The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
TRUE BILLS
AGAINST LAMPh[RE
Charged With Arson, Five Muir
ders and Being Accessory in
HeIgeIein Murder.
SKULL IS DUG UP ON FARM
Believed to Belong to One of Bodies OF
Mrs. Guinness Victims Dug Up
Two Weeks Ago.

Laporte, Ind, May %. - "It Is my
verdict that the body so viewed is
that of Mrs. Belle Guinness, and she
came to her death through felonious
homicide and that the perpetrator
thereof is to me unknown.
&C. s Mack, Coroner"
Such was the vprdict rendered late
yesterday afternoon by the oroner.
The official declaration that the body
Of the adult female found in the ruins
of the fire of April %, which Destroy
| ed the home of Mrs. Belle Guinness,
was that of Mrs. Guinness is the Sc
quel to the report Tuesday Of DR.. I. p.
Norton. Mrs. Guinness dentist. that
the bridges holding various false and
gold-filled teeth We're those of Mrs.
Guinness. The official finding of the
coroner will relieve the states attor-
ney of the necessity of proving in
court, should the occasion require,
that Mrs. Guinness is dead.
Other .erdicts Soon.
Coroner Mack expects to file YER
diets in the other deaths in a few
days. This is the first official verdict
In the Guinness case.
All the officials continue to receive
freak letters.
Sheriff Shutter and Miner Schultz
yesterday afternoon, in sorting the
tailings from the sluice box found a
g~entleman's large gold band ring with
the following engraving: IS. B.. May
%, 1902" officers believe this be-
longed to one of the first victims of
the woman.
Looking for T. Lind.
Sheriff Shutter received yesterday
from l.. N. Youtsler of Casper, Wyo.,
a razor which he claims he was given
by Jennie Olson one night about a
year ago when he stopped over night
at the Guinness farm. The razor is an
old Swedish make and scratched on
one side with a knife is the nam ct.
Lind, Chicago" and on the reverse
side three links, evidently made to
represent the links of the Odd Eel
lows emblem. The authorities have
started an inquiry to ascertain il LinA
was murdered.
On Friday, May 90, Executor Fogle
will hold a public sale of the personal
property left by Mrs. Guinness. Mu-
scum owners from all over the coun.
try are clamoring for the things that
will be disposed of that day.
Seven True Bills Against Lamphere.
Laporte, Ind. May Pain return.
ing seven true bills against Ray Lam
phere yesterday afternoon the La
porte county grand jury also indicted
Mrs. Bella Guinness for the murder Of
Andrew Helgelein of Mansfield, S. D.
No warrant was issued for Mrs. Gun
ness, as she was declared officially
dead by the verdict of Coroner Mack.
bat in order TO vote a true bill against
Lamphere as an accessory in the kill
ing Of Helgelein it was necessary to
indict Mrs. Guinness as the principal.
Lamphere now stands before the bar
of justice officially charged, with ar
son, five murders and being an acces-
sorry In the Helgelein murder.
Votes Separate Bills.
Separate bills were voted against
Lamphere for the murder, in the first
degree, of Mrs. Bella Guinness and
her three children.
In charging Lamphere with the
murder OF Andrew Helgelein the in
dictment says that Ray Lamphere On
Jan. IA, 1908, did unlawfully, feloni-
ous!y, purposely and with ~premeditat-
ed malice, kill and murder Andrew E.
Helgelein."
Lamphere was not arraigned, and
this will probably not be done until
the cases are set for trial. Bench
warrants were served upon Lamphere
in the Jail last evening. He express
ed but slight surprise, as the return
ing of the indictment had been antic-
ipated.
Will BE Tried In June.
Prosecutor Smith said last night
that it would be impossible to reach
the Lamphere cases until late in
June.
The digging yesterday, under the
direction Of Sheriff Shutter, resulted
in the unearthing of a human skull,
which 1t was decided belonged to one
Of the three bodies .ug up in the
chicken yard two weeks ago. Long
hair attached to the skull is consid.
cred evidence that 1t is that Of a
woman. One of the three dismember.
hodiaS roforrod n was tho% NJ q
female.
Killed At Ball Game,