The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
FfOLMES AS A PEDAGOGUE.

w. AludgGtt, alias Holmes. WENT NC
MoCrs Clinton county, in 1888, IN com
pan.y with another man and canvassed the
town for nursery stock. While there he
was engaged by the school trustees al
NIoor's Forks, and taught 4 term at them
school AT the close he went East and
soon returned with a little boy, who ne
mFined but a short time and disappeared
A LITTLE later he settled down at Moor
Nrks in practice as a physician tOr
olout n year. He was Of an enthusiasts.
tic MIXTURE. and during the presidential
campaign of 1884 bet heavily ON the re,
suit. AN he mad i'm ready cash and all
that he could borrow was staked on
Pnpublican victory but the result was
adveres. and to his dismay cleveland was
elected. Shortly after this hrs true hH
ture commenced to develop, ana tlle peur
Dle began to hear and see REASONS 81, ~
question his honesty. lie leIt lor Chl-
caro owing some bills, but about Neal
iofcy Tntnrnnd for a few weeks visit anu
snttIad some of them. He spoke glow
inG1v of his business at Chicago, Where
Ohn said he owned a store on two ana was
Joino q large business. During hls stay
horo bn canned the confidence OF many
He dorresponded with persons mere lor !
+;mo and finally his name was dropped
until revived by the crimes cOnlIlllut ~
i'm thn East under the name OF H. H.
Holmes and Howard. A., ,,o,,t,o1
/ Tomorrow an officer from 10" ceiltlY"
STATION will start for DIttne l>oth' : u
missioned by Chief Badenocl TO linz 20
view Convict Allen. who CLAIMS hG G,tn =
tate the secret chapters OF H. IL iaoIin,S
norcnr of murder and fItaudulent tie;l[lll M
Attorney William Capps of Fort W0ruh
,,tI,n has hnpn i'm Chicago for n@anly. NiI ne.
weeks indeavOring TO obtain PROOF UNA.
NIinnie and Annie Williams were IllH u,
Jnrod and WHO has pursued INES OIL III
,,os.tS ga finn separate and distinct from IN,
,,oIine has made q partial inTestlIg3atloi
ppe Convict Aliens story nd IS WEI! con
u ,,in,cod Nha+ fine man was really Wlpii res
of If moi an ACTUAL participant uli, E,l'
o,innos of Holmes, Peitzel, ana OTHERS
and THAT he can reveal the Wn'ie SUI! Ill
he wants to do so. ,oo,Iy thr
The Texas lawyer spent , cIe"iit
whole evening in Inspector liza W., uf bfs
private office relating tine esli'o o,,I,inco
detective work and trying 70 m N, tbot
tGe insrecbor and Chief Badeh)cn UI IA
Cnnvict Allen ought to be seen anu , luz
authenticity of his information Su SUI rol
10 n fest. The police are IncIl!leu ~ Iii,
otord the convicts assertion h9pcii ulls,
5Snd particularly as they happen To, Know
thot Holmes spent some time Ill Arh t:
sos conducting a land swindllng pl'tIOtii3; ~.
thot his rlmifi catfOns in half dozen uls1
tinct cities. He could have met ana u E:,,I
Allen on that occasion and brought lLiiii
to Chicago. as Allen claims.
Ouin1an. who has mott been disturbed III
his solitude since Monday. will be COZ con
Jnctod 10 fhe "sweat box in central sta
don tomorrow and will be given chance
10 exnlain some of the accusations against
him. Il. :,
also n prisoner insists that Quinlan was
Holmes accomplice in every crime The
swindler planned and executed.
Rather a significant bit of information
rome to the police today when Mrs.