The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-02
THE POLICE PUZZLED
UNABLE TO SECURE DIRECT
EVIDENCE OF MURDER
AGAINST HOLMES.
QUlNLAH STICKS TO HIS STORY.

Though he Spent Two Hours ON the
Stand Yesterday Nothing New was
Eiicited--'' MascOt'' Says he is Ready
to Tell a Few Things if the Authori.
ties will Come to his TeTms-- HI dimes
Interviewed Again--His Explanation
of the Bones Being in his Cellar.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-The police ac-
knoWledged to-day their complete de-
feat so far in the effort to secure direct
evidence of murder against II. H. Holmes.
Dozens of promising clews have been
carefully investigated; witness after wit
ness, who was confidently expected to
"tell ALL" has been examined without
result, and at last the detectives are
forced to admit their efforts have been
unavailing so far as real proof of guilt is
concerned. This was admitted by In
spector Fitzpatrick to-day.
when we started on the case" he
said, 1--WE knew it would be almost i'm
possible to get any one who could posi-
lively connect Holmes with any case of
murder, yet, We thought it our daty to
investigate and We have done the best
We could. We believe several crimes
have been committed and believe that
Holmes and his confederates are guilty
OF several murders, but so far we are un-
able to prove our belief. We have no
evidence that would even cause an in
dictment against any of the men under
suspicion if 1t were presented to the
grand jury"
Pat. Quinlan was given two hours
session in the "sweat- box to-day, but
the result was as unsatisfactory as the
previous examinations Of the jauitor.
Quinlan gives no evidence of weakening
and stubbornly sticks to his statemert
that he knows nothing of any killing.
The police received word to-day of the
mysterious hauling away from the
Holmes house at night of several large
boxes. The boxes were taken from the
Castle during Holmes residence there,
and several detectives were detailed on
the new lead in the case.
Allen "Mascot," the convict in prison
in Arkansas, said to-day:
"This man Cole they speak about, /
never heard of before. The newspapers
are telling heap of lies. / was hoping
this thing would be kept quiet and | ex-
pected a reward of at least $1,000
would be offered for information clear
ing up the mystery about the Williams
girls, and that would get 1t. That was
why wrote to Texas to find out what
there would be in it for me if told what
/ knew. I came right to Arkansas when
left Holmes. was in Chicago num-
Der of times before that, but never staid
there long The papers say the Chicago
people have collected evidence showing
that both the Williams girls were killed.
these detectives think they are slick. /
see couple of them are on the way here
from Chicago to see me. Let them come;
they will not get anything out of me.
~ knew Pat. Quinlan, He came to
Fort Worth when Pratt (Holmes) and /
were there but would not take charge of
things because of the shape they were in.
Lyman (PietzeD acted badly. He drank
a great deal and became infatuated with
a dashing widow Pratt had with him
then a woman whom he called Jeanette.
| knew all the time his name was Holmes
and / knew that he had five or SIX living
wives. / travelled great deal with him
and we both visited Hot Springs together.
"Holmes had the most charming way
toward women of any man ever saw
and never mixed up with any that were
not good looking He was also mild
hammered, courteous and affable toward
men.
There was moments pause and
Mascot" continued:
II am not going to tell what know
until the thing is fixed to suit me-"
There is perhaps, no manner of swind
ling that Allen is not familiar with.
Some people believe he is now engaged
in an attempt to gain liberty by barter
ing his knowledge Of Holmes criminal
career--knowing that may have to be
taken with a grain of salt after ALL
Holmes Again Interviewed.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. HI. Fl.
Holmes was interviewed to day in refer
ence to the finding of the human bones
in the Chicago "Castle." He said:
Every person who has known me is
aware | am a doctor by profession.
There was restaurant in my building
during the Worlds Fair. At that time
there were lots of bones from fowls and
other cooked animals thrown outside the
building. Lots of these bones no doubt
found their way to the cellar. During
the time lived in the building l brought
several cadavers there for scientific and
pecuniary purposes. This may account
for the bones the Chicago police say they
have found"
In speaking of the Emile Cigrande
mystery, he said:
81 employed Emile Cigrande in May,
1898, as typewriter. She remained in
my employ until October, 1888. She
was a good and virtuous girl, as far as
know. A respectable business man and
a friend of mine knows that the girl was
alive and well one year after she left my
employ. If she is dead, she has gone to
heaven"
Continuing, Holmes said.
81 regard Pat Quinlan, my former
janitor, in the light of being prosecuted.
pity his unfortunate position. The