The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-25
THE FIRST AWFUL FIND
Chicago Police Discover Human
Bones in Large Numbers.
1t is Believed That the lad Howard
Pietzei Was Murdered in Indian
apolis and His Body Taken to
the Hotel in Trnnk.
More Mystery.
By sOnthorn Assoclatol rress.

CHICAGO, July q. Tho first awful
find by the detectives who were Dig
giDg, was the backbone OF a human
being in tho basement of the II olm as
building in Edgewool. The second
find was q rib; Inter there was IL bone
with two teeth, aud now Chief Badeuech
aud Inspector Fitzpatrick has gone to
Englewood TO direct personally the
future search.
The find was at once reported to In
spector Fitzpatrick at tho City Hall
ana communicated To Chief Badcuech,
Tho two latter officials started for the
Holmes house IN EnglcWood to mako
personal examination of the objects.
and to have them submitted to physl-
cInn for examination. Inspector Fltz
patrick made au announcement OF the
lind ana said: 5ergeants Norton and
Fitzpatrick reported to me by telephone
few moments ago that III digging in
lhe basement oi the Holmes Houss
they hah found tho backbone and ribs
of human being. Seven ribs were
taken ont when several sections of the
VeItebr,p and what Is described as II
piece OF OH upper jaw with two teeth
attached wore fonnd, Eleven more of
the reputed ribs were taken out OF the
place. with the ribs they found IL
portion uf womnn's jacket. On the
Incket was small bunch of hair, two
much discOlore6 by the dirt To give n
notion of Its orIginni color. Tho
bones lay on board twenty inches
Wide md thirty inches long, AMI thia
IN turn rested upon dirt floor. The
hard dirt underneath would indicate
TINT 1t was the oEisiuai floor of the
| cement, Gud that 1t had been filed with
about two feet o. eartn al Il later period.
In this filed portiou lny the bones.
Three sections III the vertebrm and
four OF the ribs were inlcn to the office
OF DIR. Charles L. h. North, at Sixty
Third street and Wentworth nvenuc.
lie examined them careiully, aud gave
az MS uplnlon that they were from u
human body. 81 Hm not able TO apply
any tests, bnt from u smperticinl eXnmi-
nation would unhesitatiugly pro
nounce the bones ms beng FROM n
human body" said DR.. North. They
are discolored with age, or the attack
OF some chemical substance, and the
damp earth III which they have been
lying has udded to their dscolorution.
| believe careful! examination viii
Disclose Their human origin"
All the eighteen bones thought to be
ribs lay alongside the section Of verte
br.c, and apparently were ioiued at
one time 10 the bnck bone. The quick.
lime would indicate that the res, OF the
bones had been eaten away. Two
pieces OF ilat bones were found in the
hole. probably, tue police think, being
shoulder blades.
Detective Norton, IN charge of the
digging party, will have the spot LOOK
ed over carefully in the hope OF finding
trnces OF other portions of human
body. A glass vial containing four
ounces OF iluId was found in the same
pInce, but its character has not vet
been determined.
After searching the building the
Chief OF Police aud Inspector FitZpa,.
rick and the detectives retired tn the
rear OF Z. J.. DAVIS drug store in the
building With the newly found frag-
ments.
Joseph Owens, the jantor. and vino,
1t is said, assisted Pc,t2el aud Holmes
to carry the mysterious trunk into the
binding, wns also on hand during the
consultation.
Druggists Davis suggested theory
that tbs lones were TO small to be n
part OF the skeleton OF either of the
Williams girls, and he at onoe declared
his owu belief to be TINT they were fl
portion OF the remains of Mrs. Con
nor's little Slrl. who disappeared when
seven or eight years OF age.
ISDiANkroLIS. July II. Detective
Geyer arrived here from Detroit to
day to Investigate this end OF the
Holmes pietzel affair. Ii is believed
10y the local officers that the missing
lad, Howard Pietlel, was murdered
here and his body taken 10 the PARK
Hotel, where Holmes was stopping in
a trunk. What disposition was made
OF the body ls the mystery that Detec
tive Geyer has come here to solve.
loRoNTo, July 2l.-At 30 y. M,
tho coroners jury returned verdict oi
wllfni murder against Holmes, who is
charged with killing the four pietzel
girls.