The Detroit times., 1908-05-18
z MURDERS NOW
LAID At DOOR OF
MRS. GUINNESS
REPORT ISSUED BY IA PORTE,
IND, AUTHORITIES - DIGGING
REsUMEp-cLAlM JENNIE OIL.
SEN STILL LIVES.

LA PORTE. Ind. May l6.-Twenty
/ two deaths are now charged 10 Mrs
Belle Guinness. arch-murderess OF the
age, In a semi-oficial report given out
by the authorities, today. Should II
be proved later that Mrs. Guinness is
alive and that the headless body OF a
, woman found in the ruins is that OF
another victim. the total number will
be increased by three. counting the
two children who persisted In the fire
and he total number OF murders for
which Mrs. Guinness will have 10 an
swer will reach twenty-five.
The digging for more bodies that
was begun early in the day. IL is tho
belief OF the sheriff, will disclose still
more victims, il the quiek-lime In
which all the dismembered bodies
were buried. has not destroyed all
traces OF human semblance.
The list given out is as follows:
MAIDS Sorenson, first husband; Se-
ter Guinness, second husband; Az.
drew HelgeIein. Mansfield, S. D.; Ole
o. 6uosbere. lola, Wis: Jennie o.
son, Chicago; Henry, Gurhoit, Scan
dnavia. Wis.,: John Moe, Elbow Lake,
MINI; Charles Edmonds, New Cas-
tle. Ind; Sam Hopping. Harrison, o.;
Herman konitzer. Chicago: Emil Tell.
Usage City, kss.; George Berry, Tus-
cola, III: Olaf Lfmbee, Chicago: T. J..
McJenkIns, ceraopolis, Pa; Olaf Jen-
son, christisria, Norway; Lee rvr'
ter. Edlnburs. ILL.,: Andrew Sehwlnd.
Ter, Cincinnati, o.: Johann Sorenser.
c. a. -
Lake. Wis; ole. Oleson, Battle Creek.
Mich. Linder Mikkelsen, Huron. s.
D.; Andrew Anderson, Lawrence, kas,
The sre"'. lLTy. Il - claimed. W il
begin Monday 10 investigate the evil
dence gathered by Sheriff Shutter
and Prosecutor Smith.
LA PORTE. Ind. Nay l6.-Com-
plete denial OF all Identification OF
bodies found In the Guinness house
OF DEATH throwing on the state the
burden Of proving identity in each
case; absolute denial of every In
eliminating act charged against Ray
Lamphere and the introduction OF i'm
portant evidence in behalf of the
prisoner. is the latest sensation
sprung by the defense in the most
mysterious series OF murders the
world has ever known.
II is now settled that Ellsworth
Weir, famous criminal lawyer. Will
be OF counsel for Lamphere and
money is being furnished for his de-
Tense from an unknown source.
Would Dseredit Experts.
The defense will attempt 10 prove
that the body Of Helgelein. identified
by Expert Flava Harvey. of the Mich
igan City penitentiary and b. Ed
ward A Evans. chief OF the Chicago
bureau OF Identification, was in such
advanced state OF decomposition and
so mutilated that no certain identifi'
cation was possible and will put ex-
perts on the stand 10 prove this.
A startling feature of the days de-
velopments consists in a correspond
ence between Atty H. W. WordeE
and the mother superior Of a convent
In California A letter received to-
day is believed 10 indicate Mrs. Gun
ness actually did send Jennie Olsen
to a convent in California, but not In
Los Angeles. as originally given out
The defense is proceeding on the
theory that Miss Olsen Is married
and living under a new name In Call
fornia, or that she Is still an Inmate
OF the convent, where newspapers dc
not penetrate and information OF the
tragedy In Indiana might not becomt
known for meaths.--
A farmer near Springwells locked ;
woman book agent in his barn TO-
three hours Thursday night, believinl
he had the arch-murderess OF Laporte
He refused TO release the frightened
woman when ordered TO.
| The man was ordered to do so b.
telephone from the sheriffs office anC
a deputy had to be sent out.