The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-21
.LAMPHERE TOLD ALL
BEFORE DEATH he CONFESSED
HELPING MRS. GUINNESS IN
WHOLESALE CRIMES.
DETAILS OF TRAGEDY TOLD
How the 5orsia Lured Victims 70
Death Told BY Aeeompliee-Con-
fesses 20 Killing OF Arch Murderess
and Three Children.

ST. Louis. Jan. l4-Ray Lamphere.
who died recently In the Indiana peni-
Tertiary at Michigan City, while serv-
ing term for setting ire TO the home
OF Mrs. Bella Guinness, near Laporte.
Ind. did not carry the secrets OF the
Guinness charnel farm TO the tomb
with him, according 10 a copyrighted
story in the Post-Dispatch. When he
believed death was near he confessed.
The confession was made 70 Rev.
Dr. f. A. Schell, formerly pastor Of
the Laporte Methodist church. now
president OF the Iowa Wesleyan uni
versity at Mount Pleasant, la. and
held by him inviolate as a secret o.
the confessional.
Confession is Authentic.
The Dispatch says Rev. Mr..
Schell would verify IL If he would con-
sent 10 break the silence. the confess
sion il publishes. The Dispatch.
however. says the confession it pub
fishes was made 70 a man of unassail-
able character.
Lamphere. according to the confess
sion. had a guilty knowledge OF the
murder of three men in the Guinness
home during the time he lived there,
about eight months in 1907. and he as
sisted Mrs. Gunnesss in dispOsing Of
the bodies OF the three men.
He said he thought he had not re-
ceived as much of the profits Of the
transaction as he considered himself
entitled TO. and he went TO the farm
house at night with a woman, chloro-
formed Mrs. Guinness. her three chill
dren and Jennie Olson. He and the
women then searched the house, find
ing between 500 and $40.
chIoroformed While They Slept.
The light they used was a candle,
and they left the house without know.
ing they had left behind a spark that
soon burst into flames.
Mrs. Guinness method OF killing her
victims. Lamphere said. was first 10
chloroform them as they slept and
then If the drug did not itself kill. TO
sever the heads with an ak.
Each time a man was TO be murder
ed. according to Lamphere. she sent
him TO purchase chloroform. Lam.
phere said he saw one OF them killed
and aided in burying all three. These
men were Andrew Helgelein and prob
ably ole Budsberg and Tonnes Peter
sen Lien.
Trusted Ally Of Mrs. Guinness.
Lien, Lamphere thought. was the
third husband OF Mrs. Guinness Al
the time OF the Lamphere trial It was
thought Jennie Olson had been killed
by Mrs. Guinness Lamphere how
ever details how Mrs. Guinness had
secreted her in her house after she
returned from a visit and she was
chlorOformed by Lamphere and his
accomplish.
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 Helgelein came from
South Dakota with check fol-
s.. Sg3- 90. This was cashed and Hell
gelein was given 10 understand he
was nothing more than a farm hand
| I.amphere was sent on an errand Il
Michigan City 10 remain all night. Ht
returned to the Guinness home. and
through a hole in the floor heard Hell
gelein groan in distress. He was beg
ging Mrs. Guinness TO send for doc
/ tor.
Lamphere Kills Mrs. Guinness.
Il was choral she had given Hell
| gelein. according 10 Lamphere. Pres
emily Helgelein fell to the floor and
Lamphere said he saw Mrs Guinness
strike the PROSTATE form and end the
mans life.
Lamphere the following night buried
l this body with Mrs. Guinness assist
ance Shortly after Mrs. Guinness and
Iamphere quarreled over money and
he was ordered OF the farm. She put
her money in the bank the afternoon
before Lamphere. seeking money
robbed and set fire To the place.
Lamphere said he was drunk the
night he visited the place. He thought
he would get $500.
Lamphere said the chloroform he
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