The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-19
SHERIFF SHUTTER
PLACED ON STAND
Subjected to Fierce Cross Ex.
animation by LAM
phere's Attorney
GUINNESS HOME.
OFFICIAL TELLS OF STATEMENTS
MADE TO HIM BY IAMPHERE
PREVIOUS TO THE woMAN'S
DEATH.

Laporte. Ind, Nov. 1a.-Sherifr
Shutter was subjected to q fierce
cross examination today by Ray Lam.
phere's attorney. The defense tried
to bring out that Shutter had been On
visiting terms at the Guinness home
and that he had been attempting to
investigate the queer doings there
months before the fire.
Explanation of the $4,000 story To-
TERED to in the letter from Mrs. Gun
ness to A. X. Helgelein. regarding the
disappearance of his brother. was
made yesterday afternoon and il viii
prove a strong link In the chain of ev-
idence that is being woven around
Lamphere for the alleged murder Of
Helgelein. Lamphere is under indict-
ment for the murder OF Helgelein and
for completely with Mrs. Guinness in
that murder.
Sheriff Shutters Testimony.
Sheriff Shutters testimony related
that Lamphere had told him CSmutxsr)
that Mrs. Guinness was then looking
for a man named Helgelein. who was
wanted in Aberdeen, s. D.. for having
killed a man in a gambling house and
robbing him of $4,000 Sheriff
Shutter telegraphed the authorities
in Aberdeen and received a reply that
there had been no such murder or rob-
berry, and that Helgelein was q we'll
known farmer in that vicinity. Smutz-
er paid no further attention to the
charge. A month later Lamphers,
when questioned by Sheriff smutssr
regarding Helgelein, told him that Hsl-
gelein had left Laporte for Chicago
that morning on the 5:15 train 6hsy-
III Shutter also testified to sssinG
Lamphers watching Mrs. Guinness one
day in the courthouse when she came
to his office. She complained about
Lamphere annoying her and whsn
the sheriff went to Lamphsre and ash.
ed why he did not leave thu woman
alone he did not answer.
Shutter testified to being notified
about q O'Clock on the morning Of
April IS Of the fire and OF going there
Immediately with Deputy Sheriff Ans
tbs.
Finding the Bodies.
He told OF taking charge OF the
search for the bodies and oe keeping
gang of men at work al day. and Of
finding the bodies in the north cognsr,
where the hre had been hottest al
day. and where the greatest amount
Of debris was found. The bodies a the
two children were found first. The
arms and legs were not detached
uhop dIur0voroA h,,t 49, <~ye go
when the bodies were moved. The
head also OF one OF the Children
looked solid enough until IL vs.
touched. when It almost fell to pieces.
The two girls were together, face
downward, appearances indicating
that the largest one had her arms
clasped around the other. There Was
small hole in the head Of one ofrAe
girls. The large adult body was on
its back. q short distance away. and
In the arms was the little boy. The
arms and legs OF some OF the bodies
were burned of.
Daniel M. Hutson and wfulAm
Humphrey. who helped the ShereH
search the ruins OF the Guinness homo
related their experiences, which var
led in no way from their former story.
Hutson ts the man who recently told
of seeing a woman resembling Mrs.
Guinness at the farm on July 8.
The Connecticut Fire Insurance.
Company refuses to pay Executor
Wesley Fogie Of the Belle Guinness %.
tate. the face OF the policies. S1see,
on the house and contents. al al
which were destroyed In the IRE On
the morning Of April 3sth- Ths con.
pany refuses to pay ON the groaad
that they will have to be shown that
Mrs. Guinness did not set fire to the
house herself. and also they cortland
that the place was used by the owner
for illegitimate purposes-murder, and
| Wholesale murder at that