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About The Hustler of Rome. (Rome, Ga.) 1891-1898 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1895)
I RALPH dille & CO. I f -.sells: | I WARTER’S ROME CIGARS + i ' :the : J I BEST ON THE MARKET 5 f ++ 4 ♦♦+++++++++++++< +<+' : ++++ FOURTH\EAR CLOSING IN ■ - —1 '•> 1 The Meshes of Fate Gather Hol .nes in Their Toils I DIMMING EVIDENCE Secured from a Machinist who Mounted Four Skeletons and Declined Others. Holmes was a Deep Dyed Villian. Chicago, July 29.—Unmistak able evidence of murder at the Holmes castle, in Eng’ewood, was night placed in the hands of Inspector Fitzpatrick That at least four people have • een cruelly murdered in this cnaml er of h r rorsisnow apractical certainty The skeleton of one of Holmes’s victims, supposedly that of Mrs Julia Connors, is now in the in spector’s office in-the city hall. The other skeletons which cann from the same place, will be placed in his possession today or toiiior row. A fourth body has been traced to Philadelphia «nd its recipient there will he no doubt discovered in the curls of a few days. The man who produced his startling evidence was closeted wi h the inspector and Defectives Norton and Fitzpatrick from 6 till 9 o'clock last night. The inspector declined to make his name known at present, for the reason that it would handicap his further investi gati’iis. ■*’’ This man’s story is that he first met Holmes in response to an ad vertisement whi h appeared in a daily newspaper for a machinist. This was in the summer of 1892. He. worked for Holmes in that capacity for several im n'hs. One day Holmes came to him'and ask/ ?d him if he could mount a skele ton. The man said hecojbld. Holmes conducted him to a dark room on the second floor in tha central part of' the huildinv. and there pointed out the* remai s of a man . There was considerable flesh on the lower limbs, but the arms were practically bare. He took the arm bones and skull bones away with him that night The next day Holmes brought *h«- remainder of the skeleton to the machinist’s house. This was October 1892 Jan. 2H 1893, Holmes came ,to him ami asked him to articulate am.'tbm skeleton for him.'A’iTother trip t< the dark room produc'd ainit* or human being, this time that of a fepiale. Thi« body had much more flesh on i’ than th- other. In descrilvng the remains-.to tl e police he said : “Thebody"looked like that of*a jack rabbit which had been skinn ed by spliting the skin down the face nnd rolling it back off the en tire body. In some places consider able of the flesh had been taken off with it." .. t This is the sJj:eT"tbri now-, in the possession of the inspector, who believes it to all that is left of Mrs. Julia Connor ’ In June 1893, he was again cabl ed upon by Holmes to articulate a third skeleton, which wa* pro duced from this same dark and mysterious chamber in the' castle. Holmes paid .him 136 each -for two of the skeletons ‘snd to’ok them away. The third he did not call for. ; ... CHAPMAN WILL BE ARRESTED. The t ams by winch the mechan ic is generally known is Charley Chapman. He has not been form ally placed under arrest, but prob ably will be as,soon as the police get from him all the informal iqn he will give It is said that he knows entirely too much of Hqlmos and his skeletons to be an ii.nocent man. It was what he claims to he the skull of Mrs-. Conner which he brought to Inspector Fitzpatrick. He claims that the balance of the bones are now in the hands of a young medical student to whom he loaned them. The entire skeleton will probably be in the hands of ths police tomorrow, with that of Annie Williams. Chapman is quite positive that he knows from whose bodies 'he skeletons were taken and doos not seetn to realize that he can be made to tell where he acquired tin informalion or explain why he has held the information secret. HAVE HJ.MBEJ F AWAY. The mechanic was greatly start led when 4 hrf found that the police knew o.f his existence or his con nection- with Holme®. He wn« drinking in a saloon early yester day and becoming slightly in toxicated let slip several remarks which are accountable -for his be ing in the position in which he now finds himself. He at first denied all knowledge of Ibdmes or his doings, but decid ed later that,‘he would tell at least part of vr hat he knew. He pleaded) with the police to ke<>p his -name from the public, us he has two res pectable sons who are cliiks in mercantile houses here. Upon information obtained from Chapman, Inspector Fitzpairic to night get possessi'iu of the trunk .in which Holmes is alleged to have put the body of the Williams girl. The body was sent to a house on Wenworth avenue near Twenty second street for Chapman to work on. Chapman says that when he re ceived the body there was only half of the flesh lef oiCfhe bones —that the back