The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09

tram ana Went TO Utica. =
+ Utica. n. Y, May s.-Detectives
= Mess and Donovan, of Syracuse, ar \
= rived here this morning at I:4O =
o clock on the New York Central y
y with woman answering the de- =
y scription of Mrs. Bella Guinness.
She was arrested on the train and =
gave her name as Mrs. A. l. Hearon =
4 of Chicago.
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LapOrte. Ind, May S-DeveIopments
in the Guinness murder case came thick
and fast this evening. each additional
circumstance brought TO light being of
nature to strengthen the charges
against Ray Lamphere, who is accused
of first degree murder, because of the
death of Mrs. Bella Guinness and her
three children. Lamphere today sent
a request to his attorney, H w Wor-
den, asking the latter to send to the
farm of John Wheatbrook for the
trunk which LampheTe left there when
he was arrested April 2S.
Letters in the Trunk.
But before this word had reached the
attorney, the trunk had been cOnfis-
Gated by the local authorities. 1t con-
gained a number of letters written bv
Mrs. Guinness to Lamphere after the
latter had taken employment at the
farm OF John Wheatbrook, near
Springville, seven miles north of this
city. The exact dates on these letters
were not announced, but that they
were recent Is evidenced by the fact
that Lamphere went to the Wheat
brook farm Feb. 3, 1908. The woman
wrote to Lamphere urging him to re-
turn 10 her farm. and TO bring your |
sweetheart with YOU if she has money |
oh no IA IL
Is mystery, and neither does Mrs !
Guinness mention the amount deemed |
necessary for her reception at the Gun
ness farm. Along with the letters were
found several WOmen's finger rings.
-%Ome of which were of unusual size.
and may have been the property of
Mrs. Guinness.
Lamphere Would Like to Talk.
Lamphere today evidenced desire TO
break the silence which he has kept
sRce his arrest. To a visitor in his
~, he said:
NThere are some things I would like
TO talk about. but my attorney has told
me not to say anything about my trou-
bles TO anyone. But there are some
things which l think might be talked |
about and hot hurt my case any They
might even help me if they became !
known"
Lamphere then made the request
that his attorney might be informed of !
his desire for clothing in the trunk at
Springville.
The resumption of excavation at the |
Guinness farm again drew an immense |
crowd of spectators. The rush of Wis |
itors has become so great that some of |
the local liverymen have established a |
regular bus line to the farm Hun |
dreds of men and women made the |
trip by this means and added to the |
thronss who had walked or driven out |
in private vehicles.
Another Body Found.
The premature announcement bv 4
Coroner Mack that two bodies had been
discovered only served to increase the |
rush Of curiOSity-seekers. The scraps /
of humanity were found in the barn |
yard. which had already given up nine /
cadavers, and We're discovered under |
circumstances similar 10 those which /
prevailed Tuesday and Wednesday. |
About four feet below the surface the |
excavatOrS encountered bits of bone |
and burlapping, and a few strokes |
more of the spades and hoes revealed |
the skull. decOmpOsed torso and leg /
and arm bones.
The body was by far the least pre- |
served of any of the ten gruesOme rel |
les. In addition to the usual traces of |
lime. the evidences were that a less 4
skillful hand had accomplished the dis |
memberment Of the corpse Nothing |
but a jumbled heap of decayed flesh /
and crumbling bones were left TO indi- !
cate the identity of the person. 1t was 4
thought. however. that the body was |
that of woman, as d pair of wOmen's !
oxford shoes and the metal frame of q |
woman's purse were found in the |
grave.
Collecting Evidence
While the Investigations were going /
on at the farm, Prosecutor Smith. aided |
by Deputy Sheriff Roy Mari was COL /
Letting additional evidence concerning
Lampheres alleged participation in /.
the affair.
One of the first new witnesses TODAY
Vtas ColsOn, who told of a conversation !
in which Lamphere declared his ability
10 get money and clothing from the
women. According TO COlsOn, Lam
phere said a few days before the fire Of /
April 2S;
Il made her get down on her knees /
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RUMOR WAS UNTRUE.