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7 VOL. VIII. 110.1961

' NOBWALK, CONN, TUESDAY EVENING; SEPTEMBER 27,1898.

 

 

 

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THE POLICE ADD ANOTHERLINK
in THE MURDER OF
' EMMA ,GILL.

 

BEARS MARK OF' BLOOD.

 

STATES ATTORNEY FESSENDEN CA-
BLES TO LIVERPOOL IN .HOPES

OF CAPTURING DR.

NANCY GUILFORD.

 

’The police have not yet exhausted

their resources in securing evidence in d

the Emma Gill case and yesterday wit-
nessed additional developments in this
direction.

Yesterday afternoon Capt. Arnold,
Detective Cronan and a Pinkerton man
searched the home of the Drayton wo-
men at 130 Cannon street with gratify-
ing results. Among other things found
was a handsaw secreted in a cupboard
in the cellar of the house.

The discovery was made by'the sharp
eye of Capt. Arnold. When it was
brought to the light the sight was a
ghastly one. The time to even wipe
the blood or flesh off the instrument
had not been taken. It is believed that
'this saw was used in the dismember-
ment of Emma Gill’s body. If it~ was,
1t will prove a strong piece of evidence
when the case comes up for trial.

The saw was found hanging on a nail
in a little room scarcely larger than a

closet. The saw blade bore evidence

of recent use and there were found on 1

it particles believed to be human flesh
and marrow of human bones. State
Chemist E. P. Wheeler made a micro-
scopical examination, which has 'not
been made public, but the officials since
the examination express themselves

. positively that the particles Were of a

human substance.

The officers will not confirm or deny
the report that the Draytons have
made a confession. It is thought they
have not, although it is pretty certain
some kind of a. statement has been
inade by them bearing on the case.

Mrs. Drayton and her daughter are
still confinedat the county jail under
bonds of $1,500 each, pending a hear-

ing in their cases. It is believed that

., further developments regarding the

Draytons will be made known or come
to light today.

In line with the announcement in
these columns yesterday that the pris-
oners now under arrest in the“ Emma
Gill tragedy would be held on the
charge of manslaughter‘, Howard
Guernsey and Harry Oxley were rear-
rested yesterday on that charge. ’

In Oxley's case his bail of $1,500 On
the original charge of attempting to
procure an aboi-tion was eliminated
and bonds were not fixed. Guernsey
was released soon after his arrest on
the new indictment at the primary
bail of $500 furnished by his father.
Harry and Eudora Guilford, as well as
Rosa Belle Drayton and her daughter
Clara, will also. be‘ arraigned on the

same charge.

A brother of Oxley’s was in Bride
port yesterday. He said that actig
upon the advice of his mother Harry
had told all he knew about the unfor-
tunate affair. His story was to the
effect that Emma Gill came and told
him she was in trouble. The amazing
informatioa was imparted to his friend
Guernsey and his advice solicited.

The latter said that ifhe was many -

way' responsible he ought to marry the

girl. Acting upon his advice be pro-
posed marriage but Miss Gill declined
‘saying there was someone else who
could provide her with a better home,
land at the same time suggesting an
operation.

The young man referred to was pre
sumably Walter Foster, who was en-
amoured with the girl. She said that
Nancy Guilford could do the job all
right and was confident of the result.
The money was secured from Guernsey
by Oxley after he had offered to do the
honorable thing in the matter. nThink-
ing this was the best way out of a bad
situation the arrangements were made
for the operation which subsequently
resulted in the tragedy.

On Monday, September 12, the day
on which the dismembered body was
found in the Yellow Mill pond at
Bridgeport, a young good looking
colored woman appeared in Southing-
She walked up.
the railroad tracks from the depot

ton in the forenoon.
where she met a little white boy.
Both walked along for quite a dis-
tance until a man working by the way-
side was reached.

He was asked for the use of a lead
pencil. This was furnished and tak-
ing some paper from her pocket she
wrote anote to Harry Oxley which
was taken to him by the little boy.

Soon afterwards Oxley came down
and met the colored woman, greeting
her pleasantly. It is the belief that
the object of her visit was to convey
the intelligence to Oxley of the death
of Emma Gill and that the holored
woman was Clara Drayton.

She then asked about how soon she
could get back to Bridgeport.
advised by the station agent to take
the trolley to Meriden and connect
with the express from that place. This
she did.

Fred Welch, son of Alderman; Welch
of Bridgeport, who had been paying
attentions to Eudora Guilford, and was
known to have spent a few hours in
the house on that fateful Sunday night,
was subjected to a very severe examina-
tion at headquarters yesterday after'
noon, but he was able to satisfy the
officials that he knew nothing of the
affair and was released from custody.

