The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
No One Knows How Many Lives
the Demon Took.
THE LIST GROWING EVERY DAY.
Three Men and Another Woman
Traced to the Slaughter Den.
One Of Holmes Tndertakers, Who
Mounted skeletons of Victims,
Readily Gives Eyidence-Pat Quin-
Ian Likely 10 BE Executed Arrest
of Another EmpIoye Of the Castle.

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Investigation into the criminal deeds OF
II. II. Holmes in Chicago close the net stih
tighter around Pat 1uinIan and add stiil
rrore proof 20 that already existing that
he was an accornplice of the arch-rniirder-
sr and fully cognizant OF most IN not All
OF his deeds.
The name ~ Milford Cole. formerly Of
Baltimore. has been added 20 the list of
Holmes possible victims, as Is also That
of another woman who was for short
time resident Of the castle IN Sixty-fhfrd
street
The date OF the disappearance OF Mrs.
Julia Conner was today fixed as Christ
mas day. 1891 This information was OBJ
tanned from Mira John Grove. who occn-
rsied rooms In the Holmes castle from
early in 1891 20 September. Isa2, and whose
name IN connection With the case has
never before been mentioned.
Tonight Officer Fitzpatrick arrested
man in Englewood who Is believed 20 be
II & Mack, who worked for Holmes dur
ing the last six months he lived IN the
Gixty-thlrd street house. Macks fdent-
fcafion with the druggists operations -
furnished by Railroad Detective Young,
who used TO live in the castle The po-
lice have been looking for Mack since
Friday. and now that they have him In
Tie tolls they admit unreservediy that
they have the most important witness yet
rounded I'D. Whether he can tell any
thing about Holmes personally they are
not certain, but that he knows all about
Quinlan and his wife and their connection
with Holmes they feel sure. from certain
admissions he has made 10 friends.
The whole trend OF the present investi-
CATION il not only 10 fasten the crimes up
on Holmes. but also upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Guinian. so that they can be arraigned for
murder Chief Badenoeh says he does not
believe the Philadelphia authorities will
ever surrender Holmes. and therefore he
ts determined that Illinois justice shall be
melted out 20 his accomplices here
The police are satisfied that the skele-
ton which Is now safe In their vault IL
that of Annie Williams, sister OF Minnie.
They have no means of proving that this
IS so. because all evidences have been
destroyed and the Jaw broken. but never
theless. they are satisfied that their con-
elnsion is correct. Today's revelations
have also convinced the Aoiice that the
house on Sixty-third street was the scene
Of all of Holmes murders, and that the
myterious office on the third floor was
employed exclusively for the buyhery OF
his victims.
Charles III. chappelie. OF 100 Twenty
ninth street. is the man who gave the no
lice on Saturday night the information
that he had articuiated skeletons for II.
from the castle. Chappelle Is a machin-
ist. carpenter painter and engineer. a
sort Of jack Of all trades. From the in
formation which Chappelie gave TO the
police Saturday night and yesterday they
learned that Chappele had been an all
around mechanic for Holmes. and had
built two tanks In the basement for the
destruction of bodies. These tanks will
he opened In the morning. Into them went
hnIlA ~ hat faar Hat NJ -,
once tenants OF the castle and now num-
bered with the dead.
Chappelie's admissions are tho most re-
markabie and damaging yet received by
the police against Holmes and his confed-
crates. They reveal the existence of a
complete system OF machinery In the cas-
tie for the commission of murder, com
meneing with the steel chamber or vault.
the dissecting table, and ending In the
acid tanks. where all evidence OF the deed
bat the bones was removed.
In addition 10 the confession OF Chap
pelle. the police also located some OF the
clothing OF Minnie r. williams and Julia
Conner. which Holmes gave away after
they disappeared. The combination TO the
steel vaul, has been found in the posses
sion OF Chappelle. II is now believed by
the police that Howard Pitzel was Killed
In Chicago and his remains disposed Of
Tomorrow Chapnelle saws he will lead
Inspector Fitzpatrick 10 the place where
the skeleton Of Annie Williams will be
found. Tie has told the police that IL is
IN the possession of a West side medical
student. who does not suspect its identity.
1t was feared IL the location was pub
iished the young man might be led TO dis
rose Of 10. Chappeiie was hired by Holmes
10 clean the flesh off this body and rig
M the skeleton. as he had others. but.
FALLING TO get his pay, he kept IT, IL was
the last work he did for Holmes
In another place Chappelle will recover
the arm and hand bones OF Mrs. Conner
They are articulated and doing service
also for the science OF surgery. From the
same place came the skull which was
taken into the central station hy petec-
tives Fitzpatrick and Norton Saturday
The police thought at first that this was
part OF the remains az Annie Williams
thsppelle does not make plain lust how
hA knows 70 the contrary hat fn fact the
police do not see how he viii do so with
on' bringing Suspicion upon himself. BUT
he SAYS uneduivocaly; THAT head he
lonsed 20 Mrs Conner"
Besides these matters the police have
secured the trunk which Holmes said be
had used in sinking Annie Williams in the
take. There are plenty OF signs that A.
once held body freshly mutiiated. and
thappelle says Holmes brought the trunk
20 ms nome with the remains of Annie
Williams In IT,
IN this way" said Inspector Fftznat-
rick tonight we are told four Victims ~
the Englewood house were disposed of-
1hls witness took away the skeletons
.stny eleahed and asked no questions.
see.sa being paid Tor each lob One Of rhs
bodies vas that Of n man We have not
heen aole 70 conclude who he was There
- only superstition that this vas Rob
ert e Phelps, who was supposed To have
married Miss CiFfa1de. Holmes said he
wanted him 20 take care az the bodies OF
Two children. and WAS 50 anxious about
" That he offered 10 pay him $50 for the
,eo. oar witness says he refused "a
mount the bones 81 any children. hur he
does not say anything 20 explain What
distinction he saw between chW5~eY's
bodies and any others. II his business
Was legitimate and he had no krowlese
or teul play. You see It's very sas-
riCinus."
Inspector Fitzpatrick was today nm,
into the possession Of facts which weav.
closer the web OF proof around II II
Holmes and adds another victim, 10 80,
already long list. This Information w.
furnished by Attorney George Z chan,
heriain. manager Of the Tafavefte me-.
camille agency. This murder Is shown Z,
have been prior TO or during fSqi u J.
Fitxsi. who later fell victim, was "a ma,
tieipant IN the murder OF this man. ana
Attorney Chamberlain SAYS ,ts1atf,
guilty with Holmes. The crime was cor
rlitted in Chicago in 1871 or early in 1Sas
Again the victim was traced 20 n.
Holmes building I'm Enslewood. There +
was. Mr.. Chamberlain gives the I'm
preston, that The crime was COMMITTEE
The police 90 not think this body pa
teen found. The skeletons that We're ar
ticulated were furnished a wear or to.
wears later. II is the belief that the hoay
was dissected and cremated. or burfs4