Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-08
Suggested That Dead Patients
May Have Been Disposed
of There.
MORE BODIES FOUND
Remains of Man and Woman
Buried in Same Grave
Are Dug Up.

Chicago, May Sine theory tnat
part of the Guinness farm at La Porte
was a private burying ground was ad
vanced today by John Larson, a
nephew of Mrs. Guinness. Records
of the land show that from 1851 to
1873 the land was owned by DR.. B. r.
Car.
Larson believes the bones are those
of people buried there by the physi-
clan. La Porte authorities are now
trying to ascertain whether or not
Car had a private burying ground on
the place.
Tenth Body That of Man.
La Porte. Ind. May S.--A tenth body
was turned up by dggers at the Guin-
this morning. 1t is the skeleton of a
man apparently.
Eleventh a Woman.
La Porte Ind, May s. - Another
body has just been found making II
in all. 1t was just underneath the
SPOT where the first body today was
discovered. 1t is a skeleton, only, and
SuDpOSeu " De Ol d NOuldl
Rain Stops; Digging Resumed.
The rain ceased carly today and
digging operations We're resumed by
Sheriff SmutZer at an early hour.
The belief that more bodies would be
uncovered drew large crowds to the
farm who with morbid curiosity stood
huddled in groups about the place
watching every turn of the diggers'
tools.
ALI Parties Active.
A more active spirit is manifested
along the line of investigation today
than has been the case since the dis
covery of the frightful atrocities. The
sheriff, prosecuting attorney, coroner
and Pinkertons were all astir early
and actively engaged in gathering
new evidence and following up every
story and rumor bearing on the affair
that had the least semblance of trutf
about it.
Get Another Witness.
Another important witness agains
Lamphere, suspected of murder, il
said to have been found in a person
named Purcell. who will be brough
in today. 1t is declared his testimon!
will be along the same lines as tha
of the other witnesses who have beeI
secured.
First Badly ArticuIated.
The bodies unearthed today wer
found beneath pile of refuse but
few feet below the surface. The frs
one reached was a badly articulate
skeleton of a male adult. The bone
were somewhat scattered. were in
good state of preservation and aI
peared to have been under groun
about two years.
The second skeleton was discovere
directly under the first The cart
between the two was but a foot or S
deep. The bones were undoubtedl
those of a woman and appeared t
have been buried much longer tha
the first. They were of small siz,
evidently those of a full grown female
Expects Further Finds.
That more bodies will be found b.
fore the day is over is confidentl
believed by the authorities and excit
ment among the townspeople an
countryfolk again is approaching
feverish state.
Victim of VI trimOniaI Ad.
Laporte, Ind, May 7.-Identificatio
of another of the bodies dug up at ii
Guinness farm as that of Ole B. Bud
berg, of lola. Wis. and evidence tn;
he, like Andrew Helgelein of Man
field, S. d., was brought into Mr.
Guinness net through "matrimonia
advertisement, was one of the featurt
CT yesterdays developments. Iden
fication of the Budsberg remains w
made by the mans sons, Mat and G
car e. Budsberg, who arrived he
in the. afternoon.
The boys brought photographs
their dead father and passably Gle
recollections of the circumstanc
preceding his departure from the far
in Wisconsin that coincide with
ports already published