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!sat3sIroaT^a Porto, Tnd., Jan. 15.—Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, arrested as the result of H confession of Hay Lamphero to Rev. | e Mr. Schell, was released today on $500 bond.The grand jury will be in session next week when it is expected there •will be a resumption of the investigation into the Gun ness ease.The Truelson confession may yet play an important part in the ease. This confession was made in May, 190S, by Julius Truelson of New York, now serving a term for forgery in the Texas state prison, and it was fullyInvestigated by Albert F. Smutser,then sheriff of porte county. j ITruelson claimed to have visited the Gun ness farm before the lire and he did much in the ease. For a time the officers were inelinlt;Hl to believe he was an accomplice, but later it was concluded that he was a romancer and told the story in order to be taken from Texas and brought to »/a Porte.Jt is possible that Truelson may be.brought here because there are features of his confession which bear striking resemblance to the Lutnphereconfession. 1The prosecutor announced he wassatisfied Iatmphere's narrative was a faithful account of the happenings on the Gunness “murder larni.The negress arrested today deniedto Prosecutor Smith that she ’accompanied Eatnplure to the thinness fayni the morning of the fire or participated i In the chloroforming of Mrs. Gunness and the children. She admits Eam-phere spent part of the night at her house, but denies knowledge of what took place after he left, between 3 and 4 o'clock In the morning.
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Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana, US
Sun, Jan 16, 1910
Page 35
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