The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-28

been too shrewd to go to an agency. and
began an examination of the rental lists In
the daily papers. He looked over the files
OF the Evening Telegram and soon located
a house that had been advertised for rent
at the m Holmes was In Toronto. He
visited the neighborhood and talked with
the man that lived next door. This man
Identified the photograph of Holmes as the
man that had rented the house and oc-
cupied 1T for a few days with two little
girls. He also recalled the fact that
Holmes had borrowed a spade from him TO
dig a hole in which he said his sister
wanted 20 bury some potatoes for the
winter. This led Geyer to Immediately sus-
pect that the remains OF the children
would be found buried. The owner of the
house was found and an investigation of
the premises began. which resulted in find
ing the nude bodies of the children buried
In the cellar. A trunk was also found
which indicated that the children had been
placed in it and suffocated by the intro
duction of gas.
The failure to find, any trace of Howard
Pietzel and the knowledge Geyer had of
Holiness movements after he left Toronto.
changed TO a firm belief-what had been
only a mere suspicion-that Howard Piet-
eel had never left this city. The bodies OF
the two girls were found July 10. after
Geyer had been On. the case just seven
teen days. He was thrown off the trail to
Detroit. He would not say what had been
said TO mislead him, intimating that the
man had an interest In throTing him OF
turn 10 Detroit in the search. He did not
remain there long until he found that h@
had surely been misled. and again took up
his theory that Howard Pietzel was to be
found either dead or alive most likely
dead-in this city. He came back here and
announced his belief, and also that he
would like for any person who knew of a
house being occupied during the first few
days in October to come forward and make
the statement. This brought no result,
nor did a search Of the rental agencies
then went to Chicago to look up a slight
clew he had obtained. but nothing came of
1t. He then rather reluctantly. for 1T was
really against his judgment, concluded that
Holmes might have Killed Howard Pietzel
here. taken his body away and disposed
of it in some town between here and Chi
to Philadelphia from Chicago. He spent
three days in the East and then went back
to Chicago. Following the idea that the
er owns Of this State Mr.. Geyer visited
Logansport. Peru. Montpelier and Adrian,
Mich, in the order named and then re-
turned to this city, stronger than ever in
the belief hat the search would end here
if a discovery should ever be made. After
a ant few Uve days ySe stay STAY h eps H Hfsit asa' Rn seaTesa
kokomo and Noblesville. After failing to
get any clew in these places he came back
here convinced that II Holmes mao ren.eo
of the suburbs or was done without the
Intervention of an agency or an advertise
ment in a paper. But even then he was
persistent enough to again make a thorough
search of all the agencies and again to
look over the newspaper files. He, began
the search of the suburbs. Although With
out a clew or any Indication that ne was
near the end OF his search, he still Kept
working. Monday night he sat in front OF
the Spencer House, talking with Mr.. Gary
and detective Richards, of the local force:
when he suddenly asked Mr.. Richards II
there were any other suburbs that had not
yet been Investigated. haywood and IT.
vington were named. and he suggested that
Irvington be examined the next day; This
was because he had traced the trunk that
Holmes had taken from the Circle House
last October to the east end baggage room
at the Union Station. 1t was likely that 1t
had been checked to Irvington.
The two detectives and Mr.. Gary went to
Irvington yesterday morning, and II ala
not take them long to find that a man
answering the description Of Holmes had
rented a house. After locating the house
1t was learned that Ii had ben rented In the
name Of Mrs. A. E.. Cook. A. r. Cook was
Holiness alias in Cincinnati. and Mr.. Geyer
Immediately recognized the fact that the
end Of the chase had been reached. 1t was
learned that Holmes had rented the house
Oct. s. and that he probably remained in 1t
not more than two or three days. for 1t is
known that he was back here after that
date and that he went from here to Chi
cago. and then 70 Detroit, and was In the
latter city Oct. II. 4.