Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-01
ANOTHER SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
Holmes Built One iu Fort Worth. Texas
Had an Modern Conveniences for MUIR

Holmes Built One i'm Fort Worth. Texas
+ Had an Modern Convcniences for MUIR
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Fort Worth. Texas. July 5l.-Allen'
/ the Arkansas convict. was at one time
iu the employ of Holmes in this city.
/ Allen went by the name Of Mascot In
this eftv. and it IS believed here that he
can tell great deal about Holmes and
/ his transactions If he wants 10.
While Holmes was in this city he
/ started tO uut mp a large building lL
+ VAS objected 20 as regular fire trap,
and .he authorities forced him TO re-
/ model u. An investigation leaves no
/ room for doubt that Holmes planned II
. for q death trap.
One room at the TOP OF the house has
/ twa ye exits by which a person can
/ escape. while am enclosed chute runs
down Co the basement iu which a body
/ could be transferred. I'm Chis basement
large arcbway had been built over
. the sewer in such q way that ne could
easily put iu @ trap door opening into
/ the sewer Under the floor of the
| house IS q large pit, the intended use
/ of which can only De c0njectured H0l-
mes NN.'...N At.INtA NAAAn NlAAANtAAA-1 10
l De used as he afterwards used his house
I in Chicago
HUNTING ANOTHER WOMAN.
Chicago. July 31.-Miss Jennie
/ Thompson. known also as Mrs. Evelyn
/ Stewart. is being looked for by Engle-
wood police officers. Miss Thompson
/ has been living on May street near
/ Sixty-third. but i'm that locality she has
/ been known as Mrs Stewart. The pO-
| lice we're informed today that she was
/ omDl0ved by Holmes as a stenographer
/ uD 20 a short time before he leIt chi
eae0 Her statement is wanted IN re-
/ gard to what she saw and heard IN the
| castle while she worked there.
CUTTING AWAY THE VAT
/ Chicago. M. July 31-Workmen be
/ gqn to-day to- saw away the cedar vat
where it is said Holmes manufactured
GAS The police are trying to see Nc
/ -hera is any connection between this
vat and The big tank that was uncover
cd Monday evening Four men also
/ spent the day digging in the cellar near
| r5e southwest corner of the building
FNTTS A DEADLY VAPOR.
/ Chicago. July Experiments were
made to-day with the liquid found in the
bottom of the vat i'm the cellar or
/ uornos's house. and it was found that
/ whenever mixed with benzine or kero-
I sene. ir would emit q vapor So deadly
that mo- human being could live in IT,
I Whether or nu, Holmes used the vapor
s1nOc3fng his victims is not known
I 1u- the police are inclined to favor such
n theory
CEYER GIVES 1T UP.
Indfanapolis. Ind. July 13.-"I think
Wen have TO wait until Holmes tells
where To- find Howard Pietzel He
I knows. aud we can't find out, said De-
/ tec-ive Geyer who has been town over
| q week hunting q house ne supposed 10
have been rented by Holmes while he
was here
To GET ALIENS EVIDENCE.
Crieaeo. July 3l.-Arraueemeuts were
completed To-day for the taking of the tes-
tmouy ot John C. Allen. the Little Rock.
Arkansas. convict. States ATTORNEY
/ NerD promises freedom from prosecution
hon. for Allen. providing his story Will
..-r.f.H Holmes Allen lS also tO ce re-
leased ou parole ana ~ MS statement
urova correct Kern promises 20 90 an
! possible to secure am unconditional par
/ don at Little Rock
STILL. ANOTHER VICTIM.
Cbicazo. July 31.-Hary Walker, Of
Creansburg. Ind. is believed to have
bean victim of Hoimes's. Walker
had his life insured for $4,000 in
uo'mes's favor. He came to Chicago
and fr November 1898. wrote TO friends
that he was at work for Holmes Sud
$3.50 r,,- 1a-tars ceased but search re-
vealed no trace of him i'm Chicago.
ALLEN WANTS FREEDOM
Little Rock Ark July 31.-Conviet
Allen persists I'm his assertion that Min
nie Williams was alive six months ago
and in the belief that she Is alive now.
Allen declares that the detectives trom
Tb,caoo will get nothing for their
-~o,,l,ls uniess they are able 10 secure
his release from the peniteniary.