Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-25
TWO AWFUL FINDS.
The Backbone and the JaWbOne Of 8
Human Being.
SEARCH OF THE HOLMES HOUSE.
IL VIII he Continued with Even
Greater Energy Than Heretofore
for Evidence of the Alleged Multi
MUrdcrer's Crimes.

CHICAGO. ILL. July 2.-The back
bone Of a human being was the first OF
the mornings finds OF the detectives
who are at work in the Holmes building.
in Englewood. The second find was a
jawbOne. with two teeth. and now Chief
Badenisch and Inspector Fitzpatrick have
gone 20 Englewood to direct personally
the future search.
The finds were at once reported 10 In
spector Fitzpatrick at the City Hall,
and communicated to Chief Badenlsch.
The two latter officials at once started
for the Holmes house. In Englewood. 70
make a personal examination OF the OBJ
jects. Inspector Fitzpatrick made an an
nouncemen, OF the finds, and sald Ser
geants Norton and Fitzpatrick reported
10 me by telephone a few moments ago
that in digging in the basement OF the
Holmes house they had found the back
bone and ribs of a human being. The
report that the officer makes is that there
IS no doubt that the bones are a part Of
human body. Chief Badenlsch and I
will start at once for EnglewoOd and
exomine all the circumstances OF the dis
cOvery.
Just what bearing this will have on the
case | am unable TO say. as the report
IL meagre. and allows no room for a
definite opinion"
The Inspector said he supposed the
bones were a part Of the body Of one
OF the Williams sisters. Besides this.
neither the Chief nor the Inspector cared
to venture an opinion as to the probable
result OF the discovery. although both
seemed to be greatly pleased that some
apparent Roadway had been made I'm the
case, and expressed the hope that the
finds would lead 10 more important dis
coyeries. The pieces Of human skeleton
were found In the basement under the
drugstore.
THE DISCOVERY.
While the detectives were still hard
Al work i'm the wet earth, mixed with
lime, the men saw what they supposed
were bones. They carefully uncovered
the bones with their hands. Seven ribs
were thus taken ont. when several sec
tons Of the vertebra and what IS de-
scribed as a piece of an upper Jaw. with
two teeth attached. were found. Several
more Of the reputed ribs We're taken out
Of the place. With the ribs they found
a piece Of a womans Jacket. on the
jacket was a small bunch OF hair. too
much discolored by the dirt to give a
notion of It's original color. The bones
lay on a board twenty Inches wide
and thirty Inches long. and this in turn
rested upon a hard, dirt floor.
They were taken to the office Of DR..
Charles c. North. at SiNty-third street
and Wentworth avenue. He examined
them carefully, and gave as his opinion
that they were from u human body.
II am not able TO apply any tests, but
from a superficial examination | would
unhestitatingy pronounce the bones as
being from human body said Dr.
North. "1ney are tIiscOIored with age
or the attack Of some chemical substance
ana the damp earth In which they have
been lying has added TO their dscolora-
ton. believe a careful examination will
disclose their human origin"
All the eighteen bones thought to BE-
ribs Law alongside the section Of a verte-
bra. and apparently were Joined TO the
backbone at one time. The quickllme
would indicate that the rest Of the bones
had been eaten away Two pieces OF
flat bones were found in the hole, pro-
baby, the police think, shoulder-blades.
WHY NO LARGER BONES?
That the sections Of smaller bones Of
the body should have been without any
trace Of the larger bones Of
the arms and legs makes the
find more mysterious. Detective Norton,
In charge Of the digging party, Will have
the SPOT overlooked carefully in the hope
OF finding traces Of other portions of
human body 4 glass vial containing
about four ounces Of fluid was found
I'm the same place. but its character has
not been determined.
After reaching the building the Chief
of Police and Inspector Fitzpatrick and
the detectives retired 10 the rear Of G.
+ Dayis's drugstore, I'm the building,
with the newly-fOund fragments.
Joseph owens. who was janitor, and
who II Is said. assisted Pietzel and
Holmes I'm carrying the mysterious trunk
;nto the building, was also ON hand du-
ring the consultation.
Druggist Davis suggested a theory that
the bones were too small TO be part OF
the skeleton Of either OF the Williams
iris and he at once declared his own
belief 10 be that they were a portion Of
the remains Of Mrs. Connor's little girl.
who disappeared when Z or years Of
age.
JANITORS FOUND.
The detectives have found two Of the
fanitors who are believed 10 be more or
less cognizant OF Holiness swindles They
are Joe owens, now OK Bluhton' ~ ana
p,trici, Ouinlan. OF Evanston. Both came
10 Chicago promptly In answer 10 q sum
mons from Chief-of-Pollce Badenoch, and
bave been in the sweat-bOx the greater
part OF the day.
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