The Washington herald., 1908-05-08

Chicago. May Z-Chicago became the
center Of activity in the effort to clear
up the mystery surrounding the Farm OF
Death in Laporte, sixty miles away.
when it was delared that Mrs. Belle Gun
ness had been seen about a Wabash ave
nue. hotel within the last week.
She was seen near Wabash avenue and
Harrison street last Tuesday. five davs
after the burning Of the charnel house. in
which it was made to appear she had lost
her life.
persons who recognized her paid no at
tention until details of the horrors dis
closed in her garden graveyard were pub
hshed. They then made known tie fact
that she was alive and hiding in Chicago.
simultaneously with his discovery came
an announcement of the Laporte officials
that they would come here to secure Do
lice cooperation in solving the mystery
from this end
Had Cadaver in Cellar.
Laporte, Ind, May THAT Mrs. Gun.
ness had a cadaver in her cellar the night
before the fire which wrecked her boma
IS the theory tonight Of the detectives
working on the mysteries OF the house Of
horrors.
Miss Jennie Garwood, teacher in a
school near the Guinness home. told NTavor
barrow tonight that on the Monday
morning before the fire Myrtle and I.uev
Guinness, aged. respectively. eleven and
nine years. came TO school crying pfteous-
~ They told Miss Garwood between
their sobs that their mother Mrs Cpn-
ness had whipped them that morning
until they fed in fear of her.
We had started down the cellar stairs f"
said Myrtle, when mamma grabbed as
and dragged US to the top Of the stairs
She was dreadfully angry. and she beat
Us until our bodies were black and blue
IN the conniving Of Mrs. Guinness n
is now believed that body had been
placed IN the cellar and that she feared
her children would come upon it. and
that It was this cadaver which was 10 ha
the substitute for her body.
II the theoriZing Of Coroner. Mack *
substantiated by the events as they de-
velop, Mrs. Guinness that Monday night
killed her three children by striking them
in the head with a hammer.
Bodies Taken to Cellar.
Their bodies were then taken into the
cellar. placed beside that Of the csdaver
Mrs. Guinness prepared for flight set fira
to her home and then made ker escaDe.
Ray Lamphere, the suspect in the conn
" jail, tonight told States Attorney
smith That last fall he carried a trunk up
stairs which he now believes contained E
body
TIE trunk was iron and rope bound
and there was an Ominous sound saws
L-ampheTe, and Mrs. Guinness guarded II
Tor several days. when il disappearad .,
A man named Limbo. Norwegian is
believed to have been the first victim Of
the house Of tragedy. He was possessed
OF considerable money. and he was
guest at the Guinness home about a
week. when he disappeared as strangely
as ne had made his advent.
Farmer Fears for Life.
Amel Greening, who was q cboran,sn
for Mrs. Guinness. and who oceupied an
upstairs room in the house, left the serv-
ice Of Mrs. Guinness because ne feared
for his life. She compelled him to get
up at all hours Of the night and go n
the barn TO sleep Mrs. Guinness tald
him that unexpected company had ar
rived, and that she must have his roam
for their accommodation. II was these
nights, says Mr.. Greening, that lights
fitted about the house. It was the time
he believes. when Mrs. Guinness killed the
guests under her roof.
Tomorrow the search for bodies will
be renewed with an augmented force the
county having made an appropriation of
1900 with which TO make an investiga-
ton which viii leave nothing uncovered.
Three Bodies Identified.
Three bodies have now been positively
identified, the third identification being
made tonight by the sons Of Ole c. Bus.
berg. Of lola. Wis, while Mr. Olsen,
father Of Jennie Olsen after again view
ing her body at the morgue tonight, de-
clared that he could not be mistaken. A.
X. Helgelien, Of Aberdeen, S. Oak, said
tonight that Mrs. Guinness had written
him TO dispose Of the property of his
brother. Andrew Helgelien, bring the
money to her home. and she would use It
in solving the mystery of his where
abouts. She also wanted Helgelien to be-
come a guest at her house. giving her his
money for investment, she promising that
she would make it pay handsome returns.
Helgelien is certain that he would have
become a victim of Mrs. Guinness had he
accepted he- hospitality.