The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
In the Ruins of Guinness House
Are Made Public.
HE WAS $500 SHORT.
That Fact Probably Saved Life
of Christian Hansen.
ArmOurdale Man Got a Letter
From the Guinness Woman.

crown tooth has been found in the
oepr1s OF the Guinness home. 1t is
peHeVed to be from the head of Mrs
Bell Guinness.
Inc tooth was found in the debris
OF the cellar while Sheriff Smutzer
was continuing his preparations to be-
gin the sluicing of the ashes. The
relic is a hollow molar with a gold
crown, 1t being indented and to some
extent encrusted by cinders. The
tooth, however, bears every evidence
OF having come from the skull of Mrs.
Bell Guinness
Onexplainable evidence which has
hltherto been suppressed has been
made public in the Guinness tragedy.
1t is contained in the report of Dr. j.
Luclus Gray, who performed the au-
topsy on the body, which the author
1ties nave steadfastly claimed is that
of Mrs. Bell Guinness. DR.. Gray in his
report tells Of three rings which were
veals the fact that the right hand,
hitherto declared missing, is still in
existence
The rings. which might be expected
to reveal the identity of the wearer
only add to the mystery of the case.
Two OF them contain inscriptions one
being P. S. to ]. s., August 22, a."
and the other "P. G. to j. S., 1885,"
Mrs. Guinness husband was Peter
Guinness. but the identity of ~. S.
and p. s." is a puzzle which none of
the local officials would attempt to
explain this morning.
May Be Jennie Olsen's.
Jennie Olsen. it is suggested, may
| have been the owner Of the ring, but
the size of the circles taken in connec-
ton with the date and the fact that
she was born in 1889 preclude this as
definite conclusion. DR.. Gray made
his disclosures in the official report
which he handed to Coroner Mack
| this morning and refused to discuss
the matter.
The report says:
with the body but disconnected was
.shru1aken fingers contracted to the
palm. Clutched in the hand was a
piece of burned cloth exhibit No. u,
a band ring with small diamond set
found on second finger of right hand
exhibit No. p, an adult hand and
about one-third of the forearm of the
left side was with the body and on
| the third finger was found a gold ring
with small diamond set, with en-
craving p. S. to j. S., August 22-94,
inside p. G. to J. s., 1885, Exhibits
No. and No. o.
DR.. Gray also describes at length
! the remnants of clothing and night
robes found with the four bodies. One
| Of the night robes was that of an
! of the sleeve being II inches. The gown
was trimmed with lace and ribbon and
| it's total length, according to the rem
| nants at hand was 81 inches. Remnants
| of a child's night dress and several
| undergarments were also found.
| DR.. Gray's report concludes as fol-
lows:
| From the examination of this adult
| female it is impossible to determine
| the exact cause of death"
Accompanying the findings of DR.
Gray was a report by DR.. ]. H. Will
lam Myer on the body of the male in
FAINT found In the ruined house. 1t
describes the condition of the corpse
as already revealed the finding being
| that the cause of death could not be
| determined. Reports from DR.. H. H
Long and DR.. Wilcox on the other
bodies are expected during the day.
| He Was $500 Short.
| Kansas City, NO. May 12.-Chris-
| tian Hansen, a Norwegian laborer OF
Armourdale, Kan. suburb. last sat
urday received a letter from Mrs. Belle
| Guinness, the Laporte, Ind. murderess,
stating that if he could produce $1,000
cash she would marry him. The text
| of the letter. which had remained in
| the local poStoffice several days before
| its delivery to Hansen follows:
| Laporte, Ind, March 1, 1908.
Mr.. Christian Hansen, No. sos North
Third street, Armourdale. Kan.
Dear Sir: I am lonely Norwegian
woman and you have been recon-
mended to me by a mutual friend who
tells me you have -lenty of this worlds
goods and have kind and generous
| disposition. I live on little rs acre
farm, just SO miles from Chicago. with
a coy 12-room cottage, kitchen and
the rest, and badly need good kind
husband to look after myself and
small family of three children
have two little girls and a boy
ago, when he was a little baby, SO he
needs father and one who will aid IN
his bringing up.
You understand that I hire help
here but none Of the men hire car
be depended upon, SO you must come
as a hired man, but not as my hus-
band, and / will entertain you under
nv roof until we understand each
other. You will find me competent
and Of a loving disposition.
have plenty of money upon whicf
to live You must have plenty OF
money, too. In order that I may
know that you are not a CRATER ane
do not marry me for my money. yot
must be sure and bring with yor
1000 in currency.
live only few miles from Laporte
and have a splendid farm and nice
little garden. Lovingly yours.
MRS. B. S. GUINNESS.
He Had Only $500.
Hansen is what is known as a straw
boss in the lard department of the
Cudaf1y packing plant. He is 35 years
| old and says he was once a captain Of
artillery in Norway and that his fatnel
holds position of rank in the Swedish
. | navy.
) Fifteen years ago he ran away from
Ihome and came to America. Since
then he has worked at Armourdale.
Discussing the receipt OF the deiayee
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