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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
1
In a startling reveal at the Laporte Center of Mysteries investigators uncover a dismembered corpse believed buried by an unskillful hand. The victim’s wife is implicated as a key figure in a plot urged by Lamphere to lure a sweetheart with money through life policy linked motives behind a husband’s death.
Four bodies believed to be Mrs. Guinness and three children found at the Maryland farm, with Ray Lamphere, her hired man, accused of arson and murder. Investigators exhumed more remains, tied to a web of missing relatives, alleged abductions, and a sprawling inquiry that drew crowds of curiosity seekers to the scene.
Reports tie Mrs. Guinness to multiple deaths at the Laporte farm. Lamphere claimed threats to coerce money, while a Chicago visitor vanished after leaving a trunk. Strangers seen near Jennie Olsen’s disappearance are under inquiry as possible accomplices. The case also probes possible buried remains and questioned life insurance policies.
Ira D Williams an itinerant preacher charged with mailing a letter bearing an insulting Roosevelt inscription was acquitted by U S Commissioner Hinsidate after Williams and his wife testified a different person delivered the letter and that she bore no guilt. The letter was said to be written in a Cheyenne mission house Williams led and posted by a soldier who frequented the place.
In Burlington Vermont on May 8 Patrick Rynne a soldier convict at Fort Ethan Allen was killed while attempting a break for liberty Private Thomas Mallory of the Fifteenth Cavalry shot him during the escape Rynne enlisted with New York City listed as his residence serving an eighteen month sentence for desertion
Prince zu Eulenburg was arrested at Liebenberg castle and taken to Charity Hospital in Berlin on perjury charges tied to testimony about alleged misconduct with two men twenty-five years ago. Bail was set at 125000 but denied, with observers calling the move a potential ruin for the former confidant of Emperor William.
Near Fire Island, New York, May 72 crewmen on the German vessel Peter Rickmers were rescued after more than a day adrift in a raging sea. The ship broke apart in heavy surf. rescuers faced dire conditions but saved all aboard with no reported fatalities or lasting injuries. The wreck lies on the bar, with bow and stern torn off and the hull flooded. towing to deep water seems unlikely.
In Asheville area, a large black cat named Emma, renowned as the post office mouser at D. J. McLellan’s rural store, was killed when struck by a train. Emma had previously aided a bank robbery escape, led to the capture and hanging of two robbers, and was buried with honor after a public vigil. Her bravery saved clerk Alexander during the 19M burglary and earned him a government post. Emma bore 172 kittens over her long life, with only one survivor.
Special to The Washington Pest Boston Mass May The Supreme Court affirmed Attorney General Malone's information finding New York New Haven Hartford Railroad violated the law in owning or controlling several roads including Blackstone Valley Worcester and Webster Webster and Dudley Berkshire and Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway companies. The court notes the New Haven directors acted as directors of those companies and its president held multiple roles without extra pay beyond his New Haven salary.
Special to The Washington Post reports Fort Worth residents consider the Merry Widow hat style. A meeting of the City Federation results in a resolution urging the street commissioner to trim all street trees to six feet so branches won’t damage hats.
May 8 reports from Manteo North Carolina detail the Wright brothers controlling a monoplane through ten short ascents at Kiul Devil Hill. The craft flew 30 mph, with the engine 190 pounds and 30 horsepower, and the pilots showed precise handling with no crashes. Weather favored flights as a 25 mph southwest breeze allowed launches from a 250 foot monorail. Observers included Captain Ward and a small life saving crew.
Mrs Henry M Tyler wife of a private secretary to Congressman John Lamb was killed when thrown from a buggy at Gwethmey Henrico County this morning Her husband was notified in Washington Her young daughter survived but uninjured The horse harness defect is suspected to have caused the accident
New York May representative Herbert Parsons, head of the New York County Republican committee, warned that nonenactment of anti race track gambling bills at the special session would force Gov. Hughes to run again for governor. He said Hughes would likely be renominated and a campaign centered on the anti gambling issue would likely yield his re election.
Chinese rebels capture Lai Hu Pass on the Tonking border in Yunan province. The Foreign Board appeals to French Minister V. E. Bapst for aid to suppress the several thousand rebels who allegedly possess French arms and have been trained by Frenchmen.
Dr. Wiley plans mystery experiments on headache remedies using a new poison squad. He seeks MCA employment bureau recruits, maintaining secrecy at the Department of Agriculture. Four volunteers have offered, including two MCA members, as officials note past triumphed with poison diets and borax experiments.
Miss June Sutherland of Gainsville Florida, recently inheriting a large fortune, eludes titled fortune hunters who pursued her across Europe and Britain. After arriving in New York and staying at the Prince George Hotel, she plans further steps to avoid ongoing suit attempts from Italian counts and French viscounts.
New York May 8 A naval veteran Henry Nisbet 64 died on the sidewalk after witnessing a horse trapped in a manhole at Forty second Street and Madison Avenue. His son George Nisbet a dentist was to undergo an operation at Presbyterian Hospital. The elder Nisbet served as a marine engineer in the U S Navy and was a member of the Army and Navy Union.
The Atlantic and Pacific fleets totaling over 400000 tons gathered in San Francisco for a vast review aboard the Yorktown. Secretary Metcalf received seventeen-gun salutes as Admiral Evans relinquished command and ships prepared for repairs and a Pacific cruise.
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