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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
Dozen Violent Deaths and Possibly More Shown to
Have Taken Place Near La Porte, Ind, Recent
Iy and Revelations Still Continue.
LIKE THE BENDER MURDERS IN KANSAS
Latest Theory is That Mrs. Guinness Was Not Burned Fre
That Destroyed Home, but That She Killed Her Three
Children and is Now in Hiding

he was told last night of the finding
of the bodies he exclaimed:
MY God, are there five bodies? |
always thought something was wrong"
The exclamation was made when
States Attorney Smith was putting
him through the third degree"
Will Tear Up Floor.
The police are today making careful
search of the Guinness premises. A
concrete floor which Mrs Guinness
had put in the basement two years
ago will be torn up as it is thought
there may be another burial" be
meath it. So far, five bodies, three
men and two women, have been un-
.earthed. This makes total of nine
people who were victims of the fire
which destroyed the home of Mrs
Guinness or were murdered while the
woman who met death in the flames
was mistress
Three Are Unidentified.
OF the bodies unearthed yesterday
two were identified They were those
of Andrew Helgelein, wealthy bach
elor of Mansfield, s. D., and Miss Jen-
ME Olson, 11-yearold step daughter of
Mrs. Guinness The other three bodies
are SO badly decomposed as to make
Identification impossible. The discov-
cry of the bodies was brought about by
the appearance of A. X. Helgelein of
Aberdeen, S. d., brother of Andrew
Helgelein in LaPorte in search of the
missing man. With the information
that his brother Andrew had come to
LaPorte to wed Mrs. Guinness and that
he had turned over his property to
her he became convinced he had been
made a victim of foul play.
Hired Man Gave CIew.
While questioning Joseph Maxson
hired hand on the Guinness farm, he
| learned of the mysterious digging OF
holes by him, all of them being filled
at later date by Mrs. Guinness. He
| led Helgelein and the officers to the
spot where the holes had been dug
| about $50 feet from the house, and
| there, after digging, was uncovered the
body of Helgelein. The remains were
4
only four feet under the ground sant
were enclosed in a gunny sack. Legs
and arms had been dismembered, bu
twere with the trunk. Thirty-five fee
further on the remains of four othel
persons were found:
The bodies found in the yard be
sides those of Helgelein and Jennie
Olsonsare those of man and two chill
dren, apparently II years of age. 81
many bones were missing in the lat
ter two that it is not known whethe
they are male or female. All the bod
les were taken in charge by the cor
oner.
Five Trunks Delivered.
The discovery of the bodies led eA
pressmen to tell of the delivery of fiv
trunks to the Guinness farm during th
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06

Ridder president. of the Newspaper
Publishers association, addressed to
John Sharp Williams, the democratic
leader in the house, stating that Judge
Lacombe in New York had discharged
the Manila and Fiber Paper company,
which had been brought before a
grand jury and ordered to produce it's
books. The company claimed that its
books had been given to an official
who had taken them to Europe. Con
tinuing, the telegram said: "They
(the paper company now claim that
they have done everything in their
power to recover the papers. On this
showing they were allowed to go free.
What farce! Our only hope is the
Stevens bill''
Embarrasses Justice.
Mr.. Stafford of Wisconsin asked
John Norris of New York, who took
the witness stand, if he regarded that
telegram as meaning that the inability
to prosecute the Manila and Ffbel
Paper trust. was a failure of justice
Not a failure. but Serious em
barrassment." replied Mr.. Norris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
HILLS ABOUT
CITY CROWDED.;
FLEET COMES
Atlantic Battleships Enter
Golden Gate at
Frisco.

San Francisco. May 6.-The Allan
tic fleet got under way at the light
ship headed for the Golden Gate short
ly after, IL, and at noon had nearly
reached the headlands at the harbor's
entrance. The hills about the city are
black with people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
HARRY ORCHARD
GETS A REPRlEvE

Boise, Idaho, May Governor
Gooding today granted a reprieye to
Harry Orchard, sentenced to be hang
ed next Friday, to July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
SUMMARY OF HILL REPORT.
Mild In General Tone, Though Full o
Jabs at Governor Dcneen.


