The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-27

Discovered in e''CaStleS~~ Holmes
Lawyer Declares that the Accused
Will not Make any Confession in Re-
gard to QuInlan--Says that the Bodies
Found Were Used only ia insurance
Sehemes--HoImes Sells his Property.
CHICAGO, July Fitzpatrick QUinlan,
the janitor in the Holmes Castle, is in
danger Damaging evidence against
him has accumulated rapidly in the past
twenty four hours. Detective Norton
was informed that early in the career of
Quinlan with Holmes the former kept at
the Castle girl whose first name was
Lizzie. She had sister working in the
restaurant connected with the "Castle,"
This Lizzie gave birth to child which
Holmes took care of. What became of
it is unknown save to Holmes and Quin-
Ian. The report was spread about Sixty
third street that Quinlan was about to
marry the girl. Suddenly his wife, who
had not been living at the Castle,
appeared on the scene; Lizzie was hur-
ried out of the city, and it is said she is
now in Omaha. An effort will be made
to find her.
To Quinlan, it appears, were sent the
orders from PHILADELPHIA to destroy all
of Holmes papers, clothing and other
articles which might aid the detectives
in tracing his career How faithfully
Quinlan did this is to be seen in the lit
tie of Holmes effects to be found in the
Castle.
One of the important finds made by the
palice to day, in their search of the
ssCastle," was bench covered with
stains resembling blood. The bench was
found in deserted store room next to
.he apartment in which Quinlan slept.
DR. Robinson, who was called to exam
inc the stains, said they were undoubt
edly blood 1t is believed that Holmes
used the bench as an operating table on
which he dismembered his victims be-
fore disposing of their bodies.
Holmes Lawyer Talks.
PHHAPELPHIA, Pa, July 26.-Lawyer
William A Shoemaker, who represents
e. Fl. Holmes, made a suggestion to day:
"Did it ever occur to you," he asked
an Associated Press reported, ''that the
Minnie Williams, who was murdered by
Theodore Durrant, in San Francisco, last
April, was about the same age as the
Minnie williams of this case; that she
was not known in that city, and had no
relatives? Who knows but that the San
Francisco Minnie might be the missing
girl9 1t is true, when the Williams girl
left Holmes she said she was going to
Europe, but there is no positive knoHl
edge, even though ! admit she did go.n
Mr.. Shoemaker was shown the story
from Chicago, to the effect that janitor
Quinlan was implicated in the case al
most as deeply as the arch conspirator
and that confession was expected from
Holmes, involving Quinlan.
MIR. Shoemaker declares that the story
was entirely new TO him. So far as
sending instructions to Quinlan was CON
cerned, he said, Holmes, while in the
City Hall here, had been permitted TO.
send and receive mail, but since his con-
fnement in prison he cannot do SO, with
out the sanction of the prison officials,
who read all letters.
''The public mind had better be dis
abused Of the idea that Holmes will
make a confession" continued the at
torney ''He has told all he has to tell
and has nothing more to confess. He
feels confident that he can not be con-
victed of murder, and just as confident
that when the time comes it will be
proved that the bodies found were used
in insurance schemes only. The Chicago
people have no case at all, and have
merely been cutting ridiculous fgure
before the public.
II know nothing of Holmes being
tried here The first official notice /
would get would be an indictment, ard
80 far as | know no steps in that direc-
ton have been taken"
District Attorney Graham also said to-
day that no decision had been reached
regarding the place of the trial.
There is absolutely no truth in the
story that Holmes is broken down. He
is in very good spirits and is busy at pre-
sent settling up his business affairs =
turning his real estate into cash. Two
weeks ago, George B. Chamberlain, a
Chicago lawyer, spent several hours here
on behalf of parties in that cty who de-
sire to purchase
''These properties consist of farm
lands, town lots and other properties in
various parts of the country. He con
trolls the "Castle" block in Chicago, be-
sides the $4O,O property in Texas. l
saw this block last fall, when | was down
there on this case. Holmes built the
building, he having obtained the ground
by a trade of a Chicago property with
Minnie Williams, who had inherited it
from her father.
Holmes didn't know Miss or Mrs.
Conner in Chicago do not know which
because ! never talked with him much
about this Quinlan, think, was jani-
tor in the Castle pretty much all the
time Holmes was there. Quinlan's wife
lived there in winter and went to farm
in summer,
''Holmes is &nxious that Qunlan, as
well as everybody else, should tell the
truth in the case and conceal nothing.
We expect Mrs. Howard to testify to the
truth regardless of where it lights, and
if she does it, il will be in Holmes favor.