State’s Attorney Fesseuden last
evening cabled to Liverpool, asking
the police of that place to apprehend a
woman on the steamer Vancouver from
Quebec when she arrived. The woman
was registered as Mrs. Goodrich and

She was

Mrs. Nancy Guilford. Mr. Fesseuden
also cabled Scotland Yard.

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‘ All Hot.

,“All hot” Burton was the. victim of
a runaway horse in South Nor-
walk last night. Burton suffered a
4 severe contusion of the head which
was cared for by a physician. The
horse was stopped by James O’Hara
formerly of Danbury.

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~Adveriise in THE GAZETTE

 

cast him violently over the fence.

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ANOTHER MURDER.

Charles Brown Dies Under
Suspicious Circumstances
in Weslport.'

Loud Words, :1 Souffle and Then a Fall
and Groans.

A death under suspicious circum-
stances was reported to Coroner Doten
on Monday from Westport, and is be-
ing investigated by Deputy Sherifi
Kemper of that town. Charles Brown,
aged 45 years, a resident of the town,
was found late Saturday night, lying
unconscious behind a fence in the yard
of Mrs. H. H. Beldeu, in Main street.
He was taken to the lock’up in a. per-
fectly helpless condition which was at-
tributed to intoxication.

Sunday morning he recovered from
his stupor, but his limbs were para-
lyzed. Brown in his weakened condi-
tion, was barely able to talk, but he
told the authorities that he was thrown
over the fence by someone. He was
too drunk to remember anything more
about it, but he stuck positively to the
story that some men assailed him and
' He
died early Monday morning from his
injuries.

After working all day on the mystery
Deputy Sheriff Kemper expressed his
opinion that Brown was the victim of
foul play. The officer saw several par-
ties that were able to give him consid-
erable information relative to Brown’s
movements on Saturday night.

Miss Mollie Mason, who lives with
Mrs. Beldeu, and in Whose yard Brown
was found, states that late Saturday
night she heard loud voices and then
apparently a wagon stopped and a
scuffle ensued and soon afterwards

there was a heavy thud as of someone

falling in the yard, and soon after-
wards she heard a man groaning and
the groaning was continued frequently
during the night. Mrs. Seymour
Bulkeley, who lives in the house ad-
joining Mrs. Beld en, corroborates Miss
Mason relative to hearing the scuffle
and some loud words.

Drs. Powers, Ruland and Day will
perform an autopsy on the body to-day
and upon the result of it depends the
action the authorities will take.

Brown is a brother of William A.
Brown, the South Norwalk hatter, and
in an ante-mortem statement claimed
that he had been assaulted and robbed
and thrown over the fence.

FOREIGN mssmu

Meeting of the Fairfield County Auxil-
iaries at .the Congregational
Church.

l‘he Ladies ForeignMissionar y Auxil-
iaries of Fairfield Coudty are in ses-
sion to-day,at the First Congregational
chapel, the occasion being the annual
meeting. Delegates from all the sur-
rounding towns are in attendance.

This morning the programme con-
sisted of the reading of reports. from
the several auxiliaries; a paper on
“Prepared Programmes and Original
Papers” was read, also the minutes of
the last meeting. An interesting ad-
dress was made by Mrs. George Knapp,
a missionary in Turkey. ’Mrs. Knapp
treated the subject of foreign missions,
the benefits derived from them, etc.
Mrs. Knapp will address the meeting
this afternoon. '

At noon a luncheon was served and
at 1 o’clock the Junior Conference was
in sessiOn. Answers to questions
placed in the question box were also
made and many of them proved of
great interest.

Fife and Drum Ball.

The ball given by the South Nor walk
Fife and Drum corps last evening was
a grand success, and fully up to the
anticipations of its projectors. A
number of out of town people were
present.

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The South N orwalk city voting list
to be added to and erased from, is
hanging in the post,oflice, and all
voters should see that their names are
on it. "

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“,EPH”THOMESWINS.

Pgaced at the Head of the
Town Ticket. ‘9

Second District Republicans Hold a Duick

and Harmonious Caucus.

The Second district republicans held
their caucus to nominate candidates for
town officers at Arion hall, last eveno
ing. - .

Over 100 voters gathered in the hall,
and it was one of the quickest and most
harmonious caucuses ever . held, the
meeting not lasting over thirty minutes
There were no contests of any kind,
and every thing went through with a
rush. » ,

TownCommitteeman CroWe called the

meeting to order, and John H. Ferris

was elected chairman, with Charles
A. Walters clerk.

