Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-05
The stratford Tragedy.
The Further Work of the Jury OfInquest Elisha GlOster's Testimony.

The Further Work of the Jury OfImquest |
 -Elisha Gloster's Testimony.
 The inquest in the Brush murder case at | Stratford was resumed in the Town Hall in that place yesterday morning at about half- 1 past ten o'clock. There was a large gathering present to witness the proceedings. The in- quest was conducted before Justice More house by Assistant State Attorney F. l.. Holt. Several witnesses were examined.
 The first witness called was William J. Singleton, colored. He testified that he saw the deceased last about Thanksgiving day. He was acquainted with her sister, Della 1 Gilbert whom he saw about seven o'clock on Saturday night last, going down the street, l and again at her house at about eight o'clock, where he called to see her. She was alone at the time. She told witness that her sister was up to see her on Wednesday and stayed 1 until Thursday afternoon. The witness said | he did not know either Brush or Freeman. l Mrs. Grace McDonald was next called. | She said she lived about half mile from 1 Mrs. Brush, but had not seen her for day | or two previous to the Saturday night in | question.
 Frank Lally next testified that on Saturday | night he was going home from Reilly's store | 8 little after twelve o'clock and when within
 
 strange voice of a woman crying ''Oh :"
 He only heard it once. It was after he had passed the house and he thought no more of it and went along towards home.
 Martin Hickey, the next witness, said he
 was in company with MT. Lally on Saturday
 night and heard the cry as he had stated. He
 said they neither saw or met any person that
 night.
 The next witness was Elisha Gloster, a re
 liable colored man living in Stratford. He i stated that while he was working in the vi : cinity of the Brush house on Saturday he saw, between II and 12 o'clock in the morn
 ing, strange colored man carry several arm
 fuls of wood into the yard. The stranger
 was around the premises for an hour or two -perhaps longer Gloster described him ai short, slim man, very dark. He wore light ! striped pants and colored shirt no coat Gloster did not know either Wm. Brush ol ! Henry Freeman, but the description he gave is said by brother of the murdered woman
 to answer almost exactly to that of William 2 Brush, the husband. Gloster was some fee , distant when he saw the man.
 , The hearing was then adjourned till thi afternoon at ? o'clock. One of Pinkerton'
 detectives has been employed to work up tn l case. Detective Taylor is also retained. S' far as has come to light only three person
 are spoken of as having any possible motiv ? in committing the crime, these being Deli . 2 Gilbert, her sister, who may have beel prompted by 8 fit of jealousy, William
 Brush, the husband of the deceased, iron
 whom a divorce was pending, and Henr ' Freeman, who figures in the drama as havin
 been sort of lover of both the decease 2 and her sister. The strange man seen abou U the house, by the witness Gloster, of Mrs y Brush on the Saturday in question has no U been accounted for and possibly may hay u been either of the above. If not he mus : have been 8 stranger in the vicinity and if s
 no motive for the commission of the crlm
 has been brought to light.