Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-01
Convict Will Be Taken
to Chicago
TO GIVE HIS TESTIMONY.
Expected to Tell All He Knows About
the Many Grimes Committed
by Holmes.


CHICAGO, July II.
u a., Qulnian, under the questioning of
f.JS'a iudenoch has let the cat out OF the
peS.6 admitting that Mascot" was
Holm.s' confidential man In Fort Worth
Tex. "Mascot' Is the person the police
have been looked for. Just before Qninlan
bad stated that Allen, the man confined Ia
the Little Rock penitentsry for horsu
stealing. was Holmes cQnhdential man,
and oulnlan admitted that "Mascot' was
the man who had been close to Holmes
In Chicago aud was his right baud man in
"IIe engineered all the big deals for
him" said Quinlan 81 was not good
enough for the line work"
From further questioning the police be-
whom Minnie Williams property In Fort
Worth was conveyed to Benton a. IL.
man John g. Allen, A. z. Caldwell and
"Mascot," who ngure In different times anl
places IN the Holmes case, are one aud
the sam eman.
Holmes not long ago asserted that tho
man Hatch took the Piethel chi,Iren TO
aud that II he could be found he could
clear up the mystery OF their death. De
tectiyes who are working up the case III
the west have evidence that Hatch came
west after the visit to Toronto and was
caught stealing horses in Arkephas. The
man confined la the Little RocH pcnlten'
tiary claims to he able 10 give the history
of Holmes deeds from hrst 10 last but
Insists that be be paLIoned out first.
Detective Ilea Of Fort Worth has tclo.
gTaphed that Allen is the mitch wanted
Mascot" and that he has given up some
valuable information. By agreement be-
tween States Attorney Kern Mayo" sultn'
Chief Badenoch and Attorney Caps, VINO
represents the heirs OF the missing Minnie
Williams, the latter has left this city Tor
Little Rock with credentials aud authority
granting him the power 10 represent tue
state VI IlirOls In obtaining the nbsOlnte
and permanent release OF Allen from the
Arkansas penltentiary, such immunity be-
Ing granted oil condition that he fssten the
crime OF murder on Holmes ny uhuni s,,l
able and existing evidence In TINS cry.
Within ten days, unless the present plans
miscurry through some techmeanty OF pi'
fetal disturbance, Allen VIII arrive III Nhl'
cago In custody Of Attorney CappH ana the
proper officers of the law.
Attorney Cnpps In an Interview late last
night ofter his consultation with the chiet
There is no question In my mind that
| this man Allen can tell about the inufuef
| OF the Williams girls, Mrs Conner anu her
daughter Pearl by Holiness and can direct
MS Ia where the homes Of these four at lenst
| nre buried. A. tue Cigrnnd girl lud others
whose dlsapg rance and death nave oeen
charged to HOLMES lie cannot say az lhls
| time. Allen was the confident ana asso'
| cInte OF Holmes for long time and we
/ know enough Of his knowledge " HOlincs
| affairs TO safely count on his Oeihg "uie
| 10 tell the story of the crimes.
| 1--WE will prove absolutely that llolme
murdered the Two Williams girls; Mrs, Conne
| and her daughter Pearl. We VIII bring Allsl
| 10 Chicago and he Will tell the story OF "
| murders as they were committed and poln
| out the place where the bodies were aus
| posed OF after Holmes had performed thes
| terrible deeds OF murder c..,
| Altgeld apprislng him Of the situation cen
| corning die transfer Of Convict Allen 70 I'M
/ iurlsdieubn and asking him TO ohlclaig Ie
/ ouest the governor OF Arkansas TO deliNe
/ me prisoner TO the Illinois authorities
| Chief OF Police Badenpeh WIS NOT ,s,i
| VocA end OF the investigation.
| "Thls man Allen may be able 10 cohNc
Holmes" said the chief, but ! 40 70. &c
| iell As straight tale as mas Deeh tn
nor,ed I believe that II Is worth our Will
10 Investigate his story thoroughly however
and we will md out what ne Knows, vr,
Miss Jenny Thompson, known also as Mth
EyyIen Stuart, was being looked for ~ N
| Enslewood police today. Miss thompson KY, hn
| hesn living on May street near slNty-thlI'
street but In that locality ahe naA ,yermsd ~
day that she was employed BY Holmes az
| photographer up to short Tune peiuIs ~
isti chIcNgo. Her statement Is wanted y
regard 70 what she ers ssg , sSp "sA'' III v"
| Workmen began today 10 saw away ~
| csdar vat where It Is said Holmes manu-
| tertired gas The police are trying 70 see
there is any connection p seNSon Wanda
| waning. -Four men also spent the uAy uiE
| sylng In the cellar near the AonthWest ooT"'
OF the building ,oaa, ,,,,b N,
| ,,rss ,a,,nd In the bottom Of the vat In IN
| nsiior on Holmes house ana II was iouh
! ySheneyer mixed with benline pt hei"s, ~,
,ynrid emit a vapor so deadly ihhi no =, nu Ina
being could live a. u .a M Rlr victims
| ", Lpown but the police are lhcliheu
| favor such q theory