The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-12
GUINNESS VICTIMS
D|SSECTED WITH
SURGEONS KNIVES
Instruments in Ruins Prove
Woman Was Skilled in
Ghastly Work.
GOLD TOOTH UNEARTHED,
PROBABLY FROM HER HEAD
Authorities Satisfied Drugs
Were First Used, Then Dirk
to Make Sure.
Special 10 the Evening star.l

Especial 10 the Evening stsr]
LAPoRTE, May 12,-Tha. horror of
Mrs. Belle Guinness, the hafpy who slew
rich suitors and children, grows with
every hour. q
4 gold crowned tooth has been found
In the debris of the Guinness home. II
ts believed to he from the head of Mrs.
Belle Guinness.
The tooth was found in the debris of
the cellar. Evidence which has hither-
to been suppressed was made public
today DR. J. l.. Gray, who performed
the autopsy on. the body which the
authorities have steadfastly maintained
is that of Mrs. Belle Guinness. in his
report tells of three rings which were
found upon the corpse and also reveals
the fact that the right hand. hitherto
declared missing. is still in existence.
The rings only add to the mystery.
Two of them contain Inscriptions, one
being. ."P. S. to J. s.. Aug y. "a"
and the other, "P. G. to ]. S., s-5. 's5."
Mrs. Gunness's husband was Peter
Guinness. but the identity of u. S." and
= -. IL ~ IJlt1Hlc Which, liOlle "a the
local officials would attempt 70 explain
Whether alive or dead the woman has
been proven supermaR. Franksnstein
of murder moro terrible than Lmcrczia
BorEia wss subtle in her dcviltricS.
Today the authorities. delving in the
ruins of the Guinness farmhouse, came
upon two dozen pairs of scissors, bent
md curved In the fashion of surgical
instruments. and in addition three
knives, two of a surgical character, and
another an unmistaIxabIc dirk.
In the absence of evidence to the con-
trary. it is believed that the dirk may
have been the chief weapon employed
in the series of murders which have
brought notoriety to the farm. An ex-
pert hand could easily have slipped the
snake-like weapon between the ribs of
the victims and penetrated the hearts.
Carried knives In skirt.
An interesting side light on the char
aeter of Mrs. Guinness has been fur
nished by Mrs. G. o. Lapham, of La
porte, who six years was a neighbor of
the woman. Mrs. Lapham says that on
the only occasion on which she called
upon her neighbor, her hostess sat near
an open window. A strong breeze
through this opening blew aside the
folds of loose house dress which
Mrs. Guinness was wearing and re-
vealed about her body n wide belt
containing pouches of various sizes and
sheaths, which seemed to have been
constructed for knives.
I,onis Scb1r1fza xrI1a o- ~, T.,
the sheriff to sluice the ashes in the
cellar, completed his apparatus early
and began the tests to determine
whether his arrangements were of the
character demanded by the work at
hand, Schultze yesterday constructed
a sluicing box nine feet long and ~
foot square and connected it with a
tank of a windmill near the house by
means of line of heavy hose An at
tachnent from a street sprinkler is
used to distribute the water through
the box
May Go 10 the Grand Jury Today.
There is a possibility that the grand
jury which convened here yesterday,
will begin consideration of the charges
against Ray Lamphere today. A few
days ago this investigation was post
poned until May IS, but yesterday
Prosecutor Smith again declared him
self ready to proceed and last night
he prepared the dispositions which the
sheriff and his deputies will swear to
for grand jury purposes. Most of the
cases in this State are pre-
sented to the court on afiidavits of be-
lief filed by the States attorney. As
the important cases before the present
inquisitorial Jody are few it is expect
ed that tie Lamphere charges will be
not later than Thursday at
the outside. Last night Prosecutor
Smith said that he might take the case
before the jury tomorrow. but he may
even hasten this program. Much de-
pends upon the attitude of Coroner c.
$. Mack, who thus far has shown lit
tie inclination to push the cases to a
If he decides today to re-
ceive the reports on the Guinness bodies
which have been prepared by four ex
amning physicians, it is possible that
the court procedure will be fastened
Until these reports are in, however, the
attorney will be embar-
rassed in his attempts TO prove corpi
lelicti in the case of Ray Lamphere.
A complete solution of the mystery
Of the Guinness murder-farm is ex-
pected within forty-eight hours. The
officials who have been conducting the
search for victims of the house of
many deaths admit this fact.
That the victims came 10 their death
through the administration of a, deadly
amoutn of chlora1 has been proven. Tho
places at which the drug was pur-
chased during the last eight years have
been found.