The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

key which corresponds TO the lock or
her safety deposit box was discovered
in the basement
For the first time since Sheriff SmuI-
zer began work on the farm he failed
today 10 discover at least one addi-
tional body. Excavations were made
at several points in the barnyard. bu'
in none OF them were there indications
Of human bones or flesh
The search for bodies is TO be aban-
doned for a few days at least, the sher-
IN announcing that he will endesvor te
secure additional evidence regarding
the Identity OF the corpses found in the
basement. with this object IN view, he
has employed Louis schultz, who was
formerly a miner. to Eluice the ashes In
the cellar in the hope that additional
metallic relics OF Mrs. Guinness will be
found. The gold filing which she IL
xaId 70 have had in several OF her teeth
ls TO be an especial object OF thit
search.
NAY BE MORE BODIES
The sheriff IS not convinced that he
has found all Of the bodies which had
been buried on the farm. but he has not
fully determined the method By which
he win conduct further explorations.
The crowds OF visitors 70 the farm
and the city were augmented today. In
the city there was a constant stream
OF morbid sight seers visiting the
morgues. where 10 OF the Il bodies are
lying.
The sheriff received today several In
auiries from outside points regarding
missing persons who may have been
among the victims of Mrs Guinness.
None OF these was connected directly
with the farm, the fears OF their rela-
fives being based upon circumStantial
evidence.
New witnesses regarding Lamphere's
alleged connection with the death at the
farm were also discovered. The more
important Of these were William Stat
ter and John Rye. The latter asserts
that on the day when Helgelein is sup
posed 10 have been killed he and Lam
phere drove to Michigan City. They
returned at night and Lamphere
alighted when they reached point
opposite the Guinness farm and cut
across the fields toward IL. remarking
that there would be something doing
there" that night.
DROVE HELGELEIN OUT
slater and Lamphere occupied the
same bed on many occasions following
the prisoners dismissal from the Gun
ness establishment. He says that LAM
phere told him that he had driven
Helgeleiu out or Mrs. 0unHees mouse
at the point Of a revolver on one ac-
casion, but that the South Dakotan
returned later and remained.
A deposition was made here today
by Frank ]. Pitner. cashier OF the
First national bank Of la Porte. who
handled the transactions by which Hell
gelein collected s2.Seo from the bank
IN Mansfield. S ID. PItner asserts that
Mrs. Guinness accompanied Helgelein on
his visits TO the bank and when the
money was withdrawn refused TO let
her visitor take a cashiers check in
part payment. Mrs. Guinness insisted
that currency only would figure in the
transaction.
Search was instituted today for traces
OF F. J. Tiefaud. a resident OF Mime
apciis. who is said TO have come here
about n year ago An advertisement
In a Minneapolis newspaper Is said to
have been the lure by which Tiehand
was led to open correspondence with
Mrs Guinness.
AISLE Helgelein. whose insistence that
hts brother had been murdered. caused
the frst excavation 10 be done on the
death farm. departed for his home in
Mansfield. s. p. this evening. after he
had made arrangements 20 have the
body Of his brother given a Christian
burial