The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-28
Faces skinned ana Oisagurcd to Pre-
vent the operator from Ever
Identffying She Remains.
TWO VAULTS OF QUICKLIME
Mr.. CIGRAND, IN ANDERSON, GOT A
LETTER FROM THE BUTCHER.
New York MAN Accuses Holmes of
Murderfng Miss C0nner-His Rec
ord at other Places.

CHICAGO. July y. = Inspector Fitzpat-
rick believes 1t to be certain that at
least three murders were committed
in the castle of Holmes. and
through witnesses that were found to-day it
is thought now Holmes can be convicted of
murder in this city. The police have found
man whose name they refuse to divulge.
but who was brought to the office of the
Inspector this afternoon. He told the police
that he had mounted three skeletons for
Holmes. and that the skeletons were from
Sixty-third street. One of these. he said.
was the. body of a man, and the other two
were women. They were taken from dark
room in Holiness house in the night time.
and two of the mou I a skeletons were re-
turned to Holmes. The third skeleton is
now in the possession of Inspector Fitzpat-
rick.
The flesh of the bodies had not been
stripped from the bones when tEe bodies
were given to the new witness. but the
faces were so badly laceratsd and torn that
Identification would have been impossible.
The police also found an expressman to-
day who was able to give what the police
think is important Information The name
of the expressman is Charles Humphrey.
and in the month of June. 1S9S he was hired
by Holmes to deliver a box and trunk at
the Union Depot, I'm shis city. The box. sc-
cording 10 Humphrey. s,as taken from a
dark room and had the appearance Of a cof-
fin box. This was expressed to Th:ladel-
phia. while the trunk was sent in another
direction.
The story of the man who articulated
the skeletons is to the effect that in June.
1893, he was sent for by Holmes, no at
that time was going under the alias of
Gordon, and asked IL he would articulate
the skeleton of a .man whose body was in
the possession of Holmes. He accepted the
job and was taken by Holmes to room,
which would have been dark even in the
daytime. Stretched out on table in the
middle Of the room was the body of a man.
The skin had been entirely removed from
the face, but in all other respects the body
was in good condition. The articuIator
and Holmes had some talk as to the best
way of taking the body out of the house,
as Holmes said he did not want the neigh
bors to see the body removed. 1t was
finally agreed that the articulator should
cut off the arms and that Holmes would
provide for the removal of the rest of the
corpse. This was done. and the articulator
left the house. carrying the arms with him
in a sack. He had just reached his house,
and was preparing to go to bed, when he
was called to the front door by a loud
knocking. He went down and found Holmes
and another man. They had the rest of the
body. which had been cut into two or more
pieces after the articulator had left the
house.
A woMAN'S BODY.
Holmes left. after remarking that ne
would have another job for the man In a
short time. True to his word, in December
he sent for the articulator a second time.
and upon the arrival of the latter at the
house of Holmes he was taken to the same
dark room. where. on the same table where
the body Of the man had lain on the oc-
casion of his former visit. was the body of
a young woman. The face OF this corpse
had been disfigured In such manner that it
was impossible to tell what she had looked
like when alive.
In January, 1898. the articulator was sent
for third time by Holmes. and in the same
room. on the same table, he
young woman. from whose face all
the skin had been removed. The articu-
lator had this body taken to his home
where he stripped the bones and mounted
the skeleton. When he called on Holmes
for his pay the latter refused to giyS IL 10
him. and was moreover somewhat in ar
rears on the bill for mounting the two
previous skeletons. The two men could not
come to terms and the dispute finally ended
by the articulator retaining possession of
the third skeleton. and he still has 1t in his
house. He removed the skull tonight and
brought it to the Central police station.
where IL now is.
The articulator will be kept under close
surveillance for some days yet. as the po-
lice do not think he has told all ne knows
about the murders in the castle"
EMILINE cIGRAND
The police declare now that they have al
most positive proof that the nrst female
body was that Of Emilins cisrand. ana the
second that Of Annie Williams. II is this