The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-08-22
l BIOODY LIFE STORY OF
h GREATEST CRIMINAL.
a,o,.uFs ONCE AT COLUNI-
BUS, MISS.
r..,e lie Added Another TO the
Lang List Of Victims.
signed by Him Gives the De-
= the Crimc--The Mysterious
.oearancc OF Thomas Gregsan
Holmes' Connection Herewith.

Holmes Connection Herewith,
-uprs MISS. In this quiet
rty there has been disclosed
scene in the long and bloody
which has been played by
IN his awful and grcwsome
Mo fend incarnate. Another
has been traced, and its bloody
laced 10 the credit of Holmes
once co.partner, Benz. Pitezel.
ticnars of this murder are as
acre. but the local officers are
fixing the matter up, and it is
that valuable evidence will be
which will prove n strong link
chain which is so closely tight
Mound the fend. The register
Gilmore Hotel in this city
On the 18th of Janrary of the
year the names of Mrs. M.
and child, with no place OF
ree gwen. she is described by
y the hotel, who remember her,
IAN, finely developed and hand
woman. The child was n light
girl Of about five years old,
Lucy. They remained at the
three or -four days and had little
to the other guests; in fact, she
gy cold and distant to the ladies
profcred her some little social
bon.
The second day after arrival she
into the office Of Justice OF the
Foot and said she desired a con-
bal talk with him. She made her
leave the room and directed her
main in a photograph gallery
the hall. She then made an
Ii before Justice Foot charging
Holmes, then in Jail in Philadel-
With murder. When asked by
ES,e for her proof she produced
hHen paper signed by Holmes,
She claimed to have found
g bis papers in the "Castle. " In
document Holmes relates the story
nnrder Of Thomas Gregsan, on
Iombigbee river, six miles below
Knbus Upon this affidavit requi.
papers were issued by Gov. J.
6tone, Mrs. Holmes agreeing tu
ihe expenses Of the chief of police
lls city 70 20 to Philadelphia for
pee. Foot made the woman a GER
copy OF the alleged confession,
; she took with her.
ier leaving the Justices Office Mrs.
pes went TO the law Office of Judge
Orr and sought to retain his SER
to prosecute the case and get
advice from him, but for some
y which Judge Orr will not di.
hereiused his services. She left
nm 'he original confession OF
aes iour correspondent tried to
ne paper from Judge Orr. but lac
'ed rs publication on the ground
'ne paper was the property Of the
n and 10 divulge its contents
q be a breach Of professional
The contents Of the paper were
obtained from Justice Foot, he
s made her copy of it.
\ gave as her reason, for making the
anl, that Holmes had been very bru.
I DIS treatment for two years and
loped by his conviction to get some
y property, as he was worth over
lVVO The document states that
mes b. +. Pitezel and the muir
= lnomas Gregsan we're in this city
V aOout June 30, 1894, but that
stopped at different places ano
no' seen together on the streets.
! conduct, the paper says, war
Y 70 leave the community under
-pression that they were strangers.
,suays after their arrival they pro
"a small boat and all three went
'ne river together. At this point,
'aPer says, after going down the
sN miles Holmes went out on the
u search Of drinking water and
'Vaent some time, and when he re-
y Gregsan was dead. Pitezel
lls death was caused by falling
'le boat and striking his head on
locks, and that they buried the
u the river swamp and returned
llumbus.
- IN substance, is what the con-
~ contained. The requisition
= came from Jackson and Chief of
! Aunger arranged to go TO Phil
ma l. after Holmes, but in the
llme Mrs. Holmes had quitely
le city. 1t is the opinion of the
= here that it was the desire Of
oman to have Holmes brought
{ hiladelphia to this place to give
u opportunity to escape on the
OF else be acquitted Of thu
Z OF murder and released here.
I theory, however is exploded
'aeaence given to the confession
,ne appearance here of b. Il. Pite-
'uo registered at the hotel from
20 on June 10, 1894, about the
'ne murder is alleged to have
committed. About this time also
.an arrived here, stopping at "a diff
motel. He claimed to be in the
q business and was here looking
Aoer Pitezel also claimed TO be
4 lumber business, and in that
'ecame acquainted with Gregsan.