San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-03


CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The latest de-
velopments in the Holmes case
60 to show that Mrs. Pat Quin-
Ian knew Of the disappearance Of
Mrs. Julia Conner, in Holmes
castle and saw the body of the
woman after she was dead. She
further knew and has admitted
that Pearl Conner disappeared
mysteriously in the castle after her
return from trip to the Quinlan
farm at Lakota, Mich. Chief Ba-
denoch took Mrs. Quinlan aud her
husband to the castle with Inspec-
tor Fitzpatrick and Detectives
Fitzpatrick and Norton. The OBJ
ject OF this trip was more for the
purpose OF letting Quinlan and his
wife meet than any nther. They
were closeted together alone for
an hour in the room in which
the Julia Conner carpet lies and
the chair belonging to the MUIR
dered woman stands.
What took place between them
no one knows, but Chief Badenoch
and his detectives are nearer a So
luton Of the Holmes mystery than
they were ever before. The chief
now has proof positive that Mrs.
Conner and Pearl, her daughter, or
Cora Quinlan, were murdered in
the building while the mother was
in his employ. Mr.. Quinlan has
given information within the last
twenty-four hours which brings
the charge Of murder nearer to
Holmes than it has been in Chica-
go at any time since the case
opened.
Quinlan and his wife, while
demonstrating to the police that
they were at no time guilty Of the
crime Of murder themselves, have
made ad missions by which the chief
could use them on the stand as val
liable witnesses against Holmes, in
proving that Mrs. Conner and the
child were made away with by
Holmes for the purpose Of securing
insurance which Mrs. Connors car
ried on her life in favor Of her
daughter, or in which Cora Quin-
lan's life cut an important figure.
Further, Quinlan and his wife have
proved to the police that Mrs. Con-
nor was so well aware OF the
schemes which Holmes was operat.
ing that it became necessary for
Holmes to put the woman out Of
the way. Mrs. Connors' body was
disposed OF by burial within the
castle somewhere close to the spot
where PEARLS supposed body was
found. The police have not ceased
their efforts to find the bottom Of
the basement and uncover her re-
mains. The digging, which was
suspended today, will be continued
tomorrow. Pat. Quinlan and his
wife have admitted, partially, the
woman more than the man, that a
business in receiving and disposing
of dead bodies, stolen from country
grave yards, was carried on in the
castle under the direction of
Holmes. The grave yards Of the
western portion Of Michigan, Grand
Haven, South Haven, MuskegOD,
Holland, st. Joe, Lskota and other
places, with easily accessible
graves, were despoiled OF bodies
and collins. The bodies were
brought to the castle, chemically |
treated and then disposed of to
medical colleges. The collins were |
by Quinlan, Pietzel and
Holmes, refined and disposed Of to
at fair profit.
ave have sufficient evidence to
keep Holmes in prison for tho re-
of his natural days." said |
Detective Guyer today, without |
him with murder. Should |
he by a technicality escape the
conspiracy charge, 20 warrants on
other charges are ready to be served
on him. The Toronto charge OF
is the strongest one against
him and II he is taken there, he
will probably be hanged. AS to all
the Chicago charges, there is only
the proof that he was swindler.
I believe it would be finally shown
that he did murder Mrs. Conner
and the two Williams girls. Min
ME Williams, 1 think, was killed
last fall at the same time as How
ard Pletzel. have no trace Of his
body. New witnesses In the