EVENING BULLETIN.
JL JL JL Jjj
VOLUME XIV.
MAYSVLLIiE, KT., MONDAY, AUGUST 36, 1895.
NUMBER 3tf4.
H.H. HOLMES' GRIMES.
Statement Made by the Inhu
man Monster.
MINNIE WILLIAMS' MURDERER.
The Done Found in tho Holme Cmtlo
Were Not Unman Bones, So Say the Ac
cused The Danger He Feared Minnie
Williams' Heal JEstate in Texas Start
ling: Statement.
New York, Aug. 20.. A signed state
ment written by H. H. Holmes in the
Mayainonsing prison at Philadelphia
and cortifled to by his lawyer, which
goes into all the de'nils of his acquaint
ance with Minnie R. Williams, is print
ed by a local paper. Holmes writes
that he first met Minuio Williams at an
intelligence oflico kept by one Camp
bell, on Dearborn street, Chicago, in
January, 1893, and employed her as a
stenographer. She was installed in his
olBce in the building which has become
known as "Holmes' Castle," and from
March to May of that year occupied
rooms in tho building adjoining the
office.
Occasionally meals were served in the
building, ana it' uny bones have been
found there, Holmes writes, it will be
found by microscopical examination that
they are the remains of such meals. He
continues: "Certain it is that no hu-
M man being was over cremated there
t during my occupancy of the room, my
owl experience years ago being quite
sullicient to shew me tho dangar of such
proceedings on accoaut of the awful
odor, if I had no other motive to deter
me.from 3uch a course."
Holmes nays that in April Minnie
Williams, knowing lain to be in need
of money, gave htm a draft for $2,500,
the proceeds of tho sale of real estate
bhe had held in Texas, and asked him
to use it until she should heed it. In
order that sue should be protected ho
trausierred to her Dy warranty deed a
house and loo at Willmette, Ilia., valued
at $7,600. The money was returned to
her in May, 1893, being paid by Isaao
R. Hitc &i Company of Chicago. Bhe
desired to convert her other southern
property into cash or improved north
ern proporty, and he advised her to ex
ecute a worthless deed (by having some
one other than herself to sign the same)
to a fictitious person and offer the prop
erty lor sale at a very low figure and
years later to demand an additional sum
in exchaugo for a good deed. This was
done, Clareuce A. Phillips forging the
name of Alexander E. Bond upon tho
deed so made, which deeds are still in
existence.
About this time, Holmes narrate?,
Miss Williams was taKen ill, suffering
from acute mania, and was removed to
the Presbyterian hospital, near the Cly
bourue avenue car limns, being enrolled
as -urs. Williams, as her ailment was
such that it was prudent for her to pass
as a inained woman.
When she grew better and returned
to his house her sister, Nauuie Wil
liams, came from Texas to visit her.
Returning one evening early in Juno
lrom a day m the city he was greeted
by a cry iroin .Ultimo Williams in tho
parlor: "Is that yon? My God, I
thought you would never come. Nannio
is dead." She was seated upon the
fibor holding her sister's head in her
arms, rocking back and forth, and
moaning mucn as a mother would over
a child. He found that Nannie Wil
liams had been Uead for hours, and laid
her body upon tho bed in his own room,
finding no mari. of violence, but a slight
discoloration on one of her temples.
. According to the story wnttou by
Hoimes, Aliunio Williams had been
away the preceding night, and ho,
Holmes, nad oeeu unexpectedly detained
by business all night. When Minnie
Williams returned that morning she
uoticcu that his oed had not boon occu
pied during the night. This is what
rioiiuos writes: "And with only this
one thought in her disoidered mind had
rusheu into the adjoining room, where
her B.btur then sat, and in a voice which
only the very few who have been inti
mately acquainted with Miss Williams
can appreciate aud understand the
tragouy of, hud said: "You dovil. You
have stolen my husband from mo. " At
the same time she had struck her, sister
with a small footstool, causing her to
tall to tho iloor, whero, with hardly a
strusg.o, she had ceased to breath."
