The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09
COULD NOT BE SHE.


Long, one of the physicians who per-
formed the autopsy on the body of the
woman found in the ruins of the Gun
ness home after the fire, today made
the following statement:
In my opinion the body of the wo-
man found in the house is not that of
Mrs Guinness.
"a strange coincidence is that the
forehead of all the children were burn
ed at the same place. This is extra
ordinary. A skull crushed by a blow
at any point when subjected to fire,
would more likely burn away at that
point than at sound places as the heat
and fire would reach the bony struc-
ture, and thus attack the carriages
from both sides. The theory that her
head had been entirely burned away
is disproved by the fact that being
and flames and being harder 1t could
not have burned away as easily as the
skulls of the children.
1.-THE body at the morgue is not that
of Mrs. Guinness. because it is not cor
rectly proportioned. 1t is that of
rather plump woman of the same gen.
eral contour of Mrs. Guinness, but
weighing between $50 and 100 pounds.
Mrs. Guinness weighed 225 pounds.
The arm that was burned off and
found beside the body is we'll formed
The fingers show evidence of careful
manicuring, and that was something
that Mrs. Guinness knew nothing about.
"Basing my statements on the statis-
tics and figures of eminent physicians
of this country and Great Britain
find that the body at the morgue is al
most five inches shorter than the body
of Mrs. Guinness would be under SINH
lar circumstances. The fire would of
course, cause the body to lose weight.
but the general physical outline of the
woman would remain.
sMrc a nf n.
usual appearance. She was large, bony,
powerful looking, with square jaws and
black eyes. She was woman who
would attract attention anywhere
from a lack of womanly characteristics
She wore a large fur coat during the
winter and her long strides, together
with her remarkable countenance and
her really vicious appearance gave her
an aspect that was almost terrify-
ing
Digging Is Resumed.
The work of digging on the Cum
one man. however, being put at work.
Up to 10 o'clock there had been no
Developments and no trace of addi-
| tional bodies had been discovered.
The local authorities are endeavor--
ing to trace a young man named
Canary. who, it is believed, NAV have
been one of the victims of Mrs. Gun
ness. A letter was received this
morning from his mother saying that
he was about 20 years of age, has
has had no word from him in almost
two years. It'll is known that young
Canary worked for Henry Bizge, who
| lived about one-quarter of a mile from
the Guinness farm 1ooe He disappeared
| declares in her letter that the boy was
not intellectually bright and says that
he at one time burned an empty cot
| tage for the pleasure of seeing it de-
! stroyed 1t is known that he was
| around the Guinness place at various
times. One circumstance which is
| considered to be against his having
been killed by Mrs Guinness is the
fact that the boy rarely had any money
with him.
About one year ago a man arrived
| in Laporte from some place in the
state of New York. He said that he
| had made arrangements to work for
| Mrs. Guinness and that she was going
| to buy horse and buggy which he
had. He has never been heard of
since he went to the Guinness farm and
his buggy was today identified stand
ing in shed on the Guinness place
| 1t has been conclusively proven that
that Jennie Olsen went to attend the
Lutheran school at Fergus Fall. Mimi.
was false. A letter received today
from the authorities of that institution
declares tnat Jennie Olsen was never
| there and they never heard of her.
The threatened clash between the
authorities and H. w. Worden the at
torney for Ray Lamphere over his
right to see the prisoner, was averted
today. Mr.. Worden being admitted to
the Jail, where he talked with Lam
phere for more than an hour.
Mr.. Worden strongly denied the
story that any trunk had been found
containing letters written by Lampnere
TO Mrs. Guinness and he also asserted
ment that Lamphere desired to con
fess. wa
Mr.. Worden is investigating the
story that on the night of the BURNING
of the Guinness home and sbort ~. s
before it was destroyed a farmer whe
attempted to drive past the place was
stopped and turned back by two mask.
ed men The name of the farmer i,