The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
OUINLAN A MURDERER
EVID FNCE AGAINST HOLMES
EX-JANITOR is NOW
COMPLETE.
IMPORTANT LETTER DISCOVERED

1t Bears Date of July 10th and Up-
braids QuinIan for Making Way With
PietzeI--Asks If He Can't Show
Where He Was at the Time the Muir
der Was COmmitted--Denies That He
Holmes Has Done Amy KiIling--An
Effort to Bring Holmes to Chicago.
| CHICAGO, H., July 27.-More conclu-
sive evidence than has heretofore been
collected by the police in the Holmes case
was unearthed by the investigation to-
night. Inspector Fitzpatrick believes it
to be certain that at least three murders
were committed in the "Oastle" of
Holmes, and through witnesses that
were found to day, it is thought Holmes
can now be convicted Of murder in this
city.
The police have found man who told
the police that he had mounted three
skeletons for Holmes, and that the skele-
tons were from bodies taken from the
house of Holmes in Sixty-th street.
One of these, he said, was the body of
man, and the other two were women.
They were taken from a dark room in
Holmes house in the night time and
| two of the mounted skeletons were
returned to Holmes. The third skeleton
is now in the possession of Inspector
Fitzpatrick. The flesh of the bodies had
not been stripped from the bodies when
the bodies were given to the new witness,
but the faces were SO badly lacerated
and torn that Identification would have
been impossible.
The police also found an expressman
who was hired by Holmes to deliver
box and a trunk at the Union depot in
this city. The box, according to the ex-
pressman, was taken from dark room,
and had the appearance Of coffin box.
This was expressed to Philadelphia, while
the trunk was sent in another direc-
ton.
In prosecuting the investigation of
the basement of the big brick house on
Sixty-third and Wallace streets, to day,
the workmen employed by the police
came upon two graves The indications
are that in the graves were laid the
bodies of Minnie and Alice Williams
Lime and quicklime had accomplished
| their work and the bodies had turned to
native dust, but there still remained suf-
ficient evidence to make Identification
possible.
An Important letter Found.
CHICAGO, H., July 27.-The police
| have found a letter from Holmes to Pat
rick Quinlsn to which much Importance
is attached. 1t is dated July 16, 1895
and says:
"Dear Pat:-Among their other fool
theories, they think you took Pietzel to
Michigan and either left him there or
put him out of the way. have always
told them that never asked you to do
anything illegal, but they are bullheaded.
On the 18th | saw you at the factory, l
think. Can't you show where you were
all the rest Of the month? If they ques-
ton you or threaten to arrest you, tell
them anything there is to tell about
this or any other matter They may
want to know if you were in Cincinnati
or Indianapolis about October II. It is
well for you to be able to know where
you were working. am awfullyI sorry
Pat, for have always tried to make
things easy for you. When Minnie killed
her sister, needed you the worst way
but would not drag you into it. If the
detectives go to New York, as | want
them to, they would find where Minnie
W. took them by boat have done no
killing, Pat One by one they are find
ing them alive. Minnie W. will not come
here as long as there is any danger of her
being arrested"
QuinIan will be Tried for Murder.
CHICAGO. H., July 27.-The police be-
leve that the evidence against Patrick
Quinlan is now complete and Homes, eX
janitor will be trided for murder here.
Il won't allow Quinlan to become
States witness to avoid the rope" said
Chief Police Badenock to-day. 81 be-
lieve in hanging murderers and believe
Quinlan is a murderer | shall make
every effort to have Holmes brought
here for trial, for Chicago was his centre
of operations and most of his killing was
done here. I We enough evidence to
indict both Holmes and Quinlan and the
case will be submitted to the Grand
Jury soon.
Doesn't Believe him Guilty.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July q. The fol-
loving letter was made public here to-day
by a resident of this city, who says he is
friend of Holmes, but who refuses to
permit the epublication Of hisname thereto.
"OHICAGO, H., July 18, 1895.
7 "DEAR SIR:-I have just returned from
J Europe and was surprised when learned
that my friend Holmes was charged with
killing the children of BENZ. Pietzel in
Toronto hardly think there can be any
e truth in the charge. knew Mr. Holmes
whereabouts at the time the little girls
are said to have been murdered. can
5 say, without fear of contradiction, that
5 he was not in Toronto or vicinity at the
r time the murders are alleged to have
t been committed.
4 'Ifthe children were killed Mr.. Holmes
had no hand in the crime. Let me know
, if can be of any service in the case. !
= am writing Mr.. Holmes by this mail.
: Yours faithfully,
= FW. Ii. MISCHOFF."
Strong Evidence in Toronto.
TORONTO, Ont, July 27.-Should
Holmes, the alleged murderer of the
PietZel children he hrouoht tn Toronto