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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-14
CHR|STY IS ACCUSED
OF ABUSING FAMILY
Sensational Testimony Is introduced at
Hearing Relative to Custody Of
Artists Child.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Jan. 13.-The first
days hearing of the habeas corpus ac-
tfon brought by Mrs. Howard Chandler
christy for the possession of her
daughter. Natalie, today. was marked
by testimony as TO the alleged unfit
ness of the artist to have the custody
of the child. Counsel for Mrs. christy
drew testimony that prior to his locat-
ing permanently near here last year.
the life of the artist in New York was
marked by drunkenness and abuse of
his wife and child. That Christy suf-
fered from temporary insanity brought
about by over-indulgenee in intoxi-
eants and was forced to spend six
weeks in a private sanitarium for
treatment two years ago. was alleged
in the deposition of DIR. Charles Emery
Tull of New York.
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LAST OF ICE JAMS
GOES OUT
MANY BOATS ARE IN PERIL AS
RESULT OF BREAKING OF
THE GORGE.

ST. Louis. Jan. i3.-The last Of the
ice gorges in the Mississippi river
went out late this afternoon. bringing
high water and an avalanche of Ice
down upon local shipping. The loss
exceeds 100000 and many boats are
i'm great peril. The river Is risinS
rapidly and Is clogged with ice banks
Is to 20 feet high. The ferry boat
Madison. valued at $4,000. was sunk
at Madison. ILL.,. today. The excursion
steamer City OF Providence Is adrift
and in imminent danger The ferry
boat Coils S. Greeley Is adrift.
More than 1000 men are working
along the lesee tonight in MI effort
to save hundreds of small craft Scores
of launches. barges and houseboats
went to the bottom.
The river is within two feet of the
flood stage tonight and danger warn
ings have been sent out from the
weather bureau The gauge stood AZ
as.7 feet tonight. rise of 81 feet III
"a hours.
The steamer Saturn burned ta tha
waters edge at midnight after being
caught in the jam and Captain Thomas
and his crew of five had Il narrow
escape.
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through the crevices and smo;hered
her. She died with the head of her
little boy piilowed on her breast. He.
without waking.
The two little girls. Myrtle and Lucy.
not SO thoroughly chioroformed, awoke
and ran into their mothers room.
where they perished. Jennie Olson.
niece and adopted daughter OF Mrs.
Guinness. who. ii has been believ ed,
was murdered by the woman more
than year before the house was
burned. and whose body was believed
to have been buried in the farmyard.
was not murdered by Mrs. Guinness. ac-
cording to Lamphere's confession. but
was burned TO death in the fire that
destroyed the house. She also had
been chloroformed.
Another Mystery.
Assuming that Lamphere told the
truth about Jennie Olson. the iden-
tity of the girl buried in the yard adds
another mystery to the case. Mrs.
Guinness made the mistake of believing
that she could safely break with Lam
phere. under the belief that Lam
phefe's completely In her crimes would
keep him silent. Lamphere let him
self into the house the night of the
fire. The chloroform was admins
tered and search for money was
made. but less than $40 was found.
Then he and the woman who he
says. accompanied him. went away. ac-
cording to Lamphere. and 1t was
when he was hurrying away toward
the country where he was to work
that day. that he looked back and saw
flames bursting from the house
Lamphere. according to the confess
sion. had guilty knowledge of the
murders of three men at the Guinness
home during the time he lived there,
about eight months In 1897. and he as
sisted Mrs. Guinness In disposlng of
the bodies of three sen.
lie said he thought he had not re-
ceived as much of the profits of the
transactions as he considered himself
entitled TO. and he went to the farm
house at night with woman, chloro-
formed Mrs. Guinness. her three chill
dren and Jennie Olson. He and the
woman searched the house. finding
between $50 and $40.
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st. Louis. Jan. lS.-In copyrighted
story today the Post-Dispatch pub
fishes what 1t claims was the con
fession of Ray Lamphere. who died a
few days ago in the Indiana peniten-
tiary at Michigan City. when serving a
sentence for setting fire to the house
of Mrs. Belle Guinness. near LaPorte
Ind. 1t is known that the Rev. DR.. Z.
A. Schell formerly of LaPorte, heard
Lamphere's confession.
The confession shows that Mrs. Gun
ness and three children were chloro-
formed by Lamphere. who was robbing
the house with woman accomplice:
that Jennie Olson was not killed by
Mrs. Guinness: that the chloroform
he bought for Mrs. Guinness to kill
three men. one of whom was Andrew
Helgelin. the others probably Ole
Budsburg and Tonnes Peterson Lien
and that one of these men. probably
Lien. was the third husband of Mrs
Guinness.
The Post-Dispateh says that. IL the
Rev DR.. Schell would consent to talk
he would verify the confession ii has
published. The confession. according
10 the paper. was ODtalneu from
man of unassailable character and
truthfulness. whose standing in the
community where he lives is such tha:
his word is accepted without question.
The Rev. DR.. Schell, at Burlington. Ia.
today. after hearing the confession.
which the Post-Dispatch printed. said
he had not divulged any such confess
sion to any person. A staff corre-
spondent of the paper saw the Rev.
DR.. Schell. who is president of the
Iowa Wesleyan university az Mount
Pleasant. la.
Pledged to Secrecy.
Last Sunday he refused to give to
the public the confession Lamphere
made. on the ground that 1t is pledged
by the secrecy of the confessional. The
confession Is startling in its variance
from theories hitherto held. based on
all available evidence. The confession
establishes that Mrs. Guinness is dead.
The adult body found in the smoking
ruins of the Guinness farm house was
the body of Mrs. Belle Guinness. She
was In the deep sleep that chloroform
induces when the smoke crept up
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GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF OPEN
PAsTuRAGE APPROVED BY
LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION.
LEASE LAW DESIRABLE
vention of Ssoekraisers Heartily In.
dorses Policies of Former Forester
Clifford Pinchot and Takes Stand on
Important Questions.

