The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-02
The HOLMES GRIMES.

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cart he'd Ny Senrchcrs.
CHICAGO. July 2s.-Not So sensa|
tional a find as that ~ yesterday wal
made by the men digging in the base
ment of the Holmes building to-day
but il was one which may 90 farthe|
towards securing the conviction ~ IND
murderer One Of the workmcn found
in a pile 81 rubbish letter signed "H|
II. Howard" and dated MAY Z. lsg5|
The signature is one If the mani
aliases used by Holmes and one Of thl
commonest OF the lot. The letter i
his well-known handwriting. and ii
addressed to an occupant Of the build
ing. but To whom the detectives, Wild
took possession of the letter beford
the reporters could get hold OF it. rel
fused 10 state. II is believed. howl
ever. that the letter is TO c. +. Davis
the jewcler who occupies the buildinI
with Druggist Robinson.
The letter inquiries particularly al
TO the doings OF Janitor Quinlan. a nd
asks where he now is 1t then goe|
on in a jocular manner To discuss thI
fate Of the Williams girls. and asks u
the recipient whether he has see
them or their ghosts about the build
ing. Special inquiry was made as u
the partitions in the house. and ii
conclusion the writer expresses the bt|
lief that he will not have to stay il
Jail much longer.
1t was at first reported that two led
tiers bad been found, but Detectiv|
Norton. who has charge of the matd
rial found in the cellar. denies tina
this is so. He declares that the tw|
supposed letters were only parts d
the same letter.
A new accusation now rests again1
Holmes character. and that is that h|
made away with Miss Cigrand, witt
whom he lived in the house at Sixty
third and Wallace streets just befor|
he had the Williams girls there. TIL
neighbors remember but little OF th|
girl. not even her first name. Sll
was n stately looking blonde. abor|
twenty-five years Of age. and livc|
with Holmes something less than si|
months. When she went away Holms|
told Jeweler Davis. as the latte
claims. that he had succeeded in ''ma|
rying her of.
1t will be remembered that this
very much like what he told concord
ing the disappearance of Mrs. Conno|
He said ut the time that he had mai
ried her off in California.
Miss Cigrand came to Chicago fro1
Indiana She associated but littl
with the neighbors and even the oths|
inmates Of the building were in con|
plete ignora nee concerning her habit
Holmes was not otter seen with he|
and on these occasions he kept alo|
from his acquaintance and INTRODUCED
her to no one
Mrs W. l.. Doyle. Of ~ Sixty-thir|
street, knows more about this girl.
Is believed. than anybody else. b,|
the Central station officers will nd
pcrmi, her 10 talk about the case
The building in which Holmes CHI
cago crimes were probably concoctd
and accomplished will not be pulle|
down. T. Il. Chandler. mortgad
broker. who holds lien on IL for Sl:l
600 advanced to Holmes with which
build IT, was told by the building il
spector that All that was necessary wa
to inspect the upper portion. This "
be done ut once. An order Of ford
closure has already been secured fro|
the court. and Tomorrow or next da|
/ an order will be asked for allowirI
\ the improvements 10 be put on. III
property Is now worth $4,000. n
sides the principal there is $4,000 bad
interes. and taxes due on it.
few more bones were found Il
day in the same hole from which tho1
were taken yesterday. There wei
vertebra and portion Of hnms,
shoulder blade. The force Of men WI
doubled to-day and the work is pr|
crossing much faster.
The belief is gaining ground TN
Holmes wife. who lives at the subut
OF WiImeitc. knows much more aboI
the crimes If her husband than II
cares to tell. 1t is probable that 81
will he put in the sweaf-box-
Mrs. Quinlan and Mrs Doyle. wi
were examined to-day. are still und|
police restraint. as are Quinlan al
! Owens. though none of them are a
tually under arrest
To the police to-day, Mrs W.
Doyle said that an aunt OF hers owns|
the house in Toronto where the t,1
Pictzel children were found deal
Mrs. Doyle was shown picture oil
Pietzel children and of the excavsti'|
in the basement OF the holmes cast
of which she said:
Those are much better pictur1
than were in the Toronto papers
, the house there. and OF the children
Asked how she knew the pictur|
were better. she said: II had pap|
sent TO me from Toronto and the pi1
urcs in il were horrible"
Mrs. Doyle was asked how the pap|
came to lie sent to her and what
tercst she had in the case. She
piled:
well. you see its funny. but Il
lived in in Toronto. She rented II
him"
no YOU mean The house where u
bodies Of the two Pietzel children ws|
found?'
"Ycs," she replied.
Mrs. Doyle was asked II she KIND
Pietzel. 20 which she hcstatinglv
piled that she had met him. but i
refused to say nnthing further abo|
her acquaintance with the man TIL
Holmes Is supposed to have murdere|
Will he sent tn Canada to stand TrI
1 Soe Mursaer.