The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-27
SAYS HE'S GUILTY.
Coroner's Jury at Toronto Finds
q Verdict Against Holmes
Declares That lie Murdered Alice Pitxei-
steps Taken for His Extradition-Mo
Human Bones Found In His
House at Engiswood-

ToRoNro, July 25.-The inquest into
the murder OF the Pitzel children was
concluded Wednesday night before
Coroner Johnson and jury. Some
evidence was taken and strong and
vigorous summing up was made. The
jury was out only fifteen minutes. and
there was from the beginning no dis
agreement among them. They re-
turned the following verdict:
THAT Alice Pitzci came to her death on OF
about the 25th OF October, In the city OF To-
ronto. and that II. IL Holmes. alias Mudgett.
alias Howard, did on or about the day last
wilfully and with malice aforethought. kin
and murder her. the said Alice Pltzel con-
trary 10 the peace OF her sovereign lady. the
queen her crown aud dignity
Coroner Johnson Immediately issued
his warrant for the apprehension of
Holmes. This is the first case ander
the new condition criminal code in
which Intervention of the magis-
trate's court is unnecessary and
the matter will go direct To the
attorney generals department. Pro-
ceedings will be taken at once TO
have Holmes extradited. Crown At
torney Dewart said that question of
expense would not be considered by
the crown. lie himself would imme-
diately bring the matter before the at
torney generals department.
CHICAGO, July 25.-The backbone OF
a human being was the first awful
mornings find of the detectives who
are at work in the Holmes building in
Englewood. The second find was "A
teeth.
In the wet earth, mixed with quick
lime, the men saw what appeared to
be several ribs protruding. They
dropped their shovels and spades and
carefully uncovered the bones with
their hands. Seven ribs were thus
taken out, when several sections OF the
vertebrate and what is described as a
piece of an upper jaw with two teeth
attached were found. Eleven more of
the reputed ribs were taken out Of the
place.
With the ribs they found portion
of woman's jacket On the jacket
was small bunch of hair, too much
discolored by the dirt to give notion
of its original color
The bones lay on board 90 inches
wide and 30 inches long. and this in
turn rested upon dirt hard floor. The
hard dirt underneath would indicate
that it was the original floor of the
cellar, and that IL had been filled mp
with about feet Of earth at later
period. In this filed portion lay the
bones.
Three sections of the vertebrn and
four of the ribs were taken TO the Office
of DR.. Charles II. North, on Sixty-third
street and Wentworth avenue. He ex-
amined them carefully ard gave as his
opinion that they were from human.
body.
All the eighteen bones thought to be
ribs lay alongside the section of verte-
brae and apparently were joined at
one time to the backbone The quick
lime would indicate that the rest of
the bones had been eaten away.
Two pieces of fat bones were found
in the hole, probably. the police say,
from the shoulder blades That Sec
tions of the smaller bones of the body
should have been found without any
trace OF the larger bones of the arms
and legs makes the find more mys-
tcr.oas.
Detective Norton, In charge of the
digging party, will have the spot looked
over carefully in the hope of finding
traces of other portions of human
body.
The bones found are believed by the
Central station detectives TO be those
of Gertrude Common, the daughter of
Mrs. Julia l.. Common, who is now be-
lieved To have been one of the swim
dler's victims Mother and daughter
disappeared about the same time. A
warrant Is now out for Holmes on the
charge OF numbering Mrs. Common.