Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-07-17
THE PITZEL MURDERS.
Holmes Is to Be Taken to Cam
ada to Stand Trial.
He sToUTLY DENIES THE CRIMES.

be Says He Left the Two Children Tn
Charge Of the williams cirl-Mrs. Pit1ei
Very III In Chicago, Having ovcrworIsed
to Find Her Husband.
PHILADELPHIA July 11-H il, Holmes,
The Insurance swindler, hccusad Of having
murdered the Pitzei children, whose bod.
les were found in Toronto Monday, denies
having amy knowledge whatever of the
crime u is probable however, that he
win be taken TO Canada there TO answer
Che charge Of murder, as the authorities
here hnye about given up the hope Of fix
Ing upon him the responsibility for the
death Of the man found IN the Callowhill
street house this city, and who. IL was
supposed, was the father OF the Pitzcl
shildren
Holmes was visited In Moyamensing
prison by his counsel r. o. Moon, who
subsequently mndc iio statement that his
clicnt had positively denied All connection
with the murder Of the children. Holmes
asserts that the last time he saw thom was
IN October Of last year in Toronto, where
he had loft them in charge of Minnie VIII
liains the girl he met in Chicago. He as
serts that he knew nothing of what be-
came Of them after that Time and he al
ways believed the Williams girl had taken
them to Europe. lie also insists that no
knows nothing of the boy and that he had
nothing TO do with the death of Pitzcl.
lie was taken to police headquarters at
the city hall and subjected TO a rigorous
examination by Mesrs Finletter and Bar
low, who are associated with the district
attorney in the case District Attorney
Graham returned TO the city and took up
the matter, but declines to make any
statement at present, although be prom
ises to give all the details of the case to
the public in q dry o. two.
Superintendent Of Police Linden do
clarcs That there is no possibility of con
voting Holmes of the murder of the man
found ia the Cnllowhill street house, and
says tho authorities Lore wiz not oppose
eXtrndition TO Canada.
superintendent Linden Denounccs Holmes.
Superintendent Linden stated he had
not heard from Detective Geyer as to the
finding Of the bodies of the two Pitzel
girls in Toronto Superintendent Linden
IS impressed with tho belief that Holmes
Is triple murderer and said;
'rhat man Holmes is the most internal
liar 1 have ever been brought in contact
with. Holmes persisted in claiming that
Minnie Williams had possession Of the
Pitzcl children, and he was SO much in
earnest with this statement that placed
confidence in it and caused every clew in
that direction 10 BE worked out to its full
est limit. / have not learned the where
abouts OF the woman and almost believe
her to be a myth
In your opinion you think that Pitzel
was murdercdf" was ASKED.
I" certainly do, and further think that
al talk OF q dummy substitute IS bosh.
What is your theory Of the disappear
ance 81 the ch2dreng7
81 think they too, We're murdered The
motive Is plain whom we look at the facts
surrounding tho case. Tho elder of the
two girls identified the body in the ceme-
terry as thnt OF her father, and upon her
testimony rested the chance of convicting
Holmes on any charge His willingness
70 plead guilty 70 Che charge Of conspiracy
led as to think that something must be
back OF the case