The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
ANOTHER CORPSE
DUG UP ON FARM
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8, 1908. The woman wrote to Lamphere
urging him to return to her farm. and
TO bring your sweetheart with you
II she has money enough" The identity
of the woman is a mystery. and neither
does Mrs. Guinness mention the amount
deemed necessary for her reception at
the Guinness farm. Along with the
letters were found several woman's fin
ger rings, some OF which were of un-
usual size, and may have been the
property OF Mrs. Guinness
WOULD LIKE TO TALK
Bamphere today evidenced a desire
10 break the silence which he has kept
since his arrest To a visitor to his
cell he said:
There are some things 7 would like
TO talk about. but my attorney has told
me not TO say anything about my
troubles to any one. But there are
some things which ! think might be
talked about and not hurt my case
any. They might even helpme if they
became known
Lamphere then made the request that
his attorney might be informed of his
desire for clothing in the trunk at
Springville.
The resumption of excavation at The
Guinness farm again drew an immense
crowd OF spectators Tho rush Of
visitors has become so great that some
Of the local lverynen have established
a regular bus line TO the farm. Hun
dreds Of men and women made the trip
by this means and added 10 the throngs
who had walked or driven out in
private vehicles.
The premature announcement by
Coroner Mack that two bodies had been
discovered only served to Increase the
rush Of curiosity seekers. The scraps
of humanity were found in the barn
yard. which had already given up nine
cadavers a;ld We're discovered under
circumstances similar to those which
prevailed Tuesday and Wednesday.
About four feet below the surface the
eXCavatOrs encountered bits of bone
and buriaping and a few strokes more
Of the spades and hoes revealed the
skull. a decomposed torso and leg and
arm bones.
SHOWS LESS SKILL
The body was by far the least pre-
served OF any Of the 10 grewsome
relics. IN addition to the usual traces
OF llIle. Lle E1lUeuceS were IndL less
skillful hand had accomplished the dis
memberment of the corpse. Nothing
but 2 jumbled heap OF decayed flesh
and crumbling bones was left to indi-
cate the identity Of the person. 1t
was thought however, that the body
was that Of a woman, as a pair of
womens oxford shoes and the metal
frame of a woman's purse We're found
in the grave.
on at the farm Prosecutor Smith, aided
by Deputy Sheriff Roy Mari, was col
lecting additional evidence concerning
Lamphere's alleged participation in
the affair.
One Of the first new witnesses found
today was Colson. who told Of con-
versation which Lamphere declared his
ability 10 get money and clothing from
the woman. According TO Colson, Lam
phere said a few days before the fire
Of April 2S:
I made her get down on her knees
last night, and 1 am going to make
her get down tonight unless she comes
up with some money.
i know things about her that would
raise an awful row If they were told
She bought me this suit Of clothing
that I am wearing. but she does not
like TO come up with the coin. and that
is what I need and must have
THINKS LAMPHERE KNEW
Il is Prosecutor Smiths theory that
Lamphere had gained knowledge by
which Andrew Helgelein was done to
death; that the prisoner ATTEMPTED to
use this knowledge to extort money
from the woman; that she became ter
ror stricken at his threats and under
took the series Of prosecutions against
him which resulted in his trial before
a lunacy commission and in his being
thrice arrested at her instigation; that
Lamphere attempted to wreak venge-
ance upon her for these actions and
for her refUsals to give him money or
70 continue the relations which had ex-
listed between them prior to the ap-
pearance here in January Of Helgelein;
that the fire ttthe Guinness home was
started by Lamphere. but that he had
no idea Of causing the deaths of Mrs
Guinness and the children. The laws
Of Indiana. however. provide that arson
resulting in deaths shall be consid-
cred as murder in the first degree, even
though the fatal outcome of the first
crime is not premeditated. 1t is on
this statute that Lamphere is to be
tried.
Mrs. Leo Greening today told the
prosecutor that the night before Jennie
Olsen disappeared her son Emil, who
had been employed at the farm, had
seen two strangers there. One Of the
strangers, he told his mother. was a
man dressed in women's clothes He
said further that Mrs. Guinness ex-
plained their presence by saying that
they We're a professor and his wife
from a school in California to which
she was about to send Miss Olsen.
Greening said that the couple arrived
AT the farm after dark, but that they
and Miss Olsen. were gone when he
arose early the next morning. Mrs
Guinness told him that the trio had
taken late train for the west Green
ing started work on the farm as a
chore boy in November. 1906. Two
weeks later the mysterious couple came
there. He left the employ of Mrs
Guinness q few months later and went
10 Oklahoma City.
WOMAN WAS FRIGHTENED
Another important witness against
Lamplere, the suspected murderer, is
said TO have been found in a person
named Purcell. 1t is said that he will
be brought in today.
Cross examination Of Mrs. Bella
Guinness before Justice Robert C. kin
i'd ono week before tho hs,,-rs~,er d,rr--,