"At first -Uinnio thought her sister
had only fainted aud tried to revive
her, then she tound her efforts useless
and remained in the position in which
she found her. Then came tho ques
tion of what to do. Holmes' story of
what was done follows: "We. clothed
Nannie in a light dress which she had
liked to wear, and taking a large trunk
the had brought with her lrom Toxas,
I placed her therein. I went to a livery
stable and obtained a covered convey
ance, aud upon my return I engaged a
man to accompany me to tho hou.se and
help mo placo tho trunk in tho car
riage "I then drove to the lnkosido and
waited until night hud fallen, thus ap
pearing to parties noticing mo, if any,
that 1 was awaiting the return of some
belated boating party. Then I pro
cured a boat at some distance aud
took it near my waiting placo, and
later, with considerable trouble, I placed
tho trunk in tho craft aud pooceeded
about oue mile from, the shore. There,
m the darkness, passed beyond the sight
of this world nito the over-grasping
depths of Lako Michigan all that was
mortal of this beautiful Christian girl.
Coming toward tho shoro I thought it
wise to deposit the trunk upon another
and more remote portion of tho boaoh,
I did this, and, after roturning the boat,
droyo away, ancLlatsr came back for .tho
trunk. The housekeeping was Drokcu
up, and very shortly thereafter Mr.
Hatch took Miunio Williams to Milwau
kee, whero she remained in a private
institution until later in tho summer.
The cause that produced' her unsound
mental condition had then been re
moved. "Wo kept Nannie's things several
weeks until I could ootaiu timo to dis
pose of them when I assorted some of
them and gAe them to Pietzel, telling
ing him that they were some that Miss
Williams had sent to his children. All
tho others were burned in tho largo
stove in tho third-story oilice, and this,
I plainly told tho Philadelphia authori
ties in tho fall of 1894, aud all tho sub
sequent excitomeut occurred a3 a direct
result of a viBit made there by thou
representatives in verification of lny
statemeut. Another trunk containing
pictures and books was not taken from
the express company, owing to a inia
taice in charges, though Miss Williams
supposed thic had also been disposed of,
and this wan the one later returned to
Fort Worth.
"The last I over saw of Miss Wil
liams was in Detroit, last fall, aud my
belief is that she is still alive and
well."
"Minnie Williams' condition was
brought about, so Holmes says she told
him, by a prominent Boston business
man, head of a firm dealing in surgical
instruments, whose wife she visited at
their homo in Soinervillo, Mass. This
man had acquired an influence over her
which sho was unable to resist, betrayed
her and sho met him frequently at a
hotel near hi place of business, break
ing her engagement to marry an houost
clerk.
FOREIGN MARKETS.
Gilt Edge Stocks Uavr Advanced With the
Exception of Mining Stock.
London, Aug. 20. With tho con
tinued influx of gold, tho rates for
money have again slackened and from
the same cause gilt edge stocks have
advanced, but the exception was tho
mining market, in which business was
exceedingly quiet, although prices wbre
firm. Homo railroads were strong and
foreign railroads wore quiet. There
was a good demand for Turks, but
Spaniards were weak. "
Paraguayans advanced on news of
the resumption of interest payments.
American securities were bettor, espe
cially the bond issues which wore in
good demand at advanced prices,
hares were neglected, but tho an
ticipated Erie and Heading organization
schemes will, when issued, improve
mattors. Erio's have been sold on a
basis of a $12 assessment. Grand
Trunks have been hotter nn better
traffio prospects. Advances 'nave been
as follows: Illinois Central, 2; Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul and Lake Shore.
1 1-2. Other movements wero frac
tional. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Seventeen llulldluss llurued at Kingston,
New York.
Kingston, Aug. 20. Sunday morn
ing a most destructive fire occurred at
tho village of Rosendalo, in this comity,
by which 17 buildings wero burned, and
for a timo the whole village was threat
ened with destruction.
Rosendale is situated on the Dolawaro
and Hudson canal, the business portion
consisting .of a long street bounded on
oue side by tho canal, aud on ) other
by the Rondout creek. The fire started
in a barn owned by II. & C. I. Lefever,
which was filled with hay aud grain.
It quickly spread to tho houses on the
street, and then in all directions, until
about every building along tho caual
was destroyed. Fortuuately tho fire
did not cross tho street.
