The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-09
DISPUTES AT LA PORTE.
Coroner and Sheriff Are At Outs Over
 a Skeleton.

La Porte, Ind, May S.--One more body was added to the death roll of the Guinness farm today, the grue- some relics now numbering 10.
 Coroner Mack had first announced that the grave opened this morning contained one complete cadaver and portions of second, but this even ing said that he believed the additional thigh and arm bones are in reality pieces of the first set.
 Other important developments of the day included the following:
 Peter c. Olson, a new witness in the case, told R. N. Smith, the prosecuting attorney, that Ray Lamphere had ac- knowledged attempts to blackmail Mrs. Guinness. This is considered definitely as being a motive for a disagreement between Lamphere 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 the notorious farm, saw two strangers at the place the night that Jennie Olson disappeared, in November 1906. Emil Greening is now said to be in Okla homa City and the sheriff's office will try to communicate with him in the hope of establishing the fact that Mrs. Guinness had accomplices in the mur- ders at her place.
 Mat and Oscar Budsberg departed for lola, Wis, this afternoon, after making arrangements to have the body of their father, Ole O. Budsberg, shipped to that town as soon as Coroner Mack re- leased it for burial. Before their de- parture, the boys made inquiry as to the watch and charm found in the ruins of the farm house, saying that their parent purchased new time nin iffc ct nrinr tn htQ rt fro,, the Wisconsin town in March, 1907.
 Officials Confer.
 Sh heriff Griece, Chief of Police Gngen- beck and pr. White, all of Fort Wayne visited the Guinness place this after noon and had a long conversation with Sheriff Smutzer of La Porte county. None of the three would reveal the object of their visit and all refused to discuss report that they were searching for a missing resident of Fort Wayne.
 Rumors that there were dissensions among the officials who are Investigating the tragedies were in circulation. The differences are said to be based upon factional political fight The men who were said to be involved in it would not discuss the matter for publication.
 The detectives who were brought here at the instigation of Sheriff Smutzer last night began their investigation. The ex- act number of operatives has not been re- vealed, but it is said to be five
 The premature announcement by Coro- ner Mack that two more bodies had been discovered only served to increase the rush of curiosity. The scraps of humanity were found in the barnyard, which had already given up nine cadavers and were discovered under circumstances similar to those prevailing Tuesday and Wednesday, About four feet below the surface the excavators encountered bits of bone and burlap, and few strokes more of the spades and hoes revealed the skull and decomposed leg and arm bones.
 Badly Broken Corpse.
 The body was by far the least preserved of any of the 10 gruesome relics. In addi- tion to the usual traces of lime the evil dences were that less skillful hands had accomplished the dismemberment of to- days corpse. The legs had been. as usual,