough evidence to in
dict botn Holmes and Quiplan. and the
case will be submitted to the grand jury
soon"
Only Sheep Bones.
The bones found today developed upon
examination into soup bones from an in
nocent but choice sheep instead of the
CHASTITY remains of a slaughtered human
being, as the police at first announced. AZ
ter the find had been examined by ply
stefan the detectives admitted that they
had been misled regarding the bones, but
still insisted the hair found was from a
human head.