Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-08

Of Horrible Murders at the
Guinness Farm Com
ing to Light

through ChlcdgO Mdtfl-
mOnial Agency
Laporte, Ind, May THE ddentff-
cation of another OF the bodies dug
up on the Guinness farm near here as
that Of Ole B. Budsberg of lola, Wis,
and evidence that he, like Andrew
Helgelein of Mansfield, S. D., had been
brought into Mrs. Bella Guinness net
through matrimonial advertise
ment, was one Of the clarifying fea-
lures of today's developments in the
complication of the case. Identified
ton of the bundle of bones and flesh
as the remains of Budsberg was made
by the mans son, Mat Budsberg, 20
years Of age, and Oscar H., two years
his junior. The young men arrived
here this afternoon.
"a soaking rain which fell continu-
ously for "a hours prevented further
excavation about the farm, and Sher-
iff Shutter devoted the day to un-
earthing possible evidence which may
be used in the trial of Ray Lamphere
on the charge of having caused the
deaths of Mrs. Guinness and her
three children. The result Of his in
vestigations was such that Ralph N.
Smith, prosecuting attorney for the
district, announced that he will seek
the immediate Indictment of Lam
phere and will endeavor to have the
case called for trial at the next term
Of court, which is scheduled to start
May IL.
Lamphere will be on trial within
three weeks" said Mr.. Smith. $50 far
! as the state is concerned, the case is
complete, and I am ready to present
the evidence to court and jury. am
satisfied that we have collected tes-
timony of such a character that Lam
phere's responsibility for the deaths
in the fire will be established beyond
reasonable doubt"
During the sheriff's absence this af-
ternoon two men, thought to be from
Michigan City, caused considerable
apprehension by breaking into the car
riage house on the Guinness farm
where the cadaverso have been kept
since their exhumation. The men
raised window on the south side oil
the building and one of them had
already made his way into the morgue
when discovered by the watchmen
Latar d. M. Hudson ordered the
men away and sent messenger tt
summon a deputy sheriff from La
porte. The intruders disappeared be
( fore the officers arrived and efforts tc
discover their identity were fruitless
1t is thought, however, that the meI
were led by morbid curiosity to get {
close view of the skeletons stored II
tn morgue.
Lacking the excitement which at
tended the discovery of the bodies
yesterday and Tuesday, the rumol
mongers Of the town made use Of theil
opportunity to start many wild storie:
about the streets. These false sensa
4 all day, but none of them bore tn,
test Of investigation.
One report had it that DR.. G. s
Mack, coroner of the county, had eS
pressed an official opinion as to TIL
identity Of the body found in the ru
ined house and since identified al
that of Mrs. Guinness The secon,
story declared that Chicago relative
Of the woman had decided to contes
the will by which her estate was be
queather to an orphan asylum in Chi
cago The report further stated tina
an officer Of the orphanage association
had arrived here to defend the rights
n of the institution. This rumOr, how
ever, was exploded when the suspect
ed stranger denied that he had eve
heard of the institution in question.
Coroner Mack put in a busy da
taking lengthy dispositions from tn
father, sister anr brother OF Jenni
Olson and also from AISLE K Hedge
lein Of Mansfield, s. D. These doct
ments detail at considerable lengtl
& the known relations between Mr.,
4 Guinness and the two victims. Hedge
lein's proved Of especial interest /
that 1T confirmed many previous r,
ports regarding the methods by whiel
Mrs. Guinness drew the South Dakot
farmer into her web.
The Olson tsstimonoy detailed tn
early life OF Mrs. Guinness foste
daughter and also revealed that tn
woman had refused at one time to n
turn the girl to her father.
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