The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Body Of a South Dakota Man Dug Up
on Her Farm.
Also an Eleven. Year-OId Girl and
Three Other Persons - Hired
Man H. Believed AN
AccompIice.


their search for other alleged VS.
tins Of Mrs. Belle Guinness, who.
TO all Indications, was one Of the
most fiendlsh murderess or tine cen,
fury, and who was recently killed witt
her three children through the burning
OF her country home one mile north.
east OF LaPorte. OF the bodies so far
unearthed two have been identified
They are those of Andrew Hclge.ein,
wealthy bachelor of Mansfield, *
: D.. and Miss Jennie Olson, eieven-year-
old stepdaughter Of Mrs. Guinness. The
other three bodies are 90 badly decom-
posed as TO make Identification lmpos-
sible.
Hired Man Had Dug Holes.
THE discovery of the bodies was
brought about by the appearance OF
A. J. Helgelein. OF Aberdeen, s. H.,
brother OF Andrew Helgelcln. In La
Forte ia search Tor the missing man.
With information that his brother An
drew had come 10 LaPorte to wed Mrs
Guinness. and that he had turned over
his property To her, he became con-
WINGED that he had been made the vic
tin OF foul play. While questioning
Joseph Maxson, hired hand on the
Guinness farm, he learned OF the mys-
terious digging of holes by him. all OF
them being filled at n later date by
Mrs. Guinness He led Helgplein and
the officers 10 the spot where the holes
had been dug, about 40 feet from the
house and there after digging few
minutes. was uncovered the body OF
Helgelein.
Helgeiein's Body Dismembered.
The remains were only four feet un-
der ground and were enclosed in a
gunny sack. The legs and arms had
been dismembercd, but were with the
trunk. About thirty-five feet further
on from the remains the four other
persons were found. Lying on top or
mattress were the skeleton of two
men and woman. Underneath the
mattress was the body of an eleven
year-old girl. said to lie Jennie Olson.
All the bodies were taken In charge by
the coroner. and are now locked I'm
box on the farm.
The discovery OF the bodies led ex-
pressmen 10 tell OF the delivery OF five
trunks TO the Guinness farm during
the last six months. and this fact has
caused the authorities TO work on the
theory that the place was a clearing
house for murderers. They suspect
that wealthy persons after being lured
60 Chicago and killed, were packed IN
these trunks and sent to LaPorte and
disposed OF.
Did She XIII Her Husbands
The developments OF the day also
cnused the authorities to recall that
the two husbands OF Mrs. Gunness die1
under suspicious circumstances, both
meeting violent deaths. The first, Els
ward S0renson, was insured for So
600. and the second, Guinness, for 3d.
600 This insurance was paid over TO
Mrs. Guinness by the companies. Ray
Lamphere. the ex-hired man Of Mrs.
Guinness, who was arrested after the
womans house had been destroyed by
fire aud the bodies OF Mrs. Guinness
and her three children had been found
In the ruins. was charged with muir
dering the family.
Believe lie Killed Family.
He now WIN be accused OF being an
accomplice OF Mrs. Guinness In the
numbering of the alleged victims Of the
JaPorte woman. 1t l. believed that
Lamphcre. iangcrcd because Mrs. Gun.
ness refused TO keep him supplied with
money. killed her and the children out
OF revenge and then fired the house
20 cover the crime. II has developed
, that l.amphere had been seen wearing
a fur ovcfeoat answering The descrP-
ton OF one belonging 20 Andrew Heb
gclcin. several times during the month
OF February. Mrs. Guinness also wore
the coat on several occasions. and
when asked concerning II stated that
II had been given TO her by an adj
mlrer.
Early Wednesday morning the dig
ging IN the yard was resumed and an.
other body was soon discovered. bring
ing the total up 10 six.
-Four More Bodies Found.
A possible solution Of the mystery
which has been deepened by four al
ditionnl hodIesbeing found Ia the barn
: yard, has developed Evidence I'm
the nine dlsmemhercd corpscs uh
u earthed so far had been Shipfed % hi
city. probably from Chicago. came 9.
light the testimony of draymcn VIII
had carted trunks and boxes "a th'
Cnlness home bearing ibis cut, IN Oh
dition the local authorities feceised ~
formation that two trunks cons. gDes
70 Mrs. I.cile Guinness l.apo.te, nd
were being held III nn express olie.
IN the larger city ana Tie assistance
Of The Chicago police Ia unraNeliAa I'LL
pcgxle was sought at ontc
Two Bodiew Are Identified.
Two Of ihp nine mntiiaiel budlas
have been identified with considrrall.
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