The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-07

Children Were Burned to Death.
La Porte. Ind. May 6.-One Of the
most grewsOme murder mysteries ever
unearthed in this section OF the coun-
try came to light when the bodies OF
five persons. all OF them murdered.
were found in the ward of the home
OF Mrs Bella Guinness who. with
three OF her children. was burned O.
death on the night OF April 2S.
SO far. only two OF the bodies have
been identified. These are Andrew
Helgelein. who came 70 this city from
Mansfield. :. D. for the purpose o.
marrying Mrs. Guinness. whose &c
Quaintance he had made through
matrimonial bureau. The other is that
Of Jennie Olson Guinness a Chicago
girl, who had been adopted by Mrs.
Guinness. She disappeared In Scptcm-
her. 1905. and IL was said she had gone
TO Los Angeles to attend school The
other bodies were those OF man and
Of two children apparently twelve
years Of age 50 many bones were
missing in the latter two that il is not
known whether they are male or fe
male
Tho body of Helgelein was dismem
bered. and the arms. legs. trunk and
head We're buried in different parts OF
the yard.
Il is believed by the authorities that
Guy Lamphere. who has been under
arrest since the burning ~ the Gun
ness home. on the charge OF murder
FMS Mrs. Guinness and her family. com
mitted the Helselein crime Lamp
here is carpenter and the manner
in which the body OF Heigolein was
dismembered leads 20 the belief thar
it vas done by somebody familiar With
the use OF a saw
There have been rumors that Jennie
Olson Guinness had knowledge OF the
manner in which the first husband OF
Mrs. Guinness came % his death in
Chicago. Little is known. however. or
this subject
Il is known that Heigelcin had loan
ed $500 10 Mrs. Guinness AMI that he
had another $500 in his possession
just prior 20 his death. IL is consider
ed probable that he was kiilci by Mrs
Guinness or by Lamphcre. or 10y both
Of them. In order 10 procure the cash
be had and to avoid the necessity OF
repaying the loan be had made.
Lamphere. against whom strong
case Of circumstantia evidence OK
lists in connection with the burning OF
Guinness home and the death OF Mrs
Guinness and her three children. de-
mics all knowledge OF the bodies found
He has said. however. on other occa-
sions that Mrs. Guinness was anxious
10 send him 20 an insane asylum be
cause Of his knowledge OF her career
Il was current gossip however. that
Lamphere was insanely Jealous OF Mrs.
Guinness and OF Hclgclein. and il is
well known that the woman stood
greatly in fear Of him, and had asked
for police protection.
Lamphere. when told 81 the discov.
cry. said: My God. Eve bodies. What
wouldn't that woman do always
thought something was wrong out
there. Several people came out TO
that farm who never were seen 70
go away. One was a man biz with
black hair and mustachc Mrs Guinness
told me he was Jennie Olson's sweet
heart He was around there about two.
years ago. Then one day a man ana
woman drove up with a baby. They
went away without IT, Now. that's ali
know about il. but guess there must
have been others. amt sure just.
when that big man was there"
The search by which the bodies were
found was insugated by John Helgs-
lein. the brother OF Andrew. who has
always believed that his brother was
murdered He noticed some recently
upturned earth IN the yard. and sug-
gested 10 Sheriff Shutter that an ev-
cavation be made 10 see II his broth
er's body could not be found. Il was
dug up after a brief search.
While questioning Joseph Maxson
hired hand on the Guinness farm.
John Helgelein learned of the mysteri-
Gus diggings Of holes by him. all of
them being filed at a later date by
Mrs Guinness. The remains were only
Tour feet under ground. and were en-
closed In a gunnysack.
The discovery Of the bodies led ex-
pressmen 10 tell OF the delivery OF five
trunks 10 the Guinness farm during the
last six months. and this fact has caus-
ed the authorities 10 work on the the
ory that the place was a clearing house
Tor murderers. They suspect that
wealthy persons. after being lured to
Chicago and killed. were packed in
these trunks and sent TO La Porte. and
disposed OF.
These developments also caused the
authorities TO recall that the two hus-
bands Of Mrs. Guinness died under sus-
picious circumstances. both meeting
violent deaths The first. Max Soren-
son, was insured for $500. and the
second, Guinness. for $500 This in
surance was paid over TO Mrs. Gun.
ness by the companies.
Cleveland to Remain at Lakewood.
Lakewood, n. j., May 6-The con
dition Of former President Grover
Cleveland continues to show daily i'm