Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-01
MISDEEDS OF HOLMES.
Mrs.. Quinlan Believed 10 Have Made q
Partial Confession.
SENSATIONAL INTERVIEW.
Police Very Reticent About is-~rhs
Jnuttor Also Breaks Down ana
weers Like a Child-Listie ""cs
Man.

Oulnlan, the wife OF the janitor WHO u
supposed 10 know 40 much ABOUT ths
misdeeds Of II. II. Holmes, made par<
tial confession 20 the police this morning
il almost certain, although Chief Bade'
noch and Inspector Fitzpatrick refused
to say whether or not this was the case.
At an early hour the two principal ms
yestigators OF the case gave the reporters
the slip and instead OF coming TO the
Central station, As Is their daily
custom. went TO the harrison
Street station. where Mr.. and Mrs. ouin-
Ian have been confined ever since they
were suspected OF knowing more thah
they cared TO tell. taking with them
stenographer.
They first devoted themselves TO tho
man. About an hour was consumed IN
his examination, and then the interview
was over IL was noticed that the steho-
oranher carried under his arm voiunil-
on,,s no,es OF the talk. Chief Badenoeh
declared that nothing had udhsp'fed
which ne could give to the press Win.
out inturing the police status ., nc
case. He admitted mat Gulhlah p.onS
down completely and wept IKE emu.
but denied that he had SAID ahy,n'hs
which would duplicate either hlmseu VI
Holmes in the various murders wn'ch
ia,.a haen laid at their doors. He was
confronted with the new Information
given by Lawyer Capps In regard 10 me
Identity of the man Allen or hatch' no"
in tail at Little Rock, but, while AUNT"
ting that he knew Hatch, which III u
self Is considered very important by ina
nolice. he refused to acknowledge that ha
was an accomplce or friend.
SENSATIONAL.
The interview with Mrs Qulnlan. which
followed. was sensational In the extreme,
ord tbe malice are very reticent about II,
Mrs Ouinlan was very much affected
said chief Badenoch. "She not only wtpt
throughout the whole Interview, winch
I need not say, was unusually severe,
hut she said: / know nothing more oil
tho murders than | have already told,
II pat. saws I know anything more about
IL he simply prevarcates: that's All
This remark was called out by the
decoy statement made 10 her that h.n
husband had confessed everything. AZ
least. that is the story the police tell. pu.
The circumstances OF the interview, ana
the way the police conducted II. Indicate
that much more was said than the IN
ouisltors cared 20 give out. Tor 'he Iea'
son that premature publication Oh
would spoil its purpose.
Attorney capps refused 10 say what nae
taken place He says he VIII remain
IN Chicago three or four days before
going 10 Little Rock to- further look inte
the knowledge OF the man there.
I'VE shall not go TO Little Rock az AL
said Inspector Fitzpatrick. we canno
ne he Ia nh
ready confined for an offence. OF which
he has been convicted. but j think We
can get him here all right on a parole
QuINLANs ADMISSION.
chief Badenoch confidei TO a friend to-
nlght that the principal admission Of
Ouinlan to-day was IN reference 70 Alien
now in Jail in Arkansas. Agen. who is
also known as Hatch and ,iascOt'e, anu
by several other rlmes, was not only
friend OF Holiness. but was doing Dusi-
ness on his own account. so Ouinian tayr'
OuInlan also admits that he was hired "
Allen 10 perform job In FORT "ofth'
He went TO Texas, but Allen did not APP
penr. There he met Holmes. who was
then known as Pratt. What the Job was
that Ouinlan was TO have performed In
Fort Worth is not known. but II IL sup
nosed 10 have been n fraudulent insurance
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deal.
THE statement Of Quinlan to-day II con-
sIdered important, In that II verihes the
statement that Allen was intimate with
Holmes.
Chief BadenOch said thas afternoon mat
no believes Holmes has corrupted Quinian,
who was known as an honest man be-
fore.
ouinlan worked for Holmes as %
l.f "A v
hut he never did any labor. and acted
more as a confidential agent. This Is the
only real ground for belief that he knew
that his employer was committing muir
der.
IL Is now certain that whatever Quin-
Ian may have said 10 implicate others
he has not confessed to committing MUIR
der.
sample of the oil found In the cellar
has been submitted 10 a Chicago chemist.
and II is found that the fumes from IL
in a closed vault would suffocate per-
son I'm less than a minute. The oil VIII
be analyZed tomorrow. IL Is believed
that the footprint In Holiness alright
vault was made by foot which had been
I'm this deadly oil. The chemist put some
on his hand, and then placed II on tin
pan. The pan was immediately tofio"No
where touched, and the print OF his hand
left on the pan. The theory Is that the
oil was used by Holmes In numbering MS
victims.
The police were not communicative an
ter their work OF the day. They held an
other long session with Quinlan and de-
clared they got but little Information
from him. II is generally believed tha
Quinlan has implicated Hatch In ina
murders. The police are playing quietly
for information concerning all parties.
and II is believed Quinlan has told them
several important facts concerning Hatch
to-day.
Despite Quinlan's denial. II can be
proved he went 10 Fort Worth with
Holmes. Pietzel, and Hatch. and that he
was In Forth Worth with Hatch when
the bank loaned $500 on the Williams
property, which had been transferred 10
PIetzel, under the name OF ID. IL. Lyman.
Quinlan admitted that he was IN Fort
Worth with Holmes and Pietzei In taik
with Attorney william Capps last Satur-
day. He said az the time he had nothing
10 do with the forgery.
Excursion 10 Old Point and Sorsoih