The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-25
DENIAL BY HOLMES.
His Wife Present When He
Made the Statement.
sHRINKs FROM HIM WITH HORROR
Her Statement Conflicts with That of
Her Husband Mrs. Corners Nephew to
Make a Murder Charge Against Holmes.
stnI Searching the Chicago House.

PHILADELPHIA, July 23 AT his own
request, H. II. Holmes, insurance swind-
Ter and alleged wholesale murderer,
has been brought into the Office Of Dis.
trict Attorney Graham and allowed to
make a statement. 1t consisted sub
stantially of a repetition Of the story
that he had placed the Peitzel children
In charge of Hatch, his partner, and de.
spite rigid cross.examining he persisted
in his previous statements. When
Holmes was brought into the room his
wife, young and rather pretty blonde,
was present, having come from Indiana
state. When their eyes met they
seemed to shrink from each other, the
woman especially manifesting a feeling
of disgust and horror for the much.
accused man.
To prove his assertion Holmes pro-
duced the diary kept by himself aud
wife in Toronto, where he alleges he
gave the Pietzel children TO Hatch. The
diary would have confirmed some of his
statements had not his wife given addi.
fional information. She declared that
while they were living together in
Toronto hotel Holmes went away for
two days, saying that he was going on
a fishing trip. When he returned he
was tired and there was mud on his
trousers.
A Chicago special says: Mrs. b. F.
Pietzel is back in Chicago after her trip
60 Toronto for the Identification of the
bodies Of her children. She is now
ready to tell all that she knows regard
ing the operations Of Holmes las an
insurance swindler. She made import
~ af af F,fo ha lnu
and the measures to carry them out,
but says that she was kept in ignorance
that any of them entailed murder.
More bones and articles of clothing
have been turned up in the basement of
Holmes house. Some Of the bones were
from the butcher shop, but others re-
sembled those of human foot. In a
chest holding secret belongings of
Holmes the police found vest identi.
fed as one worn by Holmes upon which
were dark stains resembling blood. In
a box were found a linen shirt and
other articles of underwear. AS the
earth where these articles were found
was not removed in laying the founda-
tions of the house no reason for their
burial can be assigned by the police ex-
cept to hide murder. Close by is the
bottom of the shaft which made quick
connection between the top OF the house
and the basement, while Just over the
spot is the blind stairway which leads
into the third floor by a trapdoor placed
under stationary ,bathtub. The de.
tectives engaged in the examination of
the house announced that in their opin.
ion the house had been constructed for
She purpose of deliberate slaughter
More care than ever Will now be exer-
cised in searching the premises.
One Of the things found in the house
was noosed rope, which looked as if it
had been used for hanging purposes.
Holmes will be charged with the
crime Of murder in the city of Chicago
today. A warrant for his arrest on that
charge will be sworn out by A. MINER,
nephew Of Julia l.. Conner of Musca.
tine, la. Holmes will be charged in the
warrant with having murdered Mrs.
Conner sometime between the first of
August and the first of November, 1898.
The warrant will be placed in the
hands of Inspector Fitzpatrick by Mr..
MINER, and while it cannot be served
at the present time, it will be acted
upon the instant that Holmes is freed
from the charges pending against him
5n Philadelphia.