Jabs at Governor Dcneen.
The report of the legislative asylum
investigating committee, given out
yesterday, is a mild criticism of the
states institutions. Several criticisms
of Governor Deneen have crept into
the document, however. at the instiga-
ton of the radical element of the
committee, which at all times wishes
to make it an attack upon the gov
ernor.
The report opens with detailed
statement regarding the manner of
the committees appointment and its
methods in taking up the investigation
this paragraph, in which the legisla-
tors referred to themselves:
Each member of the committee has
proceeded in his work fearlessly and
with high sense of his duty. There
| has never been the slightest dissen-
sion in the committee, nor has fac
tional or party politics ever been men,
toned or to the. slightest degree af-
fected the effort to get at the actual
facts in each case"
Criticism of the Governor.
| Paragraphs of criticisms of Governor
Deneen follow. They were inserted
on the demand of the radical element
lof the committee. This portion ,oi
the report reads in part as follows:
1T is with feeling of deep regret
and profound disappointment that the
committee is Obliged to report that il
has not had the encouragement, sup
iport and aid of the executive in seek
ling to learn the true condition of thu
Estate institutions. The appearance,
before our committee of the presiden
OF the state civil service commission
| as the personal representative of al
attorney for the executive, and, a
1.-THE record shows, his frequent an,
ofttimes violent interruption of tn
proceedings of the committee, in
manner unbecoming and wholly a
variance with a proper conception O
1.-THE duties of his Office, meets wit
our unqualified disapprovel. TIL
president of the civil service commits
! sion should scrupulously avoid an
, conduct suggesting political infiuenc
Tor partisan bias, or withdraw fror
his high Office"
Graves Refused to Answer.
!. wv. C. Graves, clerk OF the stat
q board Of charities. testified on Fe]
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
PROHIBlTIONlSTS
PICK DELEGATION
of Six to Attend the Ma
tionaI Meeting.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 6.-The prohi-
bition state convention today elected
as delegates at large to the national
convention Robert H. Patton, Spring
field; Alonzo e. Wilson, Wheaton;
Daniel R. Sheen, Peoria; Oliver Stew
art, Peoria; e. w. Chain, Chicago,
and G.. r. James, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
loWan Gets a Plum.

Washington, May 6. = President
Roosevelt announced today he would
send to the senate the nomination of
James j. Crossley of Iowa to be United
States attorney for the Third district
of Alaska.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
STORM AGAIN IN THE SOUTH
Three Deaths and Considerable Prop
erty Loss Reported.

Memphis, Tenn, May 6.-Three per-
sons are dead, and several others in
jured and considerably property loss
and decentralization of traffic resulted
from a storm of wind and rain which
swept over southern Arkansas, west
ern Tennessee and Mississippi last
night and yesterday. The wind at
tanned almost proportions of tor
nado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
instructions to Delegates Bind
ing and Unit Rule Will
Govern Them.
OTHER STATES ACTING
Minnesota Democrats Hold Pri-
maries With Johnson and
Bryan Opponents.

Columbus, Ohio, May 6.-The demo-
Gratis in state convention to nominate
a full state ticket and four delegates
at large to the national convention
as informally agreed by the commit
tee on resolutions strongly endorsed
Bryan and instructs the delegates at
large 70 vote for him The unit rule
is provided for
JOhnsOn's Plank is In.
Other recommendations are for d.
rect vote for United States senator:
initiative and refendum employers liza
bility; child labor; eight hour law; no
temperance OF anti-temperance plank
is provided for as national issues, and
are not alluded to, except as they af-
feet the state.
Four for Governor.
The platform, as submitted by the
committee, was unanimously adopted.
Atlee Pomerene, Judson Harmon, Gen.
eralsA. r. Sherwood and A. F. San
dies were placed in nomination for
governor. Sherwood withdrew after
the second ballot.
During the counting of the votes
there was much discord among the
Hamilton county delegation and police
had to be called to quiet the disturb
ance. Harmon was nominated on the
second ballot
L
Battle on for Minnesota.
| St Paul, May democratic primar-
les are being held throughout Mime
sofa today, to select delegates to the
/, county conventions which will be held
| Saturday. A most strenuous contest
is being waged between the Bryan
and johnson factions for control of
these conventions, which will select
delegates to the democratic state del
egate convention May IA. Johnson
men claim everything in sight, while
Bryan men concede some sections OF
the state to their opponents.
Connecticut for Taft.
Hartford, Conn, May 6.-President
Roosevelt's administration was endors-
ed today by the Connecticut republi-
can state convention and delegates to
the national convention at Chicago
were instructed to vote for William
H. Taft for the party's presidential
Nomination.
No Pledges I'm New Jersey.
Trenton, N. J., May 6.-The repub,
lican state convention to select dele
gates to attend the national conven-
ton at Chicago yesterday named a
delegation that is uninstructed. The
convention also voted down resolu,
tons indorsing the candidacy of Sec
retary Taft for president and favor
Ing the denomination of President
mer Governor Franklin Murphy fol-
vice president was adopted without
opposition.
II The convention was clearly in the
hands of the regular republican lead
: ers in New Jersey. The delegate!
J, selected are not all favorable to Sec
/ retary Taft's nomination. The ide;
OF the republican leaders in the stat,
: is that the New Jersey delegation
; should go to Chicago unpledged ant
be in position to secure whateve
(. favors might be obtained for New
: Jersey.
Il A strong effort will be made t
e have the national convention accep
former Governor Franklin Murphy a
O la vice presidential candidate.
Texas Solid for Bryan.
pl Dallas, Texas. May 6.-Democrati
= county. conventions held throughou
II the state yesterday universally II
: lstructed for Bryan for president, IL
+ Isuring Texas for him.
nj
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
Heinze Trial in june.

