The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-14

Total Number 81 Mn. 0nin-
ness Victims Now stands
at Eeven.
Laporte. Ind.,sMay l1.--Rain@ceaasdI
early today ma digging Operations
were resumed ~ Sheriff srnutxer On
the Guinness ~charTel farm It a. early
hour.
The belief that more bodies would u
uncovered drew large crowds Is me
farm. The morbid onlookerE stood
huddled IN groups about the place.
watching every turn 81 the digEerss
tools.
The tenth body was turned up by the
diggers shortly before . this morning.
1t Is 4 skeleton Of 4 ! apparently. 4
few minutess1ater another body was
found. making III In all. II was Just
underneath the spot where the nrst
skeleton only. supposed to be OF = wom-
IN.
Ars Busy Esrly.
More active spirit Is manifested along
the lines Of investigation today than
has been In evidence since the discov-g
cry Ct the frightful atrocities. The
sheriff, prosecuting attorney, ron
and the Pinkertons all were astir early,
actively engaged In the gathering ct
new evidence and following up every
story and runlor bearing on the AFFAIR
that had the least sefnbiance OF truth
about 1T.
Another important witness against
Lamphere, the suspected murderer. -
said today to have been found IN q
person named Purcell, who will be
brought In today. It Is declared his
testimony will be along the same lines
been secured.
Buried Shallow.
The bodies unearthed today were
found beneath q pile OF refuge but q:
few feet below the surface. The first
one reached was he badly articnlated
skeleton OF a male adult. The bones
somewhat scattered. but were IN q good
have been under ground about two
years, HI second skeleton was dis
covered directly under the first. the
earth between he two being but q foot
or SO deep. The bones. undoubtedly
those OF q woman. appeared to have
been buried much longer than the rest.
They are OF small size, but are evil
IDENTIFY those Of q full grown female.
more bodies will be found before
the a Is over Is confidently believed
among the townspeople and country
point.
6udsbers identified.
The Identification Of another OF the
bodies dug up In the Guinness farm
near hear as that Of Ole B. Budsberg,
., loia, WIS.,. and evidence that he,
like Andrew Hnlpo1oircN 80 cx.n.pY2 -
p, had been brought into Mrs. Bella
net through "m~atrinnonial',
advertisements. Is a Clarifying devel-
opment. The Identification of the
bundle Of bone and flesh as the re-
mans sons. Mat and Oscar.
coroner Mack put In a busy day
taking lengthy dispositions from the
father, sister and brother of Jennie
those two Of her victims. Helgelein's
OF Mansf1eld, 8. D.. These documents
detail at considerable length the known
relations between Mrs. Guinness and.
those two Of her victims. HeIRelein
proves OF especial interest in that it
confirmed many OF the previous re-
ports regarding the methods by which
Mrs. Guinness drew the South Dakota
farmer into her web.
Inc Olsen testimony detailed the
early life Of Mrs. Guinness foster.
and also revealed that the
woman had refused at one time to re-
turn the girl to her father.
Action Postponed.
P-ostponement Of grand jury action
on the case against Ray Lamphere has
peen decided upon While Ralph N.
Smith, prosecutor of the county. had
said In the afternoon he was ready to
proceed before the grand jury, which
nad peer scheduled to meet next Mon
day, new evidence led, however, to the
change in plans. The conference also
considered letters which Mrs. Guinness
had written to Andrew Helgelein, who
was one OF the persons to meet death
on her farm. Two witnesses to Lam
mediately preceding the fire were also
examined. These were Louis Rule, a
local saloonkeeper, and Nettie Shoe
make, keeper Of a resort near here. The
Shoemake woman's testimony supple
mented that given earlier by Bessie
Wallaceeaan inmate Of her place, who
had BEEN arrested and questioned dur
ing the day.
Prosecutor Smith said that the post
ponement Of the grand jury was not
case of the state.
w will produce witnesses to prove
that Lamphere was seen around the
house before the fire broke
out and that he was seen running
away later. We shall also prove that
- W Az paws II revenge 1OT
actions taken against him by the
woman after they had fallen out, and
that this disagreement was due to a
quarrel over the murder Of Helgelein In
which crime Lamphere was implicated
according to our evidence"
GuiIes Worked Helseiein.
One of the subjects discussed at q
conference of officials connected with.
the case was the correspondence be-
tween Mrs. Guinness and Andrew Hell
gelein. The latter's brother brought sew
eral Of these missives with him from
Mansfield. s. D.. They reveal thoroughly
the guiles by which Helgelein was In
duced to enter the trap prepared for
him. Endearing terms are numerous
in the missive, n in the later ones
are explicit directions as to the
methods by which Helgelein was to
collect his In addition such
phrases AS I'VE must pray God to
protect us from eviI' are in evidence.
h letters are ~Jeaiously guarded by
Helgelein under orders of Ralph N.
Smith. prosecuting attorney, but
enough was revealed to show that the
woman had not h~esitateS. to dare to
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