After reading the call an informal
ballot was taken for first selectman,
and 111 votes were cast. Ephraim
Thames, the present incumbent, re-
ceiving 90 of these, the ballot was at
once made formal and unanimous and
Mr. Thomes declared the candidate for
first selectman. '

Constables J. J. Goodwin and Edward
J. Larrigan and grand juror Charles F.
Hallock were nominated by acclama-
tion. _

A vote was taken for assessor and
Andrew J?" Hutchinson nominated.

This was the last ballot taken, and
Henry Seymour for board of relief,
George F. Bearse for auditor of towu
accounts, Charles W. Stow for registrar
and Frank‘A. Ferris for school visitor
were . respectively nominated by ac
clamation and the caucus adjourned
after taking up a collection amounting
to $6.70.

The Republican town ticket as com-
pleted is as follows:

1 SELECTMEN,
Ephraim Thomes, , Samuel VLynes.
TREASURER,
William A. Curtis.
COLLECTOR,
George B. St. John.
I CONSTABLES,
RobertN. Morehouse, Lewis D. Keeler,
John J. Goodwin, Edward Larrigan.
GRAND J URORs, '
James L’Hommedieu, George T. Brady,
Charles F. Hallock.
Assnssons,
J. Sturges Randall,
' Andrew J. Hutchinson.
BOARD OF RELIEF,
Jarvis Kellogg, Henry Seymour.
SCHOOL VISITORS,
Marshall H. TOlles, Frank A. Ferris.
'REGISTRARS, '

First District, Francis Leonard,

Second District, Charles W. Stow,

Third District, Edward E. Gorham.

The Gazette Wonders.

What saloon keeper in South N or-
walk sells liquor to boys.

If the town court room in South Nor:
walk will be placed in good condition
before or after election.

Why James Toner would not make a
good assessor. '

If Dr. Nancy Guilford is hiding in
N orwalk.

‘ . Who will be the next Mayor of South
Norwalk. .
If East avenue is not the worst street

 

"in the city.

‘.‘What Happened to Jones.”

 

New Fall Goods.

Frank Coca, the Main street tailor,
has received a new line of fall and
winter goods, which he will make up
in the latest styles and at the lowest
prices. _

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' s. of T:

At a meeting of Concord Division S.
of T. held last evening, the following
officers were elected: W. P., John A.
Ward; W. A., S. Louise Sutton; R. 8.,
Fred Hoyt;A. R. 8., Miss Ella Warden;
F. S , W. A. Kellogg; Treas, Lewis
Hubbell; Cha 9., Mrs.A. E. Pryer;Con.,
Miss Carrie Dixon; A. C.,F1'ed Benger;
I. S., W. A.,Pryer; O. S., N. E. Peck;
P. W. P., Willis/Nickerson.

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AGAIN‘ILLEGAL

Last Night’s Town Meeting
'VFails Like the Former
Ones.

A Vote Passed, However, to Fund 'the
Town Debt.

The town meeting held last night to
pass aresolution authorizing and di-
recting the selectmen to fund the town
debt, resulted in another failure, the
call being entirely illegal. .-

, Levi Warner presided and Frank
Leonard acted as clerk.

When the resolution read

Attorney Gray questioned the legality
of the meeting on the ground that
under Section 33 of the General
Statutes the call did not specify the
objects for which the meeting was held,
but instead simply called 'for the
passage of a resolution.
His second and best claim was that
the selectmen had not individually
signed the warning placed upon the
sign posts, as required by the Statutes,
but that. their names had all been
written by one and the same party.

was

Mr. Gray also attempted to amend
the resolution, but found that it could
not be amended under the call.

General Olmstead, Attorney Lock-
wood aud several others took part in
the discussion and the resolutidn was
finally passed.

Mr. Gray’s first objectiongis not con-
sidered tenable to lawyers, but his
second claim relative to the warning
of the meeting placed upon the sign
posts not having been signed by the
selectmen personally, which is true, is
held to be a fatal defect under the
Statutes, and makes the action of last
night’s meeting clearly illegal.

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Millinery Opening.

Mrs. W. Fawcett of 32. Main street,
this city, announces her fall opening of
millinery for Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of this week. -All the lat-
est styles in Hats, Bonnets, Turbans,
etc., will be displayed. Call and in-

spect her stock.
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AMUSEMENTS.

What Happened to "Jones.

William Gillette has given us a vero
satile and accomplished'stage liar in
“Too Much Johnson” but for cold
blooded and artistic falsehood the hero
of that stirring farce is not in it for a
moment with the drummer Jones in
Broadhurst’s roaring farce “What.
Happened to Jones” which comes to
Hoyt’s theatre, South N orwalk, next
Wednesday evening. One chapter
from his experiences is equal 'to several
volumes of exciting adventure, and for
purpose of narration it would be much
easier to tell what didn’t happen to
him. Of course it is all improbable
and nonsensical enough, but George
H. Broadhurst is .too experienced a
farce writer to mind a little thing like
that'and'the fun goes merrily on.

