Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-14
THE BANKS WILL HELP
UNTANCLE MYSTERY.
viii Give Authorities List Of TranSaC'
tions In Which Mrs. Guinness Fig
ured---USed Several Names.

La Porte, Ind, May 13.-Little appar-
ent Roadway was made today toward
solving the mystery of the II deaths
thus far discovered on the farm Of Mrs.
Guinness. While little doubt remains
that Mrs. Guinness either alone or aid
ed, killed the 10 persons whose cada-
verS have been unearthed in the barn
yard there is still no definite evidence
as t. who if anybody killed the four
persons found in the ruins of the burn
ed farm house. it is not even definitely
established that the burned Woman's
body is that of Mrs. Guinness.
A further unsuccessful attempt was
made today to identify rings found on
the burned corpscs taken from the
ruins Of he Guinness home.
Joseph MaXon, a lahorer, said he
had seen Mrs. Guinness wear wide
ring or two Of the general description
of the land ring found on the C,larrru
womans body Yesterday. He was un
able 70 identify the diamond rings but
Coroner Mack took a deposition from
him regarding his remembrance of the
jeWelry.
A threatening letter came to Prosecute
ing Attorney Ralph NJ. Smith TO-DAY. 1t
is "A brief tyrcwlittcn communication. m
signed nostmarked Brooklyn, and read
ing.
IF you don't stop searching for Mrs
Guinness youll be Il dead man in two
weeks rnis applies to the sheriff. the
chief of police and other tfficiale.'
! In another unsigned letter from Brook
lvn to Prosecutor Smith the writer de-
clarcs tE;t it VIII be useless To look for
Belle and f. i'll Brooklyn, as lie had
to spend $3.4S in carfare to go from his
residence to the postolfice.
| Prosecutor Smith CURLY denied that Dr.
Schell had told him that Lampnere had
confessed or was ready to do SO.
| La Forte. Ind, May 13.-Unless the
sitting and sluicing of the powdered
debris taken from the cellar OF the
ruined Guinness farm here results in
startling discoveries the production
| of further tangible evidence in the
tragedy is not likely. The authorities
must now tird the corrobcrative de-
tails of the main points already de-
duced and forge the missing links in
tie chain of testimony with which
they are bringing the more or less
scattered parts of the battling case into
| coherent whole.
Just how successful they will be is
not likely to be revealed until Ray
Lam plerc is brought to trial ProSecu-
tor r. ~ Smith has evidently modi-
| fc! bis previous determination to rush
the case into court, finding that the
| states side may be strengthened In
many particulars. He insists that the
| evidence in hand is sufficient to prove
the states contentious. but the recent
activities of the defence and the
STRENGTHENING of its forces show that
a Iosferlte fight is to be made on be
half of Lamphere. With both sides OF
the Lamphere case working behind the
scenes and with Sheriff shutter occu-
pied with the slow going sluicing OPP
erations at the farm. there are rev
fresh developments to satisfy the pub
lie curiosity in the affair
Coroner Mack has received ana
made public the results of his inves-
legations on all the known bodies OK
cept that supposed to have been oie
| O. Budsberg of lola, WIS. The fout
burned bodies found in the ruins Of the
| house are dead issues 50 far as further
| investigation by the coroner IS con
ccrned and he has also received re-
pcrts from the examining physicians
on the Helgelcn and Jennie Olsen
| cGd1vcrs.
None Of the other bodies have been
| identified to any degree and 1t Is
scarcely likely that they will be, ow-
ing to their state.
The next development will probably
be in the direction of establishing the
| identity OF more of the mysterious
m.n seen tn enter the farm but never
to leave it, Tuesday three such persons
we're connected with the Guinness Wo-
man. the evidence regarding John Moe
of Elbow Lake, Mimi, and Henry Ger
holt of Scandinavia, Wis, being al
most conclusive. The fate of George
Rrady of Tuscola, Ills, is less certain
Moe was traced to the farm by
means of the banking actions which
procede his visit. The facts shown were
similar to those brought to light In the
eases of Ole 0. Budsberg and Andrew
He,eolcin. Each of the men caShed {
chock, draft or note for fair amour
at one or the other of the local banks
and ut the desks of the cashiers all thu
trails end.
1t is considered probable that an in
spection of the books of the pam
would reveal further evidence OF
SIMILAR nature Scores of letters askin:
about supposed visitors to the Gun
ness farm have been received but tn
vast majority of these epistles ar
rs Their vague, illegible or anonymous
Budsberg and Moe were found through
; inquiries elninating from the officer
of the state bank by letters containing
details and dates such letters are sur
to receive consideration by the loca
authorities.
Officials of the three La Porte bank
> held q, conference today to determine
the most effective way in aiding tn
authorities in untangling much OF IN
5 mystery. 1t was decided that the Frs
National Bank of La Porte, the CIT