Deseret Evening News | 1908-04-29 | Page 7 | Man Arrested for Murder of a Family

MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF A FAMILY IA la Porto Ind 1101 April 26 The re removal reo moval of four charred bodies tho the blackened forms of o children hud huddled died led about that of ot the mother tin as It I IOl tor Ol protection the time arrest arre t ot or Ray Pay I m ph ere formerly onn rl employed by b Mrs MI Rolle B lIe Gunness the tho victim und nail tho the collapse O Oo of o Lamphere at tho the Jall jail tonight has caused Intense excitement In La Porte Gunness lived on her hel farm fann near lion I here hero with her three children At t 4 oclo k this morning Jo Maxwell an on on ou the place was awak ned ne by b Hi IJo made macIc every effort lo tl I the family but failed lAte this afternoon the bodies ot of Mrs Ir Quit Gun Gunness ness and her he I three children Myrtle aged 11 Lucy UC aged 9 and Philip aged wore removed front from the ruins There Thero was a 11 rumor that lint the tho homo home had ha boon fired tired because I of and amid andas IIII as Jq ft Ii result 10 1 II It Lamphere wins was lUJ arrested I Lamphere had hart been employed employ d on the tho farm ann and anti was Infatuated l with Mrs Gunness who waw woI It a beautiful woman Sirs Mrs 1111 declared that tho tIme man mon had annoyed hr and she Ahe ho had filed tiled proceedings to have him declared Insane but a jury jUl found him sane sano