of the head and the hair were intact. He cleaned the hones and set the skeleton for Holmes. The skeleton, he alleges, is still in the city, nnd/early to morrow morning he Joromises to take the police to it. He also says that the skeletons was disposed of by Holmes and that the present holders are unaware that the fiend over had anything to do with it, as the sale was made through an agent. I LOCATING THE Chapman further says that Holmes off Ted him $250 to set up skeletons < f two children and tha* h*> refused to do it. When asked his reason, he became confused a*id said he simply disliked the job. There is no person who was ever connected with Holmlsatthe En glewood house whom Chapman does not know When brought int* the presence of Quillian this after noon he greeted him very cordially and said:' , “Hello, o'd man ! How are you?’’ Chapman says Quinlan was not implicated in any of Holmes's fiendish crimes. As to Quinlan. Inspector Fitz p trie claims to have sufficient ev idence already to hang him. Quin lan was on the stand again today. He admitted some things which vesterday h« denied. H- was groat- Iv cotfus d and has lo'd so many , stories that he cannot now remem le-r what he has said. ANOTHER ONE OF HI3 PRACTICE*. Inspector Fitzpairic t- night, said he was rm the track of som- of Holmes’s go-betweens in Chicago ' He further said 'hat there were a number of women who were nior ally pure when 'hey met Holmes who are today outcasts and who do n t come forward because they do not want to make known their own disgrace-’ Tn fact the accusa tion is now made, and not without foundation, that Holmes for a money consideration made a habit ■of placing men on criminally ini mate terms with women of whom he himself had tired. • The trunk which contained or is believed to have contained the body of the Williams girl, was tonight removed.to Inspector Fitzpatrick s office, and carefurly examined. It is a cheap affair, but of good size. The lining of it is covered with bloodstains. The assistant chief of police was asked tonight how be accounted foor Holmes’s mak ng away with the Vantas»el girl, if he fl id so, as she had no money and it is not kn wn that there was any insu rance <>n her life. He said : "I do not know that he Van tassel girl was murdered. She is, however missing and I believe Holmes was the cause That scoun drel was, itseems, irresistible to women, -nd I think that the Van tassel girl was either taken advan tage of and now sta's away from home on accoudt of her disgrac, or that there was insurance on her life. The insurance id« a is 1 r from the impossible. The insurance companies do not TUB HUSTLER OF ROME. THE BANK OPENS Hugh T. Innman the Newly Elec.- ed President of the MERCHANTS NATIONAL Mr H. L Middlebrccks, of At 'lanta, WHI be Casnior Chas D. Wood is. Vice President. A Strong Boara Rome is all right. 80 1a the Merchants Nationa ls an k. Tomorrow morning at tha regu lar banking hours lhe Merchant* National will open its doore for business, The re-organization of the bank was perfected t'»is morning, at a meeting of all parties interested, and Col Hugh T Innman was elect , ed President, Mr. Chas D. Wood Vice President and Mr, H. L. diebrooks Cashier. ( The board of directors elected at , the same meeting is an exception- ( ally strong one. It is composed of ( H. T. Innman, Chas D. Wood, A .; R. Sullivan, W. P. Simpson, Hen- , ry Harvey, R J Ragan and H L Middlebrook; ( The Hustler of Rome called at j the bank at noon today and found , Col; Hugh Innman and Bank Ex j amineer Bergwyn in the bank’s office. Mr Innman confirmed the , report and stated that the doors if , the bank would be thrown open , for business at the usual hour to- , morrow morning. ( He stated that the capital stock , of the hank, which is SIO9,fXX) had been made good, and satisfactory to Bank examiner Bergwin, and that the Bank would be run in a business like manner And for bu siness. About the New Cashier, Mr. Innman spoke in the highest of terms. Said he, ‘Mr. H. L. Mid dlebrooks has been the Assistant cashier of the Fidelity bank of At lanta, for a long w hile, he is a most estimable young man. from about West Point, I believe. He knows the banking business thoroughly and he will please the patrons of the merchants National Buik of Rome.’’ As ‘o Hugh Hinman, the peoj 1 • of Rome need no introduction. His name in th-* money markets of the United Stat is inspires confidence for any amount, when uttered ou commercial paper. His summer | home erected on Innman Heights, , in lye suburbs overlooks the city. , Here it is that he and his family , court test and repose through many , months of the year. And C. D Wood, the Vice Pres ident. why everybody knows Char ley Wood, and know him to boons . of the safest young financiers in North W»st Georgia. The board of directors are saf , 1 sound and conservative. The f ct is, the Merchant's Na tional Bank begins life anew tin- 1 der circumstances that compels 1 confidence. Rome has never had a bank that opened its doors for bus iness, with brighter prospects of 1 success. Me Her own Father. Berlin, July 29.