The sun., 1908-05-13
mrs. GUUNESS'S TOOTH FOUND
ALSO HER THREE RINGS, PROV
NC THAT SHE rs DEAD.


Guinness died IN the fire tAat destroyer
her home OH the morning Of April 2s, That
was apparently settled beyond doubt to-day
when a workman In the cellar brought to
light gold crowned tooth which dentist
iden titled as his work. The tooth is hol-
low molar and the crown Is indented and
partially encrusted with oinders. II bears
every evidence Of having come from the
inoinersted skull Of Mrs Guinness. The
find has been accepted by the authorities
as proving the death Of the woman.
Close to the torso on the slab 10 the mOrgue
was a chunk Of what was taken 10 he char
GOAL. 1t was so badly burned as not to re-
semble flesh The cinder was broken open
and was found 10 bo what was left Of a
human hand. the heshlesS fingers tightly
clutched.
On the skeleton fingers were three rings
that had withstood the heat Of the flames
Two Of them were plain gold bands, and a
microscopic examination showed one "
be the wedding ring given Mrs Guinness
by Mads A. SoronSon at Chicago. The
other gold band il supposed to be the we'd
ding ring given her by Peter =. Guinness,
ntI hftbUu llhNbdlNs INV llliN "un a
slender ring holding a chip diamond,
These three rings have been Identified
by persons who declare they have seen Mrs.
Guinness wear them. The rings are In
possession OF Coroner Mack.
The physicians who held the autopsy
on the body Of Mrs Guinness filed their
report at II O'Clock this MornMg and
l.. lt4
N he the body Of Mrs Guinness they give
description Of the clothing and the charred
rags found with the body, which have
been identified as tie clothing worn 10y
Mrs. Guinness There is no longer any
doubt that the woman and her three chill
dren perished in the fire Dr.. j. l.. Gray,
who performed the autopsy. tells Of the
three rings which were found on the corpse
and also reveals that the right hand,
hitherto declared Ia be missing, il still In
existence
Dr. Gray made his disclosures in the
Official report which he handed To Coroner
Mack this morning. and refused to discuss
the matter later. The report says.
with the body. but disconnected, was an
adult right arm. burned and shrunken
fingers contracted on the palm. CIutched
in the hand was a piece Of burned cloth
exhibit No, u, "a band ring, with small
diamond set, found ON second finger Of right
hand exhibit No -. An adult hand and
about one-third Of the forearm Of the left
side was with the body, and on the third
finger was found gold ring with n small
diamond SET with engfn wing y. >. 10 j, s.,
August 22-gl. and gold band ring en-
gravel on the inside. Z. c. to j. 5, $685.
exhibits Nos. 3 and a.
Mrs Gunness's & husband was Peter Gun
ness, but the identity Of j. =, and p. 3.
Is a puzzle which none OF the local officials |
has explained
DR.. Gray also described at length the rem
nants Of clothing and night robes found |
with the four bodies. One Of the night robes |
was that Of an adult. the length Of the in |
side seam Of the sleeve being II inches |
The gown was trimmed with lace and rib
bon, and It's total length, according 10 the
remnants at hand. was 81 inches. Rem |
nants OF a chld's night dress and several |
under garments were also found, DR.. |
Gray's report concludes as follows
From the examination OF this adult |
female IL is impossible TO determine the eE- |
act cause OF death
Accompanying the findings OF Dr. Gary |
was a report by DR. j. Fl. ". Meyer on the |
body Of the male infant found in the ruined |
house 1t describes tho condition Of the |
corpse az already revealed. His finding |
is that the cause Of death could not be de-
termined Reports from DR.. II. II. Long |
aud DR. +. I. Williams on the other bodies |
are expected soon.
Hidden in corner Of dark room OF from |
~ office Of Prosecutor Smith and guarded |
as u they we're gold and precious stones
are A number OF bones taken from the fire |
10 the Guinness house. There Is part Of
shoulder, a portion Of an arm, some Of the
leg bones and other bones Of Mrs. Belle
Guinness These have never been taken
10 the morgue, but were picked out Of the .
debris and carried to Mr.. Smiths Office
secretly. II is the intention TO have these
bones aTticulated and show bv them when
Ray Lamphere is placed on trial that they
came from the body Of Belle Guinness.
Word has come OF two more possible
victims Of Mrs. Guinness. NJ, GurhOlt Of
lola, Wis, has written to Sheriff Shutter
asking for information concerning Henry
Gurholt, who left Scandinavia, Wis, March
l2. 1905. Before going away he said he
ness, near Iaporte. Ind, and that he not
only had a good job, but he might marry
the woman, who had large brick house
thirteen FOODS. beautifully
located.
On july 4, 1906. Henry Gurholt wrote to
some relatives saying he was at work at
the place and liked it very much. After
waiting for some time and hearing no more
from Henry Gurholt, NJ. Gurholt, who does
not explain his relationship with the missing
man, wrote 10 Mrs. Guinness and asked her
about Henry, where he was and how he was
doing. Mrs. Guinness In a letter dated
DomS time in September replied that Henry
1urholt had left her house in Aug ust for
Chicago with a horse trader and she had
heard nothing from him since. With the
etter were two photographs Of the missing
nan. He Is described as being over feet
al, Of heavy build. dull brown mustache,
thTeS false teeth in plate in the upper
lront Of mis- mouth.
Another letter was from G. r. Burk,
rusOola, Ill. He asks for information CON
,erning George Bradley, about 10 years old,
lark complexion. dark hair and mustaohe,
lbout feet tall; weight, 10 pounds. Brad ,
ey worked for Burk on his farm near Tus-
,ola for two or three years. He had about
i 800 worth OF property, which he said he
Eas going 70 sell, and that he knew widow
Nth three children near Laporte, Ind. I
whom he could marry. Bradley went away
rom Tusoola last October, about the Goth,
eaving his clothes with Mr.. Burk He said
le would return and get them, but he has
lot been seen since. MIR. Burk is satisfied '
hat he Ia a victim OF Mrs Guinness. !
Placer Miner Schultz got his sluicing
Machine 10 work late this afternoon and !
vhen night ended his labors he had found
mother watch, the case Of which had been I
,artly melted away, the tooth Of a child, !
ONE parts Of jewelry melted and run to-
ether, and miscellaneous assortment Of I
ther things which throw no light upon the !
ragedy.