Evening star., 1895-10-31


came to our house IN St. Louis and when We
lived on Madison avenue, Chicago. 1 corre-
sponded with my husband while he was in
Philadelphia. The letters were addressed
to 1916 Callowhill street. He answered
them, and in one spoke Of settling in Phil
adelphia. He said he was in The patent
business in this city. 1 knew he was living
under the name of Perry"
Did you have any tall. with Holmes about
the insurance case before it was carried
out?"
'Once he spoke to me about it when he
came back from the south, and asked me
if Ben. had told ne about it. 1 said yes, ana
l did not want anything to do with il. lie
sad Ben. would pc home from the south
soon: that he sick down there"
Continuing, Mrs. pite.el said:
Il knew Howe through Holmes BY his
advice 1 employed Howe, AMI gave him
the power of attorney to collec. he money.
/ don't know who prepared il, bat Howe
brought it TO be signed.
Il saw in paper that man named Perry
had been killed by an explosion. but Hcimes
told me my husband was all right
I'm whose care did Alice leave st. LOUISE
In Howe's. She went a; Holmes sug-
gestion to Philadelphia TO identify the body
because L was sick. ! asked Howe to take
care of Alice. and Holmes said he would.
''On october 22 Holmes came to the house
in St Louis. and We went to HoWes office.
Holmes was there. and Howe said the
scheme was fraud Ind he washed his
IN regard to Howe's fee. and after being as
sured that l would not be implicated i'll the
affair, l did SO. Holmes there went under
the name of Howard"
How much did you get in all OF this in
Surance money!"
Il received $500. That was I'll ever sot"
After this money transaction what be-
came of Holiness
go
who. he said. would need some in Indian
apolis. He went away, and some time af-
terward sent me a letter from Detroit to
come on there to see my husband"
Did you see your huSband:'
mo, he then sent me to visit my parents
at Galena, III.
When l went to Detroit with Dessa and
the baby he met us and took to a hotel.
! said expected to hear from the children,
and he said they would write in a few days.
Holmes registered for me as Mrs. Adams.
We remained in Detroit until October IS"
Did he explain why your husband was OF
there?"
He said he had looked all over the town
and could not find vacant house where it
would be convenient for me to see Ben. On
the morning of the 18th he said we had better
go toSToronto.
I'VE went to Toronto where he also reg
istered me Mrs. Adams My husband,
he said. was in Montreal waiting for word
to come on.
October p. On the afternoon of the 18th
he came to the hotel and said he wanted ME
to hurry up and go to Prescott. Caniia, and
there cross over to Ogdenburg. N. Y. We
went to Prescott and stayed until Novem-
ber l.
From there We went to Burlington, VT
He told me that had worn out the name OF
Adams, and to go by the name of Cook. He
claimed to be sending diamond dyes to Ben
in Montreal. The second week we were al
Burlington l said l was not going to stand
it any longer. l wanted to see Ben, and
told Holmes 1 believed he was lying to me-
He denied this. l said, I do not hear from
my children, and you said l would get the
rent from the Fort Worth property. and ]
have not scratch to show. l said 1 would
go to the children in Indianapolis, but Re
said, No. not until you see Ben He said he
was going to take Ben. to the states and
get him to sign papers about the Fort Worth
property and sell it.
For two three days 1 did not see him
and then he came and told me he had ,aken
the children to Toronto. He said he had
put heavy coats on them SO they would hot
catch cold, and that they We're perfectly
happy. Holmes was known as Judson. He
told me Ben. had been drinking and was
sick, and asked me what I'd do if he should
die. He said, I have one grave marked :oI
him. All my letters We're given to Holmes
to mail He sent them to Chicago where
Pat Quinlan, the janitor of the Castle took
care to get them to my husband
Have you ever seen your husband since
he left ST. Louis for Philadelphia
II have never seen him since July %, 1894
nor heard from him since August 29 when
l got the last letter in his own handwriting
That was in Philadelphia"
Have you seen heard from Alice Mel
lie or Howard since this man got possession
of them?"
Il have not heard from them"
Have you seen them s:nce?"
Il saw Alice and Nellie lying side by side
in the morgue at Toronto. l never saw How
ard exceDt what bplOn ge1 TO him in
Indianapolis, in the coroner's office.
At $50 o'clock last night she gave.way for
her daughter, Jeannette-"Dessa." Her tes.
timony was largely corroborative of tnal