The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-04

The SwfHdIer OutNtA frt<o" V""'
in His Cell Plans BIsckmail'
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. al. H.
Holmes. who is charged with wholesale
insurance swndles and with seSerAi
murders, and is now awaiting tna' TOT
the killing OF u. +. Pitezel, has nos
been idle in crime although c1osey
guarded prisoner In the Phlndeipn.s
county prison. lie has engineered VIVA.
Is obviously a cunning blackma.nns
scheme. Although deprived OF wn'ins
material, and In spite OF every p'eca"
ton taken TO prevent his communist ,'s
with any ore outside. 1t seems ne mas
written what purports 10 be sketcn
of his career a..
The law officers OF the Commonwealth
have been astounded by the pubtica-
ton of advance sheets aud the an
nouncement that book. written oy
Holmes on the margins OF other oooks
.in the solitude OF his cell" Will follow
shortly. They will DC astounded turther
when they learn for the first time In
tins dispatch that the volume Is the
outcome of a brilliant blackmaiiing iaea'
originating In the brain OF the prisoner.
which Is all ready for working, p~
which the local authorities, being tnus
for.warnsd will peremptorily forbid.
l.
The scheme worthy of Holmes, IN
this: During his travels throughout 'Iie
country he has had business ana SOCIAL
relations with many persons OF undoup,-
ed responsibility. lie has with crimi-
nal cunning kept record OF All these
transactions Tine major por'lo" VI
those friendships were undoubtedly Tree
rrom any supicion OF wrong-doing, but
M. has taken advantage of them III the
lost viliafnous scheme OF his HE. ana
,hov are TO be made the vehicle for secur-
ins sufficient funds for his defence. Inc
opening chapters OF his book, puplishen
IN one OF the local papers. are de'oiu VI
srv,bins, thar would offend the most fas-
,idious They rehearse the earlier dc.ngs
OF a New Hampshire lad. whose supse-
auent career Is not foreshado"eo III "'S
way. Innocent enough as these ren'n,
SCIENCES may be. they are the groundworN
| of Holmes bold stroke. The papers con-
| tanning the opening chapters oil tho
| ..book' will be mailed 10 those untortu-
nate enough to have been classed among
| Holmes friends before he was known 10
! he the murderous criminal later events
| have shown MIN to be.
| 1,hosa who knew Holmes will be INFORM
cd that they are 10 be part ana parcc'
| of the book. limitations viii be CIV"
| that as IL will be most unpleasant 10 y,
| known i'm connection with its autnor al.
mention of certain names VIII De oh'ie'e"
| for a mCneycd considerations
There are chapters I'm the narrative
| t,,t Mace some OF the persons referred
| IN in a most peculiar position. WINE
| most of them yere 3nioubtedly lhho-
cent of any criminal intent. certain trans
| actions will be so described "a 10 leave
| q false impression on the pubic. NO
honest man will want his anne printed
| in such connection. and the posslpiit.es
| will make him an easy marx Tor tne
| b,ackmailer.
one OF the chapters Is devoted 10 ,no
| Roston experiences Of Holmes ana Mi'n'o
wilIiams. The woman. under the guidance
| of Holmes. entrapped a wealthy man Oh
| Family For a time being led 70 peileVe
| tb,t ne had deeply wrongcd the GIRL ne
made such occasional financial repa'a''o''
az ne deemed proper, and the foiSV'S",'
| eund" found It's way into Holmes pocket.
| when Minnie williams dropped OUT Oh
SIGHT" the Boston man breathe' i''o' :
hut when the awful revelations ca'h'
his state OF mind may be lmasinou.
IL 1roof-sheets. now being printed In a
nr,nttne Office near Sixth ana Market
streets will be forwarded 10 the bos'o"
mon and this proposition made: III ne
,,yI purchase Loo copies OF the b'"h'
accompanying the immediate oracr ,nsrs q,
for with the retail price 'nereoi
,,ooa his name viii be omitted as wen
as all matter that would IN any way
lin, 10 him. No doubt the Boston man
yho can well afford twill very prompt
y, order the book" and Enclose renl.'
,snce for same" SO viii many OF ,n'
others. The game would thus go on un',
Jtolmes would have accumulated enouk,
10 retain the best criminal lawyers III Wv
country TO take up his defence.
District-Attorney Graham Is n''vrn''''t,
10 try Holmes in this cry re "n ,,,ra,
al conspiracy with pitezel. by whlc'
,ha EideIity Mutual Insurance COMPANY
was defrauded ont of secs" ana as
result of which pitezeis life was desuos
ed--New York World.