The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-06


Prairie avenue, Chicago To Mrs. OIL
ander, Mrs Guinness refused to tell
anything about Miss Olson.
Visitors a@ain came to Mrs. Gun
ness. Helgelein was one OF her most
ardent suitors. lie told her that he
was rich gambler and could give her
a happy home. The man told her
friends, including her tmploye. Lam
pherc, that he would make a good nus
band. IIelgelein was 90, she was A
years old.
Arrival Of HelgeIein.
On January Hcl2elein left Aber-
deem, S. D., coming to Laporto. He
remained for more than a week, but
little was said about the proposed
marriage. He was Jolly good fellow.
There was no use rushing matters
said Mrs. Guinness. Creditors We're
surprised when she came TO the city
with money and paid them. To one
she explained that an estate which
was coming to her in the West had
been settled. Another she told that
she had secured loan Of $500. Hell
gelein was not ready to marry, so he
went back home, she said. Lam
phere did not like the new intruder.
He came TO Sheriff A. F. Smutzor and
told him that the widow was not treat
ing him right Hclgelein was better
liked than he, he said He also said
Helgelein was wanted in Aberdeen
for murder. This proved to be wrong
On three occasions Mrs. Guinness
caused the arrest Of Lamphere. Once
she claimed he cut down a wire fence
in front Of her house. \ second time
she charged he was disOrderly. Or
April % she asked that Lamphere be
declared insane. \ commission com
posed of DrS. r. O. Boutwell,. c. +
BurlesOn and +. l.. Amy examined
him. His mind was said to be normal
Five days later she called on her law
yer, Melvin r. Letter and said she
wanted to make her WILL She named
as beneficiaries her three children
In the event of her death it was t
go -~ the Norwegian Children's Home
| in -icagO. Later in the day she wen
to the Bank of the State of Indian;
and deposited her will, 5000 in casr
and some papers. a deposit of $40
was also made BY her.
The House Destroyed.
She returned TO her home and at
MaxsOn, her hired man. At 4 o'clocl
! in the morning MaxsOn awoke ant
! found the house on fire. He ESCAPED
| The fire was on the east side of tn
/ house. The door of Mrs. Guinness
! room was locked VIM. Clifford an,
| MaXsOn tried to break into the house
. They failed to find the women.
The house was burned early in tn
morning of April IS, when Lampher
was suspected and arrested.
Did the woman get out?" he ash
ed when ARE sted. This led the off
GERS to believe that he knew some
thing of the arson. In Jail he admit
/ ted that he liked the widow very vel
but was not jealous of her. He toll
conflicting stories of his whereabou
on the night of the burning
Search fer Bodies.
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wora so.rc5ad FIRST Tot . traca wa
found Of tho hodv The mon Went +
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. sof+ nIoco Iy,b;17 tbo,. u.ara Al,
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hand Of Mrs. Guinness. came III
uhicS W. C,'3o1. i, ~ NC iog o-,, - ~ ~
sbonrd he well covered With hrnsh h
said. They had dug about four fee
into the earth when the spades struc
, something that tore like cloth. The
dug around the article. and found tina
il was a gunnie sack. II c0ntaiue
the right arm OF man. Several NOR
SF@NS were I'"un ""0 .d'" c"n'alh'
piece u me o"U> "t,H were d.
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