Evening journal., 1897-04-13


gave her age as 30 years, but looked
older. She said she also had been mar
ried before, and gave her birthplace as
Milwaukee.
The defence on cross-examination
asked Mr.. Moir If It was possible for
him to recognize Gordy, only having
seen him once. The reply came: Il
am as positive as / could be that he Is
the same man."
MRS. GOELTZ BURST INTO TEARS.
Mrs. Blanche Goeltz. sister of the
murdered woman, and who Is also
known as Madame Grunert, having con
Quoted a dressmaking establishment
under the latter name, was the next
witness. She wore a black silk gown.
fur cape and black sailor hat. From
beneath the hat strands of golden hair
fell over her cheeks. In appearance
she closely resembled her dead sister.
she testified as follows:
II live at No. 652 Herkimer street.
Brooklyn. Mary Lewis was my sister
She lived at No. BOG West One Hundred
and Thirty-ninth street. New York.
last saw her alive January /, and /
next saw her dead body at Milton
Del"
Here Mrs. Goeltzs eyes were suf-
fused with tears. She continued:
My sister was 35 years old. On
March | had letter from her which
stated that she had been married. and
was going TO Delaware to live. She
had furniture. a gold watch and two
diamond rings, one larger than the
other. | don't know about her money.
l saw her furniture at the depot in
Georgetown after the murder and /
positively identified it."
Attorney-General White then began
to unwrap the dead woman's clothes
As he placed the various pieces on the
| trial table and held them up to view
Mrs. Goeltz broke down, buried her
face in her handkerchief and wept
aloud. When she had calmed herself
she continued to identify the clothing.
Attorney-General White held up a
silver hat pin and Mrs. Goeltz said in
a broken voice: II gave that to sister "
Deputy Attorney General Cooper told
the court that the articles were offered
in evidence.
CROSS-EXAMINAT1ON UNDER DIFF
FICULTY.
Mr.. Cullen conducted the cross-ex-
animation under difficulties, as Mrs.
Goeltz declined TO answer several ques-
dons, and at one time said IF II will
help to convict him | will answer.
lhe cross-eXamination brought out the
TACT that Mrs. Goeltz was married, that
Mrs. Gordy had visited her home, that
q one Of the diamond rings was a present
from Mrs. Lewis first husband, anc
that he died last November. She was
; positive that the clothing shown was
that of her sister
THE MURDERED WOMAN's COUSIN
Miss Elsie Debricr a cousin Of th'
dead woman, corroDorated the testi
mony of Mrs. Goeltz. When cross-ex
/ amined the court had to order Mis-
. DERRICK to answer Mr.. Cullens ques
2 tions, as she frequently said: Il won
u answer"
MAN WHO FOUND THE BODY.
Jonn Robinson told the story Of find
ing the body. He identified the blad
e Of the broken oar which he found a
e one that had been left I'm a certain boai
Robinson told of finding the dea
u womun's hat after finding the body
= The defence examined him closely a
& 20 the character of the soil which line
j The shores of the creek and the heigh
d 0f the tide on the night when the mur
'- der was committed. From these ques
5 tions il was inferred that the defenc
II will try to prove that Gordy could nc
= have launched the boat alone on aC
Z count Of its being high up on tn
shore. The defence brought out tn
10 fact that the shore opposite the plac
l. where the state contends that Cord
waded to the bank is covered with
o growth through which It would be i'm
y possible for a man to walk.
All day long Gordys four brother
e Frank Burton, John and Joseph, wit
+, L. H. Moore, his brother-in-law, 81
J. near the prisoners dock. but the
= never looked at him. They were cor
y suited by the prisoners counsel whe
y drawing the jury.
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ot room tickets have been issued and II
TO doors are not opened until 10 a m.