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Evening journal., 1908-05-09
NOT THE BODY OF
MRS. GUINNESS
Arrest Of Farm LabOrer
Throwing Light on the
House Of Horrors
DECLARES He WILL CONFESS

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LAPORTE. Ind. May 9-After a
careful and scientific examination of
the body. generally supposed TO be that
of Mrs Belle Guinness. DIR. Harry II.
Long. Of Laporte, who had known the
woman i'm Ire. to-day stated unquali-
fiedly that the burned torso. was not
that of the mistress Of the Laporte
House Of Horrors"
Examining Letters.
Further light was thrown on the
Guinness murder mystery to-day when
Pinkerton detectives examined sixty
letters written by Mrs. Guinness to Raw
Lamphere. the farm hand under arrest
here on the charge of burning the Gum
ness home and killing It's occupant.
The letters were found in Lamphere's
trunk which had been concealed in tho
hav loft of the Wheatbroolk farm, six
miles from the Guinness place. The
trunk had been hidden under the hay
IN the corner OF the loft. Lamphere
showed great excitement when told
that his trunk and the letters had been
found.
He Immediately declared that he
WOULD make "A cOnItttlpTi.
"There are lots Of things I could tell
that would throw light on Mrs. Cum
ness life and still not hurt my case.
but win not say anything until I
have seen my lawyer"
Attorney Wooden. Lamphere-s law
yer. visited the prisoner in his cell to-
day. II is believed a statement soon
will be issued. The Pinkertons' have
made public the contents OF only one
letter. 1t reads:
"Get your sweetheart. and come back
and live at my farm. that is provided
the girl has enough money to make
Il interesting for us"
Letters Show Understanding.
At the sherifrs Office to-day It was
stated that the letters were all OF a
like character. indicating an under
standing between the woman and
Lamphere.
With the letters were found a largs
| number Of photographs and several
womens' rings. It is believed these
! win play a prominent part in the solu-
ton of the mystery.
The letters were all written after
Mrs. Guinness had had Lamphere ar
rested twice for tresDass. and at a
time when she was supposed to be al
n odds with the mar
\ Though Sheriff Schmutzer resumed
digging at the Guinness farm to-day n
is believed that most OF the bodies
buried by Mrs. Guinness have been un-
\ earthed.
After recovering one body and some
). Of the bones OF two others yesterday
the sheriff excavated in several places
on the farm but found no more corpsos.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
CAPTAIN AND CREW OF
STEAMER ARE RESCUED

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SANDY HOOK, N. j.. May 9-An-
other sensational breecnes buoy rescue
was made to-day when the captain and
SO men of the tank steamer Washtenah.
stranded on Monmouth beach, were
safely landed. The position Of tho
steamer is dangerous. The Wash
tenah went ashore during the fog last
right
Three life-saving crews tried to reach
her in boats. but the surf was too
much for them. Then line was shot
over the steamer and one of the officers
came ashore. He said that as the yes
sci was not leaking Captain Melvin
and the men would stay aboard. This
morning they came ashore in the
breeches buoy. WreclIing steamers
are now standing by the stranded ves-
sci to make efforts TO pull her off at
high tide.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
RAINS HOLD UP
NEW STREET WORK

Held up by the recent heavy rains,
the Street and Sewer Department has
not been able TO make any progress
on street Improvement work for the
last FIVE days. and the city's paving
plant has not vet been brought into
action. Crushed stone has been laid
along Vandever avenue on one side
for about FIVE blocks. The several
final blocks on the one side will be
given a bed of stone and then the first
application Of hitulithic viii be laid
It is not expected, however. that the
work will be advanced far enough for
this for several weeks.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
MANCHESTER, Ohio, May 9.-Troop
A Of Cleveland is today patrolling the
Ohio side of the Ohio river to pre-
vent any invasion of Kentucky night
riders. The feeling here against the
sending of the troops to the Ohio to-
bacco fields is very bitter. Sheriff
Paul predicts wholesale barn burning.
The people generally do not want the
soldiers here. Colonel Knox, Captain
Darnell and other officers are on tha
streets cautioning the people against
loud talk and threats. The situation
in Brown and Adams counties is in
tense. The Kentuckians made threats
to invade Ohio territory and repest
'Aforgan's Raid" Circulars have been
spread broadcast along the river. Re
ferences are made to ante-bellum feel
iRg here which causes much unrest
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
PLANS FOR
MEMORIAL DAY

