Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-27
WHAT HOLMES SAYS
HE DESCRIBES MS FIRST MEETING
WITH WILLIAMS GIRLS.
SIN Contends That the Body OF Min
ME Williams IL Beneath Lake
Michignn's Waters.

New York, Aug. ga signed state
ment wrltted by II. II. Holmes In the
Moyamensing prison at Philadelphia,
and certified TO by his lawyer, which
goes into all the details OF his acquaint-
ance with Minnie Williams. is printed
by a local paper. Holmes writes that
he first met Minnie Williams at an in
telllgence office kept by one Campbell,
on Dearborn street, Chicago, in Janu-
nry 1893, and employed her as stem
ographer. She was Installed In the
building which has become known as
Holmes castle" and from March to
May OF that year occupied rooms In
the building adjoining the office. Oc-
caslonally meals were served In the
building, and II any bones have been
found In the stove, Holmes writes, IL
VIII be found by microscoplcal examlna-
tlon they are the remains OF such
meals.
He continues: Certain It is that no
human being Yves ever cremated there
during my occupancy of the room.
my own experience years ago being
quite sufficient to show me the danger
OF such proceedings ON account OF the
awful odor II 1 had no other motive TO
deter me from such a course"
Holmes says that In April Minnie
Williams, knowing him to be In need
OF money, gave him d draft for $500,
the proceeds OF "A sale of real estate
she had held In Texas, and asked him
to use II until she should need II. In
order that she should be protected he
transferred to her by warranty deem
a house and lot at Wilmette. Ill, val
ued at $1,000. The money was returned
to her In May. 1898 being paid by Isaac
X, Hit & Co. of Chicago. She desired
10 convert her other Southern property
into cash or improved northern prop
erty. and he advised her to execute n
worthless deed (by having some one
other than herself sign the same TO
a fictitious person and offer the prop
erty for sale at u very low cash figure,
and years later TO demand an addition
al sum In exchange for good deed.
This was done. the name OF Alexander
f. Bond being forged upon the deed 50
made. which deeds are still In exist
ence.
About this time, Holmes narrates,
Miss Williams was taken III. suffering
from acute mania, and was removed to
the Presbyterian hospital, near Dear
born avenue car limits, being enrolled
as Mrs. Williams. when she grew bet
ter and returned TO his house. her sis
ter Mamie Williams. came from Texas
to join her.
Returning one evening early IN July
from a day in the city. he was greeted
by a cry from Minnie Williams In the
parlor: rs that you; Ny God. l
thought you would never come. Nam
ME ~ dead" She was seated upon the
floor. holding her sisters head In her
arms. rocking back and forth and
moaning. much as a mother would over
a child. He found that Mamie Will
iRms had been dead for hours. and
laid the body upon the bed IN his room.
finding no mark OF violence. but
slight discoloratlon on one side 81 her
temples
According TO the story written by
Holmes. Minnie Williams had been
away the preceding night and he
tiolmesl had also been unexpectedly
detained BY business all night.
This ~ what Holmes writes: "At
first Minnie thought her sister had only
tainted, and tried to revive her. but
she found her body lifeless and let the
body remain In the position In which