The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-03
PAT QUINLAN TELLS.
How Pitzel Was Murdered by
Holmes in Chicago.
HE SIGNS A CONFESSION.
The Police Have Promised Him and
His Wife Immunity From
Punishment.

Chicago, Aug. The police have az last
received o partial confession from Pat
Quinlan, the tanitoF OF Holmes castle,
and have, they believe. positive evidence
that BENJAMIN #. FsItzel was murdered IN
This city BY Holmes and the corpse ssnt
TO Philadelphia. The confession was
svornaed osat Of the Qainlans b. means CT
tip given the local officers by Detective
eseyer. Of Philadelphia. who arrived IN
this city today. The exact nature OF the
story told by the Qulnians the police VII
not reveal aud in fact Chief BadenocD
and INSPECTOR Fitzpatrick have both &C.
MED that Qulnlau or his wife made airy
confession at all Notwithstanding the
denial OF the police. however. " Is posi-
lively known that Quinian made and sign
ed a confession. because 1t was Jeff wfere
sOrfinIau's signature on the docum mt
could be seen, although the subject MAJ
Ter under which he wrote his name could
not be ascertained.
Mrs Pat 0uinlan knew OF the oisap-
pearance OF Mrs. Conner in Holmes cas-
lie and saw the body Of The woman after
she was dead She further knew, and has
admitted that Pearl Conner disappeared
rnysteriousiy In the castle after her re-
turn from a trip 10 Quinlan farm At
I.akcyiew. Mich. Chief Badenoch took
Mrs ouInian and her husband 10 the
castle today with Inspector FITZPATRICK
and Detectives Fitzpatrick and Norton.
The obJee. Of the trip was more for tie
purpose OF letting Quinian and his wife
meet than any other. The chief now mas
proof that Mrs Conner and Pearl. her
daughter, or Cora Quinlan. We're muir
dered in the building while the mother
was in Holmes employ.
QDinian has given information within
the last twenty-four hours which brings
the charge OF murder nearer to Holmes
than II has been I'm Chicago at any time
since the case opened. Quinlan and his
wife, while demonstrating TO the police
that they were a. no time guilty or the
crime of murder themselves, have made
admissions by which the chief could use
them on the stand az valuable witnesses
against Holmes in proving that Mrs.
Conner and the child were made away
with by Holmes for the purpose OF seeur-
ing insurance which Mrs. Conner carried
on her life In favor OF her daughter.
Further. Quinian and his wife have
proved TO tho police that Mrs. Conner was
so well aware of the schemes which
Holmes was operating that IL became
necessary for Holmes 10 put the woman
out of the way.
TIE Toronto charge of murder Is the
strongest one against Holmes, and II he
ia taken there he Will probably be
hanged.
Tonight, however, II was learned that
q confession was made covering all the
details Of the murder OF Pitzei. with the
exception of the actual place in which
tho crime was committed. This the POI
lice declare they viii have tomorrow.
The confession was obtained from the
Cuinlans only after the hardest kind OF
work and at the price of promise of
Immunity from punishment for the
part the ouinlans may have borne in tho
murder of Pitzei or other crimes COM
United by Holmes.
Several articles of clothing found at
Holmes castle were identified today
ms having belonged TO Mrs. Corners by
the missing woman's husband.
Memphis, AUG. 2--The Little Rock end OF
the Holmes murder case is about petcred
out. In the next forty-eight hours the
police viii probably have proven that
convict John Caldwell could have had no
connection with Holmes. as he was In
the Tennessee penitentiary at the time
he claims TO have been operating I'm
Fort Worth, Tex, for Holmes.