The Dctoroons.
The prospect of an enjoyable even-

of our master musicians, is an occasion
so rare as to prove incapable of being
ignored, when opportunityoffers. John
W. Isham’s Famous Octoroons, the
attraction at Hoyt’s Theatre next
Saturday, stands solely on its merits;
unique in the annals of amusement,
and without an equal in all the broad
field of theatricaldom. This season
Manager Hoyt announces the famous
dusky-hued exponents of comedy and
music, in a programme of rare excel-
lence, comprising an originahmusical
farce, entitled, “A Tenderloin Coon.”
A special matinee willbe given at 2:30
o’clock.

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——-The most reliable and up-to-date
patterns are Buttericks. The Boston
Store has been appointed sole agent
for Norwalk and So. Norwalk. All
new patterns, no old stock, ready Wed-
nesday morning ,.Sept 23,1898.

The Weather.
Fair to-night and Wednes iay , cooler
Wednesday morning, with f1 osts in
interior.

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' Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Budge and
daughter Stella, of Miami, Fl... ,1 are
the guests of Dr. and M15. A. N. Clark.

 

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council was held last evening, the
more important business being the
voting of a sum of meney to the li-
brary.

The council wasfnot aunit in the,
matter as shown at thelast meeting of
the board. ' '- M
The motion to appropriate 731.090

action, Councilman Meeker stated that
he had secured figures from the direc- V
tors to' show that 8660 would sufiice, to
run the library to January 1. ‘mHe’
thereupon moved to amend; by substi-
tutingt$660 'for $1,000, which wasop—
posed byP. W. Bates, who desired to
appropriate the entire $1,000. , .

The amendment of Mr. Meeker was

as amended was'put Messrs. Burn: and
P. W. Bates voted against it and the
entire resolution was defeated. .

Upon being advised by Mayor Glover
of the result of their action, a motion to
rescind was at once carried and the
$660 voted the library.

After passing the library bills the
meeting adjourned. ‘

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—Millinery opening fall and winter
styles, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Boston Store, Norwalk. S. 27 2t

Mrs. Eddy and her son Dana L. Eddy,
of Leavenworth, Kansas, dined at the
Mahackemo yesterday, “the Coloniel
Express stopping at South ’NOrwalk
for their accommodation. Mrs. Eddy is
an invalid.
train for Baltimore.

Mrs. Annie Simons, of Union streetr
is visiting frrends in New York city."

South N orwalk.

ing the White Plains fair this week.

A_ new register has been placed in
the police statibn at South N orwalk

visit the Soldiers’ Home at Noroton,
to-morrow afternoon.
the 1:11 train from South N orwalk.

Misses‘Josephine and Emma Dis-
brow, of New York, one the guests of
their cousins, Misses Disbrow, West
avenue. ,

town today. 9

Crushed stone is being placed - (in
West avenue to fill up the ruts, and
there is hardly a bicycle rlder in town
but that has noted the fact.

The Demouratic Town caucus will be
held Thursday evening.

Sundayvnext will be Rally Sunday at‘
the South V
church. SundayV-eveningt e members

cert. , .
Mr. and Mrs. Asher Havens and two:

 

Sunday. of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Oster-
banks, Main street.

 

F. H. Bishop of Waterbury, and
John Parker of Worcester were in
town yesterday.

Mrs. A. E. Colfax and daughter

. Natalie, we're the guests of the former ’s

father “Judge” Alfred Knapp otSouthV
Norwalk.

Frank Gregory has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Frederick

‘ Bouton. ,

Mrs. Addie Warren of New Haven,
spent Sunday the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kellogg of this
city.

The First Methodist church society

ing of her chickens. On Friday she
had three left out of fifty, and on Set-

the three and some one stole the other

' two.

 

A shortsiission but Activ'efrrgm staff?

An adjourned meeting of the, city' I

being placed before the” council fgi'

carried, but when the original motion, ‘

Later they took the

Dr. J. Milton Coburn is talked of as‘
the republican nominee for mayor of

LA number of Norwalkers are, attend-_ .

Buckingham w. R. 0., No. 30, “1111?." '

D. A. Richards oL New York, was in

N orwalk . Congregational '

of the Sunday school will give a‘con- '

children, of Banksville, were guests."

will give a grand concert on Wednes- ; '
day evening, October 5th. . x '

 

 

 

 

 

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