Among the properties destroyed was
tho store of 'R. & C. I. Lefever, a lum
ber yard and u well stocked coalyard
belonging to the same firm. Snmmou's
large hotel, Odd Fellows' hall, tho First
Reformed church, Dr. Robinson's oflico
and several smaller buildings wore also
destroyed. Tho cause of the fire is not
known. The damage is estimated at
$75,000.
FORTUNE FOR HIM.
Au Old Ilacholor Inherits nn Estate Val
ued at 8700,000.
Indianapous, Aug. 20. Matthew Mc
Ginnis, a laborer, living at 219 West
Maryland street, has just discovered that
he is tho heir of his brother, Daniel Mc
Ginnis.who died in Toledo, a bachelor, in
1890, leaving au estate valued at $750,000.
The two biothers separated in Ireland
when boys, and Daniel sj.ont years try
ing to find his lost brother who emi
grated to the .west and came hero seven
years ago.
Ho loft his estate in trust for five
years in tho hope that Matthew might
bo found. The discovery was niado
through u chance reading au old copy of
a Toledo papor, in which tho trustees
were advertising for tho heir to tho
property. It is in business blocks,
stocks and bonds. Had Matthew not
been .found tho estate would then go to
the Roman Catholic church under tho
will. .
Walked OCT a Train.
Indianavoms, Aug. 20. Conductor
Byors took his daugher, Eva. aged 0
years, to Chicago yesterday. On re
turning last night sho woko from a
sound sleep aud walked out- of tho car
door. She loll under tho train and her
leg was out off by tho wheels. iHer
father stopped the train, walked five
miles back and found hor near Lowell.
She had been lying near tho track for
two hours.
Perky, O. T., Aug. 20. Dr. Jamison
Vauwater. president, and Casnior
Blanchard of tho defunct Bank of Com
merce of jS'ewkirk have boon arrested
under grand jury indictments, charging
them with cheating and swindliug.
Tho bank failed four mouths ago.
A LABOR STRUGGLE.
Employer and Employes at a
Difference.
EIGHT THOUSAND INVOLVED
United Garment Worker . t Now York
Will Quit Work Unlets tho Houses t on-
cede to Their LtMuauds Kino DeinumU
JMade, hut No He ply Made to Tliein Ex
tra I'ollce lias Ueen Asked I'or.
p Rochester, Aug. 20. Ono of the
greatest labor struggles ever wagod be
tween employer aud employe in this
city began Saturday nigat when 1,0J0
members of tho United Garment Work
ers' association went on a strike. Un
less tho bosses concede to their demands
before tonight the finishers and button
hole makers, numbering another thou
sand, aro said to bo ready to go out, aud
tho difficulty will affect 8,000 laborers.
The demands aro as follows:
"First That none but union help be
employed in tho tailoring shops.
"Second That wages shall be paid at
tho end of each week; Friday to bo the
end of the week for Jewish help and
Saturday for Christian help.
"Third In order to secure tho pay
ment of wages, each contractor shall
furnish bonds in the sain of $50 for each
machine ruuuing in tho shop; said
amount to bo regarded as liquidation of
damages for any breach of contract on
the part of contractors.
"Fourth Wages must not bo reduced
during tho winter.
. "Fifth Fifty-five hours shall con
stitute a week's work.
"Sixth That the "blacklist" bo
abolished.
"Seventh Contractors are to rein
state all their former employes.
"Eighth No overtime, piece or task
work.
"Ninth Tho agreement be for ono
year."
These articles were thoroughly dis
cussed by the bosses yesterday but they
refused to state whether they would
sign tho agreement. They, fear mat
when tlioy open their shops tho union
men will interfere and an extra derail
,of police has been asked for to patrol the
vicinity of the shops.
All yesterday the strikers wero busy
holding massmeetings, au which
speeches were delivered by local labor
leaders.
Telegrams containing words of en
couragement wore rpceived from New
York, Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Clevelaud, Brooklyn and Syracuse.
The strikers' headquarters were crowd
ed and the streets filled with strikers
and sympathizers who stood around in
groups discussing tho situation. There
wore no scenes of disorder. Tho shops
presented a strange contrast to previous
Sundays, tho bosses standing idly in
their 'doorways watching tho strikers
gathered about.
