The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-26
Bones of Mrs. Conner and Her
Little Girl Found.
TWO MORE GIRLS WHO VANISHED
One Was the 1e-Year-0ld Daughter
Of Wealthy Parents.
The Other Was Pretty Miss Ciggrand.
From Indiana Toronto seems Likely
to Have the Honor of Trying and
Hanging the Monster.

Chicago, July Sin the basement Of
the Holmes eharnel house today several
more bones ana small pieces IT dress
goods were found. one of .he bones
found. a shoulder blade was annarent-
~ that Of an adult. The other a socket
bone, was smaller, and appeared TO he
tnai OF a child. The police. by their dis
eosery today, are confirmed in their he
lief that the skeletons being uncovered
are those OF the missing Mrs. Connor
and daughter Pearl.
Another proof was found that Julia
Conner is dead. and that she was made
away with by Holmes. II was deter
mined that she disappeared before June
=. lssz. al important factor in the search
for her. As late as November, 1892, Holmes
as shown ~ letters which have been
found. was writing her parents as 10 her
Whereabouts and sta ting that she had
gone 10 81. Louis. But on June ). 1892.
he wrote 10 her brother-in-law, Yantis,
in Waukesha, Wis. giving aim a fic-
utious address as to her whereabouts in
ST. Louis. Yantis wrote back TO Holmes
on June 8. and this letter was found. At
that time Yantis had no suspicion that
Holmes had made away with his sister
in-law. and supposed him TO be her
friend His letter vas written three
weeks before the one in which 1. l..
Conner accused Holmes of breaking
faith with him. The latter letter refers
10 his daughter Pearl. From this it
would appear that Mrs. Conner was killed
first and the child afterward.
Late today two well dressed women
called on Chief Badenoch and told him
that a 1s-year-old girl. the daughter of
wealthy and respectable parents, be-
came acqainted with Holmes during the
fall OF 1&S and afterward disappeared.
Where she went or what became of her
has never been ascertained. and her pa
rents still cling IN the hope that she is still
alive. Until the present revelations
about Holmes life were published In the
Chicago papers they did not connect their
daughters disappearance with the En-
glewood druggist. but now that the
searchlight of investigation has been
turned on the man and his various crimes
exposed. they are certain that their
daughter was one OF his victims. The
two women furnished Chief Badenoch the
girls name and the address of the pa
rents. and the chief will investigate their
story. Until he has fully corroborated
il, however he says ne will not disclose
the girls name.
Mrs. W. l.. Doyle told the police To-
day that the missing daughter Of Pat
Quinlan, Holmes ex-janitor. is row with
her grand parents near Southaven.
Mich. The police after an extended in
terview with Mrs. Doyle. became con-
ness. She disclaimed any particular
knowledge of the case. but in an un-
guarded moment remarked that me pic
lures of the Pitxel children published in
the Chicago papers were good ones. She
acknowledged that she knew the family
slightly. Mrs Pat Quinlan, wife OF
Holmes ex-janitor, was found today.
give against Holmes the police refused TO
say
In talking to n reporter Mrs. Doyle said
one of the prettiest women who ever
came under Holmes influence is also
missing. Her name was Miss Ciggrand.
She was originally from Indiana. Mrs.
D,yle was on the point OF giving further
information wher the police eurtly or
dered her 10 cease talking. William l..
DOYLE. the woman's husband A mason
and contractor, said that in the latter
part of 1851. he rented that fiat In the
Holmes block that mad been occupied by
the missing Mrs. Connor and her daugh-
ter. He ard his wife became acquainted
with Holmes and Minnie Williams.
DovIe said mat Mrs. Connor's disappear
ance dated from 1901, instead of 1898. as
had been reporfef-
c;eorge W Harris, alias r. A Ziegel. is
in the custody Of local detective agency.
under suspicion Of being q confederate or
IL H. Holmes in his Insurance sw!ndies
Harris has passed under a string OF
aliases having been also known as Il. y
Simkins and Alfred II. Post. He was the
chief promoter I'm the Taylor addition first
mortgage swindles in s.. Paul, winch
caught many Chicago people.
William II. provinces said tonight: In
1Sat ! replevined some furniture which
Harris got from me hy. pretending 10 pur-
chase and in a bureau | found a hot OF
letters bearing on insurance schemes and
r.f xas
were signed by II IT Holmes. II. r. H.,
and II. A. RoweT I have lost the letters
and don't know where they are
phf.adeiphia. July s5.-pistrict Attorney
Graham positively announced that ~. ~
Holmes viii BE- tried in this citN Tor yhe
murder Of BENJAMIN F. Pitzel IN ne tas-
low 1Jfr street house. In View of the ta~t
ina. the district attorney has said Holmes
yvo,,ld he tried wherever the strongest
case could be made out against him u
Is believed that the authorities have e
Gently learned important details of tne
,-r5r,e which insures hts cOnvtction- n
formation as TO whether or not this sup
position vas correct was refused
paveunort Ia. July 2-Tears came 70
Dfrs S-nvthe's ewes when she read dis
,a.rh from Chicago last night stating
80 BODY had been found in the
Ho,nnes building az Sixty-third ard Va
Iaoa streets which vas supposed 10 be
that Of her grsndchiid. Pearl Conner
..'rha moor child. the poor child. $40
sohhaa ont Then. picking up an even
ing naner. she exclaimed. as II she saw
~isa,, IF hone in the printed lines
ssob sura q was only bones they fOunf,
a,5 how could they tell whether they
we're my rrandchiid's or not The paners
80 ,o,h{nw about a body" Mrs. Smytae
haS a. last succeeded In finding the isi-
ters ~ II II. Holmes 10 herself written
- Hfa=s
At the time when the ruraefeF hAa el.,if
sIaf, or was phpting the killing o. Mrs
y,4fa I. Conner and her daughter Pearl
Ia ,ha ersf letter. dated October n. is5@.
t3of..sz shows consummate skill "a eftac-
- hirnseif from anything IN connection
v-ifh himself lie inveuts q Lawsuit IN
which her interests are inN0iFed anu
-fat-,z Ne wants Mrs Conner as wit-
ness who would prove valuable 70 MN
fIts connection with the la~ IN ChscaSo
rgss mostly wirh regard 20 judgments for
.-,ats a amounts and set he writes. % Airs.
c,,x-.ba - a case IN which 8 30 depend
"a ~, her daughters testimony. Post
nix while disp0sing OF his victim BODY
na wrote 20 Mrs sDyt1e Holmes
Aaa never seen either Mrs. or NJ
S-,,,ns We, ne writes 20 the former for
sLe srSe sine IN his life and opens his
fet.e~ in sr innocent strain = inquiry
:. vrss ttsst Ike an ordinary business let
- Holmes asks . simple question.
.-wgu vou kindly communicate via
.s~s Conner AMI say % her for me- that
I, ss absolutely necessary for rs n hear
Frar, her vrish regard "a TIE suii n Thieh
she i interested as witness Thls
vas the first inumat4on 10 Mrs SEnytae
shst her daughter hai disappeared, and
- a-s. lire she ever received from
xsat~no= TIE arch murderer used tfe
ss-ter pane- % the fctifsous ~ampt'el =
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