Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-30

Callowhiu street house. He put on
hat of Pietzel's S. 10 partially conceal his
identity and placed his own hat, which
was Of felt, under his cot.
The criminal went directly 20 the
Broad Street Station, so he alleges, and
inquired at what hour the first train
lett for Chicago. Holmes says he does
not distinctly remember at what time
the railroad official told him a Chicago
train would leave Philadelphia, but be-
ieves that 1t was between s and $3.50
o'clock az night. He then went TO the
house where he was staying and made
preparations 10 leave the city He and
his Wife, Holmes alleges. LEFT for Chi
cag0 that night
1t is understood that if the prosecu-
ton concludes TO indict Holmes for the
murder of Pietzel i'm PHILADELPHIA.
they viii produce q witness who. it is
said heard the conversation between
Holmes and Pietzel on that eyentful
evening. when the latter threatened to
DO AWAY WITH HIS LIFE.
10 has also been learned that the State
has another witness who was on the
train on which Holmes and his wife"
travelled 20 Chicago.
This witness. il is understood. can
testify that Holmes sat in an apparent
supor on his way 20 the West: that he
had novel before him for over an
hour, and was seemingly so much
dazed that during that time he never
turned page of the book.
Holmes attorney gave ont another
r F.. rflrnr
from the arch-cOnspiratOr and relating
-o the statements made by Charles
Chappeu. of Chicago. to the effect that
he had artculated four skeletons for
Holmes
I'm the first place. Holmes declared
that any medical man who failed TO
make a living by the practice of his
profession adds 20 it In many other
ways by calling into play
HIS SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.
Accepting this idea. himself. he said
he resolved to procure a number of
skeletons and when he found them ex-
peusive DE concluded that 20 deal in
the CHASTITY articles would De a lucrative
business. ThereupOn he procured a
number of c0rpses and had them
scraped and ariculated. but the sUppo-
s,-.0u Jhat he had murdered people to
obtain them. ne secuted as arran-
nonsense. "I got them I'm a legitimate
manner" he continued. land I am pre-
pared 20 prove &c when the time comes. 30
Chappeu may have done some work
for him I'm this line and he believed
he had. Holmes went on. but his prices
were SO high that he was obliged TO
drop him.
"Chappell knows nothing of my af-
fairs" De said I'm conclusion. "and there
is not a soul living i'm Chicago who can
prove that I had anything to DO with
the disappearance of this aggregation Of
people of whose murder ann accused.
Another One-tlme Acquaintance of
Holmes turned up tonight i'm the person
of Airs Dr. Alc0ru. of 1905 North E'5v-
e0-h street. this city. She said that
Holmes lived in he's house from August
D to September . of last year
WITH HIS WIFE.
who came on from Chicago. This is the
period during which. ir is supposed
Holmes was concoc-iug the plot % muir
der B T. pietZeL Mrs. Acorn said that
Holmes was away from the house every
afternoon but never heard a word or
hint from him or his wife TO lead her
t1 suppose they were engaged I'm Grim
iual operations. Holmes had told her
that he was q civil engineer, doing work
for the Pennsylvania railroad.
It has been learned that the auth0ri-
ties I'm this city have found among
Holiness papers several letters from
Allen. who is i'm prison in Little Rock.
Ark duplicating both in Illegal trans
actions.