The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-17
THE INSURANCE MURDERER.
Swindler Holmes Undoubtedly KILLED
the PitZel Children.

Toronto. July 16.--The bodies of the two
Pitzel children, exhumed in the cellar of
a vacant house yesterday, were today re-
moved to the morgue. Doctors Cayen
and Orr are making a p.ost-mortem ex-
animation. Efforts will be made to ex-
tradite Holmes at once, and give him the
benefit OF swift Canadian justice. Detec-
tive Greyer's theory IS that the children
were chloroformed In a trunk.
Philadelphia, July 1.-THE finding OF
the bodies OF the two PEZel children in
Toronto created a sensation IN police cir
cles in this city. The authorities are con-
WINGED they were murdered by the arch
conspsrator III. H. Holmes, now in prison
in this city awaiting trial on the charge
OF conspiracy TO defraud the Fidelity and
Mutual Life Insurance Association OF &c.,
600. This amount was obtained by Law
yer Jeptha ID. Howe. OF St. Louis. repre-
senting the family of r. +. Pi;zel who,
Il is alleged. was killed In this city by an
explosion OF a chemical, and who shortly
before had been insured in the Fidelity
company. II Is probable that the charge
against Holmes viii be changed from con-
splracy 10 murder, as II is generally be-
lieved that Pitzel is really dead just
before Holmes was brought TO trial ne
made a confession in which he said he
procured a corpse from New York,
brought Il 10 this city and disfigured 1t
by chemicals and paimed Il OFF success
fully as the remains OF Pitzel. After the
confession Holmes trial was postponed
until October.
peteoiive Greyer, who found the bodies
OF the children IN Toronto. has been on
the case since September. 1884, when the
remains OF the bogus or genuine Pitzel
were found. He followed many clues
furnished by President Fouse OF the FL
deity and Mutual Insurance Association,
and has been confident from the outset
that the murder would be finally fastened
upon Holmes.
The inquest on the bodies OF Ella and
Nellie Pitzel was opened tonight Evil
dence was taken as TO the finding OF the
bodies, and then the jury adjourned until
tomorrow TO await the post-mortem ex-
animation by the medical men entrusJ ed
with the examination Of the bodies The
detectives are at work. Today they DIS
covered the expressman who took the
trunk which has invariably accompanied
the man Holmes in all his journeys, into
tho st. Vincent street house. and this man
had no difficulty In picking out Holmes
photograph from n number OF others.
Detective Greyer thinks he has clues
thai VIII had 20 the discovery OF the fate
81 Minnie r. Williams. Holmes Chicago
stenogra phsr. who Holmes says went 70
England with the two children. but whom
Csrever believes Holmes 20 have MURDERED.
Chicago July lS.-Nrs. Pitxel the wife
Of the man said 20 have been killed by
Homes, resides IN tails city. at etS6 Sanga-
mon street She is very III how and barely
able 20 talk but consented 10
short interview tonight She said:
'eOt course know nothing about
sha matter, as / have no means
81 acquiring any Information. 7 have no
doubt all my family have been killed. I
made up my u1lfsd long asco that they were
dead. and the news frcsn Toronto IS no sur
prise 20 me. l believe the boy Was mur-
de~ed also"
Indianapolis. July Is.-The Journal %
day prints an article containing the stat
ment that the Psjzel boy. brother or Alice
ard Nellie Pltzs}. whose dead bodies were
uueartbed az Toronto yesterday. was be-
yond doubt Turdere1 ia tbs city October
s iast. presumably by Holmes. the tns7lr-
ance swln8ler in custody az Phfladsf-h8a
L has developed thas a certain express
driver, By agreement with Holmes. called
az an Old Circle house on that date and
refro owed through the rear door "a large
81 the nov's remains. The driver nas
Identified. by a picture. Holmes as she
nan no employed him. The shree Pitzoi
chNlrcn we're IN this city some time
Holmes denies any knowledge Whatever
81 thu crime. II IS probable. however.
that he vii - taken 20 Canada 70 answer
the charge OF murder. as the authorities
here have at-oat given up hope Of fixing
uFos hlm the responsibility ~ the death
st the man found n the CalioW HUI street
house IN this city. AMI wAo.. Z Is sup
vose-l Erss the father OF the pitzsl chill
dreg. tie asserts thar the las, time re
Saw ihe cAiI6rcn was IN 'ocsobo~ OF last
year in TNoTanto.- where he bad left them