The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
MANY MEN CAME AND
LEFT MYSTERTOUSLY
Painter at House of Horrors
Tells of Visits of Woman's
Many Victims

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May g.
Grieving because he can not hear
adopted daughter OF Mrs Belle Gun
ness. whose murdered body has been
found near La Porte. Ind. Emile
Greening. a carpenter. and his brother
Fred. painter who both worked last
summer on the farm. tell stories OF the
visits OF mysterious men TO the wom-
ans house and their mysterious dis
appearance.
Emile Greening does not yet believe
that the body OF his murdered sweet
heart has been found
Jennie and I were good friends. and
she told me good deal about herself
when we were alone. said Greening to-
day.
when her mother decided TO send
her away 10 California with s profess
aor who was reported to have come
after her. but whom 1 never saw. Jen-
ME came TO me and declared that she
would never go
In the morning I insisted on seeing
Jennie and her mother told me that
she had been awake almost all night
and that she was still asleep. and did
not want 70 be disturbed
Il was sent on an errand late that
afternoon and when 7 got back I was
told that Jennie was gone
! wrote 70 her. but I gave the two
letters TO Mrs Guinness. / never re-
ceived any answer and Anally got SO
tired working around the place without
seeing Jennie that I left. ! don't be-
liepe there ever was a professor. for ]
slept in the room next TO Jennies and
I aid not hear any mans voice.
- Mrs. Guinness later told me that
Jennie had left at4 o'clock that same
morning, bat 40 one saw her leave and
no one about the place ever saw the
professor.
"Aii the day Following the disappear
ance Mrs. Guinness was very nervous
NEVER SEEN TO LEAVE
Mrs. Guinness received men visitors
al the tine. A different man came near
~ every week and they always stayed
at the house She introduced them Al
her cousins and they came from Kan
Rss, South Dakota, Wisconsin and many
from Chicago. Several were never seer
20 leave the place.
Many men that came brought theil
trunks with them and they rarely tool
the trunks away. We never knew wher
- expect these fellows. but they almos
always had money,
Mrs Guinness kept them with her al
the time In, the parlors and her bad,
rooms. She was always careful TO max.
the children stay away from hel
cousins. who rarely tried TO show then
any affection.
After Jennie left the visitors wer.
supposed 10 occupy her room. whicf
was next tc mine bat was never abl,
20 hear them az night.
4 never know OF Mrs. GUINNESS be
slowing her affections upon any of tn
hired hands except Ray Lamphere.
so many men came and I saw SO lit
tie Of them that / cannot renenlbel
many or them. but distinctly renembe'
Mr. Moo. who came from Chicago IN,
day before Christmas. 1906. He wa.
with Mrs. Gunness almost constantly
When he left HIS trunks stayed be
hind and no cne saw hlm go. II wa,
several days before Mrs. Guinness ad.
mitted that he ives gone.
Shortly arterward Mrs. Guinness sem
me TO Michigan City TO set horse thai
she said Moo had promised 70 give her
/ took . day 10 make the trip. Wher
! got 20 Michigan City something wa.
wrong and was told 20 come bach
for the horse later.
ANOTHER ACoUsTSv CONE
But when I returned TO the farm
another cousin who was there when
left Was gone
In about two weeks I was agar
sent 70 Michigan City and still there
was no horse. but when I got back an.
ether cousin was missing and no ont
around the place had seen him leave
1doo's trunk was in the Guinness