MATT W. RANSOM.
Ho Will lie Appointed United States Min
ister to .11 ox I to by the President,
New York, Aug. 20. A special to
The H'irald from Washington says:
Matt SV. Ransom of North Carolina
will bo reappointed United States min
uter to Moxico, aud tho piesidont will
thus rectify tho blundor made in tho
first appointment of Mr. Ransom wln'.o
lie wa still a member of tho senate.
Whether Mr. Rausom will return to
Mexico or not will depend entirely upon
his own wishes.
In deciding what to do in tho mattor
Mr. Ransom will be governed very
largely, if not entirely, by consideration
as to his health. His experience with
tho climate of Mexico last spring was
not such as to greatly encourage him to
return. Mr. Ransom was not well
when he went to Moxico, however, aud
his physicians thought tho unfavorable
effect of the climate was largely duo to
his then physical condition aud would
not have been so serious if he had beon
well when he left the United States.
Since his return to this country ho has
recovered hjs health.
If Mr. Rausom finds it advisable to
decline the Mexican mission ho will
probably bo offered some other place,
though none is now vacant or likely to
become vacant in the near future that
will compare favorably with tho mis
sion to Mexico.
LATEST FROM HAWAII.
Unless Annexation, Princess
Kaiulani
Will He Enthroned.
London, Aug. 20. A dispatch to The
Standard from Borliu says that tho
Vissischo Zaituug hoars from Honolulu
that should America declino the request
of tho deputation to Washington to an
nex the islands the Hawaiiaus will beg
England, with America's assistance, to
euthrouo Princess Kaiulani.
Major Wodehouse, the ox-minister of
Great Britain to Hawaii, it is added,
has gouo to America to advocate this
plan.
Major Wodehouso was in New York
last week and sailed for England on
Saturday on board tho Etruria. So far
as is known, he had not paid a visit to
Washington whilo in this country. Ho
expressed au opinion to un interviewer
in Now York that the present govern
ment in Hawaii could not onduro, and
that Kaiulani would be placed on tho
throne. Mr. A. S. Cleghoru, tho father
of tho Princess Kaiulani, was also in
Now York last week on his way to
England.
Five Killed aud Twenty Injured.
Palermo, Aug. 20. An explosion of
a boilor occurred at tho Somacco mills
on Saturday. Tho premises wero de
stroyed. Five Deraous wero killed and
20 injured.
ATTEMPTED TO KLL HI3 WFE.
lie Afterward l'utK a llnllet Through HU
Own Ili'iid.
Malden, Mass., Aug. 20. Dauiel
J. McLeod, a Melrose carpentor, at
tempted to kill his divorced wifo, Mary
McLeod, on Washington street, Oak
Grove, yesterday afternoon, and after
ward shot himself through tho heal,
dying instantly. Altnongh the woman
was badly injured, it is thought- sho
will recover.
Mrs. McLeod, who is employed as a
domestic by J. Paricer Sweet, obtained
a divorce lrom her husband two years
aud a half ago. Since then McLeod
has frequently asked her to live with
him, once threatening to shoot her if
6ho refused. Yesterday he mot her and
ronowed his teeniest. Mary refused
him, and informed him that sho did not
wish him to tollow hor around. Mc
Leod became angry, and, drawing a US
caliber revolver, he fired two shots at
tho woman, who was close beside him.
The first shot shattered her jaw. She
ran away boforo tho second shot was
fired, and it missed her.
McLeod then placed tho weapon be
hind his right ear and fired. The bul
let passed through his brain and ho died
instantly.
Mrs. McLeod camo from New Ger
many, N. S., three years ago. McLeod
was 40 years of ago.
A LMOST LYNCHED.
Private Watchman at a ltute Hall Tark
in Tiouble.
Chicago, Au. 20. Prompt action by
the police prevented Thomas Sorenson,
a private watchman, from being
lynched by an angry mob ye&torduy
and the presence of the ollicers nearly
precipitated a bloody riot. During tho
afternoon a base ball game was in prog
ress back of a coalyard which Soreusjn
was watching. Some boys climbed up
on one of the coalsheds to watch the
game and when Sorenson ordered them
down thoy refused to obey. Ho there
upon threw a largo lump of coal at tho
boys and struck Patrick Holmes on the
head, knocking him to tho ground.
