The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

LapOTte, Ind, May H--COroneT Mack
gave out a statement tonight showing
that the archmurderess, Mrs. Guinness,
not only killed because she evidently
had an uncomfortable mania for taking
human life, but that the lust for money
was another impelling motive for lurtng
victims to her chamber of death.
The statement consists of a reeapitula-
ton Of her victims and the money she
obtained from them This totaled, ac-
cording to the statement, $46.sOo
To-day was last Sunday over again,
thousands tramping the acres of the Gun
ness farm, digging among the debris
for grewsome evidence of crime. carrying
away the bricks Of the wrecked walls
of the house. eating picnic dinners and
suppers under the shadows Of trees near
which other bodies will probably be found,
standing in groups of hundreds listening
to the hawking of vendors. who rehashed
the story Of the tragedy to better sell
their wares. and looking at the skeleton
forms in the improvised morgue.
Visitors Throng city.
Excursion trains brought thousands into
the city from all parts Of Indiana, Illinois.
and Michigan. The town was unable to
provide sufficient food for the throngs of
people who made the city TEEN with the
life Of its busiest weekday.
The pastors Of the city churches again
made the tragedy and its lessons the
topic for pulpit dlscourses.
Tomorrow before daylight the body of
ole Budsberg, Of lola, Wis, win be taken
from the barn on Murder Hin to the
morgue in this city and prepared for
shipment to the home town. Budsberg
came 70 L.aporte in 1907 on a matrimonial
mission. He was the bearer Of 5000. and
within a few days after his arrival he
disappeared. His fate was death.
The third practical identification of the
bodies In the morgue was made to-day
with the arrival of J. G. Renden, of
Manfred, n. Oak, who, after walking
among the skeleton forms. lifting the
shroud which covered each. came to a
body which ne declared to be that OF
his half-brother. John f. Moe, of Elbow
Lake Mimi, who is believed to have
been murdered the night Of December %,
1907. the same night or the night follow
Ing the tragic fate of Jennie Olsen.
Attend Christmas Party.
There was a Christmas party at the
Guinness house. in which Jennie Olsen and
John Moe were participants. Circum-
stances point TO the conclusion that on
the night marking the close OF the day
Of Yuletide festivities in the Guinness
home, both Jennie Olsen and John Moe
met their end in the death chamber. Mrs
Guinness obtained $500 from Noe.
The half-brother identified the body
from the contour of the skull and the
color of the hair which still adhered to
the skull. Renden is so confident of
Identification that the body will be taken
to the little Minnesota town for burial,
anu NtitH b1ag Will escape the potter s
field
Tomorrow the grand jury viii begin
its history-making session. States At
torney Smith does not believe the labors
Of the body win be concluded before
Thursday or Friday Probably forty
witnesses will be examined. The most
significant statement proving the mur-
derous plotting developed to-day with
the statement by Ray Lamphere that
when he was employed at the house he
one day got a glimpse into one of the
mysterious chambers of Mrs. Guinness on
the second floor. He said it was almost
completely filed with mems clothing.
while upon another occasion she showed
him a tray completely filled with mems
watches and rings
She had a treasure room which con-
tanned the loot taken from the bodies of
her