The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-07
INDIANA MURDER
MILL VICTIMS
NUMBER NINE
Four More Bodies Unearthed al
Laporte
ALL WERE MUTILATED
Police Discover Evidence That Unfor.
ALL WERE MuTILATE1
Police Discover Evidence That Unfor
tunates Were Killed In Chicago and
Shipped In Trunks.

iutioh vi tut puiiihcoo ihy StSiy, NhiNh
was deepened today when four addit.
ional bodies were found in the barn
yard, developed this evening. Evil
dence tending to snow that the nine
dlsmembered bodies unearthed yester-
day and today had been shipped to La
porte. probably from Chicago, came to
light. Testimony OF draymen who had
carted trunks and boxes TO the GUM
ness home lent color to this SUPPOSE
ton. The Laporte police also received
information that two trunks, consigned
TO Mrs Belle Guinness. Laporte. Ind
are held In an express office In Chica-
20. The assistance of the Chicago
police H. unrayelling the puzzle was
sought at. once.
There was also developed today q
theory that the woman did not die in
the fire which destroyed her home on
the night OF April 2S. and that she is
still alive and in hiding, probably In
Chicago. This theory is strengthened
by the fact that the head Of the body
of the woman found IN the ruins Of the
Guinness home after the fire is still
missing although every effort has been
made by the authorities to find 1t. IN
less the head is found the officers Will
subject the body TO a more careful
examination to learn whether or not
the woman was herself killed In the
fire or substituted the body OF another
woman for herself and then set fire to
the house. In case this is proved II Is
thought likely that Mrs. Guinness was
also guilty OF the murder of her three
children
Two of the nine mutilated bodies
were identified this afternoon with
reasonable certainty. Antoine Olson,
Of Chicago, viewed the body supposed
to be that of Jennie Olson, sixteen
years old, foster daughter Of Mrs.
Guinness. and pronounced 1t to be that
of his daughter. A sister of the girl,
Mrs. Leo Olander, OF Chicago. con-
firmed the fathers Identification.
Roy Lamphere, who Is held on a
charge of first degree murder as a re-
suit of the fire that destroyed the
Guinness home and caused the death OF
Mrs. Belle Guinness and her three
children. guve no new evidence today.
despite repeated questionings, Ralph
w. Smith, prosecuting attorney, assert
ed tonight hat q confession Is not
necessary, so far as Lamphere Is con-
cerned.
I'VE have evidence in the shape OF
letters connecting Lamphere with al
legged murders at the Guinness farm, "
he said The exact nature OF these
letters was carefully guarded by Mr..
Smith.
The first Of the bodies found today
were uncovered by the gang of men ex-
cavating under the direction Of Sheriff
Shutter. They came upon another
disturbed spot within six feet OF the
place where four bodies were dug up
Yesterday and upon excavating three
feet down struck a wooden box, which
fell to pieces as their spades hit 1t.
Upon taking away the dirt the men
found the skeleton of man lying face
downward. The body had been
dumped in carelessly. On top Of It
was debris, including little tin stove,
evidently baby's plaything.
The second body was found early in
the afternoon. 1t was buried four feet
deep, and was evidently that of an
adult, but 1t is not yet known whether
of man or woman. II had been dis
membered like the others.
Late In the afternoon two additional
bodies were found, making four today
and total Of nine since yesterday. OF
the last two bodies one was evidently
that of a woman and 1t was impossible
to distinguish whether the other was
that of a man or woman. Both were
found In hole close to where the last
body was found.
In connection with the belief that the
persons whose bodies have been found
were killed In Chicago or In some 9th
er place and sent to her for burial II
developed this afternoon that John A
Welker, liveryman of this place. last
summer and during the summer oil
1906 delivered eight trunks at the
home of Mrs. Guinness Another trunk
was taken there by Michael Tracey, al
iexpressman.