New York, May 6.-The trials of
Charles W. Morse, Alfred H. Curtis
and F. Augustus Heinze on charges
growing out of their conduct of the
New York banks will begin in June.
All three were arraigned in court to-
day and pleaded not guilty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
: veteran Found Drowned,

Quincy, H., May 6-Frank Bestal,
aged .55, inmate of the soldiers home,
was found drowned in the lake at the
home yesterday It is thought he COM
mitted suicide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
ROOSEVELT AHEAD OF TAFT

Republican Primaries in San Francis
co Are Most Significant.
San Francisco. May 6.-Out of to-
tai vote of 3,1S9 in yesterdays repub-
lican primary election Roosevelt re-
ceived 1885, Taft 1852, Hughes 21O.
scattering 372.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
Grave. Refused to Answer.

"w. C. Graves, clerk of the state
board Of charities. testified on Feb.
Is, 1908. regarding statement issued
by the governor and published in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06

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

Ray Lamphere, whokis suspected of
numbering Mrs. Guinne$ and her three
children after having Aengaged with
her in 10 years of crimeA is locked up
in the La Porte county hail. When
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06

When the committee met yesterday
a telegram was read from Herman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
Connecticut for Taft.

Hartford, Conn, May 6.-Presiden
Roosevelt's administration was endors
ed today by the Connecticut republi
can state convention and delegates tt
the national convention at Chicago
were instructed to vote for William
H. Taft for the party's presidential
nomination.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
ARTICLES NOT STOLEN
BUT GIVEN BY WOMAN
To Mrs. Fannie Weekly for
Services Rendered During
Formers Last Illness.

1t develops in the case of Mrs.
Fannie Weekly that the goods re-
covered from her by W. e. Hoddell,
the Cumberland officer, this week,
reported in yesterdays Telegram.
were given to her by Mrs. Mamie
Phillips, upon whom she waited be-
fore her death few weeks ago, and
were not stolen. The parrot in
question was given Mrs. Weekly by
Mrs, Phillips to give her little daugh-
ter. Mrs. Weekly shows receipts in
dicating that the dead woman's dia-
monds were properly deposited for
safe keeping and have been in the
of Mrs. Phillips's lawyer for
a few weeks. Mrs. Weekly surrend-
cred the fur and parrot to the officer,
though entitled to keep them,3 rather
than be annoyed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
Mrs. Julia Fleming Abducts
Her OVn Little Daughter
lPPI WILL GET
BROADDUS SCHOOL
Board of Trustees Accepts the
Proposition of That Town
at Meeting Held Here.

f
Broaddus Institute Will be moved
to Phllippi, contingent upon the sale
OF the institute property here. This
was the decision OF the, board OF
trustees Of the school late Thursday
evening, after considering the ques-
ton all the afternoon. An official
statement has been issued as follows
concerning the action of the board.
which explains the position taken by
the boards
The board of trustees of Broaddus
Institute held a session February 90
to consider propositions made by
Bridgeport and Philippi. Each prop
osition was considered item by item
by the board and the vote upon the
merits OF the two propositions show
ed Philippi to~be the winner.
Bridgeport made splendid offer
of $4,000 in cash subscriptions, ac-
companied by Mrs. Otto Barnes's Of
fer of 20 acres oil land and Miss chat
tie <Johnson's additional S acre gift
for an athletic field. Mrs. Barnes
further agreed to give 20 acres more
to be turned over to the school
when its necessities demanded an ex-
tension Of its campus and grounds
There were several reservations In
connection with the forty acres, one
being that the ground should not be
turned over to the school, in fee sim
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
CONTINUED on page 81
MRS. JAMES DEAD
Young Wife of But a Year
Falls Victim to Con-
sumption.

