The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-15
TEN EODIES DUG UP
ANOTHER VICTIM ADDED TO GUN.
NEGS rARM DEATH ROLL.

SS''NShS FNNSlN'Nl'o' y
dence Concerning Lamphere's Par.
ticipation in Acknowledgements
Come Thick and Fast.
Laporte, Ind, May 9.-One more
body was added to the death roll Of
the Guinness farm, the grewsome rel.
les now numbering ten. Coroner
Mack had at first announced that the
grave contained one complete cadaver
and portions Of a second, but he later
said what he had at first believed u
be additional thigh and arm bones are
in reality pieces of the first set.
Developments in the case came
thick and fast. each additional cirCum
stance brought to light being OF a ~.
turc to strengthen the charges agains:
Ray Lamphcre. who is accused of lirat
degree murder. because of the deaths
of Mrs. Bella Guinness and her three
children. Lamphere sent a request to
his attorney, II. W. Worden, asking
the latter to send to the farm of John
WheatbroOk for the trunE which
L%.amphere left there when arrested
April 90.
But before this. word reached tn"
attorney that the trunk had been con
fsCated by the local officers. II cor.
tanned Il number OF letters from Mrs.
Guinness after Iamphcre had taken
employment at the farm OF John
WhCatbroUk. meas Springville, near
this city. Tn" dates on tn" letters
were not announced, but that they
were recent H. evidenced by the fact
that Lamphere vent to the Wheat
brook farm Feb. Is, 1908. The woman
wrote to Lamphcre urging him to re.
turn to her farm and to bring your
sweetheart with you if she had money
enough"
The identity OF the woman Is a mys.
terry and neither does Mrs. Guinness
| mention the amount necessary. Along
with the letters we're found several
women's finger rings.
New Witness in the Case.
Other important developments Of
| the day included the following:
Peter Colson, a new witness in the
case, told II. y. Smith, the prosecut'
ing attorney. that Ray I.ampherc had
acknowledged attempts to blaCkMail
Mrs. Guinness. This Is considered as
being a motive for disagreement be.
tween Iamphere and the woman,
which resulted later In the burning Of
| the farm house. Mrs. Leo Greening
said that her son, Emil. who formerly
worked on he notorious farm. saw
two strangers at the place the night
that Jennie Olson disappeared in No.
vember. 1906. Emil Greening is now
in Oklahoma City and the Sheriff's of.
flee will try to communicate with him
in the hope Of establishing the fact
that Mrs. Guinness had accomplices IN
the murders at her place.
Matt and Oscar Budsberg departed
for lola, Wis. after making arrange
ments to have the body OF their father,
Ole o. Budsberg, shipped to that town
as sOon as Coroner Mack releases ii
for burial. Before their departure
the boys made inquiry as TO the
watches found in the ruins OF the farm
house. saying that their parent pur.
chased "A new timepiece Just prior To
his departure from the Wisconsin
town In March. 1907.
Rush Of Curiosity Seekers.
The resumption Of excavation at the
Guinness farm again drew an immense
crowd OF spectators. The rush OF Wis
itors has become 81 great that some
OF the local liverymen have established
a regular bus line To the farm. Hun.
dredS of men and women made the
trip By this means n added TO the
thrOngs who had walked or driven out
in private vehicles.
The premature announcement by
Coroner Mack that two bodies had
been discovered only served To in.
crease the rush OF curiosity seekers
The scraps of humanity were found in
1 the barnyard. which had already given
up nine cadavcrS, and We're discovered
under circumstances similar TO thOs"
which prevailed Tuesday and Wednes.
day. About four feet below The sur.
face the ~eXcavators encountered bit
OF bone aud burlaping. and a few
strokes more OF the spades and hoes
revealed a ~decomposed torso and leg
and arm bones.
In addition to the usual traces OF
lime. the evidences were that a less
skillful hand had accomplished the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the corpse. The
skull had been separated and was ly,
ing near the feet OF. tbe corpse, Moth
ing but a iumbledG heap OF decayed