Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-08-02
HOLMES CRIMES
A Ghostly Array Of Murders Are Now
Charged Up to the Brutal
Physician.
LIST. OF The ALLEGED VICTIMS
Each Day Adds to the Damning Cal
endar of Awful Deeds Placed
to His Credit.

CHICAGO, July 31.-Lawyer Copps,
Fort Worth attorney, stated today that
he is prepared to prove the murder of
Annie and Minnie Williams by Holmes,
Pietzel, Quinlan, and another whose
identity he refuses to divulge. This
man has been located by the detectives.
"He is ready to confess" said Copps to-
day, ION condition that the public guar
antee him immunity from punishment.
My detective says that the man knows
that the girls were killed in the Sixty
third street house, and knows where
they are buried"
Mr.. Copps advances rather startling
theory which, if found to be true, will
add another victim to the long list of
murders already credited to Holmes.
According to Mr.. Copps, Minnie Il. Will
iRms had brother named Horace r.
Williams of Denver. Tho youug man
either died or was killed suddenly in
May or June, 1898, shortly before the
supposed murder of the Williams sisters.
The manner OF his death is not known to
! the attorney, but he says he has
| ascertained that the young man was
murdered for $1,000 insurance in favor
of his sister Minnie. The following is
believed to be only part of the list of
Holiness victims. All have disappeared
and he is supposed to have murdered
them:
Connor, Julia L., who lived with
Holmes as his wife. Supposed remains
found in basement of Holmes building
at 7O1 Sxty-third street, Chicago.
Connor, Gertrude, daughter of above,
supposed remains found in basement of
Holiness building.
Cigrand, Amelia, Holmes secretary,
disappeared.
Pietzel. Benjamin F., dead body found
at 1916 Caldwell street, Philadelphia.
Pietzel, Howard, 11-year-old son of
Benjamin f., supposed to have been
murdered in indianapolis.
| Pietzel, Alice, daughter of BENJAMIN
F., dead body found in cellar of St. Vim
| cent street house, Toronto.
| Pietzel, Nellie, daughter of Benjamin
f., dead body found in cellar of St. Vim
cent street house, Toronto.
Williams, Minnie, disappeared from
| 70l Sixty-third street, Chicago, where
she lived with Holmes. Supposed to
have been murdered and crenated.
Williams, Annie, younger sister of the
above, disappeared as did her sister.
Wild Miss, formerly a clerk in Holmes
employ at the "Castle," disappeared two
years ago and has never been heard of
since.
In addition to this Holmes is believed
to have been concerned in the murder of
Mrs. Cron, the old woman who was so
ruthlessly killed at Wilmett two years
ago Other persons known to have been
identified with Holmes at Englewood
and other places have disappeared, but
as yet little evidence has been found to
show that Holmes had hand in their
sudden retirement from the usual scenes
Arrangements we're completed today for
taking the testimony of John G. Allen,
a Little Rock, Ark, convict, which is
expected to convict H. H. Holmes Of
murder. Attorney William Copps of
Fort Worth, Texas, who discovered
Aliens alleged conversation with Holmes,
will leaev for Little Rock tonight with a
promise Of immunity for the convict,
providing his story convicts Holmes.
Allen will be released on parole. Chief
of Police Badenoch ie not particularly
enthusiastic over the Little Rock witness
of the affair."" Allen may be able to con-
vict Holmes, said the chief, "but I do not
regard it as certain" Attorney Coppa
declared that his statements regarding
the convict had been exaggerated. ~
am not certain that this man can convict
Holiness he said. II am hopeful, how
ever, and will go to Little Rock to inves-
tigate,"