The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-12
Rinus Found in a Hunk of Flesh
Identified as Those of Mrs.
Guinness and All Say Wom-
an Is Dead.
lAMPHERE'S FATHER
WILL ASSIST HIM.
Has Arrived at Laporte and
Will Do Everything He Can
For Son Who 1t Is Said, Will
Be Convicted.

Laporte, Ind, May 12.-Identifica-
Mon Of Mrs. Guinness corpse is about
finished, due to the finding of three
rings. Close to the remains in the
morgue, a chunk Of badly charred flesh
(which was broken into pieces disclosed
the fact that it was a portion of a hui
man hand. The fingers tightly clutch
ed contained rings, one of which ap-
peared to be a wedding ring, and an
Other a plain gold band, and the third
a diamond ring. They are now in the
possession Of Coroner Mack who
claims that persons familiar with them
have identified them as those worn by
kNIrs. Guinness. IT appears to be the
belief OF the majority of people in La
porte that the woman died in the fire
(which ruined her home.
Laporte, Ind, May ia complete
solution of the mysteries Of the Gun
mess farm is expe tced within As hours.
"A final step will be taken either to-
day or tomorrow by the men who
have brought the investigation of the
horror to it's elimination, and with it
ds promised an answer to all the ques-
tions which have arrayed themselves
before the public during the past
Fweek
The exact nature of the action is
mot disclosed, but from an authOrita-
tive source it has been learned that
fthe climax of the great case is at hand.
The inquiry which has been carried
ION almost entirely in secret. has been
pronounced successful. and men who
have directed it wear smiles Of elatiOn
iSas the end appears in sight.
Each of them is discreet in his ut
Fterances, but there is not one to whom
the secret has been disclosed who
does not admit that the clouds of
doubt are to be dispelled. There is
satisfaction expressed in the attitude
of every man upon whose shoulders
rested the responsibility for placing
the culpability behind at least IA
de aths
Four of these are crossed from the
list by absolute certainty that Ray
Lamphere, the prisoner in the county
Jail, set fire to the home of Mrs Belle
Guinness on the morning of April 2S
and thereby caused the death of the
widow and the four children.
indictments to be Sought.
For this he is liable, under the pc
fculiar provisions of the Indiana state
laws, to conviction for murder in the
first degree as we'll as for arson. In
dctments against him upon both
Dh
grand jury. which met in its first ses-
sion yesterday, but will not reach his
case before Wedne sday
AS to the crucial movement which
in itself will reveal the manner of
death of the 10 murdered persons
whose bodies were guarded by close
ly woven wire netting, the silence of
the officers of the law in response to
queries as to the arrest of one or more
accompices provides the only answer.
1t is certain that they came to their
death through the use OF poison. The
administration OF a deadly amount of
tchrloral has been proved. The places
at which the drug was purchased in
the past eight years have been found.
The inanimate corpses were dismem-
bereu eltheF IN chamber of hOr-
rors' on the second floor of the Gun
ness home or in the basement. Two
knives, one siX-inch dagger. and the
other needlepointed double razor
edged surgeons knife, are in their pos
session.
That the big, stolid Norwegian wom-
an enticed some of the men into her
lair by the bait Of matrimonial adver-
usements and there had an active
hand in killing them and disposing of
their bodies is established without
question by those expected to answer
the riddle
Remaining Question.
Inc one remaining question.
whether or not she had assistance in
her crtmes?' is to he met by the ac-
zion that IS expected almost hourly.
The arrival at this point has been
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