The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
CORPSE SEALED N CEMENT.
Murderer Holmes Buried in a Double
Grave.

Philadelphia. Pa, May S.-The body OF
II. II. Holmes, which was imbedded in ce-
ment in a pine box yesterday, after the
hanging. and then placed In a vault in
Holy Cross cemetery, was this afternoon
buried in a grave ten feet In depth Rev.
Father ArcPeake, who was one Of Holmes
spiritual advisers, and who remained with
him to the last, conducted the services Of
the Roman Catholic church at the grave.
The attendances were Lawyer Samuel p
Rolan, who defended the murderer, I'm
dertaker O'Rourke. several employees Of
the Holy Cross cemetery, and a morbidly
curious crowd.
The grave-or rather the two graves
is located in the western part OF the ceme-
terry, where single graves are sold in con-
secrated ground. The box with the body
imbedded in cement weighs over a ton,
and II was too wide to be lowered into an
ordinary grave. Hence to-day. Under
taker O'Rourke selected sufficient space
in the single grave portion of the cemetery
to receive the unusually large coffin. The
only vehicle strong enough to hold the
box was a wagon used in hauling monu-
ments, and this conveyed the body OF
Holmes from the vault to its last rest
ing place.
When the funeral services were over.
and Father McPeake and the undertaken
and his assistants had departed, the grave
dggers, aided by mason and under the
supervision Of Lawyer Rolan, piled lay
er of cement two feet thick upon the box.
The material was packed in and about
the sides and ends of the novel sarcoDha-
gus, and when the job was finished the
remains Of Holmes were pronounced safe
from grave robbers for all time. HIS tomb
will be a solid wall of rock. Mr. Rolan
remained to see that the last wishes of his
client were carried out.
Lawyer Thomas A. kahey, the legal adj
wiser of Mrs. PiteZel, stated to-day that he
would shortly confer with Lawyer Rolan
and District Attorney Graham, with the
by Holmes that could be attached IN order
to satisfy the claim of Mrs. PiteZel. The
latter wants res titution for the Insurance
money she was swindled out Of by the bo-
gus promissOry note which Holmes repre-
sented as having been signed by her hus-
band. Mr.. Fahey further said: II have
been given to understand that Holmes died
intestate, although / did believe that he
would leave a will devisng the one-third
interest in whatever estate he had to Mrs.
Pitezel. / fear now that he did not make
any provision for the widow of the man
he yesterday denied killing, and unless he
had given instructions to his attorney as
TO the matter of restitution, | viii have to
proceed upon different lines. ] will attack
anything / can find, for no one will deny
that the tirst claim upon Holmes property
is that Of Mrs. Pitezel. She Will return TO
her home In Galva. H., on Monday, should
no developments occur"
Mr.. Rolan was seen to-day in relation to
the mass of papers that Holmes turned
over to him. II have not yet examined the
documents" said he, but ] am certain
there is no will among them. Holmes stat
ed on the day previous to mis- death that
he would not prepare a will but would
leave Instructions in relation to the dispos-
al of his property. He lorg ago told me
how he desired MS estate 'iistrisuted. but
R1 iu fnA md oil
though his Instructions were intended for
the drafting of a will, did not prepare the
document for signing. owing to the varying
moods Of the man. / will not examine the
papers for a few days"