The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-08
Diggers Keep on Unearthing
Skeletons at Laporte in
Amazing Crime Case.
LAMPHERE KNEW OF
KILLINGS, POLICE SAY
Belle Guinness, Chief of Assas-
sin Band, Had SOund-prOOf
Death Chamber in Home.

body was turned up Dy the diSSers NJ
the Guinness chnrneI farm this morn
ing. 1t is apparently the skeleton of
man.
Immediately afterward another body
was found just underneath the spot
where the first body was discovered.
1t is a skeleton only and is supposed
to he that Of woman.
While the police of the country have
spread their dragnet to entrap Mrs.
Belle Guinness, the arch -murderess.
startling new evidence has been dis
covered which is being carefully
guarded by the police, showing that
Roy Lamphere her farmland sweet
heart, must have known of the atroci-
ties at her murder farm, even If he
was not an accomplice of the money
and blood lustful vampire.
Lamphere, it is now declared by the
police, was cognizant of the manner IN
which Mrs. Guinness would lure her
wealthy victims to their death. He is
being put through a third degree today,
and it Is believed that astounding reve-
lations of hitherto unknown murders
will result.
Sheriff shutter today stated that he
was convinced that Mrs. Guinness had
slain at least thirty-three people. Her
victims were wealthy suitors and chill
dren.
1t is now known that the death farm
was a clearing house for a band of as
sassins captained by the alluring
harpy, and reports from Chicago and
other cities make it probable that the
woman was regularly engaged in the
business of making away with adults
and children whose deaths were desired
by those who had motives for their re-
moval.
The startling theory was developed
today that Mrs. Guinness was slain In
her own home by Lamphere, who.
sated with the orgy of blood, deter
mined TO kill the satanic monster.
One of the astounding revelations
of today was that the murder cham
ber in the woman's home had sound
proof walls. 1t was there ii Is believed
that the woman first feasted those
whom she had marked for death, ana
then with the fendishness of Lu-
cretia Borgia administered poison so
subtle tl'a her victims passed into
uncorseiodsness that preceded death,
while toasting their demoniacal mur-
dercss.
Death Room SOund-prOOf.
A part of this room is still standing.
1t appears to have been about fifteen
feet square, with walls heavily insu-
lated. and with one door which had
two heavy locks on it. There were
bars at the windows, and the woman
is said to have explained to one of
her friends that it was her sleeping
room, and living alone with her chill
dren she had the windows barred as
a protection against robbers. This
room is now known to have been her
guest chamber 1t had been specially
arranged so as to deaden any sounds
that might be made in the inside. 1t
seems according to evidence furnished
by the ruins, that a second wall was
built within the entire room. and be-
tween it and the original walls saw
dust was packed tightly Some of the
sawdust still remains between the two
walls. .3
From this room, it is believed, her
victims were conveyed, after being cut
into pieces, in the dead of night, with
some ones assistance, to the yard for
burial.
Rain HaIts Investigation.
Today the rain which has been fall
ing since Wednesday evening was still
coming down intermittently, and Sheriff
Shutter and his assistants have been
obliged to postpone their search for
skeletons. 1t is predicted by the au
thorities, however, that further grew
some discoveries will be made.
Burning love letters which Mrs.
Guinness wrote to her suitors, and
which lured them to their deaths in the
"House of Murder were turned over to
States Attorney Smith this afternoon
by Aslie Helgelein, brother of Andrew
Helgelein, who is counted among the
seventeen known victim. of the arch
murderess.
you are to me a king. / love and
respect you. know from your letters
that YOU must have a loving heart
honest and faithful" are some of the
extracts
"Come to me. Your bride awaits you
We shall be happy here as king and
queen in the most beautiful home in
Northern Indiana.
'T depend on you. My heart would
break If you should fail me now.
love you and never loved before.
81 Love You, But Bring Cash."
Il do not trust banks. Sell or mort
gage your ranch and stocks and bring
the money sewed up in your clothes.
DO not go to the hotel. Let me know
on what train you will come and will
meet you with the carriage at the sta
ton.
II am glad to think you never mar
ried. All these years you were wait
ing for the one woman you could truly
love. You are to me the one man in
all the world. dream of you, my love,
and await your coming"
Thus far only three of the nine bodies
have been identified. The known VIC
TINS are: Jennie Olsen, the 16-year-old
foster daughter of Mrs. Guinness; An
drew Helgelein, of Mansfield, S. D., and
Ole O. Budsberg, of lola. Wis.
One female corpse and those of five
males yet remain unidentified.
Despite the searching Investigations
of the sheriff and State attorney, there
is as yet almost no clue to the identity
of these victims, Their task is compli-
Gated by the fact that the bodies have
been in the ground for at least eighteen
months.
That the Pinkerton operatives who
were brought into the affair yesterday
may be able to discover fresh evidence
is the hope of Sheriff Smutzer and
Prosecutor Smith.
What the inquiries of Prosecutor R
N. Smith into the alleged connection oi