The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-18

More Sensation In the Celebrated Case of
Holmes.

Chicago, Aug. Ills Minnie Williams
alive and in London, as Holmes states
This is the question that annoys Reb-
ert Corbitt, whose collections Of
Holmes correspondence is larger than
that possessed by the police.
For weeks Corbitt has been following
clews Of his own, resulting in a number
OF discoveries, one Of which Is causing
the detectives to dig today in a well I'M
der the Holmes castle.
II am sure William Green can tell
where Minnie Williams is" said Mr..
Corbitt, as he took from his file of
Holmes correspondence the following
memorandum in Green's handwriting:
Gable address, Greenice, Chicago,
''1169 The Rookery, May 90, 'e1.
Dear Sir-Can you make an appoint
ment today to finish the note: also are
you ready to talk about China today?
If so, shall be pleased to come and see
you.
(SignedD NJ. MIND"
Later correspondence shows that Mr..
Green became very friendly with
Holmes. Inquiry revealed the fact that
Green came from England six years
ago, took a small office in the Rookery
building and about a year ago returned
to London. Mr.. Corbitt has other let
tiers from Green urging Holmes to fol-
low, and feels sure that he engaged
passage for Minnie Williams.
IF j find BloZe 1 will get at the bot
tom OF the whole mystery" declared
Mr.. Corbitt.
HE was with Holmes In Indiana dur
ing the early part of August. 1894, and
at w. r. Millais' loan office in New
Albany Is. a coat, probably one Of
Holmes on which he scared. Aug. s,
the sum Of $50.
&C. c. Bloze." continued Mr.. Corbitt.
''was the man-of-all-work for Holmes
and Quinlan, and as soon as Quinlan
was arrested he disappeared This
pawn ticket / found in Quinlan's ROOM
and if Howard Pietzel was murdered il
may have been in New Albany, not In
THAT Holmes was a very magnetic
man was shown by the fact that DR..
Petit and others who were swindied
still defend him, and Attorney David
after being delayed in the
OF numerous bills. wrote
March 4. 1892. as follows:
H. II. Holmes:
Dear Sir-Yours OF the 18th ult., in
which you state you will be able TO in
sheim interest will be paid, received I
have been expecting TO hear from you
for the past ten days. but was disap-
pointed. Now, aside from a matter OF
business. am sure l don't know what
have done TO you to be treated In this
manner. You stated to me when Mr. F.
would be paid when due. Now. we
nave been friends too long to engage in
1 law suit. Yours truly.
DAVID EICHRERG."
Other letters show that Holmes Dor !
owed from Eichberg's father. One let !
er requests that Mrs. Belknap make I
affidavit that her residence was in En- !
,lewood. so that the mortgage may be |
recorded there.
Nearly all the letters IN the file are
complaints of unpaid loans or calls for |
insurance company. March s. 1893.
wrote TO H S. Campbell Qaolmes) as
ollows:
Dear Sir-As you pay no attention
% our bill for insurance. we shall be
10 resort 10 legal measures"
J. l. O'DonneH wanted definite in
ormation from Mrs. Kate Durkee re-
'ardng the Barrett property in Chi
ago lawn
ne Of Quinlan's early bills made out
n his own handwriting. II shows that
le started in as janitor at s. per week.
nd in three weeks was receiving SO
'er week for his services and $40
week for boarding Holmes
Later his bills shows his services 10 be
worth s. per day.
An interesting find was made yester-
ay afternoon under a pile OF rubbish
4 the secret room at the castle. Il con-
lists Of about fifty copies OF the Daily
Jews and another evening paper OF
)ec. 2s, 1894. All the copies were Of the
2 o'clock edition and among other az
icies contained in both papers was the
blowing paragraph:
"A. kaupensky. a tailor. living al
forth and California avenues. commit
ID suicide last night. He had been
ceiling respondent for several days and
efore going 70 bed fired Z bullet into |
is temple Death was instantaneous. /
IL left one child and o wife"
Evidently the papers were purchased
v Qulnian. for no one else in the house
I that time knew OF the secret cham
er.