The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-27

PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-Lawyer
William A Shoemaker, who represents
H H. Holmes. made this suggestion
today:
did it ever occur to you.'' he asked
an Associated Press reporter. "that
the Minnie Williams who was muir
dured by Theodore Durrant in San
Francisco last April was of about
the same age as the Minnie Williams
of this city; that she was not known in
that city and had no relatives? Who
knows but that the Frisco Minnie
might be the missing girl? 1t is true
that when the Williams girl left
Holmes, she said she was going to
Europe, but there is no positive knowl-
edge even to him that she did go"
Mr. Shoemaker was shown the story
from Chicago to the effect that Janitor
Quinlan was implicated in the case, al
most as deeply as the arch-conspira-
tor; that Quinlan had kept a woman
whose first name was Lizzie in the
castle" and who had a sister working
in the restaurant in the building, and
that a child was born and very mys-
teriousiv disappeared and that Quin-
lan's wife suddenly appeared on the
scene, ard that the girl Lizzie was
hurried away and is now thought To
be in Omaha. The story said besides,
that under instructions from Holmes in
this city, Quinlan had destroyed all let
tiers, papers and clothing which might
aid in the tracking of his career, and
that a confession was expected from
Holmes involving Quinlan.
Says 1T is New.
Mr. Shoemaker declared the story
was entirely new 10 him So far as
sending instructions to Quinlan was
concerned, he said, Holmes, while in
the city Jail here, had been permitted to
send ana receive mail, but since his
conhnement III prison he cannot do so
without the sanction of the prison Off
Gals, who read all letters.
The public mind had better be dis
abused of the idea that Holmes viii
make a confession" continued the at
tOrney. He has told all he has to tell
and has nothing more to confess. He
feels confident that he cannot be con
Vlcted OF murder and just as confident
that when the time comes it will be
proved that the bodies found We're
used in insurance schemes only The
Chicago people nave no case al all and
have been merely cutting a ridiculous
figure before the public.
KNOW nothing Of Holmes being
tried here. The first official notice 7
would get would be an Indictment, and
so lar as l know no steps in that Ill
rection have been taken"
District Attorney Graham also said
today that no decision had been
reached regarding the place of trial
The only diary I know Of said Mr..
Shoemaker, IS Oil Holmes person. It
Is kept by his wife, Mrs. Howard, in
her own handwriting. and she is mis-
taken when she says he left her for
two days in Toronto. He was never
away from her whole day or d whole
night.
Holmes is All Right
There is absolutely no truth in this
story that Holmes is broken down. He
is in good spirits and is busy at pres
ent settling up his business affairs
turning his real estate into cash. Two
weeks ago George 3. Chamberlain,
Chicago lawyer, spent several hours
here on behalf of parties IN that city
who desire to buy.
The securities consist of farm lands,
town lots and other properties in var
ious parts of the country. He controls
the castle" block IN Chicago, besides
the 100000 property in Fort Worth,
Tex. I saw this block last fall when
I was down there on this case. Holmes
built this block, ne having obtained
the ground by trade Of a. Chicago
property with Minnie Williams, who
had inherited it from her father.
Didn't Know the Conner.
Holmes did not know d Miss or
Mrs. Conner in Chicago do not know
which, because I never talked with him
about such case Quinlan, I think,
was janitor in the castle pretty
much all the time Holmes was there
Quinlan's wife lived there in winter
and went 10 a farm in summer
Holmes is anxious that QuinIan, as
we'll as everybody else, should tell the
truth in the case and conceal nothing.
We expect Mrs. Howard to testify
TO the truth regardless of where it lies.
and if she does, it will be in Holmes
favor. We are anxious to have her
to testify rather than to throw obsta-
cles in the way. as has been said. I
want it understood that he desires
everybody TO tell the truth
rs he setting the eXample?" was
asked
''Well, I have never known him to
deceive me in anything. He thinks.
and so do I, that true statement of
all the facts at the trial will be of the
greatest assistance fin proving his in
nocence.'