The Devil in the White City (62-109)

Summary
          The results are in and Congress decided to hold the world fair in chicago. Of course Burnham and Root was put in the head of the archiect department. They had to choose other architects to help them build a whole city in a deadline of about two and a half years. They decide to call upon eastern architects, which offended his native ones. It made them feel as if they were saying that Chicago child not do it on their own. It took them a while, but they decided to hold the fair at Jackson Park because it had something that no other exposition had, they had Lake Michigan. For H. H. Holmes, he re-married (he grew about from his first wife abd changed his name). He also owned a drug store. With his persuasive nature he was a very successful businessman. He also seemed like he would be a great father because he was always caring with others. He would ask if people would lend him their babies and play with them. I found nothing seriously wrong with him, I would have married him myself. Until, the previous owner of the store mysteriously decided to live on California says Holmes. Still, Holmes and the architects seem to get closer. He gets the best idea. Across the street from his drugstore is an empty block that he decides to build a hotel, a hotel that will host people going to the world fair. As he built the hotel he does not contact an architect. He dose not want anyone to know the real reason why he wants to build the hotel. He hires workers and laborers from newspapers, and to make sure they do not know what they are creating he fires them, or makes them quit before they get the chance to be paid. What he really wants to do is lure wo,en into his hotel, andkill them in secret rooms and burn them in the incinerators.

Quote
          "Holmes returned to Eaglewood and promptly forged Belknap's signature tp a second note for the same amount, intended to use the proceeds for his hotel" (Larson 87).

Reaction
          This is a key quote in the reason why Holmes got away with so much bad things. He is able to forge checks, murder for insurance, build incinerators in his basements with no questions asked. Holmes is able to sweet talk his way with the ladies anad buy the men a dinner and cigars and they always forget what it was they wanted to confront him about.