The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-23

Chicago. July ss-Search fo- tNe hosv
of the missing Williams girl was resumed
al the castle NJ I'll. H. Holmes. the sus-
pectesi murderer, today. and in a uoosed
rope. stained dark about the knot The no.
itce think they have made an important
discovery. The dark stains the police I'M
mediately concluded We're blood stains
The length cf the rope IS such that were
a plated loop attached 20 the wall at the
upper part of Holmes secret dumb wal
ter shaft. a body hanging from the moose
would just clear The floor al the bottom OF
the shaft. THIS coincidence convinced
some detectives that Holmes alleged VIC
Tins had been pushed through the up-
stairs door to the dumb waiter and stran-
gled to death in the shaft below.
During the day second wen in ths
basement was found by the Detectives.
There are two doors leading into tho
apartment, and each one was securely
locked.
Bones and articles OF clothing vera
turned ZAP in the basement Of the house
tcdaN- Some OF ihe bones were from thu
butcher shop. but others reseInhled those
or a human foot. In chest holding Sc
cret belongings Of Holmes the police
found vest Identified as one long worn
by Holmes. upon which were dark stains
resembling blood. In a box were found
linen shirt and other articles of under
wear. The shirt had the initials Ga B.
D." worked in red letters. The box as
found under the floor. and was covered
over with a layer OF fire lg!Ck. In the
cellar near whore the homes were found
a woman's shoe was turned tNp with evi-
dence Of fire on The bottom Of the sole
The detectives announce that I'm The.r
opinion the house had heen constructed
Tor the purpose of deliberate slaughter.
More care than ever will be taken in
searching the premises.
Eighteen inches beneath the uneven sur
face forming the floor of the basement OF
the building was discovered the blood
staired undergarment supposed TO have
belonged 70 Minnie Williams before he~
disappt arance. 1t was dug up by De-
tectives Horton and Fitzpatrick a few
minutes after the regular force of work
men employed I'm excavating alaa aban-
d0ned their task for the day. In ceuse-
querce of the find. the theory OF Minnie
Williams having been murdered received
added force. and the work of excavattrr
Will be pushed with fresh impetus tomor-
row.
their tools in a corner and left the gloomy
subway the officers remained There aas
one corner which had not been touched
1t was the northeast corner OF the se~tion
of the basement beneath No. 703 of the
building on the Sixty-third street front.
Let us see If we can find anything over
there" suggested Fitzpatrick Horton
proceeded to thrust his pick into the ashes.
Finally the pick struck something in
which " stuck. A piece of musty clotn
was drawn out. 1t was stained When
carried TO the light II was found that tho
clothing was half Of suit of underwear
made for woman. II was taken 10 In
spector Fitzpatrick, who made a careful
examination and expressed the opinion
that the stain upon the garment was
blood
II was reported today that Fat oulnlan
and his wife had been arrested and given
an experience In the sweat box" This
report, however, was enlphaticaily denied
by the police. Quinlan was employed a.
janitor by Holmes here and Is believed
10 know something about the alleged mur-
derer's doings.
Mrs. Pitzel is back IN Chicago after her
trip 10 Toronto for the identification Of
the bodies Of her children. She is row
ready TO tell all she knows regarding the
swindes and the measures to carry them
out, but she says she was kept in ignor-
ance that any of them entailed much loss.
II. II. Holmes VIII be charged With the
crime OF murder in Chicago tomorrow. A
warrant for his arrest on that charge viii
bs sworn out by a. Miner. nephew OF
Julia l.. Conner, OF Muscatine Ia. Holmes
viii be charged in the warrant with hav-
ing murdered Mrs. Conner some time be-
tween the first Of August and the first OF
November. 1S92. The warrant viii lie ssrv-
ed the instant Holmes is freed IN P1ila1ei-
rhia. MINER was moved TO swear out a
warrant by letter from the father OF
Julia Conner addressed to Holmes. This
letter IS as follows:
Davenport. Ia. Nov. /. 1s32-H. II.
Holmes: Yours OF October I at hand ard
contents carefully noted. and = aston
ishes US very much that YOU write 10
making inquiry about our Julia L. Con-
ner We thought you knew All about Ter
whereabouts and were thinking about
writing TO Won 10 know where she was.
We have never heard from her since last
December. She then wrote us that she
was going 20 leave EnglewOcd on 8rconns
OF Conner making threats that he would
take his child away BY fair means or foul.
MIR Holmes. we werc IN hopes all the
time that you were in connnunicat ion with
her and that ~ anything Was wrong We
would hear from her through you. Ws
know not whether she II alive Cr lead.
Your letter makes us very unhappy. II
YOU Ehotrld hear anything Of her pisase let
ua know and relieve the present unhap-
piness OF an old taiber and mother. Re-
specffully. -. SAfTHE.'
This letter Holmes received and con-
caaled In a letter written and sent ~
him or one OF his confederates 20 FIR.
Smytha from Englewood the handwriting
Of Julia Conner haf been initiated and
her name forged a. the bottom. The le.-
ter contained the statement that she was
Ro!ng 70 -. Louis.
PhiiadelphIa. July 22.-At his own
auest H. IT. Holmes was brought into ths
Office ~ District Attorney Graham today
and allowed 20 make a statement. II con-
sisted substantially IN repetition or fhs
Hatch story, and despite a -igid cross
examination he persisted in his previous
statements
when Holmes was brought into thE
room. his wife. n young and rather pretty
blonde. WAS present when their eyes
met they seemed 10 shrink from each
other. fhe woman esperfaiiy manifesfi0g
a feeling Of disgust ard horror for the
much accused man.
To prove his assertions Holmes producef
tie diary kept by himself and rvife In To-
ronto. in which he alleges that re gave
/ fhe pifzal children - Hatch The diary
wonid have confrrne4 Some ~ his state
-nente Rad not hls wife given additional
Information she de dared that while they
| yrere living together fn Toronto. Holmes
yrsnt away for twn DAYS. saving nat hs
| --as rasrg on q fsblBg frlp. When he re-
| furne1 ne was ,ires ana there was mud
on his trousers.