New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-29
SKELETONS OF THE TICII MS
CHASTITY EVIDENCE IN THE HOLMES
CASE

A MAcHINIsT's STORY OF HOW HE TOOK BODIES
FROM THE DARK ROOM IN THE HOLMES
HOUSE AND ARTIcrLATED THEM.
Chicago. July s-I'nmistakable evidence OF ",u'.
der at the Holmes house in Englewood. was .as'
night placed in the hands of Inspector Fitzpatrick
That at least four people have been crueiy 'n"'
dered there Is now practical certainty i"''
the skeleton of of Holiness victims, supposer'
that of Mrs. Ju.ia Connors. Is now IN '"e
spector's office. in the city Hall The othe' sh'
tons which came from the same place VIII be pi"c''
In his possession tomorrow. fourth pouS ""'
been traced 20 Philadelphia The man VINO Po
duced this startling evidence was closeteh VIII" VI.
INSPECTOR and Detectives Norton and rl'Zpa"'e
from till O'Clock last night
This mans story is that he first met ho'He9 ."
response to an advertisement which appeared IN
1,ily ncwspaper for a nachinist This was IN tne
summer Of 1892 He worked for Holmes III '"N.
capacity for severa, months one day Holmes ''''''
to him and asked him II he could mount M
The man said he coid. Holmes conducted III" ~
a dark room on the second noor In the ecntrai '"''
Of the building and there pointed out the remains
of a nan There was considerable nesn on NV
over limbs Both arms were practically pare ~
took the arm bone. and skull away with nm '"'
n.eht The next day Holmes brought the renain'''
OF the slic Teton TO. the mAcnnis;'s nouie ,o,
This was October !. 1852 on January = 80
Holm came ro him and asked him to aiucu'a''
dark room produced another human body -ihls Nm ,'.
thai Of It female. This body mad mncn more "es"
rhls is III, skeleton now in the possession oi We
Inspector. VINO believes IL TO be al. tnal - '' "
In Junc iSS. Homes again called him to a, ,',' -,
late a th.iI .l.,lei1n wrich vas produced from ~
Homes paid hin 50 each Tor TWO Of me sha; ,o
ana took them away The thrl he diI no, no. '"r o,n's
story was hi- statement that durins a. 'mS a,''
that he was hxing ny sk".et'ns ioI iio'nr', - h.
u.
Homes.s trusted man To verify hts ,tatcmssni % 20
this regard. Qliit'n ~a~ sen, i,' an s,ors What
took pace between the two men the inspt',~s 30 ne
c,lnoI 10 say put when Pat cam" oui "i ~. ~.
sweaii,,x his whp.e bearing Mas that oi aDlec'
Tx name ny which ,ne mechanic IL generally
Anoihcr a.l"sci startling d.feoyery reported ~
to.,,,'n, IN IT, irs.i. door of the blind yauli on
the third noor OF the building Aihousn ne N"mi' ns
had been carefully examined on pie'oh. o. r.,
10 that tmc the ro,' hag h'rh en- o,sf-uren ,. a. OF
tie vault arraneem'ht oincf ma M ,'sS IA,
by conjecture 40" ii Is believed ~ me POI. p. r
v. ged into the vault between the Two sss o.
doors and there they gD" smoih'r'' 20 ''"''
Aurora H. July eS.- Albert philips - ms 'i'
father ~ C.arcncr Phillips. Who conducted r'''a'
ran, f Iome-'. h-iilng in sA'y-third-s, '"''ns
tho Worll's Fan. l- confident that Holmes Is r.
sponsble FOR the 30 appearance of SIN 'no'h'i We
tim I,r name was Alrs. Lee
Albert Phillips for several months assisted h's
son IN conducting MS restaurant and became We'll
Acquainted with Holmes during that time ester
div he said to reporter The "tiohS ~ =.
cas. ~ Holmes make clear 10 ~" IN. mystery "
tho disapp.aran,e 81 Mrs. L"s Will" Mas a. me
restaurant She went ont Of sight - ,"hp s.S
ard r.sf.riote.v as though sh" had la.l'n on me
earth and my son and were greatly inHH.'n oN'r
II a. the time. Mr. Lee came - -. pie. "nl'gg g
/ was therc Shc Was handsome hr'in.i'r; ,ts al
and stately and nell dressed She of.en ii.piaye 81
bank notes Of large denominations claimed I, De
worth Ss1 Dpp and said that her husband and TWO
children had died NO years before. YOndr.et
why woman OF her means r1crfr ne rnni@ni MIN
the accornruofs Of our place. AMI nntly MADE
up my nina thai Il was for the society of 40.
/ often -pok. with her while serving her ~ th'
liable and found her agreeable ana Intelligent On"
DAY shc missing W. never kn"" Nh'f" "i
how she went ...
Il studied Holmes well while al INC "sianrah'
and knew him - sleek. smooth r'.-Al m
evidence Of his crooked husinrrs dealings lallN
but Iil not then suspect he was si""2"i IN riiin"
PA pIlrlar -ernieI 10 b" hi@ comment ln every
undeIfahln.