Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-02
MORE EXPLANATIONS. !! !.
Holmes Gives Flimsy Excuses For
Presence Of Bones In His Castle.
Says Minnie Williams Is q
Fugitive From Justice.
Glib Statements Regarding Other Persons With
Whom He Has Dealt g.

PHILApRLPHIA, Aug. Q. - Holmes has
made another statement regarding tho
latest developments In tho series of mur.
ders with which no Is accused. '"The Chi.
cago officials" no said may claim that !
am responsible for the deaths OF Minnie
Williams, Emily Cigrand and Mrs Con
nor and little Julia, but Gun show oon
olusively that these people have not and
could not have been done away with by
me-"
When asked to explain the discovery Of
the bones in his Chicago homo, he said
IT will answer that question In this way
Every person who has known me is aware
! am doctor by profession. 10 Is also
known perfectly we'll In Chicago that
there was restaurant In my building, 7Oi
Wallace street, during the Worlds fair
AT that time there were lots OF bones from
fowls and other cooked animals thrown
outside the building. Lots Of these bones
no doubt. found their way to the cellar
During the time I lived in tho building
brought several cadavers there for scien.
tiic and pecuniary purposes This may
account for the bones the Chicago police
say they have found"
In speaking of the Emeline Cigrand
mystery, he said: II employed Emeline
Cigraud In May, 1899 as a typewriter. i
engaged her from one Of the regular Chi
cago typewriting bureaus. She remained
In my employ until October, 1893. She
was good and virtuous girl, as far as
know. A respectable business man. and
personal friend Of mine. knows that
the girl was alive and we'll one year after
she left my employ. II she Is dead, she has
gone to heaven"
sympathy For Quinian.
Continuing, Holmes said; II regard
Pat Qunlan, my former janitor, In the
light of being prosecuted. I pity his un-
fortunate position. The treatment OF Pat
by the detectives In Chicago Is unjust. Ho
has nothing to confess. This l declare
positively"
He then took up and discussed as follows
the disappearance Of Mrs. Connor, Minnie
Williams, the Pitzel children, B. Il. Pitzel
and Ed Hatch.
Mrs. Connor knew little of. She and
her husband rented rooms from me. be-
lieve she had trouble with her husband.
She left my place. I had no interest in
keeping track of her afterward. Tho
charge Of murder Is groundless. There
could have been no motive for me to in
jure the woman.
Minnie williams a Murderess
"Minnie Williams, the poor girl, was
my best friend. She was unfortunate in
more ways than one. I cannot believe
that she Is still alive. God only knows
where she is rs she is a fugitive from JUS
tice on account of the awful tragedy which
resulted in the killing Of her sister, Mana"
Here Holmes gave graphic description
of the killing Of Mana Williams by her
sister. He spoke of other troubles that
Minnie became involved In in Indiana
He reiterated several times that the girl
was his "best friend" and spoke of her In
the most endearing terms.
GAS to the finding of the bodies in
Toronto, 1 do not know that the bodies arc
those Of the Pitzel children. AS have
said before, they may or may not be. /
can prove at the proper time that they left
my hands safely. I gave them into the
charge Of Ed Hatch. l never saw them
again"
Howard Left with Hatch.
eff Howard Pitzel has met with foul
play, his body, 1 believe, can be found
somewhere between Detroit and Indian.
apolis. Likely at some of the junction
points between tho two stations. Most
probably at Logansport, Ind.
II left Howard Pitzel In charge Of EG
Hatch on or about Oct 10 last. This was
at Indianapolis. was called to Chicago
on important business. I can show that I
was In Chicago until the afternoon of the
11th. BY prior arrangement met Hatch
In Detroit on the night Of the llth. met
him at the depot, but the boy was not
with him inquired where the child was,
and Hatch told me that hs left Howard
with Minnie Williams. I thought thu
child was safe.
Elder PitssI Killed Himself
II have said, cmphatically. and I again
declare, that Benjamin +. Pitzel took his
own life. Ben was quarrelsoms when
drunk, and on several occasions threat.
sned to take my life. II had killed him
at that time In my own defense would
have been justified AS IL Is, however, his
death occurred In a way which leaves ma
innocent.
'Ed Hatch hardly think 10 In prison.
II he was. would have known Of it he.
fore now, All can say In connection
with Hatchts that he was engaged with
me In some Of my business enterprises Ills
for the police authorities to find him II
they can. am pretty confident they will
not find him In prison"
Not CraxS.
When asked II there was insanitv In his
family, Holmes said TINT he had an uncle
who died insane near Burlington, VT He
says this disease 10 inherited. Holmes
added; Il am still oompos mentis, al.
though. In Wow Of the absurd reports that
have gone about me, 10 might be Q ques.
tion as to whether I or my scoussrs ara
the crazier."
The alleged murderer claims that he Is
worth In the nelghborhood of 5000 900.
and would have no difficulty IN raising
that amount II he was out OF prison. Ho
gives disconnected account OF his swim.
ding operations but admits that he
bilkcd a number Of large companies.
Holmes ridicules the idea that no will I've
convicted Of murder, and says; "It would
DO just rs hard TO prove mo guilty Of mur.
a. a. l. IN he a.