The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-10
Ray Lamphere, Charged
With Killing Woman,
Wants to Talk.
WILL REVEAL q.
AT THE TRIAL
Arrested Thought to
Be Mrs. Guinness is Re
leased Upon Identification
Coroner Says Mrs. GUM
ness's Body Was Not
Among Those Recovered.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LaPOrte, Ind, May "a short con-
test between the prosecution ana the
defense in the case of Ray Lamphere,
who is accused of having caused the
death of Mrs. Belle Guinness and her
three children, was carded for today.
II. w. Gordon, attorney for the prison
er, said last night that he would fight
the case in court here today with the
object of combating the authorities TO
abandon their policy of keeping Lam
phere in Seclusion. Worden complains
that when he went to tire Jail last
night he was refused admittance. de
spite the fact that his client had sent
for him. 1t is said the sheriff re-
fused WOrden admittance to see Lam
phere because he wanted to make a
confession.
Il want to tell something, because
if l do il will help my case" said
Lanphere. But my attorney says l
must not talk and i won't until he
says | can"
This attitude of the prisoner has
given the prosecution the hope that
he may soon reveal secrets which |
they have been endeaNOrrng to solve |
by the slow system of circumstantiai
evidence. At the same time it is
realized that Attorney Worden will
scarcely change his attitude regarding
the prisoners making any admissions |
concerning relations with Mrs. GUM !
ness and that once the two have con- |
ferred on the subject that silence will |
again enshroud the prisoner
So If Attorney WoFden begins court |
action against the offers of the prose !
cution his movement probably will be (
resisted strenuously.
Yesterdays Developments.
Yesterdays developments, outside
OF the discovery of one more body on
the farm conferred mainly about Lam
phere's possible connection with the
deaths. Many more OF the witnesses
We're interviewed by the prosecuting
officers and at least two more sub
pOenaed formally. This brings the
present list OF witnesses to 81
Most important of the evidence Sc
cured yesterday WAS the trunk which
Lamphere left on the farm of John
WIheatbrOok where ne was employed
since February last. It was secured
early yesterday morning, but il was 1
not until well along in the evening
that the fact that the authorities had
found il became known.
The WheatbrooiL farm is in the vi
cinity of Springville. 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 Lamphere
are to be Investigated by the opera
tives of a. detective agency who are
aiding Sheriff SmaItzer.
Letters from Mrs. Guinness found
in I1ampheres trunk urged him to re-
turn to the death farm and to bring
his sweetheart with him. These let
ters were sent to SpringyiIIe and an
lnVE4c finn IL 10 he
rsult in discovering the Sweetheart"
by Mrs Guinness. Thus
far her identity is Questionable.
The work of digging on the GUM
ness farm was resumed today, only
one mana, however, being put 10
work.
Young Man Wanted.
The local authorities are enfieavOr-
inng TO trace a young man named
Canary, whom il is believed. may
have been killed at the Guinness home
A letter was received this morning
IRON his mother, saying that her son.
about twenty years old, has disap-
peared and she has had no word from
him for almost two years. 1t is known
that young Canary worked for Henry
Bizge, who lived about a quarter of
a mile from the Guinness farm. He
in June. 1906.
NSSildls uSCldISS III DSf ISIIST
that the boy was not intellectually
bright and says that he at one time
burned an empty cottage for the
pleasure of seeing ii destroyed. 1t i
known that he was around the GUM
ness place at various times.
About one year ago a man arrived
in LaPorte from New York state. He
said he had arranged to work for Mrs
Guinness and that she was going 10
buy horse and buggy which he had
He was never heard of since he went
to the Guinness farm and his buggy.
standing in shed on the Guinness
place, was today identified as his.
1t was proved today that the story
given out by Mrs. Guinness that Jen-
ME Olsen went 10 attend the LuUheron
school at Fergus Falls. Mimi, was
false. A letter received today from
the authorities of that institution de
clares that Jennie Olsen was never
there and that they never heard OF
her.
The threatened clash between the
and II. 3. Worden. attoI>-
ney for Ray Lamphere. over his
Right 10 see the prisoner. was avert-
ed. Mr. Wofden having been admitted
10 the jail. where he talked with Lam