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NORWALK CONN.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28.1898 ——12 PAGES.
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ANUIH «H ARR SI MADE
HARRY GILL, SON OF :‘DOCTOR
NANCY GUILFORD, Now
LOCKED UP IN THE POLICE STA-
TION AT BRIDGEPORT.
THE BODY TAKEN HOME.
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DEAD GIRL FULLY IDENTIFIED BY HER
PARENTS AND BROTHER FROM
SOUTHINGTON.
Another surprise'was sprung in the
Yellow Mill pond mystery case yes-
terday when Harry Guilford, the son
of Dr. Nancy Guilford, was arrested at
3 o’clock in the afternoon, while going
to his mother’s residence on Gilbert
street. YOung Guilford was taken to
the central police station, where he
was searched and then looked up.
Whatever the police have found to
'connect young Guilford with the case,
they will not say. But, according to
their own stories he must have begun
to figure in the case quite recently, for
only a short time ago they gave out
the information that they were not
looking for any member of this family.
Be that as it may, the fact is apparent
that there is something leading in that
direction.
Some people in Bridgeport say that
Nancy G uilford is not in Wellsburg,N
Y., but that she is in New York c1ty
and sto pping on 32d street, where she
passes under the name of “Mrs. Mor-
ris. ” If the police know of her where- ,
‘ ceived from her did not look like her
abouts they will not say so, but certain
it is they know more than they will
tell. Supt. Birmingham is quoted as
saying that he can put his hand on the
one who did the cutting up at any time
he so desires. The superintendent is
also quoted as saying that the police
are not looking for the Southington
butcher.
It was said yesterday that the mur-
dered woman, when in Stratford, had-
visited at the residence of a former po-
lice official of Bridgeport, who is now
and has been for a number of years a
resident of that town. On this subject
the police were also uncommunicative,
neither affirming or denying. In fact
they would answer no questions yes
terday and would. not talk about the
case.
When young Guilford was arrested
it was after he had tried to escape.
He was seen attempting to unlock the
front door of his mother's home on
Gilbert street by Officers Hackett and
Marvin who started after him. When
Guilford saw the officers he jumped on
his bicycle and started through Gilbert
street to Court street where he turned
and went to State street. Here he was
headed off by Marvin and gave up any
further attempt at escape. The police
refused to state any reason why Guil-
ford- was arrested. At last accounts he
was still locked up at the central police
station and his bicycle was there too.
An inquest was resumed before Cor-
oner Doten yesterday afte1 noon. Par-
ents and brothers of Emma Gill were
present.
The father of Miss Gill, after describ-
ing some particulars and giving his
name as Henry Gill, said his daughter
was 20 years of age, and that she left
home four weeksfi ago Saying she was
going to Stratford. She wrote two
letters home, one posted in Stratford
and one in Bridgeport. He said he
identified the head at the 'morgue, as
well as identifying a photograph. Mr.
Gill said that he was acquainted with
Foster and that he had been keeping
company with Emma. Once shejwrote
home that she was sick in Stratford.
Henry Gill, Jr., a brother, testified
that the dead woman was hisz‘zéister.
He identified the mole on her neck.
He knew of no one but Foster that
had paid attentions to his sister. He
was positive in the identification.
Those present were much struck by
the strong facial resemblance between
young Gill and the dead girl. He had
the same shaped nose, the samelcon-
tour of the face and general similarity.
William Gill and George Gill, two -
other brothers of the girl, positively
identified the head by viewing it and
the phOtographs. They knew Miss
Gill was visiting in Stratford. George
Gill said that one of the letters. re-
handwriting.
Dr. George C. Eighme, the Bridge-
port dentist, was called to the stand to
corroborate some of the evidence in
regard to the teeth.
It was explained to him that the
coroner had in his possession a chart
of the filling work done on the teeth
by Dentist Woodford of Southington.
It was desired that Dr. Eighme should
examine the head, make a chart of
his own and compare it with the one
made by Dr. Woodford.
was adjourned an hour for this.
