The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06
Gruesonle Murder Mystery
Unearthed at Lately Burned
Home of Mrs. Guinness.
MAKES TOTAL OF NINE
WITH THE FOUR BURNED
Crime Laid at the Door OF Lamp.
here, But Mrs. Guinness Is Be-
lieved to Have Been Impli-
Gated in Killing Man
Who Had Come to
Marry Her.

APORTE. IND, May 5.--One OF
the most gruesome murder
this section of the country
came to light to-day. when the
bodies Of five persons. all of them
murdered, were found, in the yard Of
the homie OF Mrs. Bella Guinness, who,
with three of her children. was burned
to death on the night of April 2Sth.
so far, only two of the bodies have
been identified. These are Andrew
'Helgelem. who came to this city from
Mansfield. S. D., for the purpose OF
marrying N.rs. Guinness, whose ac-
quaintance he had made through a
matrimonial bureau. The other Is that
girl. who had been adopted by Mrs.
Guinness.
She disappeared in September. 1905,
and. it was asid, had gone to Los
Angeles to attend school. Bodies fourd
in yard beside those of Helgelcin and
Jennie Olson are those of a. man and
of two children. apparently twelve
years OF age. SO many bones were
missing in the latter two that 1t is no.
known whether they were male or fe-
male.
Body Cut to Pieces.
The body of Helgelein was dismenl-
bered and the arms, legs, trunk and
head were buried in different parts of
tho yard.
It is believed by the authorities that
Guy Lamphere. who has been under
arrest since the burning OF the GUM
ness home, on the charge of numbering
Mrs. Guinness and her family, Conf
mitted the Helgelein crime. Lamphere
is a carpenter, and the manner In
which the body of Helgelein was dis
ma fo ba iaf hat
was done by somebody familiar with
the use of the saw.
In some quarters II is believed that
Mrs. Guinness may have known som.-
thing of the murders. There have
been rumors that Jennie Olsen Guiu-
ness had knowledge of the manner in
which the first husband of Mrs. Gus:l-
ness came to his death in Chicago.
,, Little Is known, however on this sub
ject.
Had Lent Her Money.
It Is known that Helgelein had
loaned $1,50o to Mrs. Guinness. and
that he had another $500 in his pos
session just prior to his death. 1t is
believed that he was killed by Mrs.
Guinness or by Lamphere. or by both
of them. in order to procure the cash
he had and to avoid the necessity of
repaying the loan he had made.
Lamphere, against whom a strong
case Of circumstantial evidence exists
in connection with the burning ofethe
Guinness home and the death of Mrs.
Guinness and her three children, de-
MES all knowledge of the bodies found
to-day. He has said, however, on other
occasions that Mrs. Guinness was anx-
1ous to send him to an insane asylum
because OF his knowledge of her career.
1t was current gossip. however. that
Lamphere was insanely jealous of Mrs.
Guinness and of Helgelein. and 1t is
we'll known that the woman stood
greatly in fear Of him and had asked
for police protection.
Unenrthcd by Brother.
The search by which the bodies were
found to-day was instigated by A. *.
Helgelein the brother of Andrew, who
has always believed that his brother
was murdered and that he had neves
gone to Norway. as claimed by Mrs.
Guinness and Lamphere.
He noticed some recently upturned
earth in the yard. and suggested -
Sheriff Smutzer that an excavation be
! made. The body of his brother was
dug up after a brief search.
No Identification OF the other bodies
| Is expected for some time.