The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-28

the possession Of Holmes. He accepted
the lob and was taken BY Holmes 70
room which would have been cark even
In the daytime. Stretched out on q tanie
in the middle OF the room was the oooy
Of n man The sSfn had been entirely re-
ynovas from the face. but in all other re-
snar,s ffs body was IN good condition.
Ths arrtculatcr ard Holmes Lad some
tafk as 70 the best way OF taking the
body out OF The house, as Holmes
gaii he did not want the neighoors 70
&C. .he body removed II was finally
$500 that the artscu.ator should cut
OF rhs arms and that Holmes would pro
,,ssa Cor The removal Of the rest or the
oorpse. This was done. and the artic1-
aafor left the house carrying the arms
with him in a sack. lie had Just reach
81 h.s house and was preparing 10 go 10
bed when he was called 70 rne ooos oy
Loud Knocking He went down and found
Homes and another man. They had the
hz,arce OF the body, which had been cut
a two pieces after the ertscu2tor mao
,ee. she house Homes left sfter remark
ing that be would kave another JOB tor
she man IN a short tine True 20 Ms
word. in December he sen' Tor the ar
arrival OF the latter az the house. OF
Homes he was taken 20 the same DARK
room where on the sane table where the
,S-sv Of che man had lain on the occa-
skoa OF his first visit. was the BODY OF
Young woman. The face OF this corpse
Lad been dssdgured In such a manner that
e. was impos~Sbls 20 tel WAX SIS n~n
hooked Ike when alive.
In January. fsss che sr-scufafor was
&C.. @or a third time BY Holmes and IN
tre sane room on the sane table he found
90 looav Of a second young woman from
whose face al the sszn had been removed
TIE articulsfOr had rms body taken 30
hts home. where he stripped tiie bones ana
mounted the skelaeon. When he called
on Hosnes for his paw the latter refused
10 give a. 20 him. and was moreover some
what in arrears for mounting the previous
skeletons. The Two men could not come
to terms and the dispute finally ended oy
the ar.icLIator retaining possession or the
third skeleton. and he still has a. In his
h0use. He removed the skull tonight and
BROUGHT 4 10 the central police station,
whore 10 now a.. The arf.culator VIII be
kept under close surveillance for some
DAYS yet as the police do not think ne has
told all he knows about the murders In
the castle.
The police declare now that they have
almost positive proof that the first female
body was that OF Emeline Cigrande and
the second that OF Annie Williams. 1t is
the skull OF Annie Williams that 10 now
at the central station. The story OF the
expressman Is TO the effect that he was
hired by Holmes one afternoon ana told
not TO come TO the house until after night
fall. The expressman kept this appoint
ment. He was given q box and trunk
by Holmes and told to take them to the
Union depot. When he was putting the
box into the wagon he turned IL on end.
and was at once stopped by Holmes. who
told him he was on no account to keep
the box in any other position except fiat
on the side. He had orders to take the
- t~ysrt - "a 1laVa
them on the end of the platform. and was
told that they would be taken care of. He
saw only one man at the depot who SEEM
ed TO be interested in the trunk and box.
and drove away. After Humphrey had
told his story TO the police tonight Pat
Quinlan was brought from his cell and
the two were placed face TO face. The po-
lice will not tell why this was done. but
the general opinion is that it was done
because Humphrey recognized Quinlan as
the man at the depot. The expressman
will be retained IN custody as witness.