The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-21
MRS. GUINNESS IS
CERTAINLY DEAD
HER FALSE TEETH ARE FOUND
IN ASHES OF HER HOME.
IDENTIFIED BY a DENTIST
Prosecutor Smith Win Demand Death
for amphere--Asserts He
ls Ready for the
Trial.

Laporte, Ind, May 20.--If anything
additional were needed to prove the
contention of Sheriff Shutter and
Prosecutor Smith that Mrs. Bella Gun.
ness, at whose door are laid an even
dozen deaths, is dead, 1t was supplied
Tuesday, when Louis Schultz, the ex-
pert miner, found in the ashes of the
Guinness house the upper and lower
bridges. containing the false teeth of
the woman. ,At!l{
The lower set Of teeth tallies exactly
with the description and diagram fur
nished by DIR. l. P. Norton, the dentist,
who built the bridge. and who ldenti-
fed the teeth positively as those of
Mrs. Guinness. In view Of the unmis-
taxable evidence, Coroner Mack stated
that he would probably render an off,
cial finding that the burned adult fe-
male body was that of Mrs. Guinness.
The grand jury continued Its labors
all day, ten witnesses being examined.
Prosecutor Smith is of the opinion
that the entire week may be consumed
before the grand jury is ready to make
its report
Wants Death for Lamphere.
There is little expectation that the
trial of Lamphere win take place this
spring, although States Attorney
Smith made the statement that he viii
be ready for trial next week
Il am ready to go to trial now" was
the statement of Mr.. Smith. Il believe
l will bring Lamphere to trial the first
Of next week, unless the defense forces
a postponement, and am positive that
he viii hang. Our evidence against
him is too strong for any jury to ques-
ton his guilt and am more than con-
fident that life sentence win not
serve the. ends OF justice in HIS case.
"weresgt not for the death OF the
children. and LampheEe's particinetion
IN the murder or Helgeisin, watch Z
will prove when the case comes to
trial, / would be in favor Of giving
Lamphere his freedom, for Mrs Gun
ness death was not more than she de-
served"
Another Possible Victim.
Sheriff Smutzer is investigating the
claim that William Riedinger, farmer
at Delafield, Wis, was one Of Mrs.
Guinness victims. In letter received
Tuesday David Hicken, friend, living
at Waukesha, Wis. tells Of the iisap-
pearance from home of Riedinger,
who, after visit from Mrs. Guinness.
sold some crops which netted him
81 900 and left for some place in north
ern Indiana, ito marry a wealthy
widow" he said.
A month later his hired man, John
Heintzelman, received a letter in
structing him to sell the stock and
farm implements and put the money in
the bank. Although the letter was UNI
signed and not In the handwriting OF
Riedinger the hired man followed the
instructions and deposited $500 in the
bank, where it is to-day. for Riedinger
never returned and was not heard
from after that The theory of Sheriff
Shutter is that Mrs. Guinness wrote
the letter to the hired man and then
expected in some manner to secure the
cash from the bank M
Two More Men Sought.
Miss Jennie Graham. 119 Teenny
street, Waukesha. Wis. is seeking her
brother. who left home to marry a
rich widow in Indiana and was never
heard from after that
What is considered positive proof
that Henry Gurholdt of Scandinavia,
Wis., came to Laporte and was put out
of.the way by Mrs. Guinness was sup
piled Tuesday when Sheriff Smutzer
received letter containing descrip-
ton of Gurholdt's watch, which tallies
with one of the watches found in the
ruins of the burned house, Gurholdt
had $500 In cash when he left home
TO come to Laporte to see Mrs. Gun
ness, with whom he had corresponded.