Mrs. Bessie James, wife OF william
c. James, is dead after a lingering
illness of consumption. Dissolution
took place at the home OF the young
people on Grass Run. A particularly
sad feature Of the death of Mrs.
James is the fact that less than a
year ago, March IL, 1907. she be-
came the bride of Mr.. James with
the happiest OF prospects for a con-
tinued and prosperous life. Several
months ago, however, her lungs be-
came affected and although Mr..
James hastened with her to the heal
ing climate of Colorado and spen,
about three months there with the
hope Of restoring her to health, the
disease could not be conquered. She
returned home several weeks ago ana
his gradually weakened until the
spirit took its fight at the time
stated.
Mrs. James was daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee strother, of near sar-
dis, this county. The bereaved hus-
band and family have the sincere
sympathy of their large circle Of
friends.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
MILLINERY REMOVAL
Mrs. M. E. Black -Krohme Re-
moves to Third Street
Location.

A matter of great interest in shop
ping circles is the removal of NJ. e.
Black -Krohme's millinery establish
ment to the Krohme 5ewelry store on
Third street. A better combination
than these two departments, under
one store roof could not be imagined.
Both dealing with everything of dain-
tlness in the lines at which they
stand in the lead, the two stores were
never better able to handle the in
creased business which will be sure
to follow. Mrs. Krohme is showing
some exclusive designs IN exquisite
headwear which will shortly be aug
mented by a large shipment from
Baltimore and other eastern millinery
headquarters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
SCHOOL
STUDENTS MANY
Prof. Bennett Talks in an En-
thusiastic Manner Of His
State School.

Prof. c. ]. C. Bennett, principal Of
the State Normal School at Fair
mont, was a visitor at the Adamston
public schools Thursday and made an
address to the pupils on Two West
yirginlans," which was helpful and
entertaining. Prof. Bennett left IN
the evening for Sutton where he will
deliver an address on 1.-THE School
and the Nation" before a teachers
institute being held there.
While here Prof. Bennett spoke
very enthusiastically of the State
Normal School at Fairmont and said
that it is making exceptionally fine
progress this year. The enrolment
of the fall and winter terms has
been the largest in the whole forty
years OF the schools history and in
dications are that at the beginning
of the spring term, March "a, the
record will again be broken.
The new law passed by the special
session Of the legislature which makes
graduation diploma of the State
Normal schools equal to a FIVE -yers'
certificate will be a big help toward
filling the shortage of school teach
ers, Prof. Bennett believes, and will
also encourage teachers to take ad-
vantage OF the states training facil-
iteies and better ft them for their
work. The new law does not repeal
the old law which provides that
normal schoor graduates holding d.
plomas and teaching successfully for
three years may procure renewal OF
their certificates so the advantage of
taking course in the Normal schools
is big one for those who are teach
ers or intend to take up teaching.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
TO REFORM SCHOOL
Boys Who Robbed Johnson
Hardware Store Are Sem
fenced by Squire Gordon.


In Magistrate Gordon's court Fri
day morning Willie Wiley and Stew
art Clark, the two boys who broke
into Harry Johnson's hardware
store In the Payne building on west
Pike street several nights ago and
carried away a lot of stun, we're con-
victed Of the burglary and sentenc-
ed to the state reform school for
boys at Pruntytown. Magistrate
Gordon recommitted them to the
county jail to await the transmission
of papers between the Pruutytown
school authorities and himself after
which the boy prisoners VIII be tax
en- to Pruntytown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
NEW LICENSE YEAR
WILL BEGIN MAY I

