The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
MET A HORRIBLE DEATH
Did Little Ida GaskIlI at The Hands Of a
White Fiend lnCarnate.
HER DEATH WAS CAUSED BY CHOKING.
George horgan. AN Ex-Convict.
Charged with the Crlme-sRis CIo-
thing Contained Bioo,l, and Other
Evidences of His Foul Crime Were
Eound-EIc is Hurried Away.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. Ada Gaskill,
the eleven-year-old and pretty daugh-
ter of q poor widow living dt lSl4h
Howard street. was assaulted and mur-
= dered last evening IN an old vacant ten
room house in the rear of 1S01ta How
ard street. The corpse was discovered
at IA this morning by Il detective I'm
nnedfatcly after the finding Martin
Booker. coal haulcr; George Morgan.
collar maker, and Ed. Sanford a
machlniSt, We're arrested on suspicion
ol having committed the crime, but the
burden of suspicion rests upon Morgan
who was found with blood upon his
clothes.
AZ i:3O O'Clock in the afternoon Miss
Stasklll went DO call Martin Booker TO
MS supper. Booker boarded with the
Gaskills, Mrs. Gaskill became anxious
When the little one did not return dur
ing the evening. and reported the mat :
ter to the police. When discovered the
oodv was lying in q small closet in the
vacant house. with disarranged cloth
Ing swollen throat and distorted fen-
lures. Martin Booker was Immediate.
~ apprehcndcd at his room. at lS0S 81
Mary's avenue. and taken 10 the CITY
JAIL He disowned all knowledge of hav-
ing seen the girl after i:$o O'Clock in
me afternoon. although he was Tho la st
man reported as having been seen with
ner allNc. On the first floor of the
S'asklli cottage George Morgan and Ed
Shhd1ord were found asleep in ndioin-
Ihs rooms. The most startling dis
e3NvrH made was the bloody garments
vi Morgan. His trousers were smcaro1
WIN blood. his lower shirt front was
spotted. ana there were traces of blonh
on his LEFT hand.
Morgan and Sanford were Quickly
taken To jail, whore the former was
strlpped and furnished with Other
clothing. while his own apparel viii
De helu as evidence against him yhnn
inc body of the little Eirl was tnI,cn 10
me niorguc ii was found tha; dooth
was caused by choking. Deep scars
made by finger rails were on aitba,.
side Of the throat
Morgan was placed in the swear box
5i,a a iho'nihs. He said he had been
DRINKING sunday and asserts that he
saw the Gaskill girl but once that ar
., ,ernooh, ana then only for n moment.
When she asked him to tell Booker
10 come To the Gaskll house. lie claims
TO nave worked for butcher last Sntur-
diE ana To have carried from n deliv-
shop. n.y. 'he
Morgan admitted that he was nm en-
c'tNlct, having served eighteen months
IN thc Nebraska pcnitentiary for bur
GiafN and grand larceny He oIso
admitted that he had been arrested nnJ
Heid IN jail for Year for an attcmptnd
assault upon little girl named Moves,
- ''''"' ipui Years ago. y COM
!iaiht WAS sworn to. charging Nor
gan win murder Upon being arraign-
ed he pleaded not guilty A preliminary
examination was set FOR "Wednesday ar
terhoon. The police said they had
no fears of Il possible lynchirp M
We're glad TO hnve Morgan removed
from their charge and placed in tho
custody of the Sheriff
Morgan was moved 10 the county ia n
this afternoon. and later To the State
prison, at Lincoln
crowd gathered around the couptv
jan inns afternoon. but when assured
thal the prisoner had been taken to
Lincoln, it dispersed