Members OF the Joint memorial COM
mittee Of the c. A. r. met last night
In Irish-American Hall and completed
arrangements for the Memorial Day
celebration.
On the morning Of Memorial Day
squads Of the Sons Of Veterans will
accompany the old soldiers to the diff
ferent cemeteries where they viii fra
a volley over each grave. Flowers viii
also be strewn upon the graves Of tho
departed heroes. and n small American
flag bearing the initials G. A. r. Will
be placed above each.
The program viii follow those OF
other years as regards the parade, and
the Sunday previous viii be observed
as Memorial Sunday. Special services
will be had in many of the churches
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
SWEPT AWAY in
ANGRY STREAM
George StrahOrn, Of Newark,
Nearly Lost His Life
While FOTding a Run

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. May s-George
strahorn. the well-known liveryman,
nearly lost his life by being swept
down a stream swollen because Of the
heavy rains recently. He was south
of town several miles when he started
to cross the stream. which proved
dangerous.
The water was deeper than he ex-
pected and the currant so swift that
he was swept down the stream. The
plunging of the horse broke the har-
ness. which saved it from drowning.
Strahorn was thrown from the wagon
and after some difficulty reached shore
The wagon was swept eway.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
ARCHITECTS TO ORGANIZE

Architects Of the city, at a meeting in
the offices Of z. l. Rice. Jr.. last night
decided to organize an architectural SO.
ciety for mutual business protection and
sociability. The meeting was attended by
every architect in the city. The organlza-
ton was discussed to some length. after
which William ID. Brinckle, George e.
onneli and William J. Brown. were ap.
pointed a committee to draft constitu-
ton and bylaws for the society and to
agree upon a title The architects will
meet again on next Friday night.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
OHIO SOLDIERS WATCH
FOR NIGHT RIDERS

Colonel Knox fears an ambuscade
of his men as they patrol this hot-bed
of unrest. Every day growers of this
district receive threats mailed from
Kentucky. Some are written in red
ink and bear pictures Of coffins and
skulls. Several were received this
morning. Buyer Spencer of the To-
bacco Trust is gathering up these let
ters. One says: IF you grow any
tobacco in 1908 we will do with you
as we have with others.-Night Riders -
The farmers back from the river
are in a panic. Many think the coun-
try is in a state of siege. Many re-
fuse TO leave their homes for fear of
being shot In 1907 the trust took
100000 pounds of tobacco out Of this
district. In spite Of the strained situa
tion there is no truth In the stories
wired from here that shots had been
exchanged with Troop A.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
New Dental Firm.

Drs. J. Frank Peirce and J. Albert
Cam. dentists. have entered into part
nership with an Office at No. 4i9 Mar
ket street. which they have equipped
with all the latest appliances known
20 their profession. DR.. Peirce formerly
conducted his Office at No. 10 IL West
street, and DR.. Cam at No 9O6 Van
Buren, street. Both personally have a
large following and a large practice is
looked for.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
CANADIAN ICE
BREAKER IN COLLISION

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
QUEBEC, May 9.-As a result CT a
collision of steamer Milwaukee and
the government ice-breaker Montcalrl,
the finest vessel in the Great North
ern's feet is beached to-day
The Milwaukee, bound for Montreal,
rammed the Montcalm as the latter
tried to cross her bows in the st. Law
renee yesterday. The Montcalm Is
valued at 100000.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
KILLED SEVENTY-TWO
BLACK SNAKES

RISING SUN. Nd. May s.-The re-
cord held by John d. Miller as the
champion snake killer of Cecil county.
who recently found SO blacksnakes in
a post hole. was broken yesterday when
on the farm of Assistant County Treas
urer George Hopkins. James and David
Shea, brothers in removing an old
post discovered 70 blacksnakes Of all
sizes coiled together in a ball in the
hole. Not one escaped.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
CLEVELAND STREET CAR
MEN MAY STRIKE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 9.-Mem-
bers of the Street Railway Mems
Union met with President Dupont, of
the Municipal Traction Company In a
final effort to agree upon questions TO
be submitted for arbitration.
A meeting OF the union will be held
tonight. at which the union will either
decide to strike OF reinstruct its eN-
ecutive committee and continue nsso-
stations,
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
TO PLAY IN WEST CHESTER.
Wilmington Orchestra to Give coneer
on tuesday Niaht Next.

