Emery County Progress | 1908-05-09 | Page 2 | Charged with Five Murders

CHARGED WITH FIVE MURDERS horrifying discovery made on farm near la porte indiana la porte ind that mrs bella gunness was responsible for at least five murders before she and her three children were incinerated in the fire which destroyed her home one week ago Is the theory now held by the local authorities who are attempting 40 solve the puzzle of the barnyard burying ground found on her pretty farm one mile north of this city the bodies of five people all of them murdered were found in the yard of the home of mrs gunness on tuesday so tar only two of the bod les found have been identified one is that of andrew heggelein Hel gelein who edme to this city from mansfield S U for the purpose of marrying mrs gunness whose acquaintance he had made through a matrimonial bureau the other Is that of jennie olson a chicago girl who had been adopted by mrs gunness she disappeared in september 1906 and it was said had gone to los angleas to attend school the other bodies were those of a man and two children 12 years old