The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-03
MANkATO MAN LOCATES SUS-
PECT IN kANDlYOHI CO.
URGES ARREST.
BROTHERS, ~HOUSEKEEPER
Indiana Authorities Send An officer
to WiIImar to Attempt to Identity
Suspect as Famous
Murderess.

Willmar.-That Mrs. Belle Guinness
fame, is actually alive and within a
few miles of this city, is the allegation
of Samuel Kirby of Mankato. Further
more, Mr.. Kirby believes that the wo-
man is now housekeeping in the family
of his brother, Gus Kirby, a prosperous
farmer.
Samuel Kirby arrived in this Kan
diyohi) county last Thursday evening,
intent upon securing the arrest Of the
woman, who is known by the name of
Mrs. Vallie Casey.
The county officers do not put much
credence in the rumor. ,
Several reputable persons who have
seen the suspected woman are loath
to admit that she bore any resem-
blance to Mrs. Guinness.
Samuel Kirby, senior, of Mankato, is
the only one who believes hat the
h~ousekeeper and the unaccounted for
murderess are the same. 1t is at Sam
uel Kirby's l~nstigation that Samuel
Ball, a representative Of the police de-
partment of La Porte, Ind, arrived
here with a warrant for the arrest of
Mrs. Guinness.
The detective is supplied with a de-
tailed description of Mrs. Guinness and
made the first official comparison of
the physical characteristics of the two
women. The La Porte authorities did
not agree to run down the Willmar
rumor until Samuel Kirby had guar
anteed the expense of their transporta-
ton.
Gustavus Kirby sold the Kandiyohi
county farm last week to Samuel Gar
yer of Willmar for $4,000. Mrs.
Casey, the housekeeper was present
during the negotiations. 1t is said that
both she and her employer expressed
their intention of going to California
as soon as all of the property was dis
posed of. Sheriff Peter Bonde of this
county is not of the opinion hat Mrs.
Casey is the much-wanted woman.
In Willmar Samuel Kirby at times
refers to himself as a detective and
is prone to discuss the inability Of the
police to catch criminals. He refers
to statistics and say that only two
murderers out of every 100 are ever
caught and that the country is spend
ing billions of dollars uselessly for
protection it does not receive.
Son Opposes Fathers View.
Mankato.-Samuel Kirby, Jr., the
son of Samuel R. Kirby, the man VINO
claims that Mrs. Belle Guinness, the
alleged La Porte murderess is en-
ployed as a domestic on his brothers
farm near Willmar, is inclined to be-
lieve that his father is on the wrong
track and that the woman at Willmar
is not the much-sought Mrs. Guinness.
According to young Kirby his uncle
in Willmar engaged the housekeeper,
who is now in the limelight, at a st.
Paul employment agency.
About two months ago, mutual
friends of the two brothers wrote to
the brother residing at Mankato, and
insisted that he proceed at onCe to his
brothers home.
Thinking the situation serious he at
once left for his brothers farm and
demonstrated with him for keeping the
oma as a housekeeper. After re-
naming at the farm for two days, dur.
ing which time the brothers continual
ly wrangled, they parted in an angry
mood, the n remaining on his farm
and the other returning to Mankato.
Samuel r. Kirby, the father acct
dentally noticed the picture of Mrs.
Guinness recently in an old newspaper
and was Immediately impressed by
what he thought a great likeness be-
tween the La Porte woman and his
sons ~housekeeper.
AS a consequence of this decision on
his part he notified the police officials,
who have now taken charge of the in
vestigation.