Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-20
MINNIE WILLIAMS FATE
Indications That She, Too, Was.
 Murdered by Holmes.
HER BODY WAS PROBABLY BURNED

Charred Remains Found In n House In
 Chicago Formerly Occupied by Holmes
 and the Girl-NIrs. Pitzel Identifies the ' Bodies of Her Children.
 CHICAGO, July 20.-Another appalling crime will be laid at the door of H. H. Holmes, the notorious insurance swindler and the alleged murderer of the Pitzels.
 That Minnie Williams of Fort Worth, Tex, met her death at the hands of Holmes there is scarcely doubt. That she died in this city in 8 violent manner has been proved almost conclusively.
 Late last night the police found in a stove in the three story brick building at 701 Sixty third street, which was built by Holmes, and in which both he and the Williams girl lived, a quantity of charred bones, buttons known to have been on a dress owned by Minnie Williams, and a partly melted portion of a watch chain, which was positively identified as having been the property of the girl.
 Mrs. Pitzel Identifies the Remains.
 TORONTO July 20.-Mrs. Pitzel has identified the bodies of the two children found Monday night in the cellar on St. Vincent street as those of her girls Alice and Nellie. The latter was identified by
 
 of the upper front teeth. She was not al- lowed to see any other portions of the bod ies, as both were in such an advanced stage of decomposition that it was thought the shock would derange her. As it was, Mrs. Pitzel broke down completely, and sobbed and cried throughout the trying ordeal and long after passing through it. Detectives Geyer of Philadelphia and Cud- dy of the local staff and the doctors were perfectly satisfied with the identification.
 The case which the Canadian authori- ties now have against Holmes is very com plete, and is much stronger than that made out against him at Philadelphia which fact leads a great many here to be- lieve that the prisoner will certainly be extradited. Summed up, this is the case:
 Holmes has been traced from the United States to this city with the children. His identity was established at the Palmer House and that of the children at the AL bion. Then both murderer and victims were recognized at the very scene of the crime-not by one witness, but by several. An immediate motive for committing the deed is also clearly shown, being due to the fact that Mrs. Pitzel was in the city and might at any time meet the children on the street Again, Holmes borrowed a spade on the last day that the girls were seen alive at the cottage or anywhere else, giving as his reason for doing so that he wished to make a bin for some potatoes, which statement was shown to be palpa- bly, false.
 All this, and his going away the next day, are strong cOrrOborativc facts which Holmes will find it hard to escape. The finding of the toy belonging to the little girls in the house and of their partially burned clothing is also another link in the chain.
 The Inquest Begun.
 The inquest on the body of Alice, the eldest girl, was resumed at tho police court. William McDonald the lad who lived with his parents at 16 St. Vincent | street after Holmes had left the place, was the first witness examined. He told how he had found the snake toy, which Harold Pitzel used to play with, in d satchcl in a closet in one of the bedrooms of the house. He did not know what became of | any other of the articles, but because of | its peculiarity hr had kept the toy Mrs. Pitzel was the next witness. For the first few minutes of her examination her voice could hardly be heard, but as the inquiry proceeded it gained strength, and toward the close she was speaking 1 clearly. She told the story of Holmes wanderings with the children as far as she knew of them, of her meetings with | him-in fact, the whole story that has been made public through the press. Her description of the satchel spoken | of by Mcdonald tallied with that given by l the lad. She also stated that the snake l toy did not belong to Harold but was one of the treasures of the girl Nellie, who al ways carried it with her in a satchel. The doctors making the post mortem stated that, owing to the decomposed con- dition of the bodies, it was almost impos- sible to make any definite statement as to l internal violence. The stomach had not yet been analysed. The inquest then ad- | journed until the evening of the 24th inst. While this inquiry was in progress an
 inquest was being held at the morgue on l the body of the child Nellie. After hear 1 ing evidence to show that the body was 1 the one removed to the St. Vincent street
 house the inquest was adjourned for one | ueoR