Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
VAS TOO NERVOUS TO TALK
The 0eteet~,s Wind Him Up and Hurry Him
 Off to EngIewood.
5 oN's THEORY OF THE BIG STORY
z Han Maintains a Sturdy Front and Is Surcharged With Nerve No Trace of the Hidden Vats or Secret
 Tunnel.

Chicago, H., July 29.-M. c. Chappell, the little mechanic who made such start ling disclosures 10 the police Saturday and yesterday in regard to the skeletons which are believed to be those of the victims of Holmes. was brought to h. spector Fitzpatrick's office early this morning, the intention being to put him through an examination to find out whether the accounts he has given the detectives are tr or not. He was so much agitated, however that it was found impossible to go on with the in- quiry.
 With the assistance of big glass of raw whisky he was able to leave the office, supported by the inspector and his brother at 10:30 It is understood the destination Of the three is Englewood, where the mechanics story as to knowing the combination of the mysterious steel vault in which the detectives think some of the persons believed to have been murdered by Holmes may have met their death will be tested. He has already opened the vault, but he did so by putting his ear to the lock and hearing the tum- bers fall, just as an expert machinist might do anywhere.
 Charles M. Chappell, son of the latest important witness, said this morning that his father had in his life been very hard drinker, and this had acted on his mind to such an extent so that he dlu not all ways talk rationally.
 If my father knew Holmes I did not know anything about it." he said. "As to the trunk about which so much is being said and in which 1t is alleged body came to our house for him to dissect and clean, with view to articulating the skeleton, I can say that it was not Holmes trunk at all, but always did and does now belong to us. Fathers trade is that of an engineer, but he was a sort of Jack of all trades, and somc- times put together skeletons for the stu dents at the medical colleges, but do not know of his ever doing any work for Holmes. He may have done some, how ever"
 Chief Badenoch would not say whether he thought Chappell bad any guilty knowledge of Holmes misdeeds or not. Inspector Fitzpatrick is inclined to be- lieve the mans story about putting to- gether skeletons for Holmes. but believes that he did 1t in a perfectly innocent way not thinking for an instant that the supposed subjects were really bod ies of persons who had been foully dealt with.
 The skeletons are not perfect. inspect or Fitzpatrick said this morning that he expected to get the remainder or them, but would not tell from what source.
  as having belonged to two girls apouI the age of 20 and a woman of middle age. Not all the teeth were removed ana the police hope that there may be some sort of Identification from those Wnlcn re- main It is not at all certain that the bones belong to the Holmes victims. As an insurance swindler nothing would have been more natural than for him to have procured bodies with the intention of deceivingt the companies and then to have had their skeletons articulated as an extra source of revenue.
 Patrick Quinlan still maintains stur- dy front "Quinlan breaking down?' said the inspector in answer to an in- uuiry. "I should say not He IS as cooi as a cucumber and has more nerve than seven persons in his position. We have not seen Mrs. Quinlan for day or two, and do not know where she is holdins out"
 Workmen digging in the cellar of the Holmes building this morning found half dozen more bones, four or Whlch are supposed to be human bones.
 Most of the day was devoted to trying 10 locate the hidden vats in which the machinist, Chappell told the ponce Holmes was accustomed to boil bodies. The work was very slow, ana was SUI, further delayed by the crowd, which had 10 be occasionally driven back by an ex- tra detail of police which was called out for the purpose. The secret tunnel de- scribed by Mrs. Sylvester or Kansas City was also looked for, but has not as yet been found
 People who knew Dr. Russler in En- glewood say he disappeared suddenly in 1892. and some adhere to the theory that he met death in the charnel house He had an office in the Holmes building, and the two men were often seen together. The doctors disappearance was not eX- plained at the time, and he has not been seen since.
 Dr. Robbins found today the signature of Minnie Williams on several receipts he had at his store and they will be used by the police in the investigation of the alleged transfer of Fort Worth, Tex, property by the Williams girls indirectly to Holmes By these the police hope to settle the disputed question as to wheth- CT the deed was forged