New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-25
FOUND IN HOLMES'S CELHhh'
CHASTITY EVIDENCES OF CRIME BROUGHT
TO LIGHT.
BONES BELIEVED TO BE THOSE OF ONE Or '''
VICTIMS n,.G rp-ANoTnER IMPORTANT
CI.Ew OBTAINED BY CHICAGO
DETECTIVES.

DETECTIVES.
Chicago July 24-There were several new ahu '.''-
portant developments In the Holmes case "e,N
day. In the first place number OF hun"" ,
were dug I'd by the laborers who nave iot S'
days been excava,ng In the cellar oil Inc "o''
Six,y-third and Wallace SITS. The bones io"'' "n,
apparently part OF the trunk OF fe'n'e ,
There were eighteen ribs a number Of verteorae ar.
a piece OF much corroded bone. which co"'' nv
assigned to any particular part OF the pon' y"
count of being in an advanced state OF decay "t
parently from the action OF some ch'"'' ,.A-
bone however. is supposed TO be portion VI 80
a hip or a skull bone. With the partial ske'e''" W
found piece Of torn clothing which bore n"'
that may or may prove to be human '
The sleeves OF this garment too long io' VI.
arms Of a child and. although the opinion pl'''"'
that the bones undoubtedly those oi '
child. the gown would seem to warrant 'ne oo
sion that they are part OF the skeleton of w0hi'n
Besides the finding Of the supposed remains ''' w
,cctves are tonight congratuating themselves o"
another matter which seems hardly less lnl"''"''"
This Is the finding Of the two janitors VINO arr
lleved 10 be more or less cognlZant OF the 't'''''
the insurance swinder. Word was sent 70 '"S''
Owens OF Bmfrton Ohio. and Patrick euli'"' "
Evanston TO come to the Holmes building nj o'c',
The word came from Chief Of Police iiadenoch an'
was imperative. Both mon obeyci at once. anu "'H
afternoon came 10 the Holmes building. Ihey "e'e
taken down into the cellar where the poheS w.
found and asked what they knew about the ''"'''''
OF the whole affair
Qunlan acted Ike a man who was p'N''
but owens dd not seem much disturbed ho'" VI
these men were employed az the Holmes pu"''ns ~
lsa2 m. year the Williams girls are suII-s'i 10
have been murdered. Owens was the regular )'h''D'
Of the building while Qunlan was sort Of jacK-oi-
slI-,rades turning his hand to any work whi'h '''
up and Holmes. with his many queer schem"-' "'P,
him constantly busy. While neither man was p''ee'
under arrest arriving at the building o''h "'.e
from tina: time under police surNeliah''- ~
prcscnt the detectives have nothing 10 hoIi mem
for save strong suspicion that the men oo"' '''
considerable about the doings Of Holmes II 'hr'
cared TO. 49,,
An examination Of the was had late 'hiS
afternoon. Quinlan would say nothing hu' Twins
talked rather freely. The object Of the eNam'nA"'n
was 70 get a few statements out Of III" men ana
,hon compare them with those made on the nnal IN
ouiry IN the h,,e that n might In this WI, b" asce'-
tainei. whether they We're sticking TO the N"'h VI
not.
The bones found this morning thought by The
Central once detectives ~ be those of ''trnle
connor The daughter of Mrs Julia l.. 'onnor' VINO
& believed 20 have been - Holiness victims.
The bones found In a corner "i 'Ne c''"''
They were covered with quickiim". bat were n''''-
th.less in "A fair state of pr"-cfVaiion Nh "''' -
black as II carved ont u ebony Noi far away from
the spo, where the bones were un''rthei rusty
ha,ch., WI found nui :, ls not believed u was
used as the instrument - violence a. noln"s ~
too cunning AMI cl.y'r 10 put 90 f'a'h N'um J"
such 4 hlundcrlng manner. -. .,.o-
',s- A., ,he afternoon tho urkm'n came upon
another deposit ~ lime under the r'ffrn -hi'Ntf
which was used secret mean" oi lhNr,s - @ .'s
c.iiar only one bone found here. ana N wa
rronoinc.d by a ply ysic!an who y NtWin.l ~ " DC
r,r, ~ the rnid!le portion of the foot pr 'hsrr-
Saar,h nronounced all the rib bones and veriebfae
- ie human bones without doubt
Toronto Ju,v - The Cor0nsr-z july --asl~tlf -
turned a verdict o, wfIl murder nsainst II -
Holmes who L. charged with tNe hNnE "i 'he
pleize. giris , ,--, t... ..~-,,,
c1ronc. Johnson Immediately issued MS "Hrfan,
for he arrest - X lines THIS if ih' hrHi a. un'.,
PREVENTION Of ~. mAgisifai"s ''uri ~ uih'
e,i rho matter viii 70 direct 20 the Attorney Cen
cr,ls department Proceedings all b. begun -
once 10 have Holmes eNtrniN'I