The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-29

closed the net still tighter around
Pat Quinlan and added still more
proof to that already existing that he
was an accomplice of the arch
murderer and fully cognizant of
most, if not all of his deeds.
The name of Milford Cole, formerly
of Baltimore, Md, was also added to
the list Of Holmes possible victims,
as was also that Of another woman
no was for a short time resident
of the castle" in SiXty-third street.
The date of the disappearance or
Mrs. Julia Conner was today fixed as
christmas day, 1891. This lnforma-
ton was obtained from Mrs John
Grove, who occupied rooms in the
Holmes castle from early in 1891, TO
September, 1892, and whose name in
connection with the case has never
before been mentioned.
Important Witness.
Tonight Officer Fitzpatrick arrested
a man in EnglewoOd who is believed
10 be II. S. Mack, who worked for
Holmes during the last six months
he lived in the Sixty-third street
house. MaCk's identification with the
druggists operations was furnished
by Railroad Detective Young, who
used to live in the castle. The police
have been looking for him since Fri
day and now that they have MIN IN
the tolls they admit unreservedly
that they have the most important
witness they have yet rounded up.
Whether he can tell anything about
Holmes personally they are not GER
tain, but that he krows all about Pat
Quinlan and his wife and their con-
nection with Holmes, they feel sure
from certain admissions he mas maze
20 friends.
The whole trend OF the present i'm
vestigation is not only to fasCen the
crimes upon Holmes, but also upon
Mr. and Mrs. Quinlan, so they can De
arraigned for murder. CHER Bade-
7och saws he does not believe the
-pbiiadeInhia, authorities will ever
surrender Holmes, and therefore ne
10 determined that Illinois justice
shaE be melted out to his accompllces
here. 80 49,
skeleton. which is now safe IN the
vauIt is that of Annie Williams, sister
of Minnie. They have no means OF
nrovine that this is SO, because al
evidences have been destroyed and the
law broken. But, nevertheless, Lhey
are satisfied that their conclusion Is
correct. Today's revelations nave also
CONVINCED the police that the house al
Sjxtv-third street was the scene or all
Of Holmes murders and that the mys-
FERROUS office on the third floor was
ernnloved exclusively for the butchery
of his victims.
ArtfcuIated Skeletons,
Charles III. ChappeI. of No. 100
Twenty-ninth street, is the man VINO
gave the police SATURDAY hIsn 5 LII
nation that he had articulated ske4e-
IONS for II. H. Holmes and has had
1oodies taken away from the castle.
ChaunelI is a machinist, a carpenter, a
qainter and an engineer sort OF JACK
of all trades. From the Information
which ChappeH gave 10 Lhe Po tiot5
Saturday night and yesterday, lhey
learned that Chappell had been an all
around mechanic for Holmes and had
built two tanks in the basement OF the
.'castle" for the destruction Oh pouleS
which Holmes might wish to get rid
Of These tanks VIII oe QP t ba ~ 'i oF
morning In them went the oodles OF
that long list Of women, once tenants
of the castle and now numbered
with the dead.
ChannelTs admissions are the most
remarkable and damaging yet received
Inv the police against Holmes and his
cOnfederates. They reveal the eXls-
tence of a complete system OF ma
cbinarv in the ''castle" for the com
mission Of murd ar, commencing with
the steel chamber vault, the dlssectlng
table and ending in the acid tanks,
where all evidence Of the deed pul the
bones were removed.
Confessional Chapel.
In addition to the confessions Of
ChappeIl the police also located some
of me clothing of Minnie Williams anu
SuIia. L. Conner, which Holmes gave
away after they disappeared. The
combination to the steel vault mas
been found in the possession OF CHAP
nell It IS now believed by the police
that Howard Pitzel was kllleq IN CHl-
cago and his remains disposed OF.
Tomorrow Chappell says he viii lead
T2snectOr FITZPATRICK to the place
where the skeleton of Annie Williams
will be found. He has told the ponce
that 1t is in the possession Oh Wesl
Side medical student, who does not
suspect the identity. 1t was feared II
fha location was published, the young
man might be led to dispose OF It.
ChappelI was hired Dy Homes u 80 n
the flesh off this body, and rig up
the skeleton, as he had others, but
failing to get his pay ne ke2L IT. II
was the last work he did for Holmes.
In another place Chappen will re
cover te arm and hand bones of Mrs
TuIia. L Conner. They are articulated
end doing service also for the science
of surgery. From the same place came
tha skull. which was taken into Cen
tral station by Detectives Fftzpatrick
and Norton Saturday. The police
thought at first that this was part Of
-fha remains of Annie Williams. Chap
pelJ does not make plain just now ne
knows TO the contrary, but in fact the
notice DO not see how he will do sc
without bringing suspicion upon him
self. But he says uneq1iE"e1 "; 'tEAt
head belonged to Mrs. Conner.
Secured u Trunk.
Resides these matters. the police
bave secured the trunk which Holmes
SAID he had used in sinking Annie viii
IONS in the lake. There are plenty
of signs that it once held body
freshly mutilated, and Chappen say;
Holmes brought the trunk to his house
with the remains Of Annie William.
an this way" said Inspector Fitz
nafrick. tonight I'VE are told foul
victims Of the Englewood house Were
disposed of. This witness took ava!
the skeletons partly cleaned, and asked
no questions. $3.50 for each job. On
Of the bodies was that of a man. W.
have not been able to conclude who h
vas There is only a supposition tina
9his was Robert &. Phelps, who wa
eunnosed to have married Miss CT
Grand. Holmes said he wanted hin
70 take care of the bodies Of two chill
dren. and was so anxious about it tina
he offered to pay him $3.50 for the job
0ur witness says he refused to noun
fne bones of any children, but he doe
not say anything to explain what dis