The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-21
NOT BONES AT ALL.
Chicago stove Sensation Spoiled-Swfn
dler Holmes Gas Tank.


Chicago. July 20.-Cyhemists who have
examined the bones found In the W. Fl.
Holmes house at 70l Sixty-rhird street
say tonight that On their opinion the So
called bones are not bones at all Fur
Their examination will be made
The search for the body of the missing
Williams girl was begun early today in
the house at Englewood, formerly occu-
pied by the alleged murderer.
The finding OF the supposed ribs, with
the burned wouan's shoe buttons and
pieces OF cloth was conSiderd by the po-
lice as practically proving at least that
a portion OF the body of woman had
been cremated. the stove is about six
feet high and four feet In diameter, and
would easily hold body.
This afternoon bunch OF human hair
was found in the chimney of Holmes
house by newspaper reporters. The police
were notified. and upon examination he
hair was pronounced that OF a woman.
The appearance OF the locks led to the be-
lief that they had been burned from the
head and drawn up the stovepipe.
Men have been searching for a hidden
well in which II was thought bodies might
have been buried. When the we'll was
opened a quantity OF gas rushed out into
the cellar. overpowering the men One OF
the laborers rushed 70 their assistance aad.
striking a match, an explosion followed
Eight men were carried out. burned. The
men injured by the explosion are: Tim
othy Mulhale. Joseph Patre,lo, Thomas
Olefort, Joseph Kenyon. fire marshal: 10
seph Daily Thomas Guers James Meaghcr
Edward Mccormack The first three were
laboring men. All OF them were badly
though not fatally burned. The others
were hrefnen who were overcome ny gas
An investigation showed that the gas
came from n large tank fifteen feet deep
+N a T. Ti,.
filed with a peculiar smelling liquor, the
exact nature OF which has not been de-
termined. Several OF the men were strange
~ affected by the gas
The opinisn is that the tank was a
swtndling device OF Holmes. who at one
time white living here claimed 10 have a
new process for the manufacture Of gas.
Philadelphia July 2e-w. II. Holmes
Gays he can prove an alibi with reference
70 the murder OF the Pftzel children In
Toronto. and that the authorities here
cannot prove that PiiEel was murdered in
this city. He insists that Hatch, who. he
SAYS. was engaged in fur smuggling with
him. IS not myth. as the detectives say,
and he could tell what became OF Miss
Williams and the Pitzel children. as when
Holmes saw them last Hatch was with
them and was % see them of 10 EUROPE
The Tribune says: To the long list or
murders and other crimes directly trace
now he added the nlySteriou disappc
ance % Mrs. l. l. Conner and her 70
year-ela daughter with a reasonable
certainty that they may have been dis
posed OF In the same manner IN y which
tho rest Of his victims snet their death
Mrs Conner and her child were last
seen n the company OF Holmes in this
city IN 1S3 Since then all trace OF them
has been lost. and the shrewdest detec-
:tves who have been working on the rssa
are now Of che opiaion tina; the andnS
81 their bodies s. the only possible solu-
ton Of the mystery There ara clrcunn-
g. nces which. while AZ first seemingly
susCept .bia 90 explanation now
point IN the direction o. another
double murder at the hands o.
the greatest villain OF modern times.
Mrs. Conner came originally from Davea-
port, la, where she married J.. Cona0v.
= iewelev. nearly fifteen years as-o. Nhen
s1s was about Is years Cd. A chlif was
born 10 them. ard n ISIS Coaa1r and his
VIE With 5aC Cir. thea o. years ola
came % Chicago. Homes al that time
vas inst beginning 20 frame the swiaales
Tor which Re later became notorious aR4
bad started tswe,ry In EnEleweod Con
for went 70 work for Holmes and move Z
ais family into a IA; over the store. l.
was rot long after tAis until '|oln0r t5e-
came aware that the relations between his
we and Holmes we're not 90 nature Con-
Sisteut w5ta the laws az society. aud Re
Sooa }eft he- Before hong Mrs Conner
An1 Ire child disappeared. alsf no trace OF
tae-n has since been fodnd.
Hairs Hair Remover renders the Ne,r
! iuSsrous and stlkcn. gives - an even con-
ans enables aornrg - put ic Up fn a rrsa
variety % sts'es.