Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
MURDERESS' Victims
NUMBERED At Is
MORE BODIES DUG UP IN YARD
ON THE FARM OF MRS.
GUINNESS.

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REMAINS OF MAN
AND WOMAN FOUND
Total of Eleven Skeletons unearthed
at Charnel House-Pinkerton De-
tectives at Work on CIeWs Seek
Explanation Of Slaughter.
La Porte, Ind, May 1.-TWO more
bodies were unearthed at the Guinness
farm Friday in grave near the spot
where three of the four bodies were
exhumed Wednesday. The first to be
turned up was undoubtedly that Of a |
grown male, and the second was be-
lieved to be the bones Of woman.
This makes total of II bodies found,
and the total victims of the arch-mur-
deress Is, including those found In the
charred ruins of her home.
The rain having ceased, the diggers
were put to work at an early hour. A
soft spot under pile of refuse was
selected as the most promising place
to begin operations. The digger had
not been long at his task when he
turned up a spadeful Of bones, and
before nine o'clock the body, that of
full-grown male, had been entirely
exposed The skeleton, which was
badly disarticulated, was scattered,
but the bones in good state of pres
ervation 1t is believed that the body
has been under ground about two
years. The second skeleton was
found in the same place and directly
underneath the first, with an inter-
yening space of earth. The bones are
smaller and thought to be those of a
woman.
Body Long in Grave.
The skeleton also was not in an
articulated state, the tools of the dig
ger probably having to do with the
breaking and scattering of the smaller
bones. The second body found is be-
lieved to have been in the grave some
time before the first taken out.
The news that digging operations
were resumed Friday brought a large
crowd of the curious idle sight-seers
to the scene. AS early as seven
o'clock in the morning buggies, hacks,
wagons and all sorts of conveyances
started for the farm, and by eight
o'clock it was more than 1000 strong,
with people gathered upon the beauti-
full sloping scene of the crimes
Farmers from the surrounding
country places, merchants, clerks and
townspeople, adjacent towns and vii
lagos and visitors from far-away cities
made up the crowd that morbidly
watched the diggers as they monoton.
ously turned over the earth.
When it was learned In this city
that more bodies had been found many
more repaired to the scene of death.
Large Crowds Watch Digging.
The rain ceased Friday and digging
operations were begun by Sheriff
Shutter at an early hour. The sheriff
departed at an early hour from his
usual custom of having several men at
work with the spade and put only one
man in that capacity. 1t was predicted
very strongly by authorities that other
bodies would be uncovered and this
drew large crowds to the Guinness
farm, who, with morbid curiosity,
stood huddled in groups about the
place watching every turn of the dig
gers.
Two female corpses and those of six
males yet remain unidentified. De-
spite the searching Investigations of
the sheriff and states attorney there
Is as yet almost no clew to the identi-
ty of these remains. Their task is
complicated by the fact that the bodies
have been in the ground for at least
18 months. That the Pinkerton opera
lives who were brought into the affair
may be able to discover fresh evil
dence is the hope of Sheriff Shutter
and Prosecutor Smith. The outsiders
are in charge of G. ]. Smith, and he
is said to have four assistants. Two
of these, it is said, have been de-
tailed to search neighboring farms for
information regarding Mrs. Guinness
establishment. The others are work
ing under the direction of the sheriff.
Stranger "Who Left for South"
Ray Lamphere made statement to
Mayor Darrow, who is the partner of
Lamphere's attorney, day or two ago
and which was made public Friday
that a man from Chicago, whose name
he did not know, came to the Guinness
farm several months ago and remained
there for several days. He disap-
peared suddenly, leaving trunk and
few belongings behind Upon
Lamphere's questioning Mrs. Guinness
as to what had become of her visitor,
she replied that he had gone south for
his health and that probably he would
not return. She ordered Lamphere
to carry the trunk and other effects of
the stranger to an upper story of the
farm house. Nothing was ever heard
OF this person after he left the Gun
ness place, and he is supposed to have
met the same fate as those whose
bodies are now being dug up at the
Guinness farm.
Mrs. Guinness Daughter Hides.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, May 9.-Swanhilda
Guinness, daughter of the second hus-
band of Mrs. Guinness, is near James,
vile, Wis, hidden by relatives. She
was kidnapped from Mrs. Guinness,
home and brought here for safety by
an uncle, Gust Guinness of Minneapo-
lis. Steps will be taken to claim the
Guinness estate for her.
Famous Pequot House Burned.
New London, Conn. May s.-The ia
nous Pequot house, which crowned
the head land at the western entrance