The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-05-14
|UN[ARIH another BODY.
THE DEATH ROLL OF THE
GUINNESS FARM NOW
NUMBERS TEN.
net CLOSING ON LAMPHERE
Additional Developments Strengthen
Charges of First Degree MUIR
der Against the Sus-
pected Man.

body was added to the death roll OF
the Guinness farm Friday, the grue-
some relics now numbering ten.
DEVELOPMENTS in the case came
thick and fast Friday night each adj
ditional circumstance brought to light
being of a nature to strengthen the
charges against Ray Lamphere, who
is accused of first degree murder be-
cause of the deaths of Mrs. Belle
Guinness and her three children. Lam
phere Friday sent a request to MS
attorney. II. W. Worden. asking the
latter to send to the farm OF John
Wheatbrook for the trunk which Lam
phere left there when he was ar
rested, April IS.
Lan,phere Trunk confiscated.
Put before this word had reached
the attorney the trunk had been con-
fiscated by the local authorities. IL
contained a number of letters writ
ten by Mrs. Guinness to Lamphere,
after the latter had taken employ
ment at the farm of John Wheat
brook. 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
Wheatbrook farm Feb. g. 1908. The
woman wrote to Lamphere urging him
to return to her farm, and to bring
,rifb
money enough" The identity of the
woman is a mystery and neither does
Mrs. Guinness mention the amount
deemed necessary for reception at the
Guinness farm. Along with the letters
were found several womens finger
rings. some of which were of unusual
size. and maye have been the prop
erty of Mrs. Guinness. Lamphere Fri
day evidenced a desire to break the
silence which he has kept since his
arrest. To visitor in his cell he
said:
Would Like to Talk.
There are some things | would
like to talk about, but my attorney
has told me not to say anything about
my troubles to any one. But there are
some things which | think might be
talked about and not 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 Sprngyille Friday evening Attor-
ney Worden went to the jail and
asked to see his client, but in the
absence of the sheriff, he was denied
admission. He did not relish this cir
cumstance and produced habeas cor
pus papers from his pocket, he assert
ed that he would file them in court
Saturday and compel the authorities
TO allow him to see his client.
Private Detectives Called In.
Prosecuting Attorney Smith held
conference Friday night with C. ].
Smith, one of the private detectives.
who was called into the case. They
and the sheriff's forces went over the
evidence collected during the day, in
Guiding that of two witnesses and the
letters found in Lamphere's trunk.
Rumors that there were dissensions
among the officials who are investi-
eating the tragedies were in circula-
ton Friday night. These differences
are said to be based upon a factional
fight.
The men who are said 10 be in
volved in 1t would not discuss the
matter for publication. Private de-
tectives who were brought here at the
instigation of Sheriff Shutter Thurs
day night began their investigation.
Rush of Curiosity Seekers.
The premature announcement by
Coroner Mack that two more bodies
had been discovered only served to
increase the rush of curiosity seek
ers. The scraps of humanity were
found in the barnyard, which had al
ready given up nine cadavers. and
were discovered under circumstances
similar to those which prevailed
Tuesday and Wednesday.
About four feet below the surface
the excayators encountered bits OF
and 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 preserved Of any of the ten |
gruesome relics. In addition to the |
usual traces of lime, the evidences |
were that less skillful hand had ac- |
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the |
corpse. The skull had been separat- |
ed and was lying near the feet of |
he cOrnEa NOthinp but a iurphIad |