Denver. Jan. 13-FederaI control Of
the open range. Endorsement of the
Pinchot administration of the fores.
service and a range lease law were al
most unanimously approved at the
closing session of the National Live
stock association today. f NJ. AM
mons of Littleton. Col. led the fight
against federal control. declaring a
lease law would work for the benefit
of the big cattle companies tn the ad-
vantage of the small stockman.
Scarcely had Mr.. Ammons begun to
speak when he was called In account
by Murdo Mackenzie Of Trinidad. Col.
for an interview in Denver paper in
which Mr. Mackenzie was mentioned as
enc # the large cattlemen who favored
the tease law from selfish reasons Mr..
Mackenzie declared he had not hoof
of stock grazing on the public range
and said that. when Mr.. Ammons in
sinuated that he favored the lease law
from selfish motives, he was tamper-
inG with the truth. Later Mr.. Ammons
repudiated the interview.
Several Colorado stockmcn, who had
supported Mr.. Ammons in former con-
ventions. deserted him, w. ]. Whin-
merry IF Hinsdale county and Isaac Baer
of Routt county. speaking in favor of
the resolution. A resolution condemn
ing the Payne tariff law as unjust was
unanimously adopted. az were resoiu-
tions advocating increased power for
the interstate commerce commission:
regulation of railroad rates and fixing
.,ii..imuin speed for stock trains.
President H. A. Jastro and Murdo
Mackenzie and Joseph VI. Carey, first
and second vice presidents. were re-
elected.
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ISSUES A WARNING
: TO bR|TONS
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Makes
EARNEST APPEAL 70 vor.
ERS OF ENGLAND.

