The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-08
CHOULS VISIT DEAD
Shed In Which Mrs. Gunness'Vic-
Tins Are Stored Broken Into.
GIRL ARRESTED AS WITNESS
Is Friend of Man Under Arrest and
May Know Something of the Way
Victims Were Killed - Advertise.
ment That Lured Men to Farm.

La Porte. Ind May 8.-What the
authorities have declared was an al
tempt to disturb the nine bodies dug
up on the Guinness farm, so that
Identification of the remains would be
impossible was made at the place
Two men, whose identity Is not
known, broke into the carriage house
Of the farm where the bodies have
been placed but were driven away by
a watchmen before they could do any
harm Sheriff Shutter had left FOR
Chicago earlier in the day and his
absence, Austiss chief deputy. was
summoned to the farm. Before his
arrival the intruders had fed toward
Michigan City. Word was sent to the
police of that place and an attempt to
apprehent the men will be made there
Matt and Oscar H Budsberg OF lola
Wis, sons of Ole B. Budsberg, whose
disappearance from the Guinness farm
is one of the mysteries OF the case
arrived here. They brought with
them photographs of their father and
information concerning his movements
before his departure from lu.l They
identified one OF the bodies a. that 0:
their father
Matt, told at the depot something nf
the trials through which the. have
passed
MY father said before he lift lola
that he was coming 10 Ia .'olEe to
work farm here he sail III broken
English He brought wi, h him all
the letters which he had received
from Mrs Guinness and q $500 in
| money After his ar, Val here he
| raised $1,000 by sell:E t..or: gage
| note through tho Far: Iels' a,e bank
of lola We have had no VOL iron
him AMI have been working I e family
farm ever since he left in March, 1907.
We had a letter from Mrs Guinness
which was ad lr2sscd to my fat .er and
read as if lie had lett La Porte for
| lola | believe this l-ttol Y:as written
| for the purpose ct THROWN! invc?tiga-
! ton off the track am s!.a tia III =
| fathers body VS. enc q! the 8 Il
on the farm I'll. is 40 rec OF tt
| 81. 800 which he ha,i i'll his poas=. 81 IL
| in April of last W +. b iitVf thu
| woman killed t.. lather ahI touk h.
| money
| Bessie Clnklin. young woman. liv
| ing in Michigan City. lni.. w..o
| former home was in La Porte. ha.
been arrested by Sheriff SI.utZer and
is being held in Jail as an important
| witness
She was a friend of Ray Lanphere
of
plicity. but her testimony is consider
| ed of so great importance that she will
remain locked up until the grand jury
hears her next week.
| 1t is said that Lamphere. while talk
| ing to Miss Conklin, made threat
| against Mrs. Guinness and said that he
| had information, which. if disclosed.
| would hang Mrs. Guinness.
| He told me that Mrs. Guinness had
| to be good to him or he would make
| it hot for her and send her to the gal
lows" said Miss Conklin to Sheriff
| Shutter She further said that she
was ready to disclose all that Lamp
here told her, adding that ''he was in
| love with Mrs. Guinness and was crazy
| with jealousy
But the mystery is still in its early
| chapters. The estimates of the mum
| Der of persons murdered at the place
| through the lure of matrimonial
bureau run all the way from twe.v
| to twenty.
The following is the advertisement
| that lured the victims to Mrs. Guinness
| farm:
ERSONAL-Comely widow who
owns large farm in one of the finest
| districts in La Porte county. Indiana.
desires to make the acquaintance of
gentleman equally well provided, with
views of joining fortunes. No replies
| by letter considered unless sender is
| willing to follow answer with personal
visit"