Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-15
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! said had died suddenly about the house,
and she thought the easiest way was
TO cover him UP and say nothing about
lit.
'Lamphere went on to say that he
had no suspicious of Mrs. Guinness
having murdered any one until one
night when he returned suddenly from
Michigan City and, having bored some
holes thru a wall, saw her administer
some chloroform to a man and hit him
| in the back of the head with a Ratchet.
| Fearing her after that, he had quit
working for her and returned to the
house only occasionally to get his
wages still due
L then told him that he had been
known to stay at the house after that
and that 1 did not believe his story
and that it was contradictory in too
many particulars He then said that
he had taken money from Mrs. Gun
ness several times, making her dig up.
or he would tell on her. Once she gave
him $50. At another time SIS, and
again IS. He would then go to the sa-
looms and when he was sober once more
he would find the money all gone.
Woman Had Him Arrested.
She had him arrested once for tres
| pass and once for being insane. fearing
he would tell on her. He bought the
chloroform she used before she killed
Helgelein, the Swede,' as he called
him, and slept in the Guinness house
on the Friday night or the Saturday
night previous to the burning of the
house. At thar time she refused to give
him more than 81, and he told her that
he would get even with her.
"On Sunday night, after he and the
negress mentioned had been drinking
about II O'clock. the two went together
to the Guinness house, letting them
selves In by a key which he had. and
going quietly so as not to disturb an
other hired man, who was in the house.
With some of the chloroform which he
had purchased for Mrs. Guinness before
Helgelein disappeared. and part of
which he put into another bottle. the
two gave Mrs. Guinness some chloro-
form, holding it 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. l asked him to eX-
plain 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 it.
They then searched the house for
the large sum of money which they
felt sure was hidden in the house. but
| found only small amount. He did
not set the house on fire, tho he said
he was not certain that the negress did
not do it, for she was as drunk as ne.
He stoutly protested that he had not
arranged a candle so that 1t would
/ burn down and later set fire to the
place, and that he had nothing in ms
mind more than to get money enough
! to have big time with
| Ran as He Saw House Burning.
| HE and the negress left the mouse
together, and at certain point IN the
road she went home and he went run
ming away, greatly afraid because ne
saw the house burning. j ADVISED MIN
TO tell the story to the prosecuting at
torney and save the county the cost OF
! the trial and his sisters the expense Oh
defending him i told him / would see
Attorney Smith and ask him TO be
easy on him, and allow him to consult
with lawyer before plea OF suli.!'
was made.
II prayed with him and promised to
call and bring with me bible, Tor
which he asked. The next day, Sa.ur :
day, called. again, taking with me wv
sheets of papei, on which l had written
the statement which he had made The
previous afternoon. told him how he
had been seen alone in the field, and
cautioned him that the negress ought
ret to be brought into it if she had not
been with him, and told him that Al
torney Smith had secuted the idea that
the negress had gone with him, and
she had accounted for herself the Whole
night thru.
Il also said that 10 che would be-
lieve that he mad not set he house on
fire. and with some slight variations Re
repeated the s.o,y as l had written i
down, agreeing u sign ii and give il
to Smith. l left the bible with ain
with marked passages in Z. / nle'
Smith almost Immediately after leav
ing the Jail and told him Lamphere
was going to confess.
Il advised him to arrest the negress
but he attached no importance to i.
and urged him to let Lamphere have
a lawyer. He asked-me if Lamphert
had confessed, and l made an evasive
answer. After the next Sunday ser
vices / went to Baltimore to attend
the general conference of the Methods
church 1t was while / was there tina
the discoveries that so aroused thu
country were made. And of the detail:
know far less than the reporters who
visited the scene and collected TIT
items of the story.
Reasons For His Silence.
'It was several times suggested tina
II visit Lamphere after my return, bu
y / refused to go. I still feel that tn,
communication was privileged, that
owed it to his sisters to refuse to maxi
it public until now, and that the churcl
whose minister l was at Laporte had
: right to expect silence from me. ant
. that failure on my part tn keep .h4
confession secret might deter other
) needing the encouragement of chris
! tan preacher from opening his hear
to some man of God"
DR.. Schell prepared the statement o
the confession with view to furnish
ing it to Prosecuting Attorney Smitl
5 at Laporte, who asked him for it afte
Lamphere's death, Dec. 30. On Jan.
/ he was visited by a reporter and aske,
, to give it to the public This he re
] the first time he communicated tn
facts of the Lamphere confession to an.
: one.
, He had intended to send the comics
= sion to Attorney Smith to be held IL