Wilmington Orchestra to Give Concert
on Tuesday Night Next.
The Wilmington Orchestra will go 70
West Chester next Tuseday night where
a concert consisting Of the following
program viii be given:
Part Thomas, overture. Raymond:
Schubert. symphony b minor. (unhn-
ished), Allegro moderate. Andante Con
Motto; Wagner (a) Elsa's Dream. from
Lohengrin. % Ie Saran Rose. Valso
Cantabie. Miss Isabelle 3. Wales.
Part 2.-Raff. march for the Lenore
Symphony; Haendel. Largo (Aria), fog
orchestra and harp; Brahms. Hungar-
ian dances. No. and s, for string or
chestra; Greig. two melodies Op. 81
Heart Grief, Spring; Schubert, Over
ture, Rosamunde.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
Or. KeIloeo to Discuss Charities.

LTs TNUIIVHN 20 DIoUUoa NHaTTNIUa'
In Grace Church tomorrow evening
the Rev. II. w. Kellogg will speak on
the subject: "The Gospel of Charity"
DR.. Kellogg will make special refer
ence to the deliberations Of the con-
vention of the National Conference
OF Charities held recently at Richmond,
Va Following viii be the musical pro-
gram of the evening: Anthem after
prayer, Rock of Ages" Dudley Buck;
offertory duet, THE Lord Is My Shep-
herd" Smart. Miss Edmond and Mrs.
Ross; anthem after prayer, Great God
to Thee My Evening Song" Shelley;
after scripture anthem, Let Not Your
Heart be Troubled" Foster; offertory.
quartet, Jesus. the Very Thought of
Thee" Marsh.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
HAS ONE HUNDRED
HEAD OF FINE CATTLE

HARRINGTON. Del, May s.-one OF me
most striking sights IN modern Delaware
farming is that presented on the stock
farm Of Houston Hudson, near Union
Church, between Glendale and Harring-
ton. Mr. Hudson has on his farm over
100 head Of thoroughbred Polled Angus
cattle. resembling in appearance and move
ments at a distance big herd Of Amer
lean buffals.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
Her Husband Died in Vieksburg
BY United Press Leased Special Wlri

NEW YORK. May 9.-Mrs. Eta T.
Rockefeller, of West Fortieth street,
was coming to visit, said to-day: Mrs.
Herron's husband died in Vicksburg,
Miss, where he was in a private sani-
tarium.
Mrs. Rockefeller then looked up and
displayed a telegram announcing his
death, which she received from ViclSs-
burg at the time She was greatly
shocked at her sisters experience.
Mrs. Rockefeller said Adolph Heron
brother-in-law Of Mrs. Heron. lives in
Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
EXPECT TO ROUND UP
ALLEGED NOTE FORGERS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. May s-John Joseph
Campbell, formerly a member Of John
ID. Rockefeller. Jr's Bible class has
made a confession by which the dis
trict attorney expects 80 round up a
band of alleged note forgers, who have
put great amount of worthless checks
and paper afoat in the financial dis
trict lately. It is said Campbells con-
fession involves a dozen men who are
now bes~S sought for. James n.
whelpley. Regulus Shipsey and~Jonn
Gunlach. all of whom are under arrest.
also are alleged to be implicated.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
NaturaI HlstorY sooietY.

The Natural History Society will
hold its monthly meeting in Friends
School. Fourth and West streets, Mon
day night at & aclacka
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May s.--The wealth
er is still cloudy and rainy in north
eastern districts and the lake region,
although the disturbance of Friday
morning has advanced to the lower ST.
Lawrence Valley.
Forecast till 8 p. m. Sunday:
For Delaware-Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday, not much change in tenn
perature; fresh northwesterly winds.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
DRAGGED WOMAN
FROM The CAR
syracuse Police Thought She
Was Mrs. Guinness But
Are Mistaken
By Unlted Press Leased speolnl wIr..

