The herald., 1895-07-30

was not to be seen. The conspirator then
says that he became anxious about his
friend whereabouts and began to search
the house for him.
LAS | arose to go up stairs, says the
criminal, II noticed note lying on the
counter in the front part OF the house
1t was addressed to me-
Holmes explains that he tore the note
open. 1t directed himto go on the second
floor and open closet in which he would
find large blue bottle containing anoth-
er letter addressed to him. Holmes fol-
lowed the directions. He found the note
in the bottle as described and was horri-
fed when ne read it, 1t was from Ben
jamin Pitzel and advised Holmes that his
(Pitzel' 81 dead BODY could be found in
the house. The latter pleaded that
Holmes look after Pitzel's children and
suggested that there would be no Difficult.
ty in getting the insurance money from
the Fidelity company, now that the dead
body of Pitzel could be produced in evi-
dence.
Holmes then told his friend of the ap-
pearance of the corpse and said he sat in
the room with the body for over an hour.
He was dazed and hardly knew what
course to follow. He finally made up his
mind that since Pitzel had taken his life
there would be no harm in destroying
any evidence of suicide, that be might be
able to get the insurance on his life
without Difficulty. Holmes has confessed
that he then dragged the dead body to
the second floor. laid the corpse on the
floor, pried open the mouth of the dead
man and poured in quantity OF eX-
plosive chemicals. lie then says he placed
a lighted match to the dead man s
mouth. when the explosion which so
horribly disfigured the corpse followed.
70 give them forcible expression that
Pitzel came to his death by fn accidental
explosion. Holmes stated to his friend
that he got pipe of his, filled it with
tobacco. lighted it. then blew out the
flame after the tobacco had been partly
consumed, and placed the pipe beside
the dead mans body. 1t was neifly 4
O'CLOCK in the afternoon before he left the
Callowhll-str house. lie put on a nat
of Pitzel, to partially conceal his identity
and placed his own hat which was a
felt one. under his coat. The criminal
went directly to the Broad-strect station
so he alleged. and inquired at what hour
the first train left for Chicago. ii dimes
says he does not distinctly remember at
what hour the railway officials told him
a Chicago train would leave. but believed
it was between and $3.50 o'clock at
night. He then went to the house wneIe
he was staying and made preparations
to leave the city. He and MS wiie
Holmes alleges. left for Chicago that
ngh.. 1t is understood if the prosecu-
ton concludes to indict Holmes for the
murder of Pitzcl in Philadelphia, they
will produce witness who, it is said.
heard the conversation between Holmes
and Pitzel on that eventful evening,
when the latter threatened to do away
with his life.
1t has also been learned that the state
has another witness who was on the train
on which were Holmes and wife" en-
route to Chicago. This witness. 1t is
understood. can testify that Holmes sat
in apparent stupor on his way to the
west, that he had novel before him for
over an hour and was seemingly so much
dazed that during that time he never
turned "a page of the book.