-In Krickwiei, Silesia, a septuagenarian weavern named Jongnitech was recently murdered during his sleep by his insane daughter. The murderess afterward cut her father’s bodyjup into small pieces and made his flesh her food for several days, until the deed was discovered by their neigh bors. seem to be working in harmony with the police and are giving out no informa’ion. A me ting of repr'sentntives of insurance com panies and individuals swindled by Holmes was held yesterday in the office of Lawyer Chamberlain. The chief ofp<dice received informa tion that such a meeting was to be held and sent a m -n to Mr. Cham berlain’s office with a request, that be be admitted as a representative of the police department, but the officer was not admitted and was refused information at its close. The police are unable to account for this. ROME GEORGIA. MONDAY EVENING JULY Z 9 1895 SWEETLY SLEEPS Miss Rosalie Alice Claik is No More AT THE DAWN OF DAY The Pure Spirit Winged its Flight Heavenward and Homeward. The Fun eral Will Occur Tomorrow.* -4, • At 6 o’clock thia meriting the gen tle spirit of Miss Rosalie Alace Clark, eldest daughter of CapJ. R,l G. Clark, quietly cagt off its fair mornings and flight in to the great unknowa. For many ■.reeks Miss Clark has beencri’ally ill with|ome mysteri ous malady which has baffled the skill of the physiciaaa and render ed futil their efforts bo arrest its march. For of data prior to her death she had lain in an uuconci ons condition, but late yesterday afternoon she rallied and after bid ding her'father and sister farewell, -began sinking and ut 6 o’clock this morning the end came. Through all the stages of the di - ease Miss Clark has bourn her afflic tiona with a Christian fortitude which was beautiful in its patient resignation and submission to the will of an alwise Providence. On different occasions shq has spoken of the death that loomed darkly across her pathway and on these occasions she has always expressed a perfect willingness to taste of the enp of death should it l>e the Mas ter’s will. The funeral will occur tomorrow afternoon, at 4 o’clock, from the First Presbyterian church and will be conducted by Dr. Goetchibus the pastor; after which the re mains will be laid to the long, long sleep in Myrtle Hill. K x DRY GOODS. These are regular White-Goods days, and with a most extensiv stock of all widths and weights and a 1 the grade of white goods we most cordially invite you to call and secure prices before you make p ur purchases. Our stocK of Lawns and Barred Muslins ha q just been replenished by the latest arrivals from tho market nnd was never before so complete as i 1 now is. Call, Look through, and enjoy the experience even if you don’t buy. Figured, Striped and Plain Ducks —we have a little world of and new patterns arrive every week. We are sure to meet your re quirements. And then you want to look through our stock of New Henriet tas, Cas-imers, Challiesand Nuns- Veiling. Especial attention has been given the selections of patterns in this department, how well we have succeeded we are willing for you to say—you have our invitation to m ake the inspection at your pleas ure. Bunting—mon fami iarlv kno.>n as Cheese Cloth, we have it in stock new and as good as they make. Towels, Table Cloths, Table Napkins and Linncu Damask —it would take a column to do justice to this department. We therefore invite yen to call and see for your self that no house in the city car. ries a better line of these goods than we. Hosiery. Our stock in trade has grown from the first day we opened out in the dry goods business. We carry every grade of the best makes of hosiery and we sell tn the s.'ine ("•stumers over and over again. Why? why, becau-ie oar goods give satisfaction and our prices please Wo are here for your business and 111 we ask is that you read what we have to say and doubting or believing, you give us a call, sud an opportunity to submit our evi dence. W ,H. C jksr & Co, j THE VICTORS After Carrying the Japanese arms to Gicry DROWNED LIKE RATS On the very Threshold of Their Homes. Scores of the Mi' kado’a men Caught in an Unusual Railway Accident. Cube, July 29 —A frightful acci dentin which 140 soldiers perished, I has occurred on the railroad run ning f.om this place to Osaka. A train of twenty three ears was conveying to this city 400 Japa nese Mildiers ho were retuning from China, where they bad taken part in the military operations. A heavy storm Was raging and as t c rain was running along the sea wall, on which the tracks as they approach the ci'y ar« laid an immense sea leaped over