Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-08
Developments Shift from La
Porte, Ind, to the
Windy City.
WILL DIG THERE FOR BODIES
Scene Will Be the Former Home
of the Alleged Wom-
an Fiend.
Bodies of Mrs. Guinness Former Hus
band and Two Children May
Be Exhumed for Ex-
animation.

Chicago, May S.-Develorments II
the Guinness wholesale murder indus.
try suddenly shifted from LaPorte,
Ind, where nine bodies have been dug
up on the Guinness farm, to Chicago
when The LaPOrte authorities, who ex-
humed the bodies at the death farm,
came to this city and asked an in.
vestigation of other probable murders
which may be placed at the door Of
Mrs. Guinness.
Twelve men have been ordered to dig
up under police direction the ground
in the yard at 620 Alma street. Austin,
the former home of Mrs. Guinness,
where more bodies are believed to be
buried.
May Exhume Bodies in Chicago.
Meanwhile the LaPorte police pro
pared to turn over the active inyesti-
cation of the case to the Chicago pO-
lice. Information from the LaPOrte
sheriff, Albert Mulzer, and from the
coroner indicated that the center OF
murder industry will be in Chicago.
Coroner Hoffman prepared to apply
for permits to eXhume the bodies of
Mrs Guinness former husband, who
died at Austin, and the bodies of two
children buried in Forest Home GENE
terry. The coroner and police began
an investigation of facts surrounding
N Of IA Of NJ A
sen, former husband of Mrs. Belle
Guinness, in whose yard in the Indiana
suburb was found a veritable grave
yard.
Search for Mysterious Trunks.
At the same time Captain O'B1ien
detailed men to search for the two
mysterious trunks alleged to contain
bodies of murder victims consigned to
the death farm. These trunks were
reported to be in the baggage room Of
a Chicaog depot or the quarters OF d
local express company. Detectives
Stapleton and O'Malley searched in
vain, but the quest will not be alb IN
doned.
Coroner Hoffman's force collected
records in the case of SOrensen, and
the coroner went into conference with
Assistant Chief Schuettler, who in
timated he would advise searching
investigation into the circumstances
and the exhuming of the bodies of
Sorensen and two children buried i'll
Forest Home cemetery if the findings
warrant.
What Coroner's Books Show.
The coroner's books showed that the
records of Sorensens death estab-
lished the date of July 80, 1900, as date
of death and the cause given was
cerebral hemorrhage. 1t was also
shown that on Aug. 80, 1900, a brother
of the deceased, Frank O. Sorensen
applied to Judge Kavanagh for an or.
der permitting him to exhume the
body for further examination.
A post-mortem examination was
held by Coroners Physicians Noel
and Springer, and their detailed rec
the court records showing what the
reasons given by the brother were, for
the request to exhume.
Hunt Old Acquaintances.
Lieutenant thinner at the Austin po-
lice station got Information concern
ing the death of the Sorensen children
and forwarded 1t to the office Of the
coroner. This matter, together with
the records IN the case of the death of
the former husband, was taken by the
coroner to the office of the assistant
chief, where the investigation, based
on the records, began.
Detectives were detailed to inter.
view Dr. Springer and the cemetery
officials. The neighborhood of the for
mer Sorensen residence was visited ir
an effort to gain information from for
mer acquaintances of the woman Of
mystery"