The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
BEGINNING OF FINAL STAGE OF
GUINNESS FARM MYSTERIES.
H ! IS BURIED
corpses Supposed to Be Those Of Jen.
ME Olson and Ole o. B~udsberg Par
TALLY Acknowledgements Photosra-
pliers Reap Harvest.

Laporte, Ind, May 16.-The burial
last night of Andrew M. Helgelein
marks the beginning Of the final stage
Of the Guinness farm mysteries SO far
as human knowledge is concerned.
Two more corpses, supposed to have
been those of Jennie Olsen and Ole
o. Budsberg, have been partially iden-
titled but as to the identity Of the re-
naming cadavers, no clew exists that
gives promise Of fulfilment. The rel
les taken from the farm, such as
watches and rings may ultimately lead
to the determination that some cer-
tain missing individual was caught in
the Guinness trap, but this will give
almost no aid in identifying any par
ticular body. The potters' field is
most likely to be the ultimate resting
place of these seven bodies.
Yesterday witnessed two conclusive
findings regarding the bodies in.
earthed in the %barnyard or taken from
the smoldering ruins of the farm
house. One, by the dentist, who
bridged Mrs. Guinness lower jaw with
artificial teeth and established that
the piece of jaw bone found in the
ruins was from her skull; the other
subscribed to by the experts show
that the first body taken from the
barnyard was that Of Andrew Helge-
lein. 5
Mystery Remains.
The finality Of the reports leave few
matters which are capable Of dissolu-
ton to be brought to light. The meth
DDS by which the victims Of the farm
were put to death probably may never
be known, to date as there Is q total
lack Of evidence on this point. The
identity Of the seven corpses remain
ing unknown is another puzzle and
the extent. to which Ray Lamphere
shared in the secrets of Mrs. Guinness
is q third. Only the last of these may
be determined and until the man is
brought to trial and either acquitted
or convicted, nothing approaching Ger
tainty will be known on this point.
Circumstances Balanced.
The state insists that It has posi-
tive evidence against Lamphere and
the defense as positively states that
the prisoner cannot be proven guilty.
The circumstances which have be.
come known are almost equally bal.
anced SO far as Lamphere's part in
the tragedy is concerned and judicial
process only can make clear their rel
alive value.
The cas- in short reached a stage
where only the courts, through grand
jury and open trial proceedings car
be relied on to settle the questions
which are to be brought before them
The grand jury. 1t Is announced, will
begin to investigate the evidence
gathered through Sheriff smulzer ant
Prosecuting Smith on Monday.
Its findings, however, will shed lit
10 La88 J1
tie light on the details Of its delibera
tons.
Widespread Interest In Case.
OF late the developments have beer
negative in their nature.
The widespread interest with which
the whole affair creates is evidence,
by the amount of press matter tina
has been handled. The amount Q
newspaper space taken up by photo
graphs and cartoons relating to tn
Guinness farm is tremendous. The lc
cal photographers have reaped
harvest ana almost every train durinI
the first few days Of the sensation
brought men or women armed wit
cameras and tripods.
No New Developments.
The work 1t the Guinness farm I,
day was without important resul
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