The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-07-27
BURNED IN THE STOVE,
Evidence of a Horrihla c.,.
rround In Holmes Chicago
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chicago, H., July 2O.-Pron ptcd nv tI,o
hndlnG of the Chldren's bodies in Tor,,,,
TO- the police of this city began = IL.
tehauc search yesterday of The buil,Iipo
IN IN Enclewood huilt by II. II. HoIn,.
the insurance swindlcr and ono, ,,,,,,
E,,ru ~ nun. Neither digging in the eel
tdr III nor tearing down Of walls will ,gi,cI,,.c.
the bodies of the Williams sisters if ~.
susWclons of G. T.. Davis, who nftrrv..,I.,
oscnpled room III the buidng, SE9N
Mr.. Davis SAYS that the onptvjps If q
stoye which had been Holmes rr1r,nftt
showed that body or bodies bad rral,s,,
hiF bfon burned in 1t. Remnants ~
What looked like human hnn,,, ratified ,,tir
on thG moor, together with a gold watch
ana cham, which hc identified rs hayiu.
hG'n worn hy Minnie Williams. hooks and
eyes and other incidents OF i wonau.a
hppdFSi- n" stove WAS amply large
enough 70 have contained a human holy
i Wo ,charred bones, resembling human
liioS, We're found among the ashes If
me, stove. The bones were badly burned
ana Were handled with great care to
prevent their breaking The finding Of
Supposed ribs with the burned woman's
Shoe, the buttons and pieces 6f clothing
We're considered hy the police as pract-
GdIF proving that at least a portion GF
a woman had been crcmated. The stove
Is about q feet high and ! feet i'm iii
2meter and would easily have held
noay. lhe ashgrat", in which the two
bones were found today had been re-
moved from the stove. thus accounting
Tor the fact that tn" discovery was not
made at previous examinations
An important discovery WAS made dur
lng tn" search in the stove in which hu-
man bones We're said To- have been found
v hlc examining this stove today the no
Ice found several a..
charr"d portion Of a woman's shoe with
several shrcds Of cloth and portions Of
Nook and EYE It was fumorcd that
several moro bones had been discovered
but this was denied All PARTS % th6
honSe were thoroughIt gone over in the
centhrinG i'll the relat The rldcc was
hlthF, being filled with old boxes and an
Sorts Of refuse.
Later this afternoon n bunch Of human
hair was found in the chimney Of the
Holmes house by several newspaper re-
port"rS. The Stovopip" had been taken
down and, clinEing to the bricks 6f the
chimney, was found quautitF df hair
IN" poich were notified aud upon "x-
ANIMATION the hair was pronounced that
of a Woman. The appearance of locks
led t6 the belief that they had been
burned from tn" head and drawn up tn"
st"v"pipe Tho discovery was considered
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