London. Jan. l3.-Erom his Brminy
ham retreat on the eve of elections.
Joseph Chamberlain has made final
effort to rally his countrymen In favor
of his cherished policy-colonial pref
crence. The invalid statesman has is
sued manifesto addressed to electors
of the whole country. He reiterates
warnings he so often has given of the
gravity of the commercial situation.
Il address YOU" says Mr. Chamber
lain. 'as Britons. as patriots. and l
tell you that 1t Is not well with Brit
ish industry"
Pointing out that Great Britain is
losing In the international race by her
persistence in free trade. he continues:
This is critical and creative time
You cannot play fast and loose with
your destiny. You have an opportun-
ity. You will never have IL again.
Victories in politics are like victories
in war. They are won by enthusiasm.
lost by timidity. \ mistake in imper-
ial policy is irretrievable"
He warns the nation that If ties of
sympathy binding the country 10 the
children who are soon to become great
nations across the seas should be
weakened or destroyed. England would
sink to a fifth rate nation. existing on
suffrance.
I'VE will not have it," he declared
Let us provide against it: the remedy
is at hand.
Explaining that the remedy is col
onial preference. Mr.. Chamberlain
concludes:
by a commercial nation we can
pave the way for federation. l see
constantly before rs a practical aspi-
ration that federation of free nations
that will enable us to prolong in the
ages yet to come all the glory and ira
ditions of the British race Never yet
in our history has the great democracy
been unpatriotic and ! know that the
fruition of our hopes is certain"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-14
EVERYONE IN Los ANGELES is
ANXIOUS TO TAKE A RIDE
IN AN AIRSHiP.
TAME DAY AT THE FIELD
Thrilling and Interesting Exhibitions
Of Aerial Navigation Are Successfully
Given to the Satisfaction and Pleas.
ure Of the Witnesses.

Los Angeles. Jan. t3.-Eversone in
Los Angeles tonight wants to go up
in an airship-not quite. perhaps. to
the Marian canals. but just low over
soft turf course on a sunny day. and
II is fair to say that ii the science de-
velops as fast as il did here this after
noon the craze will be almost as com-
mon as golf. While Paulhan of France
did not do anything SO wonderful to-
day as seeking a pathway to paradise.
he took up two passengers-Miscaro
and Mason. his assistants-circled the
field with them several times and cut
cross lots" in what was considered an
attempt to slow down Glenn II. Curtiss
who was flying the regular course at
the same time for 10-lap speed rec
ord. The passengers were landed safe
ly and 1000 breathed signs of relief.
Flights with one passenger becam.
an ordinary event. No speed or alti-
tudc or endurance records were brok
en-. but the days trials demonstrated
the possibility of the airship as a
commercial-and at least, a sporting
factor.
Curtiss' manager protested against
Paulhan's getting in the way of the
Curtiss machine during the l0-lap trial
and a contest may develop. His total
time was "a minutes AZ 2-J seconds.
Later Paulhan tried to beat this but
failed by ) seconds. Earlier I'm the day
with his wife as a passenger Paulhan
made three laps of the course in SIG
1-5. He flew over the judges stand and
after clrcling the field alighted easily
In the starting square. On another
flight of seven minutes he had Mrs.
Dick" Ferris as passenger. He cut
corners. flew over the stands and
seemed to enjoy his pranks and so did
the crowd. which cheered and laughed.
These We're the days chief features.
Paulhan set the mark at S:16 1-5 in
the official trial for three laps i'm the
passenger carrying contest. with Nine.
Paulhan as his passenger. curtiss
failed in his attempt TO lower the
three lap record which he holds
Willard duplicated his feat of start
ing, flying around the course once and
landing in measured space of 20
feet. winning the prize of $3.50. Charles
II. Hamilton in Curtiss machine tried
for the 10-lap speed record. but landed
on his third lap because of engine
troubles.
sengers and circied the field several
times. curtiss tried for the l0-iap rec
ord but failed. His total time was
34:54 90 and his mile average,
e:29 20. Paulhan tried TO break Cur
tiss' mark for the 10-lap flight, but
failed. making ii i'm a4:5s 30.
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PERSISTENT RUMORS
OF BATTLE
REPORTS RECEIVED At MANA.
qua TELL OF FIGHT IN
cHoNTALES DISTRICT.

Managua. Nicaragua, Jan. i3.-There
are persistent rumors that an engage
ment has taken place between govern
ment forces and revoiutionists in the
department of Chontales. but nothing
definite is known here of the result
Juan Jacoby. to whom a letter al
legged to have been written by Cannon
on the morning Of his execution. de-
clared that the letter which is I'm the
possession of the authorities and
which contains an exculpation of all
concerned in his trial and condemna- :
tion, was not written by Cannon. The
letter and signature. Jacoby says. are
forgeries- Jacoby. a citizen and a
foymer employer Of Cannon. .has re-
fused to sign decree acknowledging
the authenticity of the letter.
General Irias has indefinitely post
poned his trip to Costa Rica, thereby
giving rise to report that he intends
to resume participation In the af-
fairs of the nation. President Madris
denied any intention OF resigning.
. President Madriz today announced
the receipt of a communication signed
by General Estrada and General
Chamorro expressing willingness to
discuss peace terms through their
respective ENJOYS on neutral territory,
such as San Jose or Punta Arenas
Costa Rica- The president has replied
that. as the existing conflict is a
family affair. ne prefers Greytown a.
the place of meeting. Both messages
were transmitted through Rear Ad.
miral Kimbali
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NAMES DELEGATES.

