Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-05-16
NOW FAMOUS FARM
THOUSANDS VISIT GRUESOME
PLACE OF MURDER.
La Porte, Indiana, Looked Like IL Was
Entertaining a Circus Crowd Last
Sunday-Relic Hunters and In
quirers of Relatives or Friends Kept
the Officials Busy.

Laporte, Ind, May 10.-All roads in
Laporte county led to the Guinness
farm Sunday, more than 1900 sight
seers visiting before the sun set the
place of death, the spot where the
bodies of IL persons have been dug
up. Practically every able-bodied resi-
dent of the city made the trip, and
the railroads and trolley lines brought
about 1000 more to the city.
Il Mayor barrow found it necessary to
~issue strict orders that the Sunday
closing laws should be strictly en-
forced, and the hotels and restaurants
were overcrowded with patrons. Prac-
tically every conveyance in town was
pressed into service in an attempt to
provide transportation. In the after
noon these proved insufficient and the
late corners were forced to make their
way to the place on foot.
Investigation of the cases by the
authorities halted, and the sheriff and
other officials who went to the farm
were compelled to be strict in hand
ling the crowds.
Several of the out-of-town visitors,
however, were seeking information
and some further information regard
ing the possible identity of the un-
known victims of the farm resulted
from their inquiries.
The most definite information came
from Olaf Lindboe, Chicago. He said
that his brother Thomas worked for
Mrs. Guinness three years ago, and
That the last letter he had from him
contained the information that Thorn
as intended to marry his employer.
Olaf wrote to the woman a little later
and she replied that Thomas Lindboe
had gone to st. Louis and that she
had had no word from him. Olaf
viewed the unidentified corpses, but
was unable TO find any likeness to his
brother in the decayed bundles of
bones and flesh.
At the farm only the speakers stand
with its customary pitcher of ice wa
ter was lacking to complete the i'm.
preston that a political rally had
drawn the inhabitants of the country.
in the attitude of the crowd to indi
cate that they were visiting a place
where the most gruesome tragedies OF
a decade had taken place. Jokes and
laughing comments on the antecedents
of the farm were heard on every side
and EXPLANATIONS of joy from success
full relic hunters were numerous.
Family. picnic parties grouped them
selves on the sloping lawn under the
pines which dot the dooryard or found
resting places beneath the Towering
apple and plum trees of the orchard
Children were numerous and many Of
hlese groups had baby carriage as &
nucleus.
Along the roadside in front of the
farm were lemonade stands and lunch
wagons. At the gates were vendors Of
souvenir postal cards, those bearing 6
group picture of Mrs. Guinness and the
three little ones who met death will
her finding the readiest sale. A base
ball game in the vicinity was repre-
scented by strong voiced bankers. Sher
if Smulzer will continue his investi
cations at the Guinness farm tomor
row. The first object of searching will
be the heap of ashes and other refuse
in the cellar of the ruined house. The
ashes and cinders are to be CAREFUL,
an effort to discover the gold Filings
which are said to have been in Mrs
Guinness teeth.