The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-07-30
MURDERER HOLMES.
CHICAGO POLICE FOLLOWING UP
CLEIVS.
A Huge Vault Beneath the Accused's IS
Charnel- l-House-Weaving Web
About Janitor Quinlan.

CHICAGO, July IA huge brick vault
underneath Holmes charnel-house was
unearthed by the police to-day, who are
still delving in the earth about the cellar.
The existence of this vault has been theo-
retical until Today. Many rumors of
such a thing have been circulated, but it
was not until the police discovered Ma
chinist Chappel that they succeeded in
gaining any idea of the location OF the
vault.
When Chapel accompanied the off,
cers through the Holmes house yester-
day, he indicated the location of the
vault in the southeast corner OF the cell
lar, and early this morning half a dozen
men were put TO work digging in the
place indicated. At 4:30 O'Clock the ofIi-
GERS in charge of the work telepboued
police headq quarters that they reached and
uncovered q long strip of the roof of the
vault. Chief Badenoch at once gave
orders to get the ground in shape that the
vault could be easily opened Tomorrow,
and to then discontinue the work for the
day.
The police theory is that Holmes used
this vault for Quickliming the bodies of
his victims, and getting them into such
condition they could not possibly be
identified. andathat Chapel, the articula-
tor, would not suspect that the bodies were
anything more than cadayers secured
from some medical college, morgue or
hospital.
While the police officials are not hope
| fdl of finding the bodies of murdered
people in the vault, they are at the same
timo hopeful of securing evidence to
fully establish just what the vault was
used for, and what connection the vault
| had with that of the destroyed human
| bodies that were carted away away from
the charnel-house to that OF the articu-
lator. The finding of the vault made the
! police much frmer in their belief that
| Chapel is reliable aud valuable aid to
them in the work they have before them.
| During the forenoon there was on ex-
| hibition in Inspector EHZpatrick's pri-
vate office the skeleton and trunk that
! contained it, which was found through
! Chappers evidence, and the skeleton is
| that of woman % years OF age, and the
police think that it is the remains of one
| of the Williams girls or Emline Cigrand.
! They have not yet identified the tin-type
! photo and the silver piece found with the
! skeleton, but they established beyond
! doubt that the skeleton, or half-articu-
! lated skeleton. was taken in the trunk
| now in their possession from the Holmes
! house in 1892. and that it was delivered
| to Chapel, the articulator, by an ex-
I
accompanied by Holmes and Quinlan.
Almost every new development lands
/ Janitor Quinlan more fairly in the police
net. much to their satisfaction. They
know he is unwilling to tell what he
! knows and are anxious to secure enough
kevidence to force confession from him,
/ in order to tasteu the crimes upon Holmes
/ securely.
The skeleton on exhibition to-day was
taken by Chapel from his home TO the
/ Hahneman Medical College at Thirty
fourth street and Cottage avenue.
| Whether those are the skeletons of mur-
dered people or not, it is definitely
| known that Holmes derived considerable
revenue from the sale of articulated
! human frames to medical colleges.
The police to-day found a man whom
| they say admits that he was employed by
! Holmes to do all the queer brick work
about the mysterious house. They naye
heard his story, and it is OF the greatest
| Importance, but refuse to divulge the
particulars. They have also found a
| man named Curtis, who runs a small
warehouse, and who still has a lot OF
PietZels household goods in his possess
sion. Pietzei stored them before paying
the visit TO Philadelphia which cost him
| his life. Curtis had letters from Pietzel
concerning the disposition Of the furni-
niture. and the police say they will make
81 athorough examination OF Pietzol's effects
| tomorrow.
Expressman Richardson has been lost
sight OF. and the police are looking for
him. 1t is within the knowledge of the
police that Janitor Quinlan is a half
accomplished bricknason, and that he
laid some brick for Holmes at the Will
mette House. The police think he built
the vaults beneath the floor OF the cellar
and did other brickwork about the
Holmes castle at Sixty-third street and
| Wallace.