Helena. Jan. l3.-As delegates 10 the
convention of the International League
of Highway improvements which will
meet at ST. Augustine. Fla. January
2s. Acting Governor Allen today named
the following from Montana: ID. A. G.
Floweree and John T. Murphy of Hell
ena: w B. Webb. OF Hamilton: E. C
Largey. Of Butte: and =. B Towers
OF Miles City.
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FORM AN ASSOCIATION.

Denver. Jan. 1S.-Seceders from the
old Colorado Horse and Cattle Grow
ers' association tonight formed the
Colorado Livestock association. NJ X.
Parsons of Salt Lake Was elected pres
ident- Resolutions were adopted in
dorsing the National Livestock asso-
citation. the conservation policy OF
Roosevelt and Pinchot and favoring Il
Law segregating public grazing lands,
Resolutions expressing regret at the
retirement OF Chief Forester Pincho'
also were adopted,
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NEWS Of BATTLE
REACHES WASHINGTON

Washington. Jan t3.--Neyss of
battle at Acoyapa has leaked through
the strict censorship at S8H lean del
Sur, Nicaragua. and reached Wash.
ington tonight, Details are entirely
lacking. but representatives of the
Estrada government here are af the
belief that ChamnTru engaged N3squas
some time between midnight and day.
light today and that the remnant oi
the ZeIasan army has fallen back to-
ward Managua. where final battle
viii be fought. probably at ths gates
OF the city. Estradd's army advanced
To Aeoyapa in three III. isions
chamorro's division in the lead had
batteries manned by Americans which
worked such destruction ON zelayan
troops al Rama
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OF SW0PE
SURROUNDED BY
MYSTERY
" IS NOW BELIEVED THAT MIL.
LioNAiRE WAS VICTIM OF
A MURDERER.

Kansas City. Jan. l3.--Doubting that
Thomas II. Swope. millionaire philan-
thropist. who died here October 8.
came to his death by natural causes.
relatives have started an investigation.
1t developed today that Swope's body
was taken from a vault in Forest
Hill cemetery on Wednesday to an
undertaking establishment in Inde-
pendence. Mo. where a medical ex-
animation was held.
Attorneys representing the Swopc
estate say they We're convinced a deep
laid plot existed to kill first. Colonel
his family.
A person who hoped to become sole
beneficiary of the Swope millions
plotted the deaths. they assert. Sus-
picion was aroused when Christian
Swope. nephew of the millionair
died on December >. He was believed
to have died from typhoid fever. but
his attorneys aver both he and his
wealthy uncle were poisoned.
An arrest in the case probably will
be made in a few days" said John H.
Atwood. one of the Swope attorneys.
tonight. There is not a particle of
doubt in my mind that both Thomas
and Christian Swope were murdered =
The man under suspicion Is said to
have attempted To innoculate the entire
Swope family with typhoid bacteria.
hoping to bring death by this means
so he would not be suspected. This
falling. however. ne resorted TO poison.
in the case of the two men. Several
members Of the Swope family were
stricken with typhoid following Thomas
II. Swops's death.
Prior to today the public never sus-
pected that there was any doubt abou,
the cause of Swope's death. He was
i'll for a month before he died. On
the morning of the day he died he ate
hearty breakfast A relapse fol-
lowed. He died at night after being
unconscious most of the day. The
cause of his death was given as a
hemorrhaKe of the left side of the
brain. Mr.. Swope was perhaps the
richest man here. His philanthropies
were many. His most magnificent
gift was presented 10 Kansas City in
the shape of Swope park of 1.34S
acres. 1t is the second largest park
in America
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TO INCREASE FUND
FOR FEDERAL
BUILDING