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
SYRACUSE N. Y. May 9.-Bundlod
out Of their Pullman berths during the
night between Syracuse and Utica. a
woman, supposed to be Belle Guinness.
OF Indianapolis, and another woman,
were brought back here early to-day
and placed in the matron Sail. The
woman gave her name as Mrs. Cora
Belle Heron, and said her home was
in Chicago. She refused to give the
name of her companion, but said she
was her mother. The elderly woman
confirmed this. At first neither would
talk to the detectives except to say
they were innocent. Later Mrs. Her
ran, as she called herself, said that her
husband died last fall. She began:
"Mr. Heron was president Of"
then she broke off and would go no
further. At length she added: Il have
been on a visit to Franklin, Pa, and
am now on my way to visit my sister
in New York" The detectives say
they have learned that the elder
woman's name is Mrs. Lucy Burton.
Mrs. Burton told a story that con-
flicted with that of her alleged daugh-
ter. She said: My daughters nus
band was a travelling man. He died
last Thanksgiving Day in Vicksburg,
Mass, and since that time my daugn-
ter has spent most of her time trav-
cling between Franklin and Chicago"
The woman had a large. heavy trunk
which she requested be handled with
care.
Thinks Mistake Was Made
After questioning the woman nsld
here as suspected OF being Mrs. Belle
Guinness Martin Condor, chief of po-
lice, to-day said
Il think a mistake has been made
by my subordinates."
1t is now believed that the woman
is Mrs. Belle Heron, OF Chicago, and
it is expected that she and her mother
soon will be released. Mrs. Heron
does not fully agree with the descgip-
tion Of Mrs. Guinness. Mrs. Heron
weighs only 11s pounds. while Mrs
Guinness weighed over 200. Mrs. Her
ron produced cards and receipts show
ing her name as she claimed, and
Chief Condor was practically con-
WINGED that her story was true. l5el
refusal to answer questions is attribu-
ted to the suddenness Of the charge
and the surprise and chagrin of being
dragged from the train 10 face an &C.
fcusation. The police, however, are al
loss to explain her strange action n
regard TO her baggage, which sh'
begged the officers to handle with carr
and she said was filled with maple
sugar When 1t was opened only 9
lmotley bundle OF women's wearing
lapparel was disclosed.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09
Known in Franklin

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
FRANKLIN, Pa. May 9.-Mrs. F. b.
Heron, arrested in Syracuse on sus-
picion Of being Mrs. Belle Guinness, the
Laporte arch-murderess, lives in the
country about eight miles from here.
She resides with her mother, Mrs
Lucy Burton. Mrs. Heron was reared
in this vicinity and is we'll known. Her
husband died in the South last winter
and Mrs. Heron brought the body
here for burial Since then she has
been in Chicago much of the time.
but had arranged to spend the sum-
mer with her mother.
Evening journal., 1908-05-09

The newspaper that guarantees
its circulation, acts as an insur-
ance policy TO the advertisers
iiproiecfs. il The Evening Journal
guarantees its circulation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-29
StTandeSt Ground

In Columbia, s c. the Tigers ran
ac- oss the strangest diamond in Amer
lea, they swear It was on the spring
trip last year when they visited the
state capital 20 play the SaIIy-leaguers
two exhibition games. They got out 70
the park and found what appeared 20
be a cement pavement. Closer inspec-
ton proved that il was merely the red
clay of the South hardened into a
perfect sheet Of brick by the rain and
heat of the sun
Under a clOUdless sky that after
noon the writer saw the most weird
exhibition Of baseball ever played by
a major league club perhaps Talk
about your English" Jake SchGefer
or Willie Hoppe couldn't put any more
English on a billiard ball than those
Tiger sluggers put on the baseball
that day when they hit It. The ground
was as hard as brick: in fact. il was
brick, and as smooth as a billiard cloth
When the ball hit the CRASHES ex-
panse from the bat Of one Of the
heavy sluggers there was a crack
louder than the sound Of the bat hit
ting the leather. Crawford hit a long
fly e the outfeld. It dropped grace
fully behind the Sally league garden
r1eu and then shot I'D in the air again
over a big high board fence. If they
ever tried using a -aDDit ball on that
grounds it would have tennis beaten.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-29
Diamond of Rock

In New York the diamond was built
practically upon a bed Of rock The
work on II was rushed and today while
the New York park appears TO be the
pretJiest in the league II is one Of the
most wicked grounds. from a fielder 5
standpoint.
a ball hit sharply VIII take a bad
bound and travel as though made OF
rubber. mat IS why the Yankees al
ways hit so well at home, they say.
Note that when Griffith gets his bunch
back on the Highlands they immedi-
ately start j sharp hitting clip.
In Chicago IL is directly the reverse.
Remember When the White SOx won
the worlds championship? They were
called the hitless wonders. That was
because seventy-scven Of their games
were PLACED on TIE home lot--and no
body hits very much on the South Side
grounds the Windy City. The out
field is "mushy and the ball does not
travel when il is hit out there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-29
The Best Fields

