Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-06
It IS STRANGELY mixed UP CASE
Woman Who Was Apparently Large
ly Responsible for the Murder was
Later on Burned to Death in Her
Own Home-Man in the Case Pro-
tests His Innocence,

(By Associated PreSs)


LtpORTE. IND. May 5.-One Of
In" most grcwsonfe murder mysteries
ever uncarthed in this section Of
e the country came to light today when
the bodies OF five persons all of them
murdered, were found in the yard of
the home of Mrs. Belle Guinness. who.
with three of her children, was burn
ed to death Oh the night of April
IS.
SO ia. only two, of the bodies
have been Identified. These are
Andrew Heldgrcn, who came TO this
city from Aberdeen, S. D., for the
purpose of marrying Mrs. Guinness,
whose acquaintance he had made
through Il matrimonial bureau.
The other is that of Jennie Olson
Guinness. Chicago girl. Who had
been adopted by Mrs. Guinness. She
disappeared in September. 1906, anu
it was said she had gone to Los
Angeles to attend school. The other
bodies were those OF two men ana
a woman. None Of them has been
as yet identified.
Bodies Horribly Torn Apart.
The body of Heldgen was dis
mcmbered and the arms, legs, trunh
and head were buried in different
parts of the Yard. 1t is believed by
the authorities that Guy sampere.
who has been under arrest since the
burning of the Guinness home. OIL
the charge of numbering Mrs. Gun
nsss and her family, committed the
HcIdcren crime. Lampere is car
penter and the manner in which the
body of Heldsren was dismembered
leads to the belief that it was done
bv somebody familiar with the u't
of the saw.
There have been rumors that Jen-
mic Olsen Guinness had knowledge oil
the manner in which the nrst nus
hand of Mrs. Guinness came to his
death in Chicago. Little is known On
this subject.
II is known that HJdgren had
loaned $500 to Mrs. Guinness anu
that he had another $500 in his
,oyscss5ion Just prior to his death
!, is believed that he was killed by
Mrs Guinness or by Lampere or ps
both of them in order to procure
tho cash he had and TO aVoId the
necessity Of repayins the loan ne
had made I.ampere against whom a
strong case Of circumstantial evil
,,c,c.. exists in connection with the
buruiug of the GunesS home and the
dc,,b Of Mrs. Guinness and her
three chsn. Lampere denies all
knowledge OF the bodies found 10
day.
Mr.. Guinness Wanted to Hide ou't.
u is said. however. on othcT oc-
c,sinus that Mrs. Guinness was ahN-
IONS In send him to an insane aSE-
,,,r, hccauso OF his knowledge oil h''
career II was current GOSSIP 10"
eyer that Lampcre was hsahev
..,Io,,s NJ Mrs. Guinness and oil Heia-
crcr. and it is we'll known thai
IMAM sicod greatly in fear OF hih'
"a had asked for police protection.
The search by which the oo".S
v.rc found today was ins'isa'ed I"
J,b, UcIdgrrn. the tFother ot M
- ,ho has always believed tha'
his mother was murdered and 'na'
~ haa meyer gone 10 Norway as
,I.imcd ", Mrs. Guinness and LIN
l,c noticed some recently W
,,,r.c, earth in tho yard and s"s =
lied ., sheriff Smu'zcr 'ha' q"
a,r,xa:,nn n made The bod! o,
~. brother was dug mp after h''o'
search -, ,.,b,.,
y, Identification Of tn" "'n"'
t. =, c,pccfcd for some iim"