Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-09
ONE SKELETON
Added to GruesoIne Col
lection at La Porte.
Found Friday al The Home Of
Missing MIS-. Guinness.
Authorities Now Convinced That
She Is Still Alive.

La Porte, Ind May s. One more
BODY was added to the death roll of
the Bella Guinness farm today, MAX
ing q total of 10 corpSeS and skeletons
exhumed in the yard besides the four
bodies found in the ruins of the farm
house which was burned on April IS
Coroner Mack at first announced that
the grave opened this morning con-
tanned one complete cadaver and sew
eral bones of a second skeleton, but
this evening he said that what he had
first believed to be additional thigh and
arm bones, belong to the first body re-
covered today.
Resumption of excavation at the
Guinness farm today again drew an
immense crowd of spectators. The rush
Of visitors has become SO great that
livery men have established regular
omnibus line from La Porte to the
farm.
The announcement by Coroner Mack
that two bodies had been discovered
served only to increase the rush of
curiosity seekers. The scraps of human
ity were found in the barnyard. which
had already given up nine cadavers and
were discovered under circumstances
similar to those which prevailed on
Tuesday and Wednesday. About four
feet below the surface, the excavators
encountered bits of bone and burlap
,f hn
and hoes revealed skull. deconl-
posed torso and leg and arm bones.
This corpse was far the least pre-
served of any of the 10 grewsome relics
Besides the usual traces of lime. the
body showed that q less skllfui hanG
had dismembered it. The legs had been
severed above the knee joint, but the
bones were splintered- The shouldT
blade was shattered in cleaving the
head from the body. The skull was ly-
ing near the pelvis. Nothing but a
jumbled heap of decayed flesh and
crumblng bones was left to indicate
the identity OF the persons. 1t was
thought, however, that the corpse was
that Of woman for pair of womans
oxford shoes and the metal frame Of
woman's purse were found in the
grave.
While the Investigations were going
OH at the farm, Prosecutor Smith, aid
ed by Deputy Sheriff Roy MARI, was
collecting additional evidence concern
ing Lampheres alleged particluatlon
in thu, deaths of Helgelein. Mrs GUM
ness and her three children. Lamphere
is accused of first degree murder be-
cause of the deaths OF MIS- GUINNESS
and ner three children.
Laniphere today sent request 70
his attorney, H. w. Worden. asking
| the latter to send to the farm OF John
Weathe rhrook for a trunk which Lam
rhere left there when he was arrest
ed after the burning of the Guinness
house But before this word had
reached the attorney. the trunk had
beer seized by the police. 1t con-
| tanned a number of letters written by
Mrs. Guinness to Lamphere, after the
latter had taken employment at the
! farm of John Wheatbrook. seven
| miles north of La Porte. The exact
date of these letters was not an
noun.ed. Mrs. Guinness wrote to Lam
phere urging him to return to her
farm and to bring your sweetheart
with you if she has money enough.
The identity Of the woman is mys-
tery and neither does Mrs. Guinness
r,ention the amount deemed neces~
ssry for her reception at the Guinness
| farm. Along with the letters were
| found several women's finger rings
some of which were of unusual size
and may have been the property OF
Mrs. Guinness.
One of the first new witnesses founc
today was Peter Colsen. According to
| Co.sen Lamphere said few days be-
fore the burning Of the Guinness house
II made her get down on her knees last
| night. and am going to make her gel
down tonight unless she comes up with
some money. 1 know things about hel
that would raise an awful row II they
were told. She bought me this suit OF
clothes that am wearing but she doesn't
like to come up with the coin and that
/ is what l must have"
h It is the prosecutors theory that Lam
phere had gained knowledge of the means
nv which Andrew Helegelein was done tc
/ death: that the prisoner attempted to USE
this knowledge to extort money from the
woman: that she became frightened al
his threats and undertook the series oil
Il prosecutions against him which resulted
In his trial before lunacy commission
and in his being thrice arrested at heI
|linstigation: that Lamphere attempted tc
wreak vengeance on her for these &C
lions, and for her refusal to give him
money or to continue the relations which
| had existed between them prior to the
II appearance in January of Helegelein
that the fire at the Helegelein home wa.
started by Lamphere: but that he haf