The herald., 1895-07-21
HOLMES INFAMY GROWS
A Chicago KIDNAPPING Now Accredited ia
His Villainy
Says He Can Prove an AIibi as to the Muir.
dered Pitzel Children Found at
Toronto

PHILADELPHIA, July i20.-The Press
today publishes an interview with H. H..
Holmes, who says he can prove an aIibi
with reference to the murder of the
Pitzel children at Toronto, and that the
authorities here cannot prove that Pitzel
was murdered in this city. He insists
that Hatch, who, he says was engaged
in fur smuggling with him, is not a
myth, as the detectives say, and he could
tell what became OF the Miss Williams
and the Pitzel children, as when Holmes
saw them last Hatch was with them and
was to see them off for Europe.
CHICAGO, July 2O.-Search for the
body of the missing Williams girl was
begun early today in the house at Engle-
wood formerly occupied by the alleged
murderer. H. H. Holmes. Yesterdays s
developments lead to the belief that evil
dences of the supposed crime were con-
cealed somewhere about the house, and
suspicion of neighbors and detectives
pointed strongly towards a large cellar
in which disageeable odor had been de-
tected. Every inch of ground will be
dug up. Examination of large crate
of Holmes stove today resulted in an
other startling discovery, when two
charred bones, resem bling human ribs.
were found among the ashes. The find
ing of the supposed ribs with the burned
woman's shoe button and pieces of cloth,
was considered by the police practically
proving that at least portion Of the
body of the woman had been cremated.
The stove is six feet high and four feet in
diameter, and would easily hold body.
Late this afternoon bunch of human
hair was found in the chimney OF the
Holmes house by newspaper reporters.
The police were notified and upon examl-
nation of the hair it was pronounced that
of a woman. The appearance OF the
burned from the head and drawn up the
stove pipe.
While the workmen we're digging in
the cellar they encountered an obstruc-
ton, which ezplooed with terrible force,
seriously injuring four men. Two Of
them are thought to be fatally hurt.
The men injured by the explosion are !:
Timothy Mulhale, Joseph Patrello, Thom-
as Olefort, Joseph Kenyon, fire marshal; !;
CHER, and Edward Mccormick. The first
three we're laboring men. All of them
were badly, though not fatally burned.
The others were firemen who were over
come by gas. An investigate showed
that the gas came from large tank ff-
teen feet deep and ten feet in diameter. 1t
was partially filled ed with a peculiarly
smelling liquid. the exact nature of which
has not been determined. From the other
side of the tank numerous pipes extend
ed. the end projecting inside the tank,
being carefully wrapped in burlaps. Sew
eral of the men were strangely affected
by the gas. The opinion is that the tank
was swindlng device OF Holmes, who at
one time while living here claimed to
have a new process for the manufacture Of
gas.
CHICAGO, July 20.-Some years ago
Chicago was startled by the bold kidnap-
ping OF little Annie Redmond, daughter
of South Side blacksmith. Her alb
ductors, while keeping their identity
secret, admitted in a series of notes sent
to the parents of the child their sole OBJ
iect was to hold her for a big ransom.