When the inquest was resumed Dr.
Eighme, in response to a query from
the coroner, said:
“I have made the desired chart, and
comparing the two, find that they tally
exactly. I have no doubt but that the
dead woman is Miss Gill. No doubt in
the least.”
Dr. Eighme then in a technical way
described the result of his investiga-
The filled upper teeth,.he said,
detail
tion.
correspond exactly in every
with Dr. Woodford’s chart.
The body was removed from its
burial place this morning and sent by
Adams Express to Southington.
The Gills left for hOme last evening
after completing the arrangements for
the removal of the body.
the funeral would take place in South-
As to when
ington the family could not say.
The elder Gill was in favor of the
head being examined again in South-
ingtcn by the dentist, Mr. Wood-
ford, but he was told that this would
be impossible after it had once been
scaled up.
When Charles A. Plumb, the young
Stratford fish dealer, left that place
The inquest 4
by everyone who was aware of his de‘
parture, that he would never come
back unless in the" custody of an officer
of the law. After he had audaciously
asked the postmaster for the letter ad-,
dressed to Miss Gill and his subsequent
chat by long distance telephone with
Hartford his flight was thought to
have been prompted by fear of arrest.
Evidently that general supposition
was wrong as he returned home late
in the evening and was at once placed
under arrest.
It was learned in Hartford last even-
ing that the woman to whom Charles
A. Plumb telephoned to from Stratford
Wednesday afternoon was Mrs. Albert
S. Bristol of 35 Lincoln street that
city.
She was visiting in Stratford this
summer. Her husband is a machinist.
Mrs. Bristol denies that she is ac-
quainted with Plumb and says that he
was pointed out to her in Stratford
while on a recent visit there.
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LADDER 0F ’BURGLARS.
Man in; Infantry Uni:orm Among Three
Who Escaped From New-
town’s Lock-up.
By making a human ladder of them-
selves three burglars esCaped from the
lock-up in Newtown Tuesday night.
They had stolen a‘quantity of merchan-
dise and had refused to give the con-
stables any information about them-
selves, presumably to shield one of
their number, a soldier in the uniform
of an infantryman. So they were placed
in the lockup and their shoes and ,
stockings were taken away, a country
method of preventing escape. They
evidently got on each other’s shoulders
until the top man reached the ventila-
' tor in the roof, through which he cut
his way. He jumped to the ground
and broke open the lockup door and
released his companions.
Senator Eaton.
In the death of ex-Senator William
W. Eaton, Connecticut has lost another
old-fashioned rock-ribbed Democrat of
the Bourbon type.
SenatorEaton was the onlyDemocratic
senator to oppose the electoral com-
mission which gave the presidency to
Rutherford B. Hayes.
After his well remembered’speech in'
opposition to the commission, Senator
Eaton dropped into the senate commit-
tee room on patents, as was his almost
daily custom, when he was asked by 1
the Editor of the GAZETTE why it was
that he opposed the commission against
every other Democratic senator.
Drawing himself up and filling out
his cheeks, the old war horse of
Democracy emphatically replied: “The
bill was drawn up to elect Rutherford
B. Hayes and the damn foo-ls can’t
see it.”
How near right the senator was in
his prognostication is a matter of his-
. tory.
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Democratic Primaries.
The following delegates were elected
last night at the Democratic primaries,
for the town and city convention:
Fourth District: —— B. C. Feeney,
James Sutherland, J. E. Lewis and
John Manning for the town. E. G.
Matthews, Charles L. Glover, J. P.
Sheehan and E. F. Duff for city.
Second District—Town: H. W.Greg-
cry, 0. E. Wilson. J. W. Storey,
Charles Finch and E. R. Goldschmidt.
First District—Town, Charles N.
Wood, John J. Hanlon, John H. Gorm-
ley. City, John O’Sullivan, LeGrand
C. Betts, Samuel Daskam.’
Third District—J. J. Sheehan, W.
