The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-06
WHOLESALE MURDER COMMITTED IN CHICAGO
Thought That Victims Were Murdered in That City and
Shipped to Laporte in Huge Trunks-E Express Mes
sengers Tell of the Large Number Taken to Home.

ceived from meat chopper four years
ago. Her brOther-in-1aw arrived here
last night for the purpose Of Identify
ing the remains. if possible.
Four Of the bodies were found bur
led in refuse pile about loo feet from
the house, while Helgelein's body was
dug up within a few feet Of the ruined
home. 1t is the opinion Of Coroner
Mack and physicians who examined
the bodies that they were burned after
death.
HeIgelen was easily identified by
his brother, although the remains had
been badly mutilated. The body of
the other man shows a red mOustaChe.
Mrs. Gunness's first husband is be
lieved to have met death as the result
of poison, which She administered
while they were residents of Austin.
III. There was talk for a time of eX-
huming the body and making a post
mortem examination. but the state did
not act and the body of SOrenson was
not disturbed.
Soon after the death of her husband,
Mrs. SOrenSOn was married to Phillip
Guinness, coming TO this city with him
and buying the suburban home which
later became house of horror.
BY a Meat CIeaver.
The family had lived here but a
short time when Mr.. Guinness was kill
ed. His skull was crushed by the fall
ing of meat cleaver. Mrs. Guinness
said that his death was accidental,
though the belief was strong that she
had made away with him. He carried
insurance on his life for $1,000. of
which she became the pOssessOr. There
was suspicion at the time of Mr. Gun
ness's death that he had been killed by
his wife, but evidence of foul play was
lacking, and Or. Bowell who was then
coroner. rendered a verdict of accident
al death,
Mrs. Guinness wore widows weeds
for about two years, when she advertis-
ed in matrimonial publication for a
husband. This advertisement was an
swcred by Andrew Heldgren. of Aber-
deem, S. D.. who came to his city fol
lowing an exchange Of letters and be-
came the guest of Mrs. Guinness at her
home.
He had been here but a few days
when Mrs. Guinness cOnfided to him
her need of $l..oo and upon her prom
Use TO marry him, he made a draft on
bank at Aberdeen for $1,000 a large
part of which he is said to have given
to the widow. A part of this money
was deposited at one of the Laporte
banks. Heldgren spent several DAYS
al the Guinness home when he sudden
ly disappeared.
His relatives in Aberdeen. becoming
alarmed because Of his absence. com
municated with Mrs Guinness. also ap.
pealing TO the officers in this city &c
make investigation concerning his
whereabouts. Mrs Guinness said that
he had gone to Sweden, Lamphere sup.
porting her statement with the story
that he had left the Guinness home on
the morning of February >. for Chica
go.
No tidings came from him. however
and when John HeldSreu, living in Alb
erdeen, read of the burning Of the Gun
ness home, he determined upon the in
vestigaton. which this morning un
covered the body of his murdered
| brother.
John Heldgren says that Andrew
Heldgren was worth between S40Np-
and $4,000, but he has no means OF
knowing how much Of this small for
tune she succeeded in securng He is
| positive in the Identification Of the
| body, which occupied the unmarked
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