the Jwall, separa ing th train and derailing the engine and eleven cars, which plunged off the wall into 'h? bay. Most of the mep in tl • n were drowned like rats in a trap. The accident occurred about 1 o’clock in the morning and the night was pitch dark. The sea was running so high that it was impossible to rjender anv assistance to the men in. the cars that had gone overboard, even had means been at hand to do so. 8 me of the men, who managed to ge' out of the cars, were da-hed to death Hgninst the wall. JAPAN BUYING WARSHIPS. St. Petersburg, July 29 —A d'S patch to the NovoeviMina from Vl.k ivo toe. says that Japan is di.i B etftly raising the war footing of her army and navy. The two cruisers bought fion Peru have arrived in .Japanese' waters and cr ws will shortly go to England ta take to Japan three ironclad'sThaf ate Imilding there. The dispatch adds that there is a -< COST TO CLOSE OU!':*■ >4- Yo’i can buy any Wheel in out sleek at acti il cost. W 0 are closin out the stock and will quit handlingthem. ■ W ■ —w ■ I Sweeping Reduction Our Mr. McDonald is now in market byingu extensively and as w 3 sha : l n<ezl room for these, new goods we have decided to make a 25 per cent reduction on all Furniture in stock. Our goods are marked in plain figures call ea ly and secure what you want. IMONALB-SPAfIKS-STEWART-CO. Nos. 1,3 & 5 THIRD AVE. & 207 BROAD ST. FUNERAL DIRECTORS , COFFINS AND CASKETS strong warlike temper in Japan. The dispatch further says that the J'panese have blown up the fortifications at Port Arthpr. RAVAGES F ('t)LKRA. Tokio, Japan, July 29. —Since th’ outbreak of cholera in Jap n there have been 9,0(X) cases of the dis ease and 5,000 deaths. Th- ssotirge is raging in Corea su'd on the Li no Timg peninsula A CLEVER FORGER. Got his Pardon That way but was Caught on a Board bill order. Memphis, Tenn.,July 29 -J C ay Johnson, who wrote his own par- i don from the penitentiary at Nash I vilLi, was arrested Imre to-day for forging an order for board bill. I Johnson is a well-educ ited man, I about 35 years old. He began his career as a forger near Clarksvill, | Tenn , and got away with a con siderable sum of money. He co ild imitate almost any -ignature, and he forged letters of credit and c iecls to the extent of thousands While in Jail at Nnshvill he pn pared a petition for pardon and' forge.l th" n ini"s of all the jtir rs that convicted him. He forg'd letters from the Judge who sen tenced him ilnd from the At orney General, rrt-oinm mding him to ex ecutive clemency. His wife present ed the letters to Governor John P. Buckli >nan and a pardon was issu ed at once. J ihnson turned up in Memphis and engaged in business with M. E._ Carter & Co, In a land transaction he duplicated an em bosse I seal from the County Clerk to deceive his employer and was caught. He then went to arkansus ; and, returning recently, forged an order for a board bill. This time he was-caught. It is understood that he is wan ed in several other Sta tes. Mr. Sam King returned to the city this morning from Cave Spring where h« spent Sunday with Mrs. King ami he Princes. ♦.+M+++++++++H4++H++++T-*{ I THE HUSTLER OF ROME f t f X PEOPLE'S * PAPE*, I f THE ONLY ALL HOME SET t + ITVIT PRI ir ■» ' ER IN RO'Zrf *++++++M>4-+l-4'*+** +++++++++► IO CENTS A WEEK IT WAS A BLANK The Schooner Carrie E. Lane is in Philadelphia. FEVER AMONG TROOPS _ -I - A- I Thousands of Spaniards are Falling V.ctims to the Yel low Scourg- A Couple of Small Battles. Span ish Defeated. Philadelphia, July 29.'—The schooner Carrie E. Lane, which the Spanish gunboat compelled t<» h-ave to ff -'antono Thi e bound from Cienfuvgos to the Delaware breakwater, arrived at this port today. < aptain Quick denied that the vessel was fired at, and said that only a blank cartridg" was shot acoss the bows as a signal ft r the Lane to heave to. This she did promptly, and noobection nor pro test was made when the Vessel was boarded Mnd st arched by the Span ish mariners. ANOTHER BATTLE. Madrid. July 29 dispatch fi'.tn HaVana says that Colom 1 Z imayorn has defea ed the rebels under Zayas at Neuva Villa, in flicting a loa. of thirty. The dispatch adds that the news, paper Discussion publishes an in terview with the captain of t e American warship Atlanta, Ht Ha vana, who states that he is resolv ed to do everything in his power to prevent s paratist expeditions. The captain’s instructions regard ing this matter are precise. YELLOW FEVER SLAYING TROOPS Madrid, July 29. —Advices from Puerto Rico show that yellow fever of a virulent typ -exists among ih" Spanish garrison ihero The mm tai ity is 20 per cent of the niinib"! of cases. SPANISH TROOPS DEFEATED. London, July 29—A dispatch received in this city gives the de tails of a serious defeat of Spanish troops at San Luis, Cub*. The dis patch says that the battle took place on Friday last.