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 13.-,Spe.
cialo-Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon
today introduced a bill authorizing
the war department to donate two
bronze cannons to the city Of Mis-
soula to be placed in front of the
new federal building to be erected
there. He also presented a bill
providing for an increase in the ap-
preparation for the building from
$4,000 to s1So.000 and acquiring
site at a cost of $4,000 for a
federal building at Kalispell.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-14
FINE TRAMPS BURNED
TO DEATH IN Wreck

Wister. Okla. Jan. l3.-Five uniden-
titled tramps We're burned TO death in
a wreck on the Chicago. Rock Island
4 Pacific railroad 10 miles east of
here. last night. When a freight train
for Ell Paso was crossing an So-foot
bridge the structure collapsed and 10
cars were thrown into the river. Two
cars contained acid and three oil. The
acid exploded. setting fire TO all the
cars. The tramps We're imprisoned i'm
the debris.
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PHONES CRIPPLED.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Telegraph facilities
throughout the east and the middle
west were badly crippled by weather
conditions tonight Almost the whole
country from Yellowstone park to Bos-
ton and from the Canadian boundary
to northern Mississippi and Arkansas,
Is covered with. snow Of unusual depth
The coal carrying traffic was almost
paralyzed.
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ADOPTS RESOLUTION.

Denver. Jan. l3.-The Colorado State
Forestry association today adopted res
olutions indorsing the administration
of Clifford Pinehot. former chief for
ester. and congratulating the new for
ester upon his appointment
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Th. light they used was u candle
and they left the house without know
ing they had left behind spark that
soon burst into flames
Method Of Killing Them.
Mrs. Guinness method of killing her
victims. Lamphere said. was firs; TO
chloroform them as they slept and
then If the drug did not itself kill to
sever the heads with an axe.
Each time man was to be muir
dered, according to Lamphere. she sent
him to purchase chloroform. Lam
pherc said he saw one of the men
killed and aided in burying all three.
These men were Andrew Hegelein
and probably Ole Budsberg and Tonnes
Peterson Lien.
Hcgelein. Lampherc thought. was the
third husband of Mrs. Guinness.
At the time of the Lamphere trial it
was thought Jennie Olson had been
killed by Mrs. Guinness. Lamphere,
however, details how Mrs, Guinness had
secreted her in the house after she re-
turned from a visit. and she was chlo-
formed by Lamphere and his accom-
plice.
He Never Awoke.
Mrs. Guinness informed Lamphere of
the coming of her cousins. The first
man to be killed was from Minnesota.
He never awoke from his sleep in the
Guinness house. In the darkness Lam
phere was ordered by Mrs. Guinness TO
drop gunny sack and its contents in
a hole that had been made by another
farmland for rubbish. Mrs. Guinness
never told him what became of the
man. but Lamphere received money
from Mrs. Guinness. Within a month
another man arrived. He wanted to
know his rights before paying off the
mortgage on the Guinness farm and
Mrs. Guinness took him TO st. Joseph,
Mich. Lamphere thought, where they
were married.
A few nights after they came back
there was another burying. Lamphere
received money once more from Mrs.
Guinness. and. he said. he became the
trusted ally of Mrs. Guinness.
Then Andrew Helgelcin came from
South Dakota with a check for 1893 20.
This was cashed and Helgelein was Civ
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RECEIVES GIFTS.

Princeton. \. J., Jan. i3---Frlureton
university. 1t vas announced today by
the board at trustees. recently has re-
ceIved So .s31 in gifts
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News Of the disaster spread rapidly
and in a few minutes the beach was
lined with people. The life crew was
notified and tug boat was sent out.
but no Scat could approach near
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-14
MOST STARTLING CONFESSION
is ATTRIBUTED TO LAMPHERE
Prisoner Who Died in Indiana Penena Recently Is Alleged
Have Admitted Before His Death That He Choroformed Mrs.
! Belle Guinness and Her Three Children.

According Statement Credited DeadMan He Used Anaesc Had
Mrs Guinness Use the Murder Men, That He
compice Robbed the House That Olson Was
! Burned Death n ne--An
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/ The light they used was candle
and they left the house without know
ing they had left behind spark that
soon burst into flames
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THE WEATHER

Today-Warmer.
ToInurrow-Colder.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-09

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