Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-30
GEOGRAPHIC.
WHAT HOLMES SAYS.
,,,-,p, Elda By tho Nan ACCUSED
Of Eany Crime"
rlrllrL COMMITTED SUICIDE
n, sl,l,lop' obtained in a Legitimate
' Manner, says tue Arch
CsBspira,or'
,,,,,rL COMMITTED SUICIDE

PHILADELPHIA jug
,'I,ypriu.s tue iollowingi Ah
%" w.. g.v .,a,emeut he, iusl been
'l'li'g II. II. Holmes, tho supposed
H'.' ',,,of Toe P.stEsl children. In 1t
n - a. riany crimes gives In ae'
s,.,s,,lon Of how PIeizsl came oy
=, a. S.,,s last September, and also
.. ,,sb, tHolmesJ connection win
statement was given to close
,..sId Holmes iu Philadelphia, who
,ntoa Bugo.ia reporter. Holmes
',,,s,, one Saturday night proceed
N. death Of Plelzo', the latter
.,n M, house on North Eleventh
ii where he was staying with
~, Howard" Pic,Eol toll Holms,
,b.,f,.rsnllng story Of his pecnniary
,gseultit., and OF tbs sickness OF his
laughter In 81. Louis.
NJ must have money" or words to
nu stse,, 40 send to my wife in 81.
gslmss demonstrated with PlolGol as
a MI tyulthrilt habits, anu spoke
,s.,.ant..ly . him as follows; ny "a
ave busn good friend Of niue l'll
.5wttbat have made lois " money
pfrurh you, but cannot keep this
G,ne 10. Where ID thsg $50 gave
'5g ihe other day2 Al you dou'l quit
.tpklnE you aud 1 will nave " Soper'
.tD
fbs convetsaii0u IL said to have
Ian esffiud on aluug Eleventh street,
Bs men walking north until Morris
,ifsst sAs reached. Whom they affivDi
,tbe corner, PiUtzrl exclaimed; 81
an Of DO beuoht ID yyu. 1 viii soOn
U,flI u my difficulties. Lille has be-
esne nuisance % me-
Holmes then svrrs thst he i1kinJly
rmafked 10 PleiZil: "Well, your BODY
rs good a. any other, but l would
p0l ADVISE you 10 10 anything rash"
Holmes accounts lUr making this
remark by saying that no anu PieiEcl
bad under consideration the duffaud-
lng OF the Fideniy Mutual lnsurabcs
company. Holmes says pIolzsl then
btCamp angry aud again ayOwed thai
he would commit suicide. Holmes
then explains that Pislzel lett him
with tue intention Of going home.
Holmes says be gave him no money
that night, but promised to meet him
NJ the Callow Hill street house the
following morning.
10 was about 10 o'clock the following
Day lSunIayl Holmes goes on 10 say,
that he went 10 visit Plstzsl at the
Call0W Hill house. When bo reached
the place, no ons was apparently about.
Holmes sat In the kitchen for almost
twenty minutes waiting for PietAei.
The latter, Holmes supposed, Lad gone
cut lot bttakfsut. Time wore ON and
"Bsn" was not 10 be seen.
Tue consplrstOr then says that he
became aHGiOus about his irIsnds
Nhersbouis, and began TO search the
hlu's Tor him. LAS | rose 10 20 up.
stairs says the criminal, al noticed q
note lJing ON the counter In the front
pat VI the house. Ii was addressed TO
me.p
Holmes explains that hs tore the
note open. IL directed him to 70 on
Ile'eeond iio0r anu opon u act, Ia
shleh he would mud large blue bot
We e9hIalninR another letter addressed
70 MIN. Holmes followed the dirso.
uoh', lie found the note In the lot
We, a. described, anu was huTFified
when he read II. II was from Bsnia.
MN FIsl1al, anu advised Holmes that
", dead BODY could DO iouad Ia the
hJus.
lhe letter pleaded that Holmes look
ilsi Flelzsl's children, ami suggested
'hAl 1here would be- no difficulty IN
gs'ung the Insurance money from tho
fllellly company, now that tho dead
uoly Of Piolzsl could be produced In
evidence. Holmes then told hla friend
y ,ht appearances OF the cOTpIe, and
,Alu 10 sat IN the room with tho bouy
~ over M hour. He Yves da1ud and
lltily knew what course 70 follow.
ne nhally made up his mind that
hues floIzsl had taken he liis there
sopId DO no harm In destroying nny
Musncs OF suicide, that hs might bs
.gls 10 set tue insuTanc on nis IFS
,nugu! ululoulty. HOlmes hrs con-
sl lhht he then dragged she dead
10y 70 " second floor, laid the corpso
W. the moor, prled open tue mouth OF
n.y., ~. ueAu man and poured in u guam
w VI explosive chemicals. He then
10 lInced u lighted mStch to the
s ~ hhbt mouth, whel ths explosion
,suleh 20 horribly dintigursd the eorpss
,mh,Eed. To give fotciDie expression
'ua' ilvlEsl came 10 his death by nm
vV'lnn'sl explosion, Holmes stnted 10
an, Wenl lhht ho got n pipe NJ his,
NJ. u win tobacco, lighted It, then
80 wv lhe lame after tho tobacco
,S .esa partly consumed, and placed
"S l,l1 9ssido the dead mans body,
uNH' nearly 4 O'Clock in tho ait.r.
W.. ..on ts'9te ho lott the Callow i'm
.teN "0uso. lie put on a mat Of pIst.
,nd E4ilAlly conceal his Identity,
isp 'ustu MS own hat, which was
w"1n,, under his coat. Tho criminal
toa sIIee1 to tho Broad street sts.
w., 70 hr alleged, ana Inquired AZ
r.aa nI9F tue hfst train LEFT Tor CHI
H. holmos says he does not dis.
,siSEuy trmtmbor ut VIVA! hour the
,,snty uhcials told MIN "a Chicago
~ would leave, but believed AZ
49, oelneeu aud O:3D CiclucE Al
Suh ne then went t. tie house
r.'ei' hu was staying and made pr,.
WI, na"ln 10 leave the city. He and his
Nat night. ' '"'AOH'0SEo
Al TO THE SKELETONS.
narsma attorney gave out another
ir0m ina tonight purporling TO some
10 tbs 1teh'conspirHIor ana relating
Jb.n,.i .N,,esmenlS made by Charles
Dc XXI W Chlusgo, to the effect that
holmes. 'o'' sAe'eIonh iof
haI ,u ue hisI place, Holmes declared
nae medical man who failed 10
No.. llNlng by the practice OF hi,