censes expiring on April so, 1908,
can be re-granted fou Il months, or
to run from May /, 1908, to June 80.
80, 1909, and the license tax Will be
calculated in proportion to the annual
tax for such time as the license has
to run.
II take 1t that the municipalities
OF the state, in pursuance OF this act
can pass ordinances granting permits
for a period Of fourteen months in
cases where it Is necessary that the
consent of the municipality be given
before the county court is authorized
to grant liquor license.
Persons making application for a
liquor license under the provisions of
chapter 50 Of the code, should file the
for fourteen months and
the advertisement required to be
published should so state.
This law win be quite an advant-
age to persons conducting any busl-
ness which requires the payment olf
a license tax as they win only have
to make one application, one adver-
tisement, and give one bond, where
bond and advertisement Is necessary.
IN order to secure a license for a per-
Iod OF fourteen months"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
KANSAS DEMOCRATS
WILL INDORSE BRYAN
And Delegates From That
State to National Convention
to Be Instructed for Him.
rRv Associated preru,1

HUTHINsoN, Kas., Feb. 21-
Kansas Democrats convened here to-
day in state convention to select
delegates to the national convention.
The different congressional district
delegations also met and selected
delegates from each to the national
convention. 1t was conceded in ad-
vance that Bryan would be indorsed
and the delegates would be instruct
ed for him. Ex-senator William A.
Harris will very likely receive the
Endorsement for United States Sen
ator to succeed Senator Long whose
term ends March 3, 1903.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
PENSION BILL
Passes the House Of Repre-
Sentatives in Favor of Aged
ReynoldsviIIe Woman.

Mrs. Adelaide Holland, widow of
Patrick Holland, an old soldier and
pensloner who died January 1854,
applied for a pension and after sew
eral years the department rejected
the claim, because she was unable
to prove the death of her husbands
first wife, who died while they lived
in Ireland. She then put the matter
in the hands of Captain Dovener,
member of congress, but he was re-
tired before a pension was granted.
Recently the matter was put in
the hands of Mr.. Hubbard and on
December 12. he introduced a bill
in the House of Representatives to
place her on the pension roll and
this week the bill was passed and it
now goes to the senate.
Mrs Holland is 81 years old and
lives at Reynldsyille, this county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
GIRLS
IN THE HOME
Miss Dungan's Annual Report
Contains Items of a Good
Deal of Interest.


Miss il. NJ. DUNCAN, superlntend-
ent Of the Girls Industrial school
has submitted her report for the
year 1907. 1t shows the following:
Number OF girls cared for during
the year 1907, 1877; number cared
for in the Home, 10; number cared
for out of the Home, 67; number re-
turned to stay indefinitely, 2; num-
ber discharged Jan. /. 1908, 20.
All of those discharged, except
one, had been out for some time do
ing for themselves and deserved their
freedom for various reasons. Eight
were married during the year, all do
ing well, except one. Thirty-two
new girls we're received during the
year.
Counties were represented as fol-
lows:
Brooke 2, Berkeley /, Braxton c,
Barbour /, Cabell 2, Clay L, Dodd-
ridge /. Fayette 2, Gilmer /, Green
brier 2. Grant 1, Hancock /, Har-
rison 9, Hampshire 1, Jackson 8
Jefferson l, Kanawha IA, Lewis 5,
Marshall s, Mingo 2, Mercer 2. Mon
roe l, Marion 4, Monongalia 2, Min
eral 2, Mason 9, Nicholas 1, Ohio
II, Preston 2, Richie 4, Randolph 1,
Summers A, Tyler 1, Taylor 2, Tuck
er 2, Upshur 2, Wetzel 2, Wood 1s,
Wayne l, Writ 1, and Webster 1.
Jan. /, 1908, there were lit girls
in the schools care as follows:
In the Home SO, out in the care
of the Humane Society 4, out in care
of relatives 16, out in strange fami-
lies, doing for themselves 2S; total,
III.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-21
LAST GAME
of Basket Ball Here This Sea-
son viii be Played in
Armory Tonight.

The last home game on the basket
ball schedule of Broaddus Will be
played tonight in the armory against
Grafton high school. Broaddus is
putting up a fast game this season,
having won four out OF six games so
far and counts on adding another
victory when 1t meets Grafton. The
game win be called tonight at s
o'clock sharp. so that the Grafton
boys get back on No. 1. Broaddus
has two more games scheduled, one
at Grafton on February 2s. and the
other at Falrmoit March 6. The
boys are counting on doing Fairmont
again as they did two weeks ago-ss
to Il.