Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06

La Porte, May 6.-Tne seventh body
was found on the Guinness farm this
afternoon, buried four feet deep. It
was evidently that of an adult, but the
sex is unknown. 1t had been dismem-
bered like the majority of the others.
ANOTHER IN PINE BOX.
La Porte, Ind, May Ga skeleton
of a sixth body was unearthed on the
Guinness farm today. The body is
of an adult and was found in pine
led probably two years. 1t was not
identified.
NOT CHILDREN, BUT ADULTS.
Examination made today of two of
the bodies which yesterday were sup
posed to be those of children has re-
ably men. They had evidently been
buried for several years. All of them
were dismembered.
La Porte, Ind, May 6.-From out the
mass of tangled and sensational evi
dence which indicates that Mrs. Belle
Guinness was one of the most mon
strous murderers of the century, and
that her beautiful, well kept farm near
La Porte was clearing place of as
sassination and crime, there developed
today the startling theory that the
woman did not die in the fire which
destroyed her home the night of April
2S. and that she is still alive and in
hiding at present in Chicago.
Head stih Missing.
This theory is strengthened by the
fact the head of the body of the wo-
man found in the ruins of the Guinness
home after the fire Is still missing, al
though every effort was made by the
authorities to locate it. Unless the
make a post mortem examination of
the remains of Mrs Guinness and sub
ject them to a more careful analysis
to learn whether or not the woman
was herself killed in the fire or had
substituted the remains of one of her
female victims for herself and then
set fire to the house in order to cover
up the crime.
May Have Killed Children.
In case it is proved Mrs. Guinness
did substitute the body of another wo
man for her own, it is very likely she
was also guilty of the murder of hel
three children.
Drew Money and Disappeared.
The sheriff today commenced an in
vestigation into the disappearance o.
Ole Rudsberg of lola, Wis. Rudsbers
came to La Porte in March, 1907. He
was acquainted with Mrs. Guinness
and in company with her visited tht
La Porte Savings bank, where he re
ceived $1,000 collected on note. HI
has never been seen since.
Not HcigeIIcn's Body.
There is strong reason to believ,
the Identification of the dismembere'
body found yesterday as Andrew Hel
gelien was an error. A. K Helgelien
brother of Andrew, yesterday declare,
himself positive the body was that O
his brother, but today says he is no
SO certain There are many discreI
ancies which make it almost positiv
the body is that of another man, an
that Helgelien's disappearance is ye
TO be explained.
Mystery Far From solution.
La Porte, Ind, May 6-The myster
OF the Guinness farm is far from 81
luton. With every passing hour d.
velopments add to the story wit
amazing rapidity and before the en-
of the day it is expected by the coul
ty officials they will have evidenc
of one of the most fiendish plots i
the history of the county, one ths
will rival in every way the famor
. Bender case of Kansas.
In many of it's details the Guinne.
case resembles that OF the Bendt
family. wealthy men being lured
the pretty country home of Mr.
Guinness to be robbed of their none
ard then assassinated land buried {
tire farm
Lnmphere seems Surprised.
Ray Lamphere, whosis suspected
numbering Mrs. Guinne$ and her thr
children after having Aengaged wi
her in 10 years of crimeA is locked
in the La Porte county hail Wht