The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-07
Total Of Nine Dismembered
Corpses Unearthed Where
Recent Fire Occurred.
BODIES PROBABLY SENT
AWAY In TRUNKS
Dray,nen Found Who Had De
livered the Trunks-Mystery
Deepens as the Investiga-
ton Proceeds-Two
Identifications
Made.

r APoRTE, IND. May ga possible
solution of the Guinness farm
mystery, which was deepened
- to-day when four additional
bodies were found in the barn
yard, developed tonight. Evidence
tending to show that the nine dismem-
bered corpses unearthed yesterday and
to-day had been shipped to Laporte
probably from Chicago came to light
Testimony of draymen who had carted
trunks and boxes to the Guinness home
lent color to this supposition. Laporte
police also received information that
two trunks consigned to Mrs. Bella
Guinness, Laporte, Ind" are held In
an express ONCE in Chicago.
Two Are Identified.
Assistance Of the Chicago police In
unraveling the puzzle was sought at
once. Two Of the nine mutilated bod
les were Identified this afternoon with
reasonable certainty.
Antoine Olson, of Chicago, viewed the
body supposed to be that of Jennie
Olson. sixteen years old foster-daugh-
ter of Mrs. Guinness, and pronounced
+; to be that of his daughter. A sister
of the girl. Mrs. Leo Olander, of Chi
cago. confirmed the fathers identif1ca-
tion.
Ask K. Helgelein, whose inquiries re-
garding his missing brother, Andrew,
led to the first discoveries on the
death -haunted farm. became sure to-
day that the largest and best preserved
OF the corpses is that of his brother.
Against this Identification. however.
is the result Of the autopsy performed
or this body by DIR. ]. H. Mercer. He
found conditions. which, to his mind.
proved that the man perished long
after Andrew Helgelein disappeared
last January. DR.. Mercer said that the
corpse showed evidences of having
been in the ground less than two
weeks. Ask K. ,Helgelein. however.
refused to be convinced by these fnd-
ings, and his certainty led the coroner
TO accept his Identification for the
present.
Lamphere Is Mum.
Roy Lamphere, who is held on a
charge OF first degree murder as re-
suit OF the fire that destroyed the
Guinness home and caused the death
of Mrs. Bella Guinness and her three
children. gave no new evidence to-day
despite repeated questions. Ralph W.
Smith. prosecuting attorney. tonight
asserted that confession is not neces-
sary so far as Lamphere is concerned.
we have evidence In the shape of let
|: :ers connecting Lamphere with alleged
| murders at the Guinness farm. he said.
He also stated that the exact nature
| of the letters was carefully guarded
by Mr.. Smith.
| An attempt to identify one Of the
corpes as that of Ole B. Budsberg, lola,
Wis. was started by the sheriff In
response to telephone messages. word
| came that member of Budsberg's IS
family had left lola for Laporte.
/ Reward for Solution OF Mystery.
Stirred by the horror experienced by
| citizens as each additional bundle of
decaying bones and flesh was discov-
cred. the commissioners of Laporte
| county to-day resolved to use every
resource at their command toward find
| ing an answer to the puzzles that con-
| front the police. The board decided
to offer reward OF $1,000 for the So
luton Of the enigma.
! The Guinness farm was to-day
thronged with curious sightseers. When
Sheriff smultzer and his assistants
reached the place this morning they
| resumed the task of delving for bodies.
More Bodies Found.
The fact that traces Of another
corpse were found was a magnet. and
/ early in the afternoon the crowd be-
came SO dense that the road was
choked. The sheriff appealed to the
/ police to keep the crowd back. Re-
lieved of the crush. the excavators re-
doubled their efforts, and soon found
a few scattered bones. Then skull
was uncovered. Digging around this.
another cropse was exposed, and be-
yond this, yet another.
One of the bodies found in this pit
is believed to be that of a woman.
! The other two, and thatafound earlier
to-day are probably those of men. OF
the nine cadavers, seven are those of
males. All were adults. the two small
er bodies found yesterday, and first
thought to be those of children. prov
| ing otherwise when the bones were
examined by the coroner.
Robbery Probable Motive.
A motive for the murders has not
| been established. The circumstances
surrounding the disappearances OF
Helgelein and Ole 3. Budsberg, of lola
Wis. are however, SO similar as to in.
dicate robbery as the object of the
! crimes.
Helgelein had procured SO, 900 through
! the First National Bank. Of Laporte
shortly before lie Disappeared. Buds
\ berg negotiated the sale of mort.
gage through the I4aporte Savings Bank
and obtained $1,000 on April g, 1907
Then he disappeared. 1t is though,
4 possible that other victims OF the
tragedies carried life insurance poll.
1 cies. Evidence on this point, how.
ever, is lacking.
NATIONS PROSPERITY HIS IDEAL,
PEOPIES LOVE HIS AMBITION
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