The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

potn omitns coioreos impllcateo
with Ray Lamphers In the muir
ders at the Guinness farm, accord
Inc to published confessions, was
arrested today for, completely In
the killing OF Mrs. Guinness.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15.-The Tribune
prints this dispatch from Mt. Pleasant.
Iowa:
Rev. DR.. e. A. schell. president OF
Iowa Wesleyan university, broke his
long silence today and gave the con-
fession Of Ray Lamphere. made TO
him In the county jail at Laporte. Ind.
In April. 1908.
DR.. Schell authorized the publica-
tion OF the confession and describes
how II was given to him. He gave
the following statement Of his reasons
for making public the confession:
I'm view Of the conflicting reports
which continue to keep alive interest
In the Guinness case and the interro-
cations which must continually arise
In the minds Of sorrowing friends and
recognizing that the principal facts
already are made public, I have con-
cluded to relieve myself OF further
responsibility by communicating to
the public the details of my three con-
versations with the late Ray Lam
phere In the jail at Laporte. the state
mcnts he made to me. and the cir
cumstances under which they were
made"
"The Easiest Way"
Here follows the story of DIR.
Schells visits to Lamphere. after
which the statement continues:
II promised to tell the prosecuting
attorney. and after some two hours
OF general conversation about Mrs.
Guinness, he told me the story Of the
night as follows:
Il had ben very friendly with Mrs.
Guinness from June. 1907, while as
carpenter and man-of-all-work I was
around the house. Three times at her
request I purchased chloroform. and
once l dug hole In the hog lot for
her and helped her put In the body
OF some one who she said had died
suddenly about the house, and she
thought the easiest way was to cover
him up and say nothing about II"
"Lamphere went on to say that he
had no suspicious of Mrs. Guinness
having slain anyone until one
night when he returned suddenly
from Michigan City and, having bored
holes through q wall. saw her admin
lister some chloroform to man and
hit him In the back of thaL bead with
a .hatchet. He then said that he had
taken money from Mrs Guinness sev.
eral times. making her dig up OF
he would tell on her. once she gave
him $50, at another time $15. and
again IS. He would then go to the
saloons and when he was sober once
more he would find the money all
gone.
Two Give chioroform.
ION Sunday night, after he and a
Negress he mentioned nSAi been drink
ing about IL o'clock, the two went
to the Guinness house together, letting
themselves In by key which he had.
and going quietly 80 as not to disturb
another hired man. who was In the
house. With some OF the chloroform
which he had purchased for Mrs. Gun
ness before Helgelein disappeared.
and part Of which he put into another
bottle, the two gave Mrs. Guinness
some chloroform. holding 1t under her
nose until she became quiet. The
little boy was in bed with her. They
then gave some to the two children,
who were In bed In another room.
asked him to explain how all were
together when found. He said he did
not know, that he was pretty drunk.
but that was the way he remem-
bered II.
"They then searched the house for
the large sum OF money which they
felt sure was hidden in the house. but
found only a small amount He did
not set the house on fire. though he
said he was not certain that the Ne
gress did not do 1t. for she was as
drunk as he. He stoutly protested
that he had not arranged a candle 80
that II would burn down and later set
fire to the place. and that he had
nothing in his mind more than to get
mohey enough to have a big time
with.
"He and the Negress left the house
together. and at certain point In
the road she went home and he went
running away, greatly afraid because
he saw the house burning. advised
him to tell the story TO the prosecut-
ing attorney and save the county the
cost of the trial and his sisters the
expense OF defending him.
"I told him I would see Attorney
smith and ask him to be easy on him.
and allow him to consult with law
yer before a plea OF guilty was made
/ met Smith almost Immediately al
ter leaving the Jail. and told him
Lamphere was going 70 confess.
'I advised him to arrest the Me-
eress but he attached no Importance
to Il. and urged him to let Lam
pbere have a lawyer. He asked me
II Lamphere had confessed. and
made an evasive answer"