The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11
THOUSANDS FLOCK
TO MURDER F ARM
PRIVATE GRAVE YARD OF lNDt
ANA'S MOMAN OF MYS ERY
OvERRUN.
MISSING ONES SOUGHT
BY Friends and Relatives-Brother OF
Former Hired Hand Tells of His
Dsappearance-is Lamphere
Guilty?

Chicago, May 10,-As to the posi-
bility of Mrs. Guinness being still alive
police officials said tonight that in the
past three days 2G letters had been re-
ceived from persons who declare they
are positive they have seen Mrs. Guin-
ness since her reported death. The
post office officials are seeking to 10.
cate the writer's of several letters ad
dressed to Mrs. Guinness since her
disappearance.
La Porte May 10,-All roads in La
Porte county led to the Guinness farm
today aud upwards of 1900 sight
seers visited the place of death before
evening
Investigation of the case by the an
thorities was halted, the sheriff and
other officials who went to the farm
being compelled to become mere
spectators. This city, until a week
ago, n peaceful industrial community
became the Mecca of morbid eXcur-
sionists.
The Guinness murder farm wherc
bits Of human bones are still scattered
over the upturned earth where bodies
of ten murdered human beings We're
consigned to unmarked graves, was
converted into exhibition ground.
Liyerymen rugged up their busses and
hacks Men with loud voices were
hired rs barkers.
Right this way for the graveyard" "
shouted a dozen leatherlunged bus
drivers from the principal corners of
La Porte's streets this afternoon.
"This way TO the Guinness slaugh
ter hotise, Barked others to tire gap.
ing and excited visitors who came to
town today.
Progress of the investigation into
the suspicious looking soft spots"
that have not yet been dug into by the
authorities, where more human bodies
are thought To lie, was impossible be-
cause of the curious throng which in.
vaded the farm. The McClung road,
from La Porte clear out to the GUM
ness ruin, was lined for hours with a
continuous procession of carriages, au-
tomobiles and pedestrians.
Think Hired Hand a Victim.
Officers of the law, however, were
busy in their persistent efforts to-solve
the mystery which has astounded the
orld.
Several of the out-of-town visntors
were seeking Information concerning
missing friends or relatives and some
further Information regarding the pos
sible identity of the unknown victims
of the farm resulted. from their inquir
les. The most definite information
came from Olaf Linboe, of Chicago
He said his brother Thomas
worked for Mrs Guinness three years
ago and that the last letter that he
had from him contained the informa
tion that Thomas intended to marry
his employer. Olaf wrote to the wo-
man later and she relied that Thomas
had gone to St Louis and that she had
received no word from him. Olaf Lin
Doe viewed unidentified corpses bu,
was uuale to find any likeness to his
brother in the decayed bundles of
bones and flesh.
Tighten Net on Lamphere.
New witnesses regarding Lamp
here's alleged connection with the
deaths at the farm were discovered to
day The more important of these
were William Slater and John Rye
The latter asserts that on the day
when Helgelein is supposed to have
been killed he and Lamphere drove
to Michigan City. They returned
about 8 o'clock at night, and Lemp-
here alighted when they reached a
point opposite the Guinness farm and
cut across the fields toward it. re-
marking that there would be some
thing doing there" that night Rye's
recollections of the happenings were
strengthened by the fact that there
were three inches of snow on the
ground and that Lamphere had to
walk half a mile or more in the cold
before he could reach the farm.
Slater and Lamphere occupied the
same bed on many occasions following
iuF piiSbHtFS ulSlnlSSdl llblu lht
Guinness establishment He says that
Lamphere told him that he had ruh
Helgelein out of Mrs. Guinness house
at the point of a revolver on one occa-
sion, but that the Dakota man return
ed later and remained.
lamphere Center Of Fight.
The struggle of the factions over
the guilt or innocence Of RAY Lamp
here is growing hotter daily. The pris
oner's counsel. Attorney Worden. is
sued long statement to the public t.
day. asserting his clients innocence
After reviewing his relations with Mrs
Guinness and bringing the history
down to the tima that AISLE X. Hell
geleln was expected to arrive 10 look
for his brother. the attorney says: