The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-18
Threats of Defendant Against
Mrs. Guinness Testified to by
Witness for State.
APPEARED INFATUATED
WITH ARCHMURDERESS
Every Detail of Testimony Adds
TO Horror of Series of
Dark Tragedies.

LAPORTE, Ind, Nov. li-lhaC Kay
Lamphere made numerous threats
against Mrs Belle Guinness was testi-
fed 20 by number of the state wit
nesscs today and through them alsa
Prosecutor Smith made an effort to
bring out that q strong motive existed
for the defendant 20 annoy Mrs. Gun
ness and that this annoyance termln-
atcd on the night OF April IS in Lam
phere setting fire TO the house.
The love affairs of Mrs. Guinness and
Lampbere were also related by William
Slater and in his testimony the state
claims it has found much TO strengthen
it's position that il was because of the
falling out between the two that Lam
phere sought 10 harm Mrs, Guinness.
With Joseph Maxson, the man who cs.
capped alive from the burning house, on
the stand. the first part OF his story OF
the fire was told today. 1t differs lit
tie from the story which he told fol-
lowing the fire.
Former Lover Testifies
Peter Colson testified that Mrs. Gun
ness was at times unkind TO Jennie
Olson. The way In which he related his
conversations with Lamphere, his own
experiences With NlISs UunUtSS, LIS lONt
for the woman and his suspicious, were
unique and straightforward, his broken
English adding to the effectiveness of
the story,
Louis Ruehl. salooukeeper, testified
that Lamphere while in his place of
business one night made the remark
that if ''the old woman did not leave
him alone he would send her over the
road,
I.l. fac
titled to the length of time the bodies
Of Mrs. Guinness and the children were
al his morgue before being shipped to
Chicago. He said about 600 persons
viewed them. The supposition is that
from this testimony Prosecutor Smith
will lead up to doubt as to how the
poison got into the stomachs.
Frank j. Pitncr, cashier of the first
national bank, testified that Mrs. Gun
ness and Andrew Helgelein came to the
bank January 6, 1908, and that the man
left three certificates Of deposit. issued
by the First National bank of Abcr.
deem, S. D. The Laporte bank sent
them in for collection and received in
return draft for $2,So2, which sum
was turned over TO Helgelein on Jan
uary II, Mrs. Guinness accompanying
him to the bank,
Did Woman Get Money?
The money was paid in cash, and Mr.
Pitner asked what they were going to
do with so much money. Mrs. Gun
ness told him it was none Of his busi-
ness. January IA is the night Helgelcin
is supposed TO have been murdered by
Mrs. Guinness. When a. *. Helgelein
wrote TO him in regard TO his brother g
failure to return home he called Mrs
Guinness to the bank and she told him
that Helgelein had gone away, lie tes.
tilted to having identified Helgeleiu q
body when it was found. He described
the gray fur-liued overcoat Helgelein
| woro when at the bank, the description
fitting the coat later worn by Lam
pherc,
The troubles of Lamphcrc and Mrs.
| Guinness, as shown by the records of the
court. were then offered in evidence.
| The court Is records show that one tre.~
pass case, one surety of the peace nc.
ton and proceedings 10 have Lamphere
adJudged insane were instigated by
Mrs, Guinness.
Skulked in Darkness
Joseph MaXson. the hired man, de.
scribed the premises and the Guinness
family circle, He told Of seeing Lam.
phere skullsing around the premises at
night, and that he ran when discovered.
Maxsou told of Mrs, Guinness going
TO Laporte on the afternoon of April 81
and her return with a supply Of grocer.
| les, supper was eaten al 6:30 O'Clock.
| the menu including bread and butter,
| dried beef, salmon, beefstcak and po-
tatoes. All ate heartily. In the even
| ing Mrs. Guinness aud the children
| played several games which she had
brought homo and at $50 clock Max
son retired to his room. Maxsou then
| told of being awakened in the morn
| ing By the smoke, of tho brick part
being all aaamc when he got up, of
his efforts TO break into the main part
of the house and of the arrival of the
| first people on the ground.
The testimony will be completed to-
! morrow,