Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-05-09
GreWsOme Murders Unearthed al
La Porte, Ind.
ONLY TWO BODIES IDENTIFIES
Clearing House For Murderers Dis.
covered After Woman, Who Con-
Quoted the Place, and Her Three
Children Were Burned to Death.

I
try came to light when the bodies of
nine persons. all OF them murdered
were found in the yard Of the home
OF Mrs Bella Guinness VINO. with
three of her children was burned to
death on the night OF April IS
So far. only two of the bodies have
been identified These are Andrew
| lIelgelein. who came to this city from
! Mansfield $ D.. for the purpose OF
marrying Mrs Guinness, whose &c.
quaintancc he had made through a
matrimonial bureau The other is that
of Jennie Olson Guinness a Chicago
! girl who had been adopted by Mrs.
/ Guinness. She disappeared in Scptem
her. l9o6. and It was said she had gone
/ 10 Los Angeles 20 attend school The
other bodies were those OF seven men
and Two women
The body OF Helgelen was dismem
bcred ana the arms legs. trunk and
head were buried in different parts Of
the yard.
Il is believed by the authorities that
| Guy I.amphcrc who has been under
arrest since the burning OF the Gun
ness home. on the charge Of murder
ing Mrs Guinness and her family, com
mttcd the Hclgclein crime Lamp
| here is carpenter. and the manner
in which the body OF Helgelein was
dismcmbered leads to the belief that
II Mas done by somebody familiar with
the use Of a saw.
There have been rumors that Jennie
Olson Guinness had knowledge OF the
manner in which the first husband OF
Mrs Guinness came 70 his death In
Chicago Little is known however on
this subject.
Il is known that fIelgelein had loan
| cd 1880 10 Mrs Guinness and that he
had another $500 in his possession
Just prior TO his death II Is consider
ed probable that he was killed by Mrs
Guinness or by Eamphere or by both
OF them. in order to procure the cash
hc had and to avoid the necessity of
r,pUInp the loan he had made
lamphcre. against whom strong
case Of circumstantial evidence ex-
lists in connection with the burning OF
Guinness home and the death OF Mrs
Guinness and her three children de.
mics all knowledge Of the bodies found.
He has said however on other oCca
sions that Mrs Guinness was anxious
to send him 10 an insane asylum be
cause ui his knowledge OF her career
II was current gossip. however that
l.amphere was insauely jealous of Mrs.
GNnucss ana OF llclgelein. and II IS
wen known that the woman stood
greatly In fear Of him ana had asked
for police protection.
Whle questioning Joseph Maxson
hired hand on the Guinness farm,
John Ielgclein learned OF the mysterl.
Gus di2sines OF holes by him all OF
them being titled at later date By
Mrs Guinness The remains were only
four feet under ground ana were en-
closed IN a gunuysack
These developments also caused the
authorities 10 recall thar the two hus-
bands Of Mrs Guinness died under sus-
piciuu. circumstances both meeting
violent deaths The first Max Soren-
son was insured for $500 and the
second Guinness. for $500 This in
surance was paid over to Mrs Gun
ness by the companies.
Evidence tending TO show that the
oorpscs had been shipped To La Porte,
probably from Chicago came 20 light.
Testimony of draymen. who had cart
ed trunks and boxes To the Guinness
home. lent color to this supposition.
La Porte police also received intorma.
tion that two trunks. consigned To
Mrs. Belle Guinness La Porte Ind
are held In an express office in Chi
cage Assistance OF the Chicago police
in unrayelling the puzzle was sought
al once
Stirred by the horror experienced by
citizens as each additional bundle OF
decaying bones and flesh was discoy-
cred the commissioners Of La Porte
county resolved To use every resource
al their command toward finding an
answer TO the puzzles that confront
the police The board decided 10 OFFER
reward of Slt for the solution Of
the enigma
The best clew which has vet b zen
found came 10 light Immediately fol-
lowing the discovery OF the last three
bodies John A. Welker a liyeryman.
and Leo Wade. his employe told Of
having carted heavy trunks 10 the
Guinness farm in the summer and au-
iumn Of 1906 clyde Sturgis employ
ed by Foster 4 Degarmo. another liv
cry concern. remembered that he took
two smaller trunks To the place about
year ago In addition. several heavy
boxes, marked variously potatoes
and wall paper were carted To the
house az different times.
OF the nine eadavers seven are
those of males All were adults the
two smaller bodies found Monday and
first thought to he those Of children
proving otherwise when the bones
were examined BY the coroner
II these trunks contained dismem-
pered corpses. disposal Of the bodies