Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-20
MURDERESSDEAD;
PROVED BY TEETH
SEARCHER IN RUINS FINDS
FALSE MOLARS
Coroner VIII Render Official Verdict
That Burned Adult Female Body
Was That Of Mrs.
Guinness
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LAPORTE. Ind, May 19-That Mrs
Bella Guinness died in the flames which
destroyed her home on April 28 was
conclusively shown today wnen a
searcher In the ruins discovered the
upper and lower bridges containing the
false teeth of the woman. The lower
set of teeth tally exactly with the de-
scription and diagram furnished by DIR.
/. P Norton, the dentist who built the
bridge and who today identified the
teeth positively as those of Mrs. Gun
ness.
In view of the unmistakable evidence,
including the finding one week ago of
rings belonging to the murderess, Cor
oner Mack stated tonight that he would
render an official finding that the burnt
adult female body was that of Mrs.
Guinness.
Tonight few skeptical persons re-
main, and their argument is that Mrs.
Guinness after killing the children ano
setting fire to the house threw her
teeth in the fire.
DR.. Norton built the lower bridge.
1.-THE upper jaw" he said. "was prob
ably bridged in Chicago, but the work
done in the lower jaw can positively
identify as that done by me about a
year ago. At that time made lower
anterior bridge for Mrs. Guinness, con-
sisting of six dummies and two crowns
for the two remaining teetn, making a
total Of eight teeth, and swung them
to the two lower cuspids. The gold in
the rear of the crowns was of solid 49,
karat, and bears my private style of
workmanship, thus eliminating any
possibility that the teeth are those OF
any one else. The gold which held
- ole 60 % f1,a te, sx1kn t~.,4
the teeth have fallen out or burned
away from the gold. which in places
shows indications of having started to
melt under the fierce heat to which the
head of the murderess was subjected
and which practically devoured her
head"
Looks for Another Victim
Sheriff Smutser is investigating the
report that William Riedinger, farmer
at Delafield, Wis, was one of Mrs
Guinness victims. In letter received
today David Hicken. a friend living at
Waukesha, Wis, tells of the disappear
ance from home of Riedinger, who,
after a visit from Mrs. Guinness, sold
some crops which netted him $1,000 and
left for some place in northern Indiana
ito marry wealthy widow" he said
A month later his hired man, John
Heintzelman, received a letter instruct
ing him to sell the stock and farm i'm
plements and put the money in the
bank. Although the letter was unsigned
and not in the handwriting of Riedin-
ger, the hired man followed the instruc-
tions and deposited 5000 in the bank
where it is today, for Riedinger never
returned and was never heard from
after that.
Miss Jeannie Graham, 119 Tenny
street, Waukesha, Wis, was seeking
her brother, who left home to marry a
rich widow in Indiana, and was never
heard from after that.
What is considered positive proof
that Henry Gurholdt of Scandinavia
Wis, came to Laporte and was put out
of the way by Mrs. Guinness was sup
piled today when Sheriff Smutzer re-
ceived q letter containing description
of Gurholdt's watch, which tallies with
one of the watches found In the ruins
of the burned house. Gurholdt had
$500 In cash when he left home to come
to Laporte to see Mrs. Guinness. with
whom he had corresponded.
Coroner Mack tonight prepared his
reports on the five remaining skeletons
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