The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
NET OF EVIDENCE
rs BEING frightened

having Deen found.
growing theory is that Mrs. Gun
ness used some of her hired men as ac-
in murders and afterwards
killed them on the theory that dead
men tell no tales"
Search in Warsaw.
One search, which led to Warsaw,
Ind. failed to accomplish any disclos-
ures of value. superintendent ]. c.
Smith had heard of the suicide of Jacob
Rouche, ~ years old. which occurred
in Warsaw Sunday. Smith thought
perhaps Rouch may have been impli-
Gated in the Guinness murders, but on
investigation found the old man had
killed himself while respondent from
illness. He had talked of the Gun
ness crimes, but had known nothing
except what he gained from newspa-
pers.
The sensation of the day in LaPorte
was the receipt of a letter from a man
named Fred Hafle of Cleveland, tending
to indicate that Mrs. Guinness had an
accomplice in her matrimonial schemes.
The letter was accompanied by tiny
photograph of a woman bearing some
resemblance to the photograph of Mrs
Guinness, but appearing younger. With
the exception of the last paragraph
of the letter. which the chief refused
to make public, the Cleveland man
wrote as follows:
Letter a Sensation.
Dear Sir: Last August while wait
ing for a street car in our public
square 1 was approached by a man who
began a conversation with me. He
stated he was in Cleveland on a specu-
lation and that cattle was his line.
After some time he endeavored to
find out regarding my family, etc. and
asked me If I was married. In a spirit
of fun I said no. and he Immediately
began to tell me about a rich widow
who resided in LaPorte, Ind, who was
looking for a man. He claimed she
was the owner of large ranch,
stocked with cattle, and that she was
looking for a man. When I asked him
why she could not get a man there, he
replied that she did not want a man
from that part of the country and he
also stated that If I was willing both
he and I would get on the train and
go there at once. When I said did
not like to do that, he said If 1 would
pay the fare of the woman she could
come at once and I could see for my
self.
HE also gave me a picture of the
woman who was supposed to be look
ing for husb and, which 1 enclose
herewith, and I do this merely thinking
that I might be of assistance in the
matter of Mrs. Guinness.
Describes Accomplish.
This man claimed that Chicago was
his home. He was about 80 or SO years
of age, feet, or 4 inches tall, and
weighed about 100 pounds. He had a
reddish complexion, smooth face, dark
hair, and wore a black soft hat, blue
suit, and had the general appearance
] of man pretty well to do
! Upwards of twenty five subpoenas
were prepared today for. service upon
say that only tag ends of evidence re-
main to be gathered in Lamphere's
case.
To complete the identification of
Andrew K. Helgelein for legal pur-
poses, a Bertillon expert, who has
| Helgelein's measurements as a convict
has been sent for to come here and
measure the body at the morgue.
| With scattering exceptions. the peo-
pie here grant that the Identification
of the body as Helgelein's is correct;
that Mrs. Guinness died in the fire and
the rings found were hers and her
children. At all events, it is granted
that if Mrs. Guinness was a shrewd
enough woman to substitute a cadaver
for herself, she would have thought
of leaving her jewelry to be found
with 1t.
The mining operations at the farm
| today produced some globules of gold
which may be from Mrs. Guinness
teeth They will be examined by
| Dentist Norton tomorrow.
Rings Good CIew.
No attempt was made today by Cor
oner Mack to have Mrs. c. Christof-
ferson, who knew Mrs. Guinness, iden-
tify the rings found yesterday. Mrs
Christofferson said one of the rings re
sembled one that she had seen on the
finger of Mrs. Guinness, but she was 81
uncertain that the coroner would no
take her deposition. Joseph Maxon
the hired man who was at the Gun
ness house on the night of the fire
said he remembered that Mrs. Gun
ness wore two band rings, but h,
could not say positively that thos
found in the fire were hers.
Mrs. Guinness executor, Wesle,
Fogle, today filed in LaPorte circui
court the report of the appraisers o
Mrs. Guinness property, exclusivel.