The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-08-09
ON A BLOODY TRAIL
ChSeaxo Police Ftsd Real Evidence ~
Murder In HsImss' Case.

Ch,s.~o Police Ttsd Real Evidence ~
Murder In Helmet Case.
CHICAGO, Aug U-Human blood was
found Yesterday in Holmes Castle Do
spattered from one room to another
Science aided the detectives where other
agencies had failed, and uncovered more
startling evidence against Holmes and
Pat Quinlan that had yet been found In
the Castle" The detectives and medical
expert found in the Castle" trail OF
blood leading from the doorway OF the
dining room of Mrs. Julia L. Conner to
the sink In the same room; from there
into the dark chamber where she and
Pearl formerly slept. and then to the In
side door opening into the bath room,
where the secret trap door was; on the
seboard OF that room above the trap
door, and down the secret staircase which
led TO the false elevator shaft, and thence
into the basement. The blood was human.
A cloth of blood mixed with human hair
was also found.
In the debris in the dark chamber
where the mother and child slept we're
found some child's underwOr stained
with blood; pair OF brown diagonal
trousers, stained at the bottom with
blood; the pocket OF woman's dress,
blood-soaked; a handkerchief which had
been used to wipe up the blood with, and
various cloths and parts OF undercloth-
ing spotted with blood. These articles
were examined microscopically at tina
time OF their discovery and the test made
showed that the stains were human
blood. rope was found in the dark
cham Der. and in the knots blood was dis
covered.
In Pat Quinlan's private rooms were
found two trunks of theatrical type.
One was purchased from Moeks in Den
yer. On both trunks we're the initials
IN. X W." These initials were painted
over. The initials are those of Minnie X.
Williams. Quinlan stated, after being
taken into custody, that the trunks be-
longed to him. The detectives have now
the truth; both trunks belonged to Min
ME Williams. Quinlan will be confronted
with this evidence. He will also be faced.
with books found in his possession, and
which belonged to Minnie Williams.
There are magazines bearing date as
late AS April, 1894, demonstrating that
Minnie Williams vas alive at that time.
The fact that one OF her trunks was
bought in Denver Is explained by the in
formation that after she entered the en-
ploy of Holmes she entered the theatrical
business In Denver. Chief Badenoch also
secured, in addition to the above evil
dencs positive proof that Benjamin F.
Pitzel was at Dwight rs a patient when.
Emeline Cigrand was there as a stenog-
rapher. He gent under the name of
Robert E. Phelps.
Under the name OF Phelps he met EN-
lily Cigrand ano wooed her. The girl die
not leave Dwight Of her own free will,
but was discharged for inability TO prop
erly perform her duties As soon as she
left ID wight she came to Chicago and en-
tered the employ of Holmes There again
she met Pitzel under the name of Phelps.
The inference drawn by the officers from
the trail Of blood Is that the blood, being
human, came from some person killed il,
the dark chamber, dragged from there to
the trap-door, thence down the secret.
doorway to the basement beneath.