Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-13
JURY SECURED
FOR GUINNESS
MURDERCASE
PROSECUTION OUTLINES
CASE AGAINST LAMPHERE


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/ ''' WI 'N'"'h't ~ me ulal OF Kay
! L1mphurr for the murder of Mrs.
/ Belle Guinness and hrr throo. ,bDdrnn
h.. s.,,ir, Co.,. ...'.,.'
/ ''N '' ''"N ''' 20 inc nouAe VIII heBin
/ tomorrow morning, jury having se-
/ cured late this afternoon, and States
! Attorney smith having nadc nte
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ana IN 1t he went TO much detail as to
what he could prove After reading
tho Indiana etotut, which ,ro,.i.l,,
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/ iHolf IlN'S IN a fire WilWllS started by
another even though he may not
have intended to cause tho deaths Of
m, person or persons. il becomes
murder in the first degree and lis nun
tshahlo by death or life Imprisonment.
Prosecutor Soith stated "all we are
required 10 show is that the defendant
sat fire 20 tho house and that these
occupants lust their lives by reason
of this act"
MIR. Smith said that the evidence
win show that Lamphorc made re-
marks to various persons Indicating
his hatred for Mira Guinness and hia
intention 10 do her harm. Including
statements that lac knew how 10 r,t
money from her. The fear that Mrs
Gunuoss felt for Lamphcre was
touched on and then the rroseruto,.
took up the story Of thc nlrht az the
fire and what the state would proye.
He said that bv Iamphore.sf en- etote-
ment II would nc proVen that ne set
tho alarm clock at Mr.. Smiths hougo
where hc spent the night FOR 3 o'cloclg
on tho morning nf Nnru - ana thot
fifteen or twontv minutes later he lnt
there "NVo also viii provc." contin-
Iod the states attorney, 'bv I.amn.
hcrc's own statement that hc tool,
the road going by tho GUINNESS house
ana that he WAS on the spot when the
fire broke out about O'Clock and
that he was tho only person around at
that time w. will nrove tbpt no yvaa
at tho Lake Erie railway crossing M
$50 a. m This is n milo aud a quar-
ter away We VIII show tlai instead
OF goinG ON the highway Iamphnre
jumped over fences and ran along
through the woods to John Ross
place where he was Going To got n
broad axe before continuing to the
Henry Warwick place, whore ne was
We viii show bv the owl
dcncc that when ne was arrested that
NIGHT hy Drputv Qbcrirfs Anstfss ana
Nur that the first thing he sati Voa
did those folks. rcl out If mo hous.9,
-, Won se, tbc thourht rnrctnost i'm bis
mind yyaq tho burning OF thot bouso .
The rrorrcutor mon took IN mo
eyrnt4 nf n,, dav ana ,vnnfpr ana
.y,pinr nt,rrdinr mo firo os ror ne
tbc,. rnpr,rnod Mrs C,,nness mi ,oiI
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