Connecticut western news., 1908-05-07
FIVE CORPSES DUG UP
Victims of Indiana "FemaIe BIue-
 beard'' Discovered.
ENTlCED MEN AND SLEW THEM

Advertised For "GentIemen of Means"
 With Matrimonial Intentions - Met
 Death In Burning House-Man Un-
 der Arrest.
 Laporte, Ind, May 6.-Mrs. Belle Guinness, handsome, fascinating wo- man, who herself came to a dreadful fate only a week ago, is believed to have been guilty of six murders. The bodies of five of her supposed victims were found buried in the yard of her home, where she and her three children were burned to death on the night of April 28.
 Her first husband, Max Sorenson, she poisoned in Chicago, there is little doubt. Then she enticed men to her by advertising that she would marry "a gentleman of means" Once having en- thralled them by her charms she rob- bed and murdered them. Three of the bodies found in her proprietary grave yard are those of men. One has been positively identified as that of Andrew Heldgren of Aberdeen, S. D., who was worth between $4O,OOO and $5O,OOO.
 Two bodies are those of women. Of them one, Jennie Olson Gunness, the adopted daughter, certainly knew too much for the safety of this Blue beard' lady.
 There is a dreadful probability that more bodies will be found, for it is cer- tain that Mrs. Guinness was as deliber- ofo inG faJx cruel.
 Cellar to Be Excavated.
 The cellar of her home where she lived for four years, which is now in ashes, will be eXcavated. She had the cellar paved with cement two years ago. and she jealously guarded the eel lar when this improvement was being made. State Attorney Smith expressed the belief that the cement covers a tomb.
 That Mrs. Gunness had an accom- plice, Ray Lamphere, State Attorney Smith is certain, he said, and added:
 ''When the time comes will prove Lamphere guilty
 Lamphere is suspected of setting fire to the Guinness house.
 Suspicion was directed toward Lam- phere because he was suspected of in sanity and is alleged to have annoyed Mrs. Gunpess with his attentions. He was put through a sweating" proc ess. His stories were so conflicting that he was held without bail to the grand jury.
 When he was taken to the morgue to view the bodies of Mrs. Guinness and the children he showed a disin- clination to view them.
 As the sheet was thrown aside Sher- if Smulzer exclaimed, "That's what you have donev' .@i
 Lamphere turned pale and said, "Oh, my Godv' He soon regained his com posture, however, and after looking at the bodies for a moment he turned away. Contrary to expectation, he did not break down, and he continued to assert his innocence
 Andrew Heldgren became acquainted with Mrs. Guinness through a matrimo- nial agency. At that time Heldgren spent almost a month visiting Mrs. Gunness and others in this city. He was supposed to have started on a trip to Norway and Sweden. He has never been heard of since.
 Game to Town With $3,0Oo.
 Heldgren, who was a well dressed young man, from Aberdeen, S. D., ap- peared in town one day last winter with Mrs. Guinness and called at the savings bank. He had with him a draft co 000 r1rhia ha The bank did not know the man, and it would not accept Mrs. Guinness in dorsement for so large an amount, and so the draft was left there for collec- tion. It was drawn on bank in Aber- deen, s. D. In a few days the money for the draft came.
 Apparently this money was turned over by Heldgren to Mrs. Guinness, foI immediately thereafter she paid a note of $500 at the bank and paid other bills, after which she made a deposit of about $700 in the State bank. About the time this man arrived Ray Lam phere, who had been working for Mrs Guinness, came to the sheriff and told him that there was a strange man al the Guinness home. Lamphere said that the man came from Aberdeen S. D., and that he was wanted there for murder and robbery. The sheriff put an officer to watching the man and an investigation was begun.
 The investigation disclosed that there had been no murder committed il Aberdeen and that the man was not wanted there. Lamphere said he haG received his information in a lettel from friends in Aberdeen. The las seen here of Heldgren was one morn ing some days later when he left fol Chicago. A few days afterward th' savings bank received an inquiry from Aberdeen, it being stated that Held gren had not returned there, and hi friends were mystified.
 Assistant Cashier Buck went to tn Guinness house and interviewed Mrs Guinness, and the woman is alleged t have said, Do they think 1 mad away with him too?" She then ex plained that the man was on his wa. to Sweden to visit and came here t