The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
his Guilt UNQuEST|ONED
Holmes Probably Responsible for
Four Murders.
WHEN WILL HIS TRIAL OCCUR? /?
Toronto Officials Are Anxious That tho
Slayer Of the Pictzels Shall Have
q Taste Of swift Cana.
dian asticc.

| Toronto, Ont, July 16.-The bodies or
the two Pietzel children, which were eX-
humed in the cellar Of a vacant house
yesterday. were today removed by Cor
oner Johnson to the morgue. Drs. Ca
ven and X. r. Orr are engaged In u
| post mortem to discover by what means
| the little ones met their death. The in
quest will be reopened as soon as the
autopsy Is concluded. Efforts will be
made to eNtradite Holmes at once and
to give him the benefit of swift and
sure Canadian justice If eXtradited,
Mr.. B. B. Osler viii be the crown prose-
cutor
The Credit of the discovery of the
bodies belongs to Detective Geyer. OF
Philadelphia, who came here imbued
with the idea that Holmes had rented
house and taken the children there
to murder them; that then he had either
buried their bodies or thrown them into
the bay. His chain of evidence as far
as these children are concerned Is COM
plete.
Attorney Graham Dlsrleascj.
Philadelphia. July 16-Superinteden
of Police Linden stated today that he
had not heard from Detective Geyer as
to the finding Of the bodies of the two
Pietzel girls in Toronto. Superintedent
Linden is impressed with the belief that
Holmes is triple murderer. and said:
THAT man Holmes is the most Internal
liar l have ever been brought in con-
tact with. Holmes persisted in claim
ing t.ut Minnie Williams had possess
Of oh; 1,
So much in earnest with this statement
that placed confidence in it and caused
every clue In, that direction to be
worked out to its fullest limit. l have
not learned of the wherea bouts of the
woman. and almost believe her to be a
myth"
In your opinion you think that Piet-
Eel was murdered?" was asked
Il certainly do, and further think that
all the talk of dummy substitute is
bCsh."
What is your theory of the disap-
pearance of the children?'
Il think they too were murdered.
The motive Is plain when We look at the
facts surrounding the case. The elder
of the two girls Identified the body in
the cemetery as that of her father, and
upon her testimony rested the chance
of cOnvicting Holmes. His willingness
to plead guilty to the charge Of con-
spiracy led US to think that something
must be back Of the case
District Attorney Graham seemed to
be displeased that the finding of the
bodies should have been given so much
publicity. Holmes now knows as
much about the case as we do" he
said, "for he Is given the papeis every
morning" Mr.. Graham declined to
discuss the features of the case, and
was not prepared to say how he would
act in case the Canada authorities de-
manded Holmes on charge of murder.
To Destroy Family.
President Fouse said today: EVERY
thing points to the fact that Holmes
plotted to destroy the entire Pietzel
family and as Howard disappeared in
Detroit, it Is probable that he was
killed there. We found a. house on
Forrest avenue. Detroit, where Holmes
and the boy had been together, and
there were traces Of a huge fire having
been built In the furnace from which
we infer that he burnt the boys corpse.
The belief Is also that he attempted to
destroy Mrs. Pieftzel In Burlington, VT,
by having her handle can of nitro
glycerine that me had left in the house
she occupied. Should 1t be proved that
Holmes murdered the children, It will
be strong circumstantial evidence that
he killed their father, and he will un-
doubtedly be tried here for the latter
crime"
Indianapolis, July 1.-THE journal
today printed an article containing the
statement that the Pietzel boy, the
brother Of Alice and Nellie Pietzel,
whose dead bodies are supposed to have
been unearthed at Toronto yesterday,
was beyond doubt murdered in this
city on Oct. 16 last, presumably by
Holmes. the insurance swindler, now In
custody at Philadelphia.
1t was developed that certain ex-
press driver. by agreement with
He mes, called at the Old Circle house
on that day and removed. through a
rear door, a large trunk, which Is be-
lieved to have contained the boys re-
mains. The driver. Louis. by name.
has identified the picture of Holmes as
the man who employed him. The three
PietZel children were in this city at
three different hotels for some time,
under the guardianship Of Holmes.
Detective Frank Geyer, Of .Philadel-
phia. who had been a greater part OF
his time in this city, recently working
on the case, stated that the web was
being woven around Holmes, and that
he would beyond doubt be found to be
the murderer Of the Pietzel children.
MAMIE SMINK'S DEATH.