The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-17

CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-The Tribune
prints this dispatch from Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa:
Rev. DR.. 4. 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. 1905.
DR.. Schell authorized the publica-
tiou Of the confession and describes
how Il was given TO him. ne gave
the following statement OF his reasons
for making public the confession:
In 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 ana
recognising that the principal facts
already are made public. | 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"
1.-THE Easiest Way"
Here follows the story Of DR..
Schelrs visits to Lamphere. after
which the statement continues:
Il 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 ] was
around the house. Three times at her
request | purchased chIoroform. and
once I dug a 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 IL.
"Lamphere went on 10 say that he
had no suspicious of Mrs. Guinness
having slain anyone until one
4 night when he returned suddenly
from Michigan City and. having bored
holes through a wall. saw her admin
lister some chloroform to a man and
hit him In the back OF the head with
a Ratchet. He then said that he had
taken money from Mrs. Guinness sew
sral times. making her dig up or
he would tell on her. Once she gave
linn $50. at another time SIS. 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 chioroforr.
ION Sunday night. after he and a
Ncgress he mentioned E1d been drink
hA txHA
| TO the Guinness house together, letting
| themselves in by key which he mad.
| and going quietly SO as not to disturb
another hired man. who was In 'ne
| house. With some OF the chloroiorm
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. Inc
little boy was In bed with her. They
then gave some to the two cniidren.
who were in bed In another room.
asked him to explain how all were
! together when found. He said ne ala
. not know. that he was pretty drunk,
but that was the way he remem'
bered It.
"They then searched the house for
4 the large sum of money which they
felt sure was hidden In the house. but
! found only a small amount lie did
4 not act the house on FIRE. though he
said he was not certain that the Ne
3 rress did not do 1t. for she was as
IL DRINK as he. He stoutly protested
h that he had not arranged candle so
! that A would burn down and later set
/ Are to the place. and that he had
nothing in his mind more than to get
H money enough to have big time
Y with.
"He and the Negroes left the house
\ tosether. and at q 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-
|. lur attorney and save the county the
D .ost of the trial and his sisters the
N expense of defending him.
~ told him I would see Attorney
y smith and ask him to be easy on him.
B and allow him to consult with q law
n Ter before q plea Of guilty was made.
III met Smith almost Immediately at
4 ter leaving the jail. and told him
8 Lamphere was going to confess.
at advised him to arrest the Me-
\ sress. but he attached no importance
n Ia n. and I urged him to let Lam
II nhpre have q lawyer. He asked me
|tif Iamphere had confessed. and |
Il made an svasivs answer"
4 NEwsPAPER MAN KILLS SELF.