The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-09
GHOULS VISIT DEAD.
Shed In Which Mrs. GUINNESS Vic
tins Are Stored Broken INTO.
GIRL ARRESTED AS WITNESS
Is Friend Of Man Under Arrest and
May Know Something Of the Way
Victims Were Killed - Advertise.
rnent That Lured Men 70 Farm.


La Porte. Ind. May S.-what the
authorities have declared was an al
tempt to disturb the nine bodies dUg
up ON tae Guinness fGrll. so t1at
Identification of the remains wcaii De
impossible. was made az the place
TWO men. whose identity is not
known. broke into the carriage house
OF the farm where the bodies have
been placed but were driven away by
a watchmen before they could DO any
harm. Sheriff Smut,er had lcU tor
Chicago earlier in the day and his
absence. Austiss chief deputy. was
summoned To the farm. Before his
arrival the intru3ers had fed toward
Michigan City. Word was sent 90 the
police OF that place AMI an attempt 70
apprehent the men viii be made there.
Matt and Oscar Il. Budsberg OF lola
Wis. sons OF ole Il. Budsberg. waose
disappearance from the Guinness farm
Is one of the mysteries OF the case.
arrived here. They brought with
them photographs OF their father and
Information concerning his movements
before his departure from lola They
Identified one OF the bodies as that OF
their father.
Matt. told at the depo; something of
the trials through which they have
passed.
MY father said before be ieft lola
that he was coming 20 la Porte TO
work a farm here. be said ia broken
English lIe brought with him an
tie letters which he had received
from Mrs Guinness ana also $500 Boz
money After bis arrival here he
raised Stpno hy selling 4 mortgage
note through the Farmers State bank
Of lola Ne have had no werl from
him ana have been working toe family
farm ever since be LEFT in March 1907
We hai letter from Mrs Guinness
which was addressed TO my father and
read as if he had left la Porte Tor
lola believe this letter was written
ior the purpose OF throwing invcstiga
ton OF the track. ! am sure that my
fathers body was one OF these dug mp
on the farm. There is no trace az the
$500 which be had Ia his possession
In April of last year. believe that
woman killed my father and took bis
money.
Bessie Conkiin. a Young woman liv
Ing In Michigan City. Ind whose
former home was in Ia Porte has
been arrested by sheriff shutter aud
IS being held In Jail as an important
witness
She was friend Of Ray Lamphere
Miss Conglin is not accused OF com
pncity. hut her testimony is consider
ed OF SO great importance thar she vii
remain locked up until the grand fury
hears her next week.
Il is said that I.amphere. while talk
ing To Miss Conklin. made threats
against Mrs. Guinness and said that h.
had Information. which. ID disclosed
would hang Mrs. Guinness.
He told me that Mrs. Guinness had
10 De good TO him or he would make
il hot for her and send her 10 the gal
lows" said Miss Conklin 70 Shcrin
shutter. She further said that she
was ready 10 disclose all that Lamp
here told her. adding that "he was in
love with Mrs. Guinness and was crazy
with jealousy"
But the mystery is still in its early
chapters. The estimates OF the NUN
Der 81 persons murdered az the place
through the lure OF a matrimonial
bureau run all the way from Twelve
10 twenty.
The following is the advertisement
that lured the victims TO Mrs Guinness
farm
"PERSONAL-Comely widow. who
owns large farm in one OF the finest
districts ia la Porte county. Ind ana
desires TO make the acquaintance o.
gentleman equally well provided with
views Of joining fortunes. No replies
by letter considered unless sender is
willing 20 follow answer with personal
visit"