The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-23
Box Containing Bloody Cothinx
Found Under the Floor, Concealed
by q Layer of Fire tricks.
CHASTITY FIND LAST NIGHT
GEORGIANA HOWARD CORNERS THE
CRIMINAL IN PHILADELPHIA.
Holmes Attempted to Furnixh n To-
ronto Alibi with His Diary, and
Is Tripped Up.

meath the uneven surface forming the floor
to the basement of the Holmes building in
Englewood was discovered this evening a
bloodstained undergarment. supposed to
have belonged to Minnie Williams before
her disappearance. 1t was dug UP by de-
tectives Norton and Fitzpatrick few min
utes after the regular force of workmen
employed in excavating had abandoned
their task for the day. In consequence of
the find the theory of Minnie Williams hav-
ing been murdered received added force.
and the work Of excavating will be pushed
with fresh impetus tomorrow. This even
ing, when the workmen piled their tools
in corner and left the gloomy subway
the officers remained. There was one cor
ner which had not been touched. 1t was
the northeast corner of the section of the
basement beneath No. 7O3 of the building
on the Sixty-third-street front.
Let US see IL we can find anything over
there" suggested Fitzpatrick.
Norton proceeded to thrust his pick into
thing in which it stuck. A piece of mus
lin cloth was drawn out. 1t was stained
When carried to the light 1t was found
that the clothing was half of suit of
taken to Inspector Fitzpatrick. who made
a careful examination. and expressed the
opinion that the stains on the garment
were blood.
A physician was asked to make an ex-
animation of the garment He cut away
a portion where the stain was deepest and
put the piece in a solution OF salt and
water. The stain was washed out and dis
colored the solution.
TT is blood beyond a doubt said he.
"and 1 will make microscopic examina-
tion.'
A woman who had done washing. for
Minnie Williams said she wore undercloth-
ing like that found by the off1cers.
WARRANT FOR HOLMES.
H. H. Holmes will be charged with the
crime of murder in Chicago tomorrow.
A warrant for his arrest on that charge
will be sworn out by A. Miner, nephew
of Julia L. Connor, of Muscatine, Ia.
having murdered Mrs. Connor sometime
between the 1st of August and the lst of
November, 1892. The warrant will be placed
in the hands of Inspector Fitzpatrick by
at the present time it will be acted on
the instant that Holmes is freed from the
charges pending against him in Philadel-
phia. Mr. MINER has been moved to the
point Of swearing out a warrant by the
discovery of letter to-day from the father
of Julia Connor addressed to Holmes. This
letter is as follows
Davenport, Ia. Nov. l, 1892.
H H. Holmes:
Yours of Oct. at hand and contents
carefully noted, and it astonishes us very
much that you write to US making inquiry
| about our Julia l.. Connor. We thought
| you knew all about her whereabouts and
were thinking about writing to you to
know where she was. We have never
heard from her since last December. She
| then wrote US she was going to leave
| Englewood on account Of Connor making
| threats that he would take his child away.
| He said he would take her by fair means
| or by foul means. Mr.. Holmes. we were
| In hopes all the time that you were in
| communication with her. and if anything
was wrong we would hear from her
| through you. BY your letter we are thor
| oughly astonished, as we know nothing of
her whereabouts. We know not that she
| is dead or alive. Your letter makes us
very unhappy. Mr.. Holmes. II you should
hear anything of her please let us know
and relieve the present unhappiness of an
old father and mother. Respectfully.
"a. sMYTHE."
This letter Holmes received, but con-
cealed 1t was written in reply to one
| sent by him or one of his confederates
to Mr.. Smythe. In a letter sent from
Englewood the handwriting of Julia Con-
nor had been initiated and her name
forged at the bottom The letter contained
the statement that she was going to St.
Louis.
Mrs. B. F. Pietzel is back in
| Chicago. after her trip to Toronto
| for the Identification Of the bodies of her
| children She is now ready to tell all that
| she knows regarding the operations of
| Holmes as an insurance swindler. She
| made important statements regarding the
swindles and the measures to carry them
| out. but says that she was kept I'm ignor-
| ance that any of them entailed murder.
A GRUESOME FIND.
| Bones and articles of clothing were
| turned I'D in the basement of the Holmes
| house to-day. Some of the bones were
| from the butcher shop. but others resem-
| bled those OF human foot In a chest
! holding secret belongings of Holmes, the
nonce to-day found vest identified as one
1 long worn by Holmes On 1t were dark
stains resembling blood. In a box were
found a linen shirt and other articles of
| underwear The shirt had the initials
"G. B. D." worked In red letters. The box
was found under the floor. and was covered
over with layer Of frebrick. In the cellss