The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09
Acknowledged to Be a Mistake
by the Police.
HE WANTS TO TALK.
Lamphere Is Anxious to Discuss
the Situation
But Is Prevented From Doing
SO by His Lawyer.

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teeth and but one gold crown, which
Is a molar on the left side. The La
porte description of Mrs. Guinness
states that her upper teeth were heav-
lily plated with gold.
The police say the woman is not
Mrs. Guinness.
Two travelling men who left a New
York Central eastbound train after 10
o'clock last night at Rochester, re-
ports to the police of that city, that
two women, one resembling Mrs. Belle
Guinness, the Laporte, Ind, alleged
murderess, were passengers on the
train. The police called up the SYRIA
cuse police and detectives boarded the
train and after locating the women
went on to Utica In order to question
them. They returned with the women
and the police put them through an
examination. The suspected woman
said that she was Mrs. l.. A. Heron
that her companion was her mother
and that they were on their way to
New York.
This morning after a long interview
with Mrs. Heron, Chief of Police
Cabin said that she did not answer
the description of Mrs. Guinness. At
the woman's request he forwarded
telegram addressed to Mrs. Charles
P. Rockefeller, 317 West Fortieth
street, New York City.
Inc lHOlHcI gave ilST lldIuO dS MIS-
Lucy Burton She said that her home
was in Chicago. where her daughter
lived with her and that both had been
at their summer home at Franklin,
Pa, taking the train there for Cleve-
land, on their way to New York. Chief
Cabin said he would detain the wo-
men until they had furnished COM
plete identification.
Woman's Sister Is Found.
New York, May 9.-Mrs. Charles
p. Rockefeller of this city, is a sister
of Mrs. L. A. Heron. She said today
that Mrs. Heron has lived most of
her life in Franklin, Pa, and that L.
A. Heron. her husband. was former
ly vice president of the Sethness COM
pany of Chicago. concern manufac-
turing f1avoring extracts. Mr.. Heron
diedin Vicksburg. Miss, last Christ
mas, at which time, Mrs. Heron was
a guest of Mrs. Rockefeller in this
city Mrs. Rockefeller said her sis
ter was on her way to this city to
search for employment when she was
taken into custody.
Lamphere Wants to Talk
Laporte, Ind. May "A sharp
contest between the prosecution and
defense in the case of Ray Lamphere.
who is accused of having caused the
death of Mrs. Belle Guinness and her
three children is scheduled for today
H. w. Worden, attorney for the pris-
oner, said last night. that he would
file an action in court here today with
the object Of compelling the author
tiles to abandon their policy of keep
ing Lamphere in seclusion. Worden
complains that when he went to the
Jail last night he was refused admit
lance despite the fact that his client
had sent for him.
A possible explanation of the re-
fusal of the sheriff to admit Worden
n n n h "a % COLL t.
fact that the former hired man of
Mrs Guinness said yesterday that he
was willing to break the silence which
he has maintained since his arrest
provided that his attorney will agree
to such procedure.
II want to tell something 1 know
because / know that it will helm NV
cause if l do So" said Lamphere.
but my attorney says I must not
talk and I won't until he says l can"
This attitude of the prisoner has
given the prosecution hope that he
may soon reveal secrets which thew
have been endeavoring to solve by the
slow system of circumstantial evil
dence. AT the same time it is realized
that Attorney Worden will scarcely
change his attitude regarding the
prisoners making any admissions con-
corning relations with Mrs. Guinness
and that after the two have conferred
on the subject, that silence will again
enshroud the prisoner. So if Attor-
ney Worden begins court action
against the prosecution, his move
ments probably will be resisted siren
uously.
Yesterdays developments. outside
the discovery of one more body on the
farm centered mainly also about
1amphere's possible connection with
the deaths. Many more witnesses
were interviewed by the prosecuting
OFFICERS and at least two were sub
poenaed formally. This brings the
present list of witnesses to Fl.
Most important of the evidence Sc
cured yesterday was the trunk which
Lamphere left on the farm of John
Wheatbrook where he was employed
since February last 1t was secured
early yesterday, but it was not until
we'll along in the evening that the
fact that the authorities had found n
became known.
The Wheatbrook farm is in the vi.
cintty of Springville, a hamlet seven
miles north of here and in the neigh
borhood where Lamphere spent his
boyhood. His father was formerly :
justice of the peace in that TOWNSHIP
and the earlier habits of Iamnharf
are to be investigated by the Ptnker.
ton operatives who are aiding SheriN
Shutter.
Letters from Mrs. Guinness found ir
Lamphere's trunk urged him to ra.
turn to the death farm and to brine
his sweetheart with him. These Lot.
tiers were sent to Springville and tn.
investigation to be made may result ir
discovering the Sweetheart" men.
toned by Mrs. Guinness Thus ia,
her identity is unfathomable.
Her Story Is True.
Chicago, May 9.-It was stated a
the office of the Sethness company il
this city that F. d. Heron. the hus
band of Mrs. L. A. Heron, was vic
president of the company until Janu
airy 1 of this year. He died in Vicks