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Show locating them with their mother in an obscure Colorado town. According to his statement, made to the woman he shot because of hr refusal re-fusal to marry him, Holmes, or Pike, is now practically penniless. Both the man and his victim are at the same hospital. The woman it Is said, will probably die, but the man stands a fair chance to recover. BREAKING UP OF HOME ANDTRAGEDY Denver, May 23. Postal cards found among the effects of Harry Plko, who shot and probably fatally wounded Mlss Maezelle Rltter In her apart-inenis apart-inenis here Saiurday night and fired a bullet, into his brain In the lobby of n hotel two hours later. Indicate that the man's real name Is Wendell Holmes, and that ho was formerly a prominent real estate dealer in Chicago Chi-cago and tho owner of a splendid residence, res-idence, at Wolf Lake. Muskegon, Mich. Holmes' misfortunes, it Is said by friends, commenced in Chicago five years aro when It Is declared his w ife left htm. taking their two sons with her. He spnt tbousanls of dollars In a search for his .children, finally |