Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-14

LeItGF 10 LaPSFhV S''~~ l Attempt by Man to Persuade Cieve- | lander to Visit Farm of Murderess' Her Funds Ran Low. Laporte. Ind, May IA. i've VIII hang Lamphere for the muEder or MIS- Guinness. and if we don't hang nm for that we will hang him for the mur' der of Helgelein. That's all l care 10 I say now. When it is proper Tor the state to disclose it's evidence there Will be no doubt of his guilt in both crimes"
 At the close of another day crowded with developments important in me solution of the murder farm" mys- tery State Attorney Ralph N. Smith made this, the most positive and sweep | ing assertion that has come from ofi- cial sources since Mrs. Belle Guinness and her three children were supposed lv burned in the house or crime ana Ray Lamphere was arrested charged with arson and murder.
 The prosecutor told of two threaten ing letters received from Brooklyn, one scrubbed in lead pencil and one type written. warning him that he should desist from prosecuting Lamphere. lhe authorities regard the letters as the work of crank.
 Lamphere "sweated" Again.
 Lamphere was put through another
 
 Sheriff Anstiss. What Lamphere told me, said Anstiss convinced me that he walked in on Mrs. Guinness as she was cutting up the body of Helgeielh and that he became an accessory after the fact"
 Identification of the headless corpse found in the fire ruins as the body or the murderess was made more positive by Lamphere's ready recognition of the three rings found on the severed hands ss the ones worn by Mrs. Guinness. Joseph Maxson, the farmland who sue ceeded Lamphere, but whose less inti- mate relations with his employer would likely account for his uncertainty, told Coroner Mack that the band ring looks like one Mrs. Guinness wore,' but he said he could not remember having seen either of the rings set with dia-
 monds.
 Woman Employed Agent.
 A letter received by Chief of Police cochrane from man in Cleveland {, who describes an alleged advance
 agent or solicitor for the Guinness mat F rinonial bureau compelled the authori- . ties to give more serious attention to
 the theory that the murderess worked l with an accomplice and that further y. digging will find more of her victims l, buried about her den of crime. l. The letter shows, that an attempt
 had been made to persuade men tc '- visit Mrs. Guinness. The letter. whlc1 Is addressed to the chief of police oi Laporte, says: ' Last August. while waiting for a
 street car in our public square, was
 approached by a gentleman who com
 menced conversation with me. Aftei a awhile he stated that he was in this
 city on a speculation and that cattle
 was his line: that bis home was 1T
 Chicago, but that he could do busi
 ness in Cleveland. After some tm' k he endeavored to find out regarding
 my family, etc.. and asked me II o was married. In spirit of fun saiC ', no. and he immediately commenced t' | tell me about rich widow who resid . ed in Laporte. Ind. who was lookin' . for A man. He claimed she was th' :. owner of a large ranch stocked witl if cattle.
 il Wanted Him to Go at Once. V When I asked him why she coul'
 not get a man there he replied tha ,- she did not want a man from that par l. of the country. and he also stated tha n if I was willing both he and l woul' ,- get on a train and go there at once. h "when l said l did not like to d If that he said If I would pay the far if for the lady she would come at once g and could see for myself. ta He also gave me picture of tn g lady who was supposed to be lookin ia for a husband. which I inclose hert N with. and I do this merely thinkin st that I might be of assistance in th y matter of Mrs. Guinness.
 This man was about thirty-fiye c d thirty-six years of age. i've feet thre h. or four inches tall. weight about It Id pounds. reddish complexion. smOot Ie face. dark hair. wore black soft ha il. blue suit and had the general appeal in ance of a man pretty well to do. is "I forgot the matter entirely, it b is ing merely a matter of fun on my par a- until the newspapers came out wit h. stories about the wholesale murder il. in Laporte. when this occurrence cam le back to my mind.
 m "I called on the chief of police ( as Cleveland this morning. and he advise r- my writing you as above. If can | of of any assistance advise me. Kindl
 return photograph if you have no u' si. for it.
 is- Photograph Of Mrs. cunness. Ir- The photograph ineIosed was goo ro likeness Of Mrs. Guinness. and it ry probable that the Cleveland man vi Dd be asked to give further particulars { H. his experience He says he thinks .y- cen Identify the man who wanted hil
 to 70 to Laporte to meet the fate |