The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-31
HANGING HANGS OVER HOLMES
A CONVICT READY TO TELL ALL
ABOUT THE MURDERS.

He Agrees to Point Out the Resting
Place of the Williams Sisters and
VIII Tell How They Were MUIR
dered-He viii Also Give Full In
formation Concerning the Murder
of PietzeI and His Two Children
and Mrs. Julia COnnOrs.
Chicago. July SO.-There is now little
doubt that the Chicago police will convict
H. H. Holmes, alias Mudgett, alias Pratt.
alias Gordon. now in the Philadelphia
jail charged with murder of at least seven
persons. They know the name of the man
who can hang Holmes by giving his testi-
mony, and that man is in their power
His name is Hatch, alias Bond, alias Mas
cot, and he is now serving sentence OF
ten years in the penitentiary at Little
Rock, Ark. for horse stealing. He is as
close 10 Holmes, through all his murder
plans as Janitor Quinlan, and is ready to
tell all he knows. His testimony includes
the pointing out of the resting place of the
bodies of the Williams sisters, whom he
himself assisted In secreting after they
were murdered He will tell how they
were murdered and exactly how all their
bodies were handled He will also give
fun and explicit information concerning
the murder of Pietzel and his two children
and of Mrs. Julia Connors and her daugh-
ter Pearl
In short this man is the only other
living person, aside from Quinlan, who
can tell the story of the murders in the
charnel house at Sixty-third and Wal
lace streets. Aside from Quinlan, he is
the only man who can tell of Holmes
crimes in a way that will bring forth
evidence of Holmes guilt. The mention
Of his name by the police to-day made
JanitOr Quinlan turn pale and refuse to
talk further, and a confession from Quin-
an is almost assured, but will come too
late, as Hatch is to be the states wit
ness.
1t has been arranged to request his
pardon from the governor of Arkansas
If he will give his testimony, with the
understanding that he will not be prose-
cuted in Illinois for completely in the
Holmes frauds and crimes.
It is suspected that Attorney William
Capps of Fort Worth, Tex, gave the police
OF Chicago some valuable information con-
cerning Hatch. In fact, it is definitely
understood that Hatch was discovered in
the Little Rock penitentiary by Attorney
Capps who is in Chicago for the purpose
OF giving up the fraud transactions of
Holmes'with regard to the property of the
Williams girls. He declared to-day that
the Williams girls were both dead and
that he could offer sufficient proof to a
civil court to secure setting aside of the
title of their property now in the name
or P1etzel as ID. b. LYMAN so that the
heirs of the two girls could secure the
property. But he refused absolutely to
say what his evidence of the murder was.
Mr.. Cigrand, the father of the
missing Emeline, who is supposed
TO have been murdered by Holmes, and
Philomena, her sister, arrived from their
home in Anderson, Ind, this morning, and
paid an early visit to Inspector Fitzpat-
rick They were accompanied by DR.. B.
j. Cigrand, a cousin of the reputed victim
They were closeted with the inspector and
Chief Badenoch for over an hour. The
only new information they have was con-
cerning trunk. which was received at
oxford, o.. where the Cigrands lived
few days after the announcement of the
Chicago employer of the girl that she had
disappeared. The trunk contained only
few clothes, readily identified as the prop
erty of Emeline. There was no note or
other word accompanying it, The police
will at once begin work on this slight clue
They will endeavor to discover, if possible,
what express company handled the trunk,
and by whom it was sent.
Il believe firmly that my daughter was
murdered by Holmes" said Mr.. Cigrand.
In no other way can we account for
her disappearance. The police did not
give us any new Information in regard to
the whereabouts of the girl. In this re-
spect, at least, they are as much at sea
as her family, but they believe as we do,
that she was foully dealt with"
Mrs. Strowers, a washerwoman, who
lives at Sixty-first and Morgan streets,
furnished the detectives with new fea-
ture in the case to-day. She said she
used to wash for Holmes and for Mrs
Connors. Several times, she said, some
Of the latters clothing was brought to
her by Holmes. In 1891, she stated, Holmes
came to her and urged her to take out
an insurance policy on her life for $10,-
0l0
Don't be afraid of me-" Mrs. Strowers
quoted Holmes as saying. You take out
the policy, and I'll give you $1,000 cash
for it at once"
Mrs Strowers friends persuaded her
not TO do so, and she never talked with
Holmes on the subject again.
Mrs Pietzel will go to Galva, Ill, to-
morrow. The police did have an idea Of
preventing her from leaving the city, but
have abandoned it. They are still of the
opinion, however, that she can tell a great
deal more than she has yet divulged