The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-21

heavily interested with Holmes in whateve-
the enterprises they had on together, and
! Iva was lying sick with my baby: ! was very
sick. could not go TO Philadelphia 10
identify the body which they suspected 10
be that of my husband. 1t was after that
that of my husband, that /, was a bogus
body made up to look like him. and that II
| or the children said anythine, about i
the insurance company would get hold OF US
and We would be punished severely.
Il was very sick and / loved Holmes.
H,,. Re talked kindly. and offered to take Alice,
them. He said that he would send them TO
school and pay all their expenses: The
children loved him, and l was alone in the
world and poor. / let him take them and
they went away. At this time and all 9TH
er times Holmes acted to me like gentle
man.
He constantly kept me under the i'm
preston, though. that i and the children
were to be mixed up I'm the bogus body
which he said was found in Philadelphia.
that l would see him again when this trou-
bic was over. He wished, though. 10 save
US from arrest, and after the three chill
dren were gone ] moved about the coun-
try. / began to worry about the children
l wanted to see them and wished TO know
where they were. Holmes always put me
off with the story that / must keep quiet
until the detectives stopped their work.
when he took me 10 Detroit IL was he
who registered me there as Mrs. Adams.
He told me so when he came TO the room
where Bessie, my Oldest daughter, and
were told him that he did wrong 10
put my name down incorrectly, but he ex-
off the track, and that I was protecting my
husband by this 1 finally heard the chill
dren were at Toronto. and bessie AMI l
and the baby came here alone 10 search.
After reaching the city / went into de-
partment store on Young street to get
something for the baby just after we
the street / met Holmes face to face. He
was cool and unconcerned. He said: Why,
/ was looking for you. Just wait here a
some things in there which want to get.
l will join you I'm an instant
Before 1 could ask him question he
had entered the store. / waited there until
the baby began to cry. and then told Des-
sic to go in the store and look for him.
She did so, but could not find him.
Then I went in myself. but could not md
him, and I never saw him again. i believe
that at the moment Holmes met me my
children were in the store. and that he took
where could not find them. / am positive
In my heart this was so.p
''since then have been working for the
| location of the children with District At
| torney Graham. OF Philadelphia. Mr.. Geyer
| the detective. of Philadelphia and the Off,
| GERS of the life insurance company have
| must understand that when my children
| were first really missing was locked up
| and could not communicate with any one
| papers nor TO receive mail. In Holiness
| trunk there was found a letter from my
| daughter Alice to me, which never reached
me- showing that my mail was intercepted
| Since have had my freedom the Philadei.
| phia authorities and the insurance company
| have worked to bring my children back
| to me- and / have aided them so far as
| could.
when I gave the children UP to Holmes
| in St Louis / was too sick and trusted him
| too much to pay careful attention to what
| | did He told me TO go home to Galva tc
| recruit there with my parents. and he
| would keep the three in school When hs
| took me to Detroit / supposed We were
| being bounded by detectives / believe
| Holmes intended to Kill me at Burlington
| VT, but must have lost his nerve. or h,
| stll had the children on his hands and
| hesitated. I cannot give any other expla
| nation of why he spared my life. He In
| tended TO kill my entire family"
Bones of the Victims Buried.
| TORONTO, July 2o-The bones of Alic
Pietzel and little Nellie have found thei
final resting place. This afternoon tw
| small graves were opened in St. Jane
Cemetery, and therein the remains of tn
| little victims were laid The mournful cor
| tege comprised only two children's hearse
and a closed carriage, containing Mrs. Piet
| eel and detectives Cuddy and Geyer. tn
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