The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-09
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Victims. 3
Clinton Sherman, formerly living at
046 D6ty 4Afhth street, came to tie
castle today and said he had been
employed BY the mysterious Richard.
son, now missing, to remove bodies
from the castle and deliver them to
Chappell. the articulator at the medl.
cal college. sherman's name was
found several days ago among the
private papers Of Holmes. Detective
Fitzpatrick discovered he had been
an inmate Of the castle. Sherman 10
o colored man. He heard he was
wanted and left the produce farm on
which he is working and came to tho
city at once. He told Of several lnys.
tertous happenings In connection with
the removal Of bodies which he was
told were ''stiffs" procured from GEM
eteries and hospitals, to be sold to
medical students.
Chicago, Aug. 2. - Experiments
were made to-day with the liquid
found In the bottom Of the vat in the
cellar Of Holmes house and 1t was
found that when mixed with ben.
xine or kerosine 1t would emit a
could live In 1t. Whether or not
Holmes used the vapor for suffocatinR
his victims is not known, but the po-
lice are inclined to favor such a
theory. Pat Quinlan, under the ques.
tioning OF the chief Of police, has let
the cat out Of the bag by admitting
that "Mascott" was II. Fl. Holmes
confidential man In Fort Worth, Tex.
He engineered all the big deals for
him." said Quinlan. II was not good
enough for the fine work." From
further questioning the police believe
that Hatch, A. e. Bond Through
whom Minnie Williams' property in
Fort Worth was conveyed to Benton
I. LYMAN, John G. Allen, A. @. Cald.
well and "Mascott," who figure in dif.
ferent times and places in the Holmes
case, are one and the same man. The
man confined in the Little Rock peni-
tenttary claims to he able to give the
history of Holmes deeds from first to
last, but insists that he be pardoned
out first. Detective Rea, Of Fort
Worth, last night telegraphed that Al
len Is the much-wanted "Afascott,"
and that he has given up some valua-
BILE information. By agreement be.
tween States Attorney Kern, Mayor
Swift, Chief Badenoch and Attorney
Capp, the latter will leave tonight for
Little Rock with credentials and au-
thority granting him the power to
represent the State of Illinois, and re.
questing the absolute and permanent
release of Allen from the Arkansas
penttentiary, such immunity being
granted on condition that he fasten
the crime of murder ON Holmes BY
unmistakeablc and existing evidence
in this city.
Chicago, Aug. 3.-The police today
acknowledge their complete defeat 60
far in the effort to secure direct evi.
dence against H. H. Holmes. Dozens
Of promising clues have been careful.
~ investigated, witness after witness
who was confidently expected to tell
all has been examined without result,
and ut last the detectives are forced
to admit that their efforts have been
unavailing so far as real proof of
guilt is concerned. This was admitted
by Inspector Fitzpatrick today,
"When we started on the case" lie
said, I'VE knew 1t would be almost
impossible to get any one who could
possibly connect Holmes with any
case Of murder, yet we thought It our
duty to investigate, and we have done
the best we could. We believe sew.
eral crimes have been committed, and
believe that Holmes and his confed.
crates are guilty of several murders,
but so far we are unable to prove our
belief correct. We have no evidence
that would even cause an Indictment
against any of the men under sus.
picion If It were presented to the
grand jury"
Pat Quinlan was given a six-hour
session In the sweat box to-day, but
the result was as unsatisfactory as
the previous examinations Of the ex.
janitor. Quinlan gives no evidence of
weakening, and stubbornly sticks to
his statement that he knows absolute.
ly nothing Of any killing. The police
received word to-day of the mysteri-
GUS hauling away from the Holmes
house at night Of several large boxes.
The boxes We're taken from the "Cas-
tie" during Holmes residence there,
and several detectives were detailed
on the new lead in the case.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3.-Holmes, the
alleged wholesale murderer, was ques-
toned to-day in an interview: "Can
you explain how 50 many bones came
to be concealed In the basement and
other parts Of your Chicago house?'
II will answer that question in this
way" replied Holmes. "Every person
who has known me is aware that I
am doctor by profession. 1t Is also
known perfectly well in Chicago that
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 out
side the buildings. Lots of these
bones, no doubt, found their way to
the cellar. During the time 1 lived In
the building brought several cadav-
ers there. both for scientific and pe-
cuniary purposes. This may account