Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-11
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


room In which Blue Beard slaughtere
wives. existed in the Guinness farr
house. 10 which from dozen TO
score or more OF Ill fated visitors Wen
never to reappear.
In this room the fiend--a woman
Killed bapless victims OF her lust 10
blood
Through its bolted doors none wer
ever admitted except the woman her
self and the victims whom she lie,
thither for slaughter
Existence Of secret room OF deatl
was admitted today BY Ray Lamphere
former hired man, who was charge,
with murder of Mrs Guinness AZ
completely in the wholesale slaughter
on her farm. Lamphere also told olfi
GERS there was another secret apart
ment in the cellar-a cold storage
room In which supposed bodies o,
victims kept until 1t was convenient
TO bury them. Grisly story of pri
vate graveyard at the farm of Mrs
BELLA Guinness, mile north OF la
Porte, is still In its early chapters
Today estimates of number OF per.
Sons murdered at the place through
lure of matrimonial bureau run all
the way from twelve to twenty. Fol
lowing is the matrimonial advertise
ment by which a dozen men were
lured to death in Mrs. Guinness secret
chamber of murder:
'PERSONAI~Come widow who
owns large farm in one of the finest
districts in La Porte county, Indiana,
desires TO make the acquaintance of
gentleman equally well provided. with
views OF joining fortunes. No replies
by letter considered unless sende- is
willing to follow answer with personal
visit"
DENVER. May 7.-Express Mes
senger Charles IL. Wright, aged 50,
oldest employe of the Globe Express
company In the west, was found lying
dead in a pool of blood in his car
shortly after Denver e. Rio Grande
train No. from Salt Lake City arrived
III t4At CITY tHlS morning.
small safe in the car was open
ana the contents. the value OF which
has not been determined, was missing.
The large through" safe which was
locked when the train left Salt Lake
city, and the combination Of which is
known only to company agents at the
largest stations along the line, had
been tampered with, but the door had
not been opened.
Deepest mystery surrounds the muir
der and robbery, which is known to
have been committed after the train
left Littleton early this morning on its
way TO Denver. Whether one man or
Two did the work has not been settled
by the police, although Captain of De
tectiyes Loomis has vigorously follow
ed all possible clews, all persons con
sidered able to throw any light on
the affair have been placed under sur
veiIance.
Harry Hopping, musician of Reno,
New, who had a small dog in the bag
gage car, went to the car from one
of the passenger coaches to care for
the animal as the train approached
nver, says he saw White alive in
express car after the train left
Attleton. II this information is cor
rect, double crime was committed
near Wolhurst In order to give the
robber or robbers time to leave the
car and train In local yards before It's
arrival here at 3 O'Clock this morning.
COLORADO SPRINGS. May 7.-l
The fashionable st. Georges in Lon.
don are to claim another Colorado
Springs bride. Miss Majorie Palmer,
the youngest daughter Of General Viii
liam J. Palmer. who is to wed the
dashing Boer army officer, Captain
Wellesly. General Palmer Is now plan
ming trip abroad next month. which
will be as costly as the event of last
summer. when he entertained some
160 members of his old regiment, the
Pennsylvania Fifteenth cavalry. bring
ing them from all parts Of the United
States TO Glen Eyrie. for a week OF
reunion and reminiscence On his
strip abroad, General Palmer will carry
as his guests nearly two score of per
sons. inciuing retinue OF servants,
the whole to make up house party
for the season iu London, or at Surrey,
the country place oil General r'almer's
old time associate, DR.. William A.
Bell. General Palmer Is now negoti-
ating for n hc.o3e and win spend at
least six months In England celebrat-
ing his daughters wedding. He will
spend half million dollars on he
trip. 1t is said.
Denver, May Geo J. Kindel. has
received from Thomas f. Walsh, now
in Washington. liberal donation toward
defraying expenses of rate war waged
in behalf OF the Colorado public.
Walsh in his letter states Kindel
worthy of loyal support of the people
of the state.
SILvERToN. May7.-The Silverton
schools are closed today on account
of scarlet fever, six or seven cases hay
spa 10 10.