Tho crowd thought the boy had been
killed and tho bail field was quickly
deserted, tho euraged players chasing
the watchman inside the coalyard.
The police ollicers arrived aud at
tempted to keep the crowd back by
nourishing their revolvers, but this hud
no effect. Soroiion and the two olli
cers were chafed into the company's
privato oflico, and from hero one of the
policemen managed to send in a riot
alarm. Beiug but a short distance from
a police station a wagonload of officers
quickly arrived and put tho crowd to
llight. Sorenson was escorted home by
the police.
Had lluilioad Wreck.
Oswego, N. Y., Aug 20. A bad
wreck occurred ayout midnight Satur
day at Pulaski, on tho Rome, Water
town and Ogdeusnurg railroad, result
ing m tho death of Walter Sisson of
Yonkors, und the serious injury of two
tramps, whose names are unknown. A
freight tram of 41 cars broke in two
pieces while going at a high rate of
speed. The break occurred between
two gondolas, which were sandwichod
in the center of tuo train. Tho sections
camo together while going down a steep
grade, telescoping both gondolas, throw
ing 13 other cars down an embankment
ami tearing up tho track.
Henedlct May Holt.
New Youk, Aug. 20. E. C. Bene
dict, Wall street broker and President
Cleveland's ciose friend, is out in a
statement Saturday. Ho says that un
less tho Democratic party comes out
squarely in its platform in favor of tho
retirement of greenback currency he
will vote against it and in favor of
the party which does. When asked
what Mr. Cleveland's views wero on
this subject, Mr. Benedict said he did
not know, but the intimacy and close
relationship between tho two adds un
usual importance to the statemout made
by his bicker friend.
Two Weeks Enough.
Eau Claims, Wis., Aug. 20. John
Kimball, 78, who married Isabella
Frazior, 25, on the 11th of this mouth,
brought suit for divorce Saturday. He
alleges that he was entrapped and
coerced into tho marriage, aud that ho
has beon dofrauded of proporty to tho
amount of $4,500, which ho deeded to
Isabella. The young woman was a
clerk in a store. Kimball's complaint
charges that her employer was in the
conspiracy.
Connecting With Jackson's Hole.
Landek, Wy., Aug. 20. Major
Kramer, commander at Fort Washakie,
has made a detail of 40 men from Com
pany F, Eighth infantry, to build a
road from Fort Washakie into the
Jackson's Holo country by way of
Union Pass, the object being to bring
Fort Washakie as near Jackson's Hole
as possible. It is said tho proposed
route will save at least two days in tho
passage across the mountains. v
Vihy&ES Tho KnclueerV Statement. OM
Antonito, Colo., Aug. 20. Elmer
Loeschor, eugineor of the ill-fated
Gumry hotel at Denver, arrested here
Friday, says that tho boiler explosion
which killed 22 people, was not duo to
any carelessness on his part. He claims
that boforo leaving tho hotel he banked
tho firo and mado sure that tho boilor
was two-thirds full of water. Ho loft
Denver, ho says, because ho feared per
sonal violence.
Settlement lleacnod.
London, Aug. 20. A dispatoh from
Naplos says that a settlement has been
roacbod botwoen Prince and Princess
Colonna. The princess, it is said, is to
have charge of the children and pay
tho.prince 0,000 franca yearly.
THE CHLNESE VERSION
Details of the Recant Outrages
at Ku-Cheng.
ALL DUE TO A PECULIARITY.
Objection Mndo to Houses Unlit With
Hasements The lUndltti Helleved They
Were Intruded to store Treasures Ilob
bery the Principal Motive of tho llnld.
The Latest Chinese Tapers.
Chicago, Aug. 20. Sam Moy, a prom
inent Chinese merchant of this city,
has received a copy of a Chinese uows
paper published at Foo-Chow, which
gives four columns of space to tho at
tacks upon the English and American
missionaries in June. Tho paper is in
teresting, because it contaius the Chi
nese version of the affair, including tho
reasons given for the beginning of the
attacks, which hitherto wero supposed
to have been purely tho results of
fanaticism.
