The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-25

CHcAdO, July 24-whas seemed be-.
youd a doubt to be portions Of human
skeleton we're found to-day In the base.
msns Of II. II. Holmoa' building in
Sixly.third street. The bones were
viewed by q number Of detectives and
Workmsn, all Of whom pronOuncsdt them
a portion Of a human backbone and
ribs Chief OF Police Badsnoch was no.
titled aud Immediately went to tho
house. The chief said that the find mp.
parently left little doubt that murder
had been committed in the gloomy.
"castIs," aud the coroner was notified
to take charge OF the chastity discovery,
The supposed bones were found by one
Of tho gang OF laborers which for several
days has been digging In tho dark base.
ment Of Holmea' house, whore various
bits Of evidence had been found that en-
eouraged the police In their search for
tina remains Of the missing Minnie
Williams and her sister, The find was
made az a depth Of about two feet, close
20 Q foundation wall Ia the basement,
The detectives who are In charge Of the
work were confident that tho bones
we're those OF 4 woman, but a physician
was called in to make an examination,
When the find was reported 10 Chief
Badsnoch he started ut once for Engla-
wood in company with Inspector Fltz.
patrick to verify the telephone message.
Inspector Fitzpatrick said that the sup.
position was that the bones were q part
Of the remains Of the Woman's sisters,
aud that he was expecting moro import
ant Developments At any time, Tho
bone. were packed in damp earth with
which had been mixed quicklIme. Sov-
erai ribs were found and with them
what resembles q bit OF jaw with two
teeth attached. A portion Of a lady's
Jacket with q largo pnfed sleeve lay with
the bones, aud on the cloth was a
bunch Of hair, which, however, WAS so
badly diScolored that lie original shade
could not be determined.
DR.. Charles North, to whom the bones
were submitted for examination, pro-
nounced them portions OF a human
skeleton. He had not applied chemical
tests, he said, but alter a superficial ex.
animation he had no doubt that they
were human bones.
The find was mysterious as neither
the skull nor any OF the log bones Woro
found with the ribs aud bits oil verto.
brT. Asmall vial containing u peculiar
looking Huid was found with the skele.
ton, but its nature could not DO deter
mined without tests, and II was accord
ingly sent TO a chemist for analysis.
The famous castle" built by Holmes
at ~siKty.third aud Wallace strcOtS has
been marked for destruction by the
building department. Inspector Laugh
liz has sont q letter to Building Com
missioner DownOy calling attention 10
the many defects in the structure, AMI
%pfonounciuR ii q menace to lilo aud
limb. During the exploration OF the
secret rooms aud concealed stairWaya
the fimsy aud in1ammable nature oil
shO building was discovered.
Chief Badonoch this afternoon pro.
nouuced the bones found in Holmes
basement to be those Of a child from six
to ten years old. Tho surmiso H. that
that the skeleton Is that Of little How
ard Peitzel, or that Of Mrs. Counor's
lttlo daughter, Gertrude.
Mrs. Myrtle Holmes still resides in
Wilmette, a short distance from Chi
cago, She has all along contOnded that
mos. Of her charges against hor hus'
band were nothing more than neWspa'
per talk, and she still declines to discuss
them. When asked TO make u state
nOnt concerning hor lie with Holmes,
ILo replied:
NO, | will not say a word"
Whom asked If sh6 was in communion
ton with Holmes, she replied: "WhosO
business Ia It, | should like to know"
Of frank 4. BlaCkman, Holmes hnan-
cal agent, she would not say u word.
Wy Affairs are my own, and tho less
ths public knows about thon tho bot
TOT ain pleased" She finally said as she
~Gi,appeated into tho house.
J. 5 BrlknAp IL Holmes fAlhor.in'
iAW ~ read avnry papOr ! eau got
hold Of regarding Holmes dolng,," hO
,alI and do not know what 20 think.
NY daughter. Mrs. Holmes, IL nearly
wild with grisL, and my wifo Ia greatly
HoNltei. Myrtle now believes holmes
Tas false TO her, and she has had moth
l1s 10 DO with him since Ito wm arfOSI-
el last November. Holmes was always
Kind to her, aud II would not DO strange
h9 loves hor still, but hOr Sonso of
dignity will not lot hOr 10 to him ut
present.
Tho titlo In this property In vii.
ino'Ie isSo tangled up VI 10 not know
~ho owns the place, but wO may have
Ia 'asys A. nny tina. This suspense IS
simply awful. II Holmes Ia guilty no
olght to bB punished"
The wo'kmOu continuing lhelr search
N another portion Of tho Contrnl bnao'
inohi, i,uud a ascand had al ~qulcklltno.
ia TINS lust boioFs thOir labOfs 0nded
l' thu day, thOy discovered ono Of tho
in'lnoa'rol bonsI ni n human body.
INoy eEpsct to.moFroW ~ uncover other
t'I'N' buried In this Oharnal house. Of
~hnglogood.
Tho body found early In tho dM Ia
'pnn1'0l To DO that OF Pontl Conner,
lal21le- II julia 4 Conngh iotmor
TlloolC |. Conner, Onoo Of MusCatino,
'oSa lntar Al ~ MadlIon street, This
wy, Both mother and child have boon