Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-23
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FOUND IN A CELLAR.
,,,,s.S,,lrtd Garment Supposed 10
B.Iong TO kllnIS Williams.
,,,cOyfnY ny the DETECTIVES.
s.,..,,lon That The Mhslng
Woman was Murdered by
Iolm,s Confirmed.

cucAeo, July 22.-Elghleen Inches
-, tp, uneven suTface forming
-. aoor ig the basement IN the
Lime, building in Englewood was
.,..as.,sd ihe blood.s,nined undorgar-
.n, upposei TO have belonged to
aon,ls williams before her di9AppoAf-
go II. was dug up by Detectives
uorlon aui Fitzpatrick few minutes
M, the regular force OF workmen
s,oploysd IN ezcsvating had aban-
,,,rsd thelf task Tor tue day. In con-
,,onspee OF the find, the theory Of Min
Al, williams having been murdered
,,,,ived added force, and tue work Of
.,.ayatlpg Will be pushed with iresh
,.,rstus tomorrow. This evening
g1,n the yotkmen piled their tools In
Gamer aud Left the gloomy subway,
lac officers remained. lhuFe was one
,,,r,r which had not been touched.
IA Wss the northeast corner OF tue Sec
ion Of tue basement beneath No. 1O3
II the building, on the SlHty-lhird
,lf,st front. "LUt us see II We can 1nd
ANYTHING over there" suggested FIR
rairlck. Horton proceeded TO thrust MS
llek into the ashes. Finally tue pick
,fuek something In which II stuck. u
pisee Of muslin cloth was drawn Quilt
wss stained. When carried TO the light
twas found that the clothing was half
nuit OF underwear, made Tor wOm-
an. IL was taken 10 Inspector Fitzpst-
fltk, who made careful examination
and expressed the opinion that tho
,tain upon the garment was blood.
During the day n second wall In the
basement was found by the detective.
Tbero are two doom leading into the
ar,ttmenl thus created, ana each one
was securely locked. IL was reported
today that Pat Quinlnu a~d his wife
bad beon arrested and given an cNper-
fence ia the naweat.B oE.n This report,
however, was omphatically denied by
Ire police. Quinlan was employed as
lanllOr by Holmes and 10 believed 10
know something about tho alleged
murd0Tef's doings.
Nirs. PielEul 10 back in Chicago, after
her trip 10 Toronto for the iduniifica.
ton OF the bodies Of her children. She
u now ready 10 tell all that sho knows
regarding the swindlts anu tho mBa-
tufes to carry them out, but says she
was kept In ignorance that any OF them
tn,ailtd much loss.
Bones aud articles Of clothing were
turned up In the basement Of H0lmeI's
house today. some OF the bones we're
from the butcher shop, but others To.
temblod those OF n human foot. In n
chest, holding secret belongings Of
Holmes, the police today found veBt
Identified rs one long worn by Holmes,
upon which were dark stains Tesem-
bling blood. In box were found n
linen thirt and other articles Of under.
wear. The shirt had the initials $50. Is.
D." worked in red letters. The box
wa. found under the floor and was
covered over with q layer OF fire-brick.
In the cellar, near where the bones
were found, woman's shoe was
turned up, with evidence OF ire on the
bottom OF the sole. The detectives an.
no1noe that, In their opinion, the house
had been constructed for the purpose
Of deliberate slaughter. More care than
ever viii TO taken IN searching this
premises.
II. n. Holmes will be charged with
The crime OF murder in ChiosgO TO-.
morrow. a warrant for his arrest or
lhsi charge will DO sworn out by A.
Minltr, nephew OF Julia Il. Conner, OF
Mnlcsllne, Ia, Holmes will be charged
IN the warrant with having murdered
dfs. Conner some time between the
lst OF August and the lst Of Novem.
her, 1892, Tue warrant will be served
the Instant Holhles IN freed In Phila-
dslphiA.
Mt. MINER was moved to swear out
AWArfant by a letter from the father
OF Julia Conner, addressed to Holmes.
This letter 10 Gs follows:
DAVENPORT, Ia,
~ Nov. l., 1902.
10 II. II. Holiness
Yours Of October lst o, hand and
eontenta carefully noted, and II aslOn-
hhss us very much that you write TO
Us making Inquiry about our Julia l..
Conne'' We thought you knew all
roout her whereabouts md were think
ing about writing TO you TO know
Whete che was, We have ever heard
from her since lsst Decembet. She
lhtn wrote us that she was going to
leave EnglewOod on account OF Con
het making threats that no would take
hls Guild away. He tld he would
axe her by fair means or by foul. Nr.
Holmes, we were In hopes all tho time
tnAI you were In communication with
uet aud II nythlng VISA wrong we
would hear from her through you. BY
your letter we are thoroughly aston.
hheu, Us We know nothing OF her
hhefeabouts. We know not that she
Is dead % alive. Your letter makes Us
very unhappy. Mr.. Holmes, n you
should hear anything OF Ter please let
us Know and relieve the presont un.
happlness Of an old father anu mother.
Respectfully,
A, SMYrHE.
This letter Holmes received, but
concealed. II was wrlt.vn IN reply to
one sent by him or ono OF his u0niod-
crates TO Mr.. smythe. las letter sent
rom EngleVOOd the hAndwfitinR vi
Hyulia Conner had been inl ta,ed and
hsi name forged at the bottom. The
Iu'|ef eonialued tho statement that she
was going to st, Louis.
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une simple prerautiOu viii insure
loilgct felicity In domestic work. Usr
~ D,her baking powder than r.
Soy thIof.