The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29
HOLMES In DEMAND.
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positive Identification of the bodies as those
of Alice and Nellie Pietzel
more Evidence Against Holmes.

of Alice and Nellie Pietzel.
Eore Evidence Against Holmes
Chicago July 2S.-Unmstakable evil
Eence of murder at the Holmes castle, IN
Englewood, was lest night placed N the
hands of Inspector Fitzpatrick. That at
least four people have been cruelty muir
dered IN this chamber of horrors IS now
a practical certainty.
The skeleton of one of Holiness victims.
supposedly that of Mrs. Julia ConnOrs. is
now i'm the inspectors office in the city
nall The other skeletons which came
from the same place. will be placed in his
possession today or tomorrow y fourth
oody has been traced to Philadelphia and
it's recipient there will be no doubt discov-
cred i'm the course of few days.
The who produced this startling
evidence was closeted with the inspector
and Detectives Norton and Fitzpatrick
from 8 till o'clock last night. The in
spector declined to make his name known
at present, for the reason that it would
handicap his further Investigations.
This mans story is that he first met
Holmes in response to advertisement
which appeared in a daily newspaper for
a machinist. This in the summer Of
1892 He worked for Holmes III that capae-
ity for several months one day Holmes
came to him and asked him if he could
mount a skeleton. The man said he
could. Holmes conducted him to a dark
room on the second floor in the central
part of the building, and there pointed out
the remains of a man There was consid-
cradle flesh on the lower limbs, but the arms
were practically bare. He took the arm
bones and skull bones away with him tnat
night The next day Holmes brought the
remainder of the skeleton TO the machin-
lists house
This was October 1892. January 2d. 1883.
Holmes came to him and asked him 10
articulate another skeleton for him. An
other trip TO the dark room produced.
another human being. this time that Of a
female. This body had much more flesh
on it than the other. In describing the
remains to the police he said:
The body looked like that Of a lack
rabbit which had been skinned by sDlittir-
the skin down the face and rolling il back
off the entire body. In some places con
siderable of the flesh had been taken off
with it,"
This is the skeleton now in the posses
sion of the inspector. who believes il to be
all that is left of Mrs. Julia Conner.
In June 1888 ne was again called upon
~ Holmes to articulate "a third skeleton
which was produced from this same dark
and mysterious chamber in the castle
Holmes paid him So each for two Of tae
skeletons and took them away. The third
he did not call for
Chapman VIII be Arrested.
The name by which the mechanic is gen
orally known is Charley Chapman. lie has
not been formally placed under arrest. b1It
probably viii be as soon as the police Get
from MIN. all the information he Will give
Upon Information obtained from Chan
man. Inspector Fitzpatrick tonight cot nos
session of the trunk in which Holmes is al
legged to have put the body of the Williams
girl. The body was sent 10 a house on
wentworth avenue near Twenty second
street for Chapman TO work on. Chapman
says that when he received the body there
was only half of the flesh left on the bones
that tho pack of the head and the hair
We're intact. He cleaned the bones and set
the skeleton for Holmes. This skeleton. he
alleges. is still in the city. and early tomor-
row morning he promises to take the police
to it. He also says that the skeleton was
disposed of by Holmes and that the present
holders are unaware that the fieud ever
had anything TO DO with il, as the sale was
made through an agent
Locating the Graves.
Chapman was today taken TO the Holmes
house in Elglewood. He pointed our two
spots, one in the northeast corner of the
cellar.and another under the sidewalk where
he claims the police will find beneath the
surface two bricked graves ana he is o. the
opinion that body may be found in one or
both Of them. An extra force of men vii
be put To digging for them early in the
morning
Chapman further says that Holmes offer
eli him 500 10 set up the skeletons OF two
children and that he refused 10 do il. When
asked his reason. he became confused and
said he simply disliSed the job.
Quinlnn in the Swent Box.
Another most important feature Of this
mans story was his statement that during
all this time that ne was fixing mp skele-
tons for Holmes. Pat Quulan was about
the premises and seemed to be Holiness
trusted man. To verify his statement in
this regard. Quinlan was sent for and con-
fronted by the macbinist and mOunter Of
skeletons What took place between the
two men. the inspector declined to say.
bur when Pat came out of the sweat box
this time he looked ten years older and his
whole bearing was that OF abjoct despair