The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-29
STILL ANOTHER.
Minnie Williams Brother May Havt
Been Holmes Victim.
PITzEL A PARTNER IN CRIME
Prov Gus TO His Failing Into a
Trap Himself.

CHi-AG,,, y lily 29.-Two brick vaults,
3 10y 9 feet in size, and filled with quick
lime, were found in Holmes building
about three feet below the basement floor,
Saturday afternoon. The police also found
another batch OF human hair.
William Capps, the Fort Worth (Tey)
attorney who IS here in behalf Of the heirs
of the Williams sisters, advances rather
startling theory, which, il found 90 be
true, will add another victim 20 the long
list OF murders already credited to Holmes.
According to- Mr. Capps, Minnie X. Will
Jams had a brother, named Horace A.
Williams, In Denver. This young man
either died suddenly or was killed In May
or June, 1898, shortly before the supposed
murder of the Williams sisters.
The manner of his death is not known
60 the attorney. but he says he has as
certaiDed that the young man was insured
for $500, in favor of his sister Minnie.
This fact Mr. Capps considers to be de-
cidedly peculiar, as, he says, that IL is not
reasonable to suppose that Horace Will
Jams would insure his life in favor Of a
sister who was already wealthy. He said
that his investigation upon this point was
incompleted, but from what he had
learned, he was of the opinion that
Holmes had first insured the yo1ng man
and had then been instrumental in caus-
ing his death.
Was Pitzel Murderer ?
Inspector Fitzpatrick was yesterday put
into possession of facts which weave closer
the web of proof around II. ii. Holmes,
and adds another victim TO the already
long list This information was furnished
by Attorney George b. Chamberlain, gen.
ercl manager of the Lafayette Mercantile
agency.
This murder is shown TO have been prior
20 or during 1891. B. H. Pitzel, who later
fell a victim, was participant in the
murder Of this man, and Attorney Cham
berlain says is equally guilty with Holmes.
The crime was committed in Chicago
either in 1891 or early in 1892. Again the
victim was traced to the Holmes building
in Englewood. There IL was, Mr.. Cham
berlain gives the impression, that the crime
was committed.
The police do not think that his body
has been found. The skeletons that were
articulated were furnished year or two
years later. It is the belief that the body
was dissected and cremated or buried deep
In the quicklime In the bottom Of the base
ment
The name was kept from The public, the
attorney says, to allow the police TO work
up further evidence. 1t is believed that
this was the first victim of II. II. Holmes.
An Improbable Story.
A local paper yesterday announced the
receipt Of an anonymous letter, which
says that Minnie Williams, Mrs. Connor,
an unknown man and little boy are liv-
ing in Wabash avenne, somewhere be-
tween Forty-flrst and Fifty-second streets.
The writer says he Is a friend Of Holmes,
and that be knows Minnie Williams and
Mrs. Connor well. He claims to have met
them and been recognized by them last
week. He says no would have given this
Information to tho police, but he fears the
treatment he would receive at their hands,
and besides does not want newspaper
notoriety. He also says Holmes will be
able to produce Minnie Williams at the
proper time.