The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-09
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JANE V. GILM0UR'S FATE.
sTERNJUSTTCE CLOSEO ON THE TRACE
or THE DESTROYER
The Crime for which the Dnvisc- were eon-
fenced to Death An Ex-Aldcrmau Of Ts-
rcnto ArrniRncd ns nn Accessory.


ronto Arrnigncd ns IN Accessory.
ToRoNTo, Dec. s.-The trial OF cx-Aldcr.
man Clemcnts, a prominent member Of the
School Board, and respected citizen who has
children grown up and married, begun be-
fore tho Police Court to-day. lie is CHARGED
with compllcity before tho fact OF the murdor
OF Jane Vaughan Gllmour, for which the noto-
rious Specialist. Arthur Paul Davis aud bis wife
received the sentence Of death. and wore 70
have been hanged to-day. During the trial Of
the Dlyiscs II WIS noticeable that no mention
was made as 10 the sctucer VINO persuaded the
unfortunate girl to resOr. TO such unnatural
means to hide hor shame. Previous to the trial,
however. a ret ort was rculated that note
book was found In Da,ls's house, in which he
kept an account Of the customers who patron
ize 4 him in his nrfarols trade, and the suppo-
a i'ion wn. that CiCments's u ine had been mem
toned in IL. This, howoverwas not made public.
CONFgssISG TO cLERuYIES.
About three weeks ngO II was announced By
the city press that tn Dayists had ina 10 a con-
fessloh to separate clersyAen which agreed In
evc,y particular IN tamil aiins Clements as tho
procure AN abortion upon Jfnc Gllmour. These
confessions were placed in the hands OF tbs
who immelia'ely oricred the arrest ol
clements. shortly afterwari the putllc we're
artcd ana much inlign tiOn expressed that
tne dtath Sentence urDh thc ID ay,ses had been
cOnmuted to iinnri-OnWont Tor NE. Tue icason
llf lNl@ was tIttfWdru gwen, tlAt III order 10
bring the principel crimlnal In the afir 20 jus
tice. II was necessary t. commute the death
sentence, IS according { Canadian | w prison
crs under sentence Of death cannot be Q lied a.
witnesses against others.
Last SATURDAY Clements had prellmn nv ex-
animation, nnl II appeared rom the evidence
then given that Jane Gllmour in the latter
| par, of March left the mouse OF a family named
Nattra-s. and 1T her fathers succe ton came 70
Clements's house in this city In the character Of
servant she remained In Glenn ,nts's house
| until Julv a. when, for some unexplained reason,
she returned to Nattrass's fanily. Tue phnci-
pal part Of tho evidence given at this
was a repetition OF the evidence elected at the
! msnded unit To-day when he was again brn,rhs
! before q magistrate. A few witnesses were CALI
| ed, whose testimony tended to snow where the
| unfor'u 90 girl bad been between the dates Of
TUE TESTIMONY.
on the ist OF July last Jane Giiriour came 70 my
rlcc for medicine o. what could be dona
to produce miscarriage on herseL Sic showed-s
ca % me ''I saV hsr s'bsin Box o @ sna Sos a
5yI igr % me. 'ie Ha 80, az ne pn.oper oem,
tola VISIT q lie slrl unicquainie, with ne pds
erect asked him whSt pii aid rops lie said ihoss
lie ,sid II sm her iri,nd" / asked hin Il
me me Esh,. Eg eoqle ,aS gee couSi." Ssi" o, to % 4.
said yes he won arrange that He said she sa, mia.
n kcd low an "S1 Wols sSS1s sS
oG nan a1s sre me nasd doST: 9s mr s It sas sSts &
| the balance IN the SATURDAY following. asked Lin
y.
to the next week after this interview about
| 10 IN the morning Size alone. She taken 70
| house scott street. Op rated her with In
| rtruinent,. II caused shock aud chill. she IN
after he operation aud died 90 Friday night sav
tie prsDnr The nizht prev us 10 the girls death,
II vas at ONCE after cark. IL asked me II the party
| had come, how she WAS and u It was ali right
| suspicons being entertained Of anything BEND
| Nrong t0lI him n had known he vAs AlIermxa
nt the time OF his rrst would have charged him
$500 lie said that When tie gir came home all righa
he would give me extra hunlrei dollars. On Sztur>
day morning, after the girls deaih. went TO the pit
Oner's lumber yard. and Was Ia he out. called
again later in tho morning. and saw Clements.
THE VICTIMS DIFFERENTIATION.
| CrosseIamina;ion-I do not know the day dsss
when I rrst the girl. II In the rrst part of
July. Never saw the girl before. kept meinorta. q.
dun OF any kind she sai1 II the pills and dr., pi diA
not d. she would have to get out of 1t somehov. IA
operated on M. gri. only opers'ed TIC nizni
before she iicd noticed symptoms Of dan -eus
Tor medical 4-ssta~cH iri1tY. nu- n & 4 not
urst made ms statement on VcWbcr 10. II DO
fprt the .ehfcuce Of death passed up com
mtted No induco-neLt vi held out 10 me to mAks
this statement.
Mr.. Davis will give evidence tomorrow. Ths
further hearing Of the case was then adjourned
uutl tomorrow at II A. VI. bail being refused
the prisoner. FJplic feeling Is expressed freely.
aud tie generd expectation 10 thot .. .'Inu START
ling developments NAV bc expected. The case
Of Catha'l.e J. Ing viii also probably be To-
duired into Fer body WAS removed from the
den u the Davises Ia Scott street. Hamilton.
about 1nth previous to the GilmouT murder
coming to ligut.