Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-08
BLOOD TRAILS FOUND
DETECTIVES MAKE a VERY I'M
PoRTANT DISCOVERY.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HOLMES
Trunks and Books Belonging to Mins
ME Williams Found in Quinlan's
Possession--She Had Been in The
atrical Business-Facts About
Emily Cigrand.

Chicago, Aug. 6. Human blood was
found yesterday in the Holmes
castle despatched from one room to
another. Science aided Detectives
Fitzpatrick and Norton where other
agencies had failed and uncovered
more startling evidences against
Holmes and Pat Quinlan than has vet
been found in the castle. The detec-
tiyes and the medical expert found in
the castle a trail of blood leading from
the doorway of the dining room where
Mrs. julia Conner is known to have
into the dark chamber where she and
Pearl formerly slept, and then to the
inside door opening into the hath room
where the secret trap door was; on the
Dashboard of that room above the trap
door; and down the secret staircase
which led to the false elevator shaft,
and thence into the basement. The
blood was human. A eliot of blood
mixed with human hair was also
found. In the debris III the dark
chamber where mother and child
slept We're found some childs under
wear stained with blood; a pair of
brown diagonal trousers, stained at
the bottom with blood, w0man's
dress blood soaked; handkerchief
which had been used to wipe up blood,
and various cloths and parts Of under
clothing spotted with blood.
These articles We're examined micro
scopcally at the time of their diScov-
cry and test was made then and
there as to whether the stains were of
human blood. A rope was found in the
dark chamber and in its knots blood
WAS discovered. In Pat Quinlan's pri-
waite rooms We're found two trunks 'of
Il theatrical type one was purchased
from Meeks in Denver. On both
trunks were the initials NJ. X. W.,
which had been painted over. These
initials are those of Minnie II. VIII
liams. Qninlan stated, after his being
taken into custody, that the trunks be-
longed to him. The detectives now
know that both trunks belonged to
Minnie Williams. Quinlan VIII be con-
fronted with this evidence. He will
also be faced with the books found in
his possession and which belonged to
Minnie Williams.
There are magazines bearing date as
late as April, 1894 demonstrating that
Minnie Williams was alive at that
time The fact that one of her trunks
was brought to Denver is explained by
Information all cady secured by Chief
Badenoch that after she entered the
employ of Holmes and finally left Chi
cago she entered the theatrical bus
mess in Denver Chief Badenoch has
also secured, In addition to the above
evidence which the detectives brought
him last night positive proof that
Benjamin r. Pietzel was ut Dwight as
a patient when Emily Cigrand was
there as stencgrapher, He went under
the name Of Robert T.. Phelps Under
the name Of Phelps he net Emily Gig
rand and Wooed her. The girl did not
leave Dwight of her own free will but
was discharged for inability to per-
form her duties. AS soon as she left
Dwight she came to Chicago and en-
tered the employ of Holmes. There
again she met Pietzel under the name
Of Phelps. Chief Badenoch thinks this
evidence the most important Of any
save the partial confession Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Quinlan.
The inference drawn by officers from
the trail of blood which was discov-
cred is that the blood came from some
person killed in the dark chamber and
dragged from there to the trap door,
then down a secret doorway to the
basement beneath.