The New York herald., 1875-12-09
MISS GILMOUR'S DEATH.
Testimony Of the Convicted \ Muir
derer Against Her SeducerS
CLEaENTS COLD-BLOODED BARGAINING.
The Man Who Drove the Dead
Body to the Sand Pits.

The city is In the greatest excitement this evening
over the Jeannie Gilmour murder on account of the
revelations at the adjourned preliminary examination
this afternoon into the charges against exAderman
John Clements for being accessory before the fact to
tho murder. The evidence obtained this afternoon
practically solves tho whole mystery
The first witnesses called two sisters Of Jeanne
Gilmour lone Of them Mrs Fisher and girl all OF
whom swore that Jeannie Gilmour came 10 Fishers
house on Monday, July 20, the Monday following the
Saturday which the deceased came TO town. These
women testified that Miss Gilmour was their place on
Wednesday, July zS, Of her own accord. There was
strong conviction forced all present that they
telling a prepared story and perjur-
ing themselves. This further strengthened
when another woman. who came to sew at Fishers on
that day and had since been kept away from those who
worked up Clements defence that Miss Gilmour
left the house Mrs. Fisher telling her that party
had for her The rules Of evidence did not allow
this name coming out at present. bat there is doubt
that it was Clements Clements was ordered to stand
up in the box, and Arthur Paul Davis,
ABoRTIoMsr.
who to have been hanged to-day for Miss Gilmours
murder, stepped the witness stand The utmost
silence pervaded the DAVIS looks as If he had
passed under great mental excitement having fully
made up his mind suffer the extreme penalty OF the
law. He sworn and testified that the girl Glmour
came to his office, In Exchange alley about July aud
said, presenting card with sJohn Clements printed
thereon that that person had her him Davis
get medicine that would produce a miscarriage:
he gave her box of pills and
vial of drops. and took from her $5
the girl left; about two weeks after Clements whom
Davis had not yet become acquainted with, called on
him and said his medicine had not had the desired
effect the who had presented his card to him
haGnr ha tnld nat,io
ssfrend;n Clements said, further that he was mar
ried man and the girl was
A MINISTER'S DAUGHTER,
and they must yet out of the fix; Davis asked If the
girl could get away for two weeks and IL agreed
office; before this Clements asked Davis how much
he wanted he replied 800; Clements said II
well worth the money; on Wednesday Miss Gilmour
came to Davis office; the girl then went with Davis
and his wife to their house, block away, on Scott
street; Miss G'mour stayed with them that
night, and on Thursday evening Friday
formed an operation on her with metallic
catheter and syringe for the purpose of producing
miscarriage; on Friday night the girl had
miscarriage; about half hour after the miscarriage
the girl died this about ten O'Clock; Thursday
night Clements came TO Davis and asked If it was all
right and he said yes Clements told him the girl had
been e.ciente three months; DAVIS said to Clements
he would have charged HIM $500 instead of $780,
Clements replied that IL was all right that as
the girl came away he would give him another $780,
Davis had been drinking all this week
This was the principal evidence against Clements ana
the adjourned, but further important facts
Immediately elected by William Fraser being put
In the box and charged with being
ACCESSORY AFTER
This the man who DAVIS trial that he
made the box in which the body removed to the
sand pits for Davis the understanding that 1t
put clothes in. He had never been known a the
who drove the wagon along with Mrs. Davis Late on
Saturday night and dumped the box into the pits This
all came out this afternoon. Davis was the leading
wtness against him also He swore that the Satur
day after Miss Gimour's death, the Friday night
previous he had hunted up Frazer, carpenter who
old acquaintance, and told him no was in
trouble; that woman had died at his house through
miscarriage; that If Frazer would assist him
BODY
he would pay him well that parties interested were
rich, and would como down handsomely; Frazer
assened and straighway went and measured the body
stairs In Davis house. went and got the boards cut
to the right size and brought them to the house all
ready to be put together ne and the doctor nailed
them together apd put the nude body In the box which,
after fastening on the cover they brought down stairs
this was after six O'clock and the two went out look
ing for wagon they procured one byt ten O'Clock,
drove up to Davis house, put In the box
and Frazer started on; Davis and his wife followed
few yards on; Mrs Davis got up the seat along
with Frazer and before the doctor could get up Frazer
had started of they had excited the suspicious Of
the watchman; Davis LETT there standing the two
driving OF fast possible to escape tho watcnan
the last he saw OF Frazer he was sitting alongside of
his wife and the two driving rapidly away; while
they putting the body in the box Frazer asked
how much ho was TO get and was told by Davis $780,
that night Mrs. Davis paid him S36 on account
ADJOURNMENT.
Frazer's case was also adjourned till TO morrow
This afternoon other startling developments
made. DAVIS said on some days there would be as
cine to have operations performed The OF
Davis other victim, Catherine Lang, will probably be
inquired into Her body was removed from Davis
house to Hamilton about month previous TO the Gill
murder. Public opinion is not more favorable TO
Davis than to tho other accompces since no has told
the whole story. Mrs. Davis testifes tomorrow.