The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-21
MISS GILM0UR'S MURDER.
THE GIRLS ALLEGED BETR1 YER ON
TRIAL POR ms LIFE.
A Crime for which DIR. Davis and his Wife
were sentenced TO Death-An Alice Bowls-
by Case IN TOrOnto-A Conyicrs Testimony.

A Crime for which DIR. Davis and hi. wife
were sentenced TO Death-An Alice BowIs-
by Case In Toronto-A Convict's Testimony.
TORONTO, Jan. 2O.--At 10 A. NJ. the trial
OF ex-Alderman Clements, charged with the
murder Of Miss Gilmour, was continued. The
body Of tho court and the gallery were crowded
long before the hour OF opening, and the interest
manifested Yesterday was intensified to-day as
the examination proceeded. Thomas Nattrass
Jr., testified that during Miss Gilmours stay at
their house they considered her very nice
eirl. II may be remembered that the
unfortunate victim resided with the Nattrass
family long time, and It was at flrst believed
that one OF the young Mattresses had seduced
her. and then persuaded her to the crime which
resulted In her death. Nattrass testified that
during her stay with them she acted as servant
at very low salary, and said none Of the family
were paying any particular attention to her
while she was with thom.
4 number Of witnesses were then examined
who gave evidence tending To prove that the
specialist, Davis and his wife. did Kill the girl IN
procuring the abortion, and aitemp'ed TO t9ne ,D
to discovery Of the murder.
Thomas Nattrass, Jr, gave evidence OF slim
ilar nature to that of his son. He came to tho
city on July ~, and saw Clements. lie made IN
quiries as to the sudden disappearance OF MISS
Gnmour. Mrs Clements was present at the
| time. Clements said that the deceased girl
wasn't much. Witness understood that he re-
| ferred to her being poor worker. The prisoner
seemed willing to give all tho Information about
! her that he could.
Mrs Fisher was then examined. She swore
that after the Dayises were before the police
| court she met Clements In the street and spoke
| to him about Miss Ginour. lie said II was
| strange tho pirl did not come to his house, and
| added that | had better say nothing about the
| girl being at my house, unless II came out lhe
| evidence then went to show that Miss Gilmour
| had been at her house sewing.
| Another woman who was present at Mrs.
| Fishers house during the time the girl was
| man called at the house. Mrs. Fisher entered
| the room and told Jeanne Guinour that her
| brother wanted her. Miss Gilmour and Mrs.
| Fisher then went out to the parlor. After this
| tho girl was seen no more.
1t il generally believed that Mrs. Fisher could
| nave told more In relation to the case.
Counsel for the Crown then called the convict,
Arthur Paul Davis. Clements's counsel object
| ed on the grounds that Davis had been tiied
| and convicted Of murder. He considered that
| the convict was utterly Incompetent as "A wit
| ness and that his testimony could not be cor
roboratel Ia any particular by that already
| before the Court. 1t was then decided TO call
other witnesses and have the corroboratiye
| evidence before the Court. previous to
Dayiss testimony being received. Evnencc
was tnen adduced to show that Clements had
dcns on the 18th of May. At about the time
that the box containing the corpse OF the girl
| was removed from Daviss den. Clements was
walking on the platform at the Union station as
though in readiness To quit the city In case ot
clothing Mrs. Clements mad identified tho
clothes as belonging to jennie Gilmore, and
| elements remarked that she shuull he caretul IN
making such remarks until CERTAIN Of their
| idrntitv.
WIN Edwards swore that he saw Clements
and Mis-. Gilmore at the How cr show on Nav %.
aud another witness testified to the enect that
while returning from church the prisoner had
offered TO escort Miss Gilmore home, and that
Mrs. Clements, noticing the familiarity, made
some observation and took Clements arm.
Counsel for the Crown contended that this
evidence showed that Clements had used undue
familiarity with the girl and then called Or.
Davis. Ihe convict gave evidence much similar
TO that which has already appeared in The sun.
and said that Clements hau offered to pay him
$40 tor tue deed. Under cross ination lac
said:
am thirty.four years OF age have been praotisins
IN this tor three wears. Rezan the husincss n
Roch ster. y left there IN February, 1874 as busi
| mesa was not vefy prosperous
He also testified to tho effect that he wa,
| not a doctor. that he had previously resided
with his father in hamilton, who kept
an onice and treated private disease
lie left Toronto to go to Rochester because ht
got INTO trouble with the poisoning Of Gus
tdye in 1890. In Masonic Hall in this city. From
hero he went to Hamilton, stopping some time
with his father. Thence he went 70 Roches.
ter, y. T., and opened an oflce lie was ar
rested there In ls,2 for the murder OF tht
! Cole girl. lie was also Indicted In Rochester 1t
| 1875. charged with attempting to rob mans
house. lie was also arrested for crime similal
To that which resulted In Miss Gilmour's death
Tho Cole girl died, but lac was not indicted fol
that.
The court then adjourned till tomorrow.