E. O’Brien, D. McCarthy, F. Elon-
necker. City, H. Malone F. Honneck-
er, John Fritz, Nicholas Martin.
Ninth District—Town, Frank Clark
and M. Nolan.
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Geo. Honnecker at Bridgeport.
There were some scripture allusions
at the Democratic convention in Bridge-
port,as well as in the Republican con-
vention in New Haven, but‘they were
used with more vigorous emphasis, if
not with more telling effect. That fire-
eating young statesman, George A
Honnecker, of Norwalk, in his impag
sioned plea, declaimed with suitabl
gesticulation:
"W ho are these men who come to us
and ask us to repudiate the Chicago
platform’ They are descendants of the
money changels whom (‘h1ist d1ove
f1 om the temple (Loud cheers and ap-
planes). The followers of that man who
1esided in Washington and whose rec
01 d was a foul stain on the uemoc1acy
of Thomas J efierson—Grover Cleve-
land.’ (Loud cheezs and hisses. )——New
Wednesday afternoon, It was believed iI-Iav en News.
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A WILD B__U__LL LOOSE.
Escapes From a Crate and
"Terrorizes Everyone.
Fairfield Ngn Are Not
Fighters.
Natural Bul
A bull played havoc in Fairfield yes-
terday morning. It had been sent in a
large crate all the way from Texas to
Mrs O. B. Jennings, who sent her
hired men to the depot to bring it to
the barn. The men got the crate con-
taming the bull in the wagon and all
went well until they were going in the
front gate of Mrs. Jennings’ residence
when the driver turned rather short
which scared the bull so that he kicked
the end of the crate out and jumped
from the wagon. He began at once to
upset everything that happened in his
way, and the consequence was that all
the beautiful potted plants on the
place were wrecked.
came alarmed and did not know what
to do. *They were afraid to get out of
the wagon for fear of being gored to
death and on the other hand did not
like the idea of staying in the wagon.
The bull rushed all over the premises
and made a wreck of everything he
came in contact with. Finally he made
a dive through the gate leading to the
o \
The men who were in the wagon be-
barn and as soon as he did the men
who were still in the wagon jumped
out and ran and shut the gate. Mar;
shall Smith got a long heavy rope and
made a slip noose in it so that it re-
sembled a lariat. He threw it on the
ground With one end tied to a post. In
a few mi'nutes the bull walked right in
the noose and Smith gave a pull on the
rope and caught it by the hind legs.
After making the bull a prisoner the
men dragged him to the barn where
he was put in a box stall for safe keep-
ing.
-. The Gazette Wonders.
If the town assessors books will be
improved upon this year.
Why the street sprinkler was not
out this morning.
If all the nominees on the republican
town ticket are happy.
Why the democrats are all smiling.
If everybody is going to see McFad-
den’s Flats at Hoyt’s to-morrow night.
Why Hod Saunders has entered f01
the Danbury races.
If the East N 01 walk republicans are
sharpening their pencils.
Why t1 olley officials have no love
for bicycles. .
If the paster will be an important
factor in the coming town election.
The Weather.
Rain to-night and Saturday. warmer
Saturday morning, except stationary
temperature in extreme southern por-
tion.
DANIEL NASH MORGAN.
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Sketch of the Democratic Nominee for
Governor.
Following isa sketch of Daniel Iv'.
Morgan of Bridgeport, nominated for
governor by the de'moc1atic state con-
vention: Daniel Nash Morgan was
born in N ewtown, Fairfield county,
Conn., August 18,1844. He received
his education at the N ewtown academy,
Bethel Institute and in the common
schools. The fi1st five years of his
business career were passed in his
father’s store and later he became a
member of the N ewtown firm of Mor-
gan & Booth.
In 1869 he removed to Bridgeport,
where for the next ten years he was of
the fil m of Birdsey & Morgan, dealers
in dry goods, carpets, etc. In 1877 he
was engaged' in the wholesale grocery
business under the firm name of Mor-
gan, Hopson & Co Beginning in 1873
Mr. Morgan held many local offices.
