The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-18
TORONTO WANTS HOLMES.
To Try Him for the Murder of the Pit.
ZsI Children

Toronto. Ont. July ia further search
of the premises where the Scdies of the
TWO Pi.zel children were found viii be
made in the hope Of finding the missing
boy, Howard. aged 8, although the de-
tectives are satisfied he was murdered
and cremated at Detroit. After the in
quest. II which verdict of murder Will
undoubtedly be returned against Holmes.
Detective Geyer will go 10 Philadelphia
with a warrant issued by the Canadian
authorities, and demand Holmes extra
dition.
Philadelphia. July 17.-H. II. Holmes,
alias Herman Mudgett. Ii Is alleged, viz
tuaily confessed to the murder of the
two children whose bodies were found in
the cellar of Toronto house. In two
hours interview with three members of
the district attorneys staff, II suppose
I'll swing for this" was the only re-
mark dropped from Holmes lips which
in any way tends to incriminate him,
but the district attorney says this is a
practical admission OF guilt. Notwith-
standing Holmes remark. his counsel
says Holmes was not in Toronto when the
Pitzel children we're murdered. This. he
says, can be proven by Mrs. Howard.
Holmes third wife. at present living with
her mother at Franklin. Ind. The au-
thorities place but little credence in the
alibi story and are satisfied that he is
the murderer.
Franklin, Ind, July 17.-Mrs. Georgiana
Howard. wife of Howard, or Holmes. the
insurance swindler. is at the home of her
mother Mrs Mary Hoke. in this city.
She will go at once TO Philadelphia. Mrs.
Howard received the notice al loon today.
When asked ABOUT her knowledge of the
Pitzel children. she said: ION that sub
ject have nothing to say"
She was told that 1t was reported she
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Toronto at the time the Pitzel children
were murdered. She replied: II decline
10 make any statement on that subject"
Mrs Howard's mother here ,nterposed
with: THAT is certainly not true"
Mrs. Howard said that she was at In
dianapolis part OF last September and Oc-
tober when Howard and the Pitzel child
rem were there. Being asked II she knew
the Pitzel children and that Pitzel had
disappeared. Mrs. Howard said: Why, 1
never knew there was such a family in
existance. and how could l know what
became Of the brs.s never heard Of the
Pitzel family until my husband was ar
rested"
..Did you ever see the father Of the
children"
ives. knew him in Fort Worth. Tex.
where he worked on a business block
which Mr.. Howard was building, but he
went under another name. / did not
know he had q family"
Mrs. Howard was asked what she
knew about Howard having other wives,
and replied that she knew nothing about
n hu. had heard II said that he had.
Here Mrs Hoke explained that there
Is no evidence that Howard ever mar
ried anv other woman than her daugh-
ter. and said that her daughter and How
ara were married in December, and that
The marriage certificate was in her pos
session. Mrs Howard also stated that
ere ard her husband had lived In Fort
worth from February 10 April. 1891. and
at.er that almost everywhere. Mrs. How
ard gave evidence that she knew Just
where TO stop talking she appeared TO
,easv that ner mother would say
something that ought not 10 be said.