Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Considered Sufficient Proof
That LaP0rte Murderess
Is Still Alive.
ARREST IS A MISTAKE
Syracuse, N. T., Police Too
Hasty and Now Regret
Their Actien.

La Porte, Ind. May 9.-Dr. Harry
Fl. Long, for two terms coroner of IA
Porte county, who assisted in the post
mOrtem examination over the body
supposed to be that of Mrs. Guinness,
today declared the body in the mOrguc
is that of woman who weighed fully
so pounds less than did Mrs. Guinness,
and is five inches shorter than Mrs
Guinness. Long says Mrs. Guinness is
still alive
Proves Her Identity.
Syracuse, n. Y, May 9.-Mrs. Cora
Thelle Heron. widow of Frederick B.
Heron, former vice president of the
Sethness Chemical company of Chi
cago, arrested by Syracuse detectives
in Pullman sleeper this morning on
suspicion of being Mrs. Belle Guinness
of La Porte, the alleged murderess, to-
day was able to prove her identity and
will go on to New York this after
noon.
Authorities Are Alarmed.
She had come from Franklin, Pa,
where she has a summer home, and
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Lucy Burton An effort is being made
to have her sign papers releasing the
city of Syracuse from liability for her
arrest.
Only One Man at Work.
La Porte, Ind, May 9-The work
of digging on the Guinness farm was
resumed today, only one man, how
lssussF, being spat= -at4-wortS. Local au-
thorlties are endeavoring to trace a
young man named Canary, whom it
is believed may have been one of the
victims of Mrs. Guinness. A letter
was received today from his mother
saying her son, who was about 30
Years old. completely disappeared al
most two years ago.
Worked ON Next Farm.
1t is known young Canary worked
for Henry Rizge, who lived a quarter
of a mile from the Guinness farm. 1t
is known he was around the Guinness
place at various times One circum
stance which is considered to be
against his having been killed by
Mrs. Guinness is the fact the boy rare
ly had any money with him.
Victim From New York.
About a year ago a man arrived il
La Porte from some place in the state
of New York. He said he had made
arrangements to work for Mrs. Gun
ness and that she was going to buy
a horse and buggy which he had. He
has never been heard of since. His
buggy today was identified while
,l,o
place.
Not mt School.
1t has been conclusively proven ;
story given out by Mrs. Guinness tha
Jennie Olsen went to attend a Lu
theran school at Fergus Falls, Mimi
was false. A letter was received &c
day from the authorities of the in
\ stitution declares Jennie was neve
there and they never heard of her.
Sees the Prisoner.
The threatened clash between tn
authorities and H. b. Worden, attol
ney for Ray Lamphere, over his righ
to see the prisoner was averted today
Worden having been admitted to ja
where he talked with Lamphere fo
more than an hour. Worden strongl
denied the story that any trunk ha
been found containing letters write
by Lamphere to Mrs. Guinness an
asserted there was absolutely no trut
in the statement Lamphere desire
to confess or had anything to confess
= Was But One Body.
La Porte, Ind. May 9.-One MOI
3 body was added to the death roll {
the Guinness farm yesterday from tn
grewsome relics now numbering 1
Coroner Mack had at first announce
that the grave opened yesterday NOR
ing contained one complete cadav,
and portions of a second, but last e
ening said that what he had at fir
believed to be additional thigh al
arm bones, are in reality pieces of Il
first set.
BlackmniI Motive.
Peter C. Olson, new witness in Il
case, told r. N. Smith, the prosecutiI
attorney, that Ray Lamphere had ac
nowledged attempts to blackmail MI
Guinness. THIS Is considered as de
pftely establishing a motive for di
agreement between Lamphere and Il
woman. which resulted later in Il
burning of the farm house.
May BE One Of victims.
washington Pa. May 9.--It is pc