The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-18
BAO NOR HOLMES
Weaving Evidence Against Him
in Philadelphia and Toronto,
DRAWING THE MBsHGs CLOSER.

District Attorney Graham Says He Has
Convioting Evidence of Murder Against
the Prisoner, while Toronto omoials
Give IA still stronger Case.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1s.-It was learned
at the office of the district attorney That
during the two hours interview which
Fl. II. Holmes, alias Herman Mudgetts
had on Tuesday with three members of
the d~irstrict attorneys staff, he said: Il
suppose I'll swing for this" This is the
only remark dropped from his lips which
in any way would tend to criminNte him,
but the district attorney takes this as a
practical admission OF his guilt.
Notwithstanding Holmes remark, his
Counse says he can prove an alibi in his
clients case. He says that Holmes was
not in Toronto when the Pitezel children
were murdered. This, he states, can he
proven by Mrs. Howard, Holmes third
wife, who arrived here this forcnoon from
The home of her mother in franklin, Ind.
The authorities place but little crodence
in the alibi st1ry. and are satisfied Holmes
is the murderer.
Mrs. Howard. when askeds about her
knowledge of tho Pitez'l children, said:
Upon that subject l havo nothing to
say
She was told it was reported that she
would swear that Howard was not in To-
ronto at the time the Pitezel children
were murdered. She replied: II decline
to make any statement on the subject"
Mrs. Howard said that she was at In
%dianapolis part Of last September and Oc-
tober, when Howard and the Pitezel chill
dren were there. When asked if she knew
the Pitezel children, and hat the Pitezel
boy had disappeared, she said: "Why l
never knew there was such a family in ex-
istence, and how could l know what be-
came Of the boy? l never heard of the
Pitezol family until my husband was ar
rested"
Did you ever see the father of the chill
dreng'
Eyes, knew him in Fort Worth, Texas,
whore he worked on a business block
which Mr.. Howard was building, but he
went under another name. Ibid not know
thai he had Il family
Mr. Howard wa' asked what she know
about Howard having other wives and re
pliei that she know uOthlug about 1t, but
hal ha1rd il said rHat he had. Mrs. How
ard also stated thaU she and her husband
had lived i'm Fort Worth from February
to April, 1891. and after that had been al
most everywhere. Mrs. Howard gave evil
dence that she knew just where to stop
talking. Nothing could be obtained from
her that would Indicate that she had any
knowledge OF Towards crookcdness and
crimes, or that she is any other than a de-
voted wife.
This morning District Attorney Ora
ham said there was little chance of Holmes
being taken to Toronto to be tried for the
murder of the Pitcz'l girls. He has found
evidence. he said, which leads to the con
clusion thai the body foundin the Callow-
hill street house was Pltezel's, and he is
now prep airing to try Holmes here on thu
charge of " ~"daring Pitezel,
Detectiy yer, who unearthed th(
bodies of T.. i6ezel girls in Toronto, is
in almost hourly communication with the
district attorney. Last evening Dlstric
Attorney Graham received telegram from
him, dated Toronto, which said: 81 am go
ing to Detroit to look for Howard Pitezel.
Holmes is believed to nave murdered How
ard in that city, and Geyer is going Their,
to endeavor to discover the body.
1t is given out here that Holmes intend
to plead guilty of the murder of Howard
Pitezel in Detroit. Holmes sentence il
that state would prevent his being extra
dited to stand trial on the charge of muT
dering the Pitezel children in Toronto
and by this means he might escape tn
gallows, as there is no capital punishment
in NEaSlsss