A free translation of tho principal
points of the Chinese review of tho riots
shows that the attack on the mission
houses arose firstly from motives of
mere robbery, caused by the building of
houses with basements, and secondly
by the revelation of corrupt practices of
some of the hangers-on of the mission
stations.
According to this paper tho mission
aries had built houses with basements,
something unusual in China. As there
wero no basements in Ku-Cheng or its
vicinity, this peculiarity excited the
curiosity of the people.
There is a large camp of banditti near
Kn-Cheug, composed of tho wild tribes
and fugitives from justice from the
civilized parts of Fo-Kien. These
banditti heard of tho peculiarities of the
construction of the missionary houses,
and conceiving that tho basoinonts were
intended to store treasures, tho banditti
planned and executed the first raid for
the purpose of robbery.
Progress Slow.
London, Aug. 20. A dispatch to Tho
Times fiom Shanghai says that the Ku
Choug iuquiry has beon proceeding
since Wednesday, with all tho members
of the consular commission present, but
progress is slow.
Tho dispatch adds that a Mohamme
dan rebellion has broken out in tho
province of Kausu, and is spreading se
riously. NOT YET SUPPRESSED.
Another Hull Killed in the Arena at
Cripple Creek.
CiurrLE Cueek, Colo., Aug. 20.
Another bull wis killed in tho arena nt
Gillett yesterday in tho presence of 0,000
people and tho work was done in tho
stylo of Spain and Moxico. The first
bull turned into the arena was an ex
ceedingly tamo animal, even after tho
darts Wtfie in him. Ho refused to fight
nnd tho multitude cried for a new ani
mal. Arizona Charley appeared to be
equally disgusted and hoaded the band
of cowboys that drove tho bull into the
arena.
biThe next animal mado for his life, but
Its battle was quickly over. Chirota,
tho king of the arena, in not only Mex
ico, but in Spain, mado two stabs at the
animal and then loft him practically
dead, but tho Mexicans with the red
cloaks teased the creature and mado him
dart at them. One came within an ace
of loBiug his life, and there was great
excitement in consequence, especially
among tho little cortorio to which the
individual belonged. Not a f ow women
fainted.
Murder and AUlcide. "
Sioux City, la., Aug. 20. Early
Sunday morning in a hou60 of ill-fame-occurred
probably what is a murder and.
suicide. Max Noack of Marcus, la.,
was fonud dead with a bullet wound,
through his brain. By his sido lay
Hazel Hammond, an inmate of the
house, with a bullet in hor head. The
doors of tho room in which tho bodies
wero found were locked and had to bo
broken into. The lamp had been over
turned, aud tho clothing of the dead
man had commencod to burn when the
tiagedy was discovered. Tho cau60 of
tho tragedy is unknown. Noack had
only been in tho city a few weeks, and.
was but littlo known.
Kxcursionlsts Fatally Injured.
Indianapolis, Aug. 20. James Rouin
and Edward Schuosslor wout to Cedar
lake yesterday on a Monon excursion.
When near Radnor the men wero play
fully scuffling on the platform when
they wero thrown from the train and
fatally injured. Tho bones of their
bodies were broken and protruded
through the flesh. They wero brought
to this city, to thoir homes, and both
will die. Schuosslerj is unmarried,
while Rouin has a family.
Spreading Halls Caused a AVreck.
Milleusbuko, O., Aug. 20. A bad
wreck occurred on tho Cleveland, Ak
ron and Columbus railway near hero
yesterday. Spreading rails threw one
car of a through freight off tho track,
and 11 cars were piled in the ditch.
Tho track was blocked all day. Three
tramps who woro riding on the train
have not beon seen since tho wreok and
it is beliovod thoy aro buried under the
debris.
Uinahu l'ioneer Deaa.
Omaha, Aug. 20. Henry Pundl, tho
Omaha pioneer, who wont to Europe
recently to consult eminent physicians
as to his health, diod yesterday at Ber
lin. Mr. Pundl was tho first man to
open a mercantile houso in tho territory
of Nebraska, beginning in Omaha in
July, 1850. Ho was very wealthy and
a prominent; citizen.
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