The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-24
HOLMES WORK.
Clearly Shown by the Evidence Plllng
Up at Chicago.
TORONTO OFFICIALS SURPRISED
At Slack Methods Of Philadel-
phfa Authorities.

CHICAGO, July e4--Arthur Manier OF
this city took out warrant yesterday at
lernoon for III. H. Holmes. The charge Is
murder. and Manner says he believes his
aunt Mrs Julia Connors, was killed by
Holmes between Aug and Nov. !.
Mrs. Carrie Pitzel has made the direct
statement that IL. III. Holmes has accused
Pat Quinlan the present janitor OF Holmes
"castlc," of the murder OF Howard Pitzel,
her son. This is the boy whom Detective
Geyer is now searching for in Detroit.
Accusations against Holmes, however,
nre piling up, and now IL is promised that
warrants charging him with the murder
az the Williams sisters will also be sworn
out.
nrs. Pitzel's charge against Pat Quin-
Ian came about IN singular manner. she
arrived in Chicago on Sunday night last
from Toronto. At that time she sent for
Qulnlan, and he went 10 6063 Sangamon
street, the residence Of Eugene Haywood,
90 see her. While he was there Mrs. Pit
Eel told him that Holmes had told her in
Philadelphia that he (Quinlan) had made
away with her son. Quinlan talked with
Mrs. Pitzel for half an hour, during
which time she repeated the charge OF
Holmes that Quinlan had killed Howard
Pitzel. Quinlan has made so many con-
Trajectory statements himself that his ar
rest is momentarily expected.
Sleepy Quaker City Onicials.
TORONTO, July 24.--The local author
ities have been put in possession OF "a
number of letters and documents which
show that early in December of last year
the authoritics'of Philadelphia were cog
infant that Holmes had made away with
the three Pitzel children. The letters
show that on Dec 10 President Fouse OF the
Fidelity Mutual association wrote 20 DIR.
John Ferguson of the Excelsior Life In
surance company, this city, asking him to
make inquiries, with view to finding
out whether or not Holmes, with three
children, had come To Toronto.
Private Detective Hodgins was employed
on the case, and in very short time found
that Holmes and tho woman who then
passed as his wife stayed one day at the
Walker House and several days at the
Palmer House in October last; also that
Ave children had been kept at the Albion
hotel until Oct. 25, and that on the latter
date Mrs. Pitzcl, with her baby and her
eldest daughter, Bessie, were mt the Union
House IN this city, and that all the parties,
with the exception of Nellie and Alice
Pitzel, left Toronto on that date. This in
formation was supplied to Mr.. Fouse on
Dec. ~, and great surprise Is expressed
here that no immediate action was taken
by the Philadelphia authorities.
The Toronto detective had no intimation
that murder had been committed on
Canadian soil. When Detective GeyeI
came 20 Toronto he studied Detective
Hodgins' report. The morning after his
arrival the press appealed to those who
had let houses to parties who had occupied
them only a short time, TO communicate
with the public
The man Rives, of IS st. Vincent street
read this in the morning papers and
promptly reported to Inspector Hall of No
2 division what he afterward told at the
inquest. In this way, and during the alb
sence Of Detective Geyer on a visit to
niagara Falls. the bodies were located.