The best diamonds in the American
League are the ones in Cleveland. De-
troit. 81. Louis, and Philadelphia. New
York and Chicago, the two biggest base
ball towns. have the poorest diamonds.
This does not mean the parks. but the
kind Of ground UPON which the diamond
is placed.
Detroit. under Bill Cline. has one of
the best diamonds in the country or did
have" said Bill Coughlin recently.
THE inheiders are all worrying about
the grounds now since they have re-
built the park and changed the dia-
mond- Last year the man they had
keeping the grounds sOdded it croSswise
and we had a terrible time following the
bound of a ball when it came at US.
The year before that Cline had as
good a plot of ground as anybody in
the league This year we've got to wait
until we get North to see how the
change has affected US"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-29
SIX TEAMS COMPOSE
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE

The Commercial Baseball League,
composed Of teams representing Wood
ward & Lothrop, Hahn's. Hecht's
Kann's. Haines'. and w. B. Moses &
Sons. has been organized, and the above
six teams are out every day for prac-
tee
r. II. Powers, OF Moses & Sons. who
was elected president OF the league at
the last meeting. would like 20 confer
with the representative OF any other
business house of this city which would
like TO join the league The schedule,
which includes about sixty games, ex-
tends from Nay - 10 September I.
The games will be played on the
White House Ellipse- The Commercial
League has solid financial backing. and
from present indications II should meet
with every success Hickman and
White have been selected as treasurer
Of the league
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-29
PIGEON FANCIERS
BUSY WITH RACERS
Baskets Being Liberated
Daily for Preliminary
Training.

Homins pigeon fanciers are actively
engaged in giving their racers prelim-
mary tossing in preparation for the
long distance events which will take
place in May and June.
Every fine morning an observer may
find here and there q basket Of pigeons
being given their elementary training
Tine Seventh street loop. Cleveland
Park, Chevy Chase Circle, Tenleytown.
Cabin John, and Great Falls will be
some Of the favcrite points which " Il
be the scene of Hberauons.
Probably 1000 pigeons compose the
numerous racing teams which VIII en-
deavor TO lower the records over the
western course. The first, last. and only
time this course has ever been tried
was in 1898, when it was given up, be
ing considered too haZg.G dO1s. But time
changes all things anJ in NJ sport has
there been made such -aoiC stridea as
pigeon flying in late Years. The scien-
tihc principles have bacn carefully con-
sidered; better facilities have been pro
vided for shipping, aad more attention
devoted to Instructions TO Iiberators.
These, together with the superior quail
ity OF the subjects, make it apparent
that the present season will snaugurate
a new era.
The first club-trainilg fl viii take
place on April IS from IIerndcn, Va,
after which liberatioAs will be had
weeKly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-29

The Sunday School Bowling League
season is drawing 10 a close, as there
only remains one match for each club
10 complete the schedule of forry-flve
games.
Mt. Pleasant and Metropolitan, by
winning nine Of the last twelve games
bowled. have each pulled up one place
in the team standing, and the former
team has a bare chance for the pen
nant.
1t will be necessary. however, for
that team to perform the well-nigh I'M
possible task Of taking all three games
from the champions OF the past two
seasons. in order to have its name en-
graved upon the Times Cup
For the high average prizes Bishop, Of
Ninth Street; Roberts, Of Calvary, and
Beckett, Of Union. are IN the lead, and
have the best chance.
Team Standing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-29
A Poor % Field

At that there is some system to hav-
ing a diamond roughly shod once in
awhile. They do say that IN Baltimore
when Ned HanlOn had his great team
they studied 10 have the ground IN
even so that the visiting helders would
find it hard work TO follow the ball
when the home club was using its
famous Baltimore chop"
4 don't know anything about that. q"
laughed Jennings when asked about
il. but I do know that they never
paid much heed 10 the outheld- You
could hear Steve Brodie as far as the
bench kicking about the way the field
was kept.
Hey. Hanlon,' he'd roar. send out
a couple Of goats to eat the tin cans
out here, viii your
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-29
BONTZ CLINCHES
INDIVIDUAL LEAD
IN THE DISTRICT
No Changes in Standing,
Although Casinos Lose
Thirty Points.

Any doubt about the individual lead
ership in the District Bowling League
was settled when Bontz rolled = set OF
81 on the Fat Meas alleys and sl4 on
his home alleys at the BunC-
Waters Is equally sure Of second
place. Brosnan and Krauss and Eek
stein complete the honor Ave Shaffer' S
26S is still high single game.
There has been no shifting IN team
standing. although Casinos fell OF
thirty points. and are now but a few
games ahead OF the Bankers
The averages follow.
Team Standing.