Evening journal., 1897-03-19
CASE BLACK FOR GORDY.
Committed For the Murder of
Mrs. Mary Lewis.
THE wOMANs FUNERAL TODAY

FEARING MOB VIOLENCE. THE
sHER1FFHAs ANEXTRA
GUARD ON GORDY, WHO WILL
BE DEFENDED AT ALL HAz-
ARDS.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
GEORGETOWN. March 19.-"Mrs.
Mary Gordy, formerly Mary Lewis, Of
New York, came to her death from
wounds upon the head inflicted by
some blunt instrument in the hands
Of James NJ. Gordy, with felonious in
tent"
That was the unanimous verdict
given by the jury at the inquest on the
body of Mrs. Mary Lewis in Milton yes
terday. 10 was received by the people
with evident satisfaction. OF all the
people of the county. not one has
good word for the accused man, and he
seems utterly without friends.
Attorney General White in conduct
ing the examination OF the witnesses
outlined the case which the state ex-
poets to present to the court and jury
at the trial. He began with the finding
Of the body by James Robinson; brought
out the fact by the testimony OF Drs.
Wilson and Hopkins that the woman
was murdered, together with the fact
that she was dead when the body was
put in the water He followed this up
by the testimony of J. p. Bailey and
Mrs. Bailey, who heard a wagon drive
| thruugh their lame to the wharf at II
o'clock the night of the murder, and
supplemented this with the evidence
that Gordy had been down to Vaughn's
Landing in February and was familiar
with the perilous drive.
THE MESSIC<S' SENSATIOAL TES-
TIMONY.
The most sensational evidence of the
day was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
! J. Mcssick, the tenants on GOrdys
farm. After relating about thearrival of
| Gordy and his subsequent movements
up to the time he drove away with the
missing valises, Messich was asked
about the articles found secreted In his
house. He said the first he saw OF the
hammer was In the hands of Gordy,
and that the hair crimper, kid glove,
night-gown. handbag and Jewel case,
which have been Identified as belong
ing to the dead woman, were left there
by him.
MRS. MESSICK ON THE STAND.
J Mrs Messick evidently realized the
suspicious cast upon herself and hus-
band by the finding of the articles in
their house, and her story was tod
/ freely and In a straightforward man
ner. She was shown a pair of trousers
q which she and Mrs. Stewart had clean
} ed, stating that they were wet to the
- knees and the bottoms were covered
}, with mud like that in the mud flats
). She said they were the trousers Cord,
= wore on the night of the murder.
Then evidence was produced to show
that Gordy and the woman came dowi
on the train. that the latter admitted Il
S. M. Reynolds, baggage agent at Nil
ford, that she was the wife OF GOrdy
p and that GOrdy was going to drive he
= down to the farm. WILDER Dickinson
s the liveryman, swore he hired a team
S 10 GOrdy the fateful night. and Alex
h ander huntington. the hostler corrobo
p rated him. The statement of Detectiv
e Witsil closed the testimony.
GORDY COMMITTED FOR MURDER
When the verdict had been given
Coroner Johnson committed Gordy OF
the charge of murder. It is expecte
= chat his case will come up for trial a
u the April term of court, and it is sal
u J that startling testimony, not brough
A.. hHN ht Nii' iAluNatf Will Nt UiNuuItu ~
I, the prosecution.
y FUNERAL OF MRS. GORDY.