He was may 01 of the city in 1880 and
1884. For years he had been president
of the Bridgeport hospital; for fourteen
yea1 s was president of the City National
bank; is president of the Mechanics’
and Farmers’ Savings bank; in 1883 he
was a member of the lower branch of
the general assembly; in 1892 he was
state senator from the Fourth district.
After the election of President Cleve-
land M1 Morgan was chosen United
States treasurer. His home is in
Bridgeport. He has a wife and two
children.
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before the Public. An Advertisement
In THE GAZETTE will b0 Md.
Fall Jackets.
$10.00 black diagonal $7.50 and $10.00
covert cloth jackets to close, $5.00 each.
room for them; the light weight ones
must go.
Blankets.
An immense stock. Just to make a
run Saturday only, we will sell 2 cases,
one white and one grey, blankets at 41c
each, limited two pair to customer.
$1.50 blankets, $1.25
$2.25 “ ‘ $1. 75
$3.50 “ $2. 75
$4.00 “ $3. 25
$7.50 “ all wool, $5.25
Domestics.
Pillow cases, fine muslin, 2 for 250.
Large sheets, 390.
1 case of heavy brown sheeting, 5c.
_ 1 case of very fine muslin, the 8 cent
kind, for a run Saturday, 60.
1 case of dark outing rémnants, the
Be kind for 50.
New Dress Goods.
52-in. fine broadcloths, in all colors,
the correct cloth for tailor gowns,
three weights, 750, $1.00 and $1.25,
Drap d’ete, combed backs, makes a
fine hanging suit, three weights, 750,
$1.00 and $1.25, all new colorings.
Poplins in all colors and black, 75c.
Silk and wool plaids, 75c.
Silk and wool
wide, 500.
rep plaids, 38 in.
50 ps. fancy and check suitings, all
new, 500.
Children’s school suitings, 124.30, 150
and 250.
{Our winter jackets are here; we want.
Our Winter Jackets are
Now on Sale.
You are invited to inspect them.
They are all tailored garments made
for us exclusively. As the cut shows
they are made both styles, high collar
and rever collar; both correct; damp
climates like ours, the high collar is
best. Our stock as usual will be the
largest in town.
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BOSTON STORE!
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New Fall Gloves.
Our importation of fall styles in
Ladies Trifousse and Maggioni former-
ly (P. Centemeri) kid gloves, will be
ready for your inspection. Saturday.
All the newest colorings and embroid-
eries with clasps, together with the
lowest prices, will make the display
very attractive.
Real Kid Gloves.
200 pairs ladies 4 button, 2 clasp, and
5 hook, in reds, tans, modes and
whites, with black and self embr01der-
ed backs, regular price, $1.25, but for
Saturday, opening price per pair $1.00.
120 pairs 3 clasp Trifousse black kid
gloves, regular price, $1.95 for this
sale, $1.50.
Tailor Made Suits.
25 suits in navy, green and black,
$10.00. "
10 suits of last spring’s make, that
were $15.00, we will close at $7.50 each,
and by altering the sleeve you have an
up-to-date suit at half price. The
skirts are all .plaited backs and are
worth the price you pay for the suits.
Counterpanes.
A great variety in Marseilles quilts
—75c, 98c, $1.25 and $1.50.
Comfortables.
750, 98c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $1.98.
Fall wrappers, 75c and 98c.
Our great sale of winter underwear
will be continued this week. You
never saw heavy underwear at such
low prices.
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and $2 2-5:
In our Corner Show Window a
GREAT F V EN T
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We have at considerable expense secured for one week, commencing Monday, Sept.
Professor MAX STEIN , of New York.
FREE 1
A life size Crayon Portrait from any photograph will be given FREE to every purch 1311'
or goods amounting to $1.00 or more, providing you buy one of the elegant Picture Frames
in white enamel and carved oak, which we will offer during the ex ibilion at $169, $1 89
ar esalisfied that he will please you.
FREE 1
Prof. Stein comes to us highly recommended and we have seen his werk and
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