The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-01
MRS.Q QUINLANE EXAMINED
THE POLTCE DENY fHfT SHE GAVE
DIHfGING EJTDENCE.
The Indications are, However, That She
Told More Than Her inquisitors
VIII Admit.

CHICAGO. ILL. July 8.-That Mrs.
Quinlan. the wife OF the janitor. who Is
supposed to know so much about the
misdeeds OF II. II. Holmes made a
partial confession to the police this
morning is almost certain. although
Chief Badenoch and Inspector Fitzpatrick
refused TO say whether or not this was
the case.
At an early hour this morning. the
two principal investigators Of the case
gave the reporters the slip. and instead
of coming TO the Central station. a. is
their daily custom. went to the Harrison
Street station. where MIR and Mrs. Quin-
Ian have been confined ever since they
were suspected OF knowing more than
they cared TO tell. taxing with them
stenographer.
They hrst devoted themselves 20 the
man. About an hour was con-
sumed In his examination. and
when the interview was over. 10
was noticed that the stcnographcr carried
under his arm volumlu0us notes OF the
interview.
chief Badenoch declared that nothing
the press. without lnjurng the police
status OF the case. tie admitted that
Quinaln broke down completely. and wet
like "A child, but denied that he had said
anything which would impllcate either
himself or Holmes In the various muir
ders which have been laid at their doors.
He was confronted with the new infOi-
nation given Lawyer Capps, IN regard
10 the identity OF the man Allen or Hatch,
t.fI NH a..
mitting that he knoV Hatch. which IN
itself IS considered very important by the
police. he refused TO acknowledge that
n was an accomplice or a friend.
The interview with Mrs. ouinlan. which
followed, was sensational In the
extreme. and the police are
very reticent about H.. Mrs.
Qunlan was very much Affected" said
Chief Badenoch. 'She not only wept
throughout the whole interview. which 1
need not say was unusually severe but
she said II call on God TO witness that
know nothing more OF the murders than
| have already told. II Pat SAYS know
anything more about II. he simply lies
that's all"
This remark was called out by the decoy
statement made 10 her that her husband
had confessed everything. At least that
is the story the police tell but from the
circumstances OF the interview and the
way the police conducted II. indicates
that much more was said than the In
qusitors cared to give out. for the rea-
son that a premature publication OF It
would spoil its purpose.
Attorney Capps refused 10 say what
had taken place. He says he VIII remain
I'm Chicago three or four days before
going TO Little Rock 70 further look into
the knowledge of the man there.
I'VE shall not 20 10 Little Rock az ALL
said Inspector Fitzpatrick I'VE cannot
bring him here on a requisition. as he
IS already confined on an offence OF which
he has been convicted. but / think We
can get him here all right on a parole"
chief Badcnoch conhGed 10 a friend to-
night that the principal admission OF
Qulnlan to-day was ia reference 10 Al
len. now In jail In Arkansas.
Allen. who has also been known az
Hatch and Mascotte and by several
other names. was not only a friend OF
Holmes. but was doing business on his
own account. SO Quinlan says. ouinlan
also admits that he was hiresL Dy Allen 10
do job In Fort Worth. He went TO Tex
as but Allen did not appear. There he
met, Holmes. who was then known as
What the job WAS that Qulnan was 10
have done IN Fort Worth Is not known.
but IL Is supposed 10 have been a fraudu-
lent insurance deal The statement OF
Quinlan to-day Is considered important.
I'm that IL verifes the statement that Al
len was intimate with Holmes. chief
Badenoch said this afternoon that he be-
lieves Holmes has corrupted Quinlan,
who was known as an honest man be-
fore.
Qulnlan worked for Holmes as a labor
ing man, and later they drew e a day,
but ne never did any labor. and acted
more as a confidential agent This Is the
only real ground for the belief that he
knew that his employer was committing
murder.
II Is now certain that whatever Ouln.
Ian may have said 10 implicate others.
he has not confessed 20 committing mu.-
der
DEADLY OIL UsfD.
A sample Of the oil found I'm the ccillr
has been submitted 10 the Chicago chein-
lst, ana IL is found that fumes from IL
In closed vault would suffocate per-
son In less than a minute. The oil viii
be analyzed tO-mOrrO y. II Is believed
that the footprint In Holmes air-tight
vault was made by "A foot which was in
this deadly OIL The chemist put some on
his hand and then placed IL on a lin pan.
u was Immediately c0rrc.led where lc
touched, and the print Of his hand left
On the an.
The theory IS that the oil was used
by Holmes In numbering his victims. The
police were not communicative after their
work of the day. They held another long
session with Quinian. and decilred that
II IS generally believed that Quinlan has
implicated Hatch IN the murders. The
police are playing quietly for inf)rma-
ion concerning all parties. and IL IL be-
ieved Quinlan has told them several ~
iortant facts concerning iiateh to-day
Despite Quinlan's denial. u can be
proved that he went 10 Fort Worth win
Holmes, Plctzcl, and Hatch. and that
he was in Fort Worth with Hatch when
he bank loaned $1,000 on the Williams
property. which had been trdnsf srr-d 10
pietZel under the name OF ID. u. Lyman.
QGinlan admitted ne was In Fort Worth
With Holmes and pietzcl In a talk with
Attorney William Capps last saturday.
he said at the time he had nothing 10
IA Uifh the forgery.