The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-12

Sheriff Believes That Many viii Yet
Be Found-Lsst Body Was Leas,
Preserved and Was Completely
Dismembered.
La Porte. Ind. MAY 9-One more
body was added to the death roll OF
the Bella Guinness farm. making a
total of ten cOrpses and skeletons eN
humed in the yard. besides the four
bodies found in the ruins OF the farm
house that burned on April Is Cor
oner Mack at first announced that the
grave opened contained one complete
cadaver and several bones of see
onj skeleton. but later ne slid that
What he had at first believed L. be ad
dltioEal thigh and arm bones. In real
uy belong To the body recovered
Resumption of excavation at the
Guinness farm again drew an immense
crowd OF spectators. The rush of visi
tors has become so great that livery
men have established regular bus
line from La Porte To the farm. Hun
drcds OF men and women made the
trip by this means. and added 10 the
thrures who had walked OF driven out
In private vehicles.
The scraps OF humanity We're found
in the barn yard. which had already
given mp nine cadavers. and were dis
covered under circumstances similar
TO those which prevailed on Tuesday
ana Wednesday About four feet be
low Tho surface. the eNcavators en-.
countcred bits of bone and burlaps
and few strokes more OF the spades
and hoes revealed skull. "A decom
posed torso and leg and arm bones.
The body Was by far the least pre-
served of any OF the ten pruesome
relics. In addition TO the usual traces
of lime the body showed that a less
shiliul hand had dismembered IL. The
legs had been. as usual. severed above
the knee joint. but the bones were
splintered. The shoulder blade wa
shattered. in cleaving the head from
the body. The skull was lying near
the pelvis Nothing but a jumbled
heap OF decayed flesh and crumbing
bones was lett 10 indicate the identity
of the person. II was thought. how.
ever. that the body was that Of a
woman. as a pair OF women's oxford
shoes and the metal frame of a wo
mans purse were found in the grave
Sheriff Shutter declared that in his
belief. at least. score OF bodies would
be found in the graveyard" In the
wOman's premises.
Il am sure he said. that this barn
yard is filled with human bones. There
is every indication that We will find
body after body until we have a mum.
ber which will be astounding. Every.
thing points 10 the fact that we are
only beginning on this dark mystery. ="
A nImber Of other soft spots" have
been scraped out by the workers. and
after the present pit is exhausted these
will be dug up. These soft spots mum.
Der about six, and are scattered
throughout the little fenced-in yard
where the murder victims were buried.
Sheriff Shutter abandoned the Dit
explored. and transferred operations
30 a likely spot near the burned build.
ing. some distance removed from the
burial ground thus far explored. but
no results were obtained. The dig.
ging continues.
While the Investigations were going
on at the farm. Prosecutor Smith. aid
ed by Deputy Sheriff Roy Mari. was
collecting additional evidence concern
ing Lamphere's alleged participation
in the deaths of Helgelein. Mrs GUM
ness and her three children Lamp
here is accused of first degree muir
der because of the deaths of Mrs
Guinness and her three children.
IL is the prosecutors theory that
Lamphere had gained knowledge of
the means by which Andrew Helge-
lein was done TO death; that the pris.
oner attempted to use this knowledge
to eXtort money from the woman. and
that she became frightened at his
threats and undertook the series OF
prosecutions against him. which re
suited in his trial before a lunacy com
mission. and in his being thrice ar
rested at her instigation: that Lamp
here attempted to wreak vengeance
on her for these actions. and for her
refusals to give him money or to con
tinue the relations which had existed
between them prior to the appearance
in January of Helgelein; that the fire
at the Guinness home was started by
Lamphere. but that he had no idea
of causing the deaths OF Mrs. Guinness
and the children.