The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-25
SAVANNAH. GA. THURSDAY JU IY 25 1895.

patrick. a brother OF Che Inspector who
has charge Of the Chicago end of the
case.
In regard to the mysterious box which
by many was supposed 70 have been used
by Holmes as receptacle for the body
or one or both of the Williams girls. owens
said: Il helped to carry the trunk 10 the
third story with Holmos and Pietzel from
the depot in August 1885, about the mid
die of the month. In November. 1888 in
conversation with me about the insurance.
he told me he wanted TO keep the Williams
girl in hiding: that he did not want her
to be seen by any of the Insurance people.
and that he could telegraph and get $1,000
any time.
About the last of November or the
first part of December, 1888, ! assisted
Holmes TO establish the firm of Campbell,
Yates a Co., for the purpose of getting
insurance on the building at the south
west corner Of Sixty-third and Wallace
streets, which insurance be received about
November, 1898. Holmes came to me and
instructed me to report TO the insurance
company that I was the secretary of the
company, which 1 dill, and ! also took on
affidavit to that effect. / also reported
that / had met Yates and received stock
from him. He also instructed me to
make the statement then that 1 had met
Minnie r. Williams, which l did. He
induced me to make these statements by
promising me my back wages and 10y his
hypnotizing ways. ] caulilly believed he
had a certain amount OF influence over
me. While / was with him l was always
under his influence"
Owens stated substantially the same
things to a reporter ana the following ad-
ditional: Il never knew the COnnOr wO-
man. / had heard of her, but had never
met either her or the Villains girls. 1
never saw any women around the place.
Pietzel was the man who hired me ana l
met Holmes one day in the basement
The bones found this morning are now
believed by the central station detectives
to be those of Gertrude Connor, the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Julia, J.. Connor, who is be-
licved to have been one Of Holmes vic
Tins. Mother and daughter disappeared
about the same time.
The testimnOy of Quinlan was by far
the more important. He was questioned
closely regarding the disappearance of
Mrs. Connor and admitted that he knew
Of It, Holmes, he said first told him Mrs.
Connor had gone on the north side TO re-
main few weeks, and after
ward said she had gone back to Cali
fornia to live, and got married there.
II developed during the examination that
Holmes had had Quinlan1s ll-year-old
daughter insured for $1,000. but whether
or not he had ever collected the insurance
produce his daughter if necessary, and
it is probable the police, with the fate
of Minnie and Annie Williams in mind,
will ask him to do 1t. Quinlan made many
contradictory and improbable statements,
and the police believe he can be made
TO tell a great deal more than he has yet
told. Neither man was placed under ar
rest, but both are under surveillance, and
will probably be given another turn in
the sweat box tomorrow.
Indianapolis. Ind. July 2t.-Detective
Geyer arrived here from Detroit to-day to
investigate this end of the Holmes-Pietzel
affair 1t is believed by the local officers
that the missing lad Howard Pietzel, was
murdered here and his body taken from the
Circle Park hotel where Holmes was stop
ping, in a trunk What disposition was
made of the body is the mystery that De-
tective Geyer has come here to solve.
Toronto, Ont July 4-At go p. m. the
coroner's jury returned a verdict of will
full murder against Holmes, who is charg-
ed with the killing Of the Pietzel girls.
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Coroner Johnson Immediately issued his
warrant for the apprehension of Holmes
This is the first case under the new ca
madam criminal code in which intervention
of the magistrates court is unnecessary
and the matter viii go direct to the Attor-
ney Generals department Proceedings
will be taken at once to have Holmes ex-
tradited.
Crown Attorney Dewart said this eve
ming that the question of the expense
would not be considered by the crown. He
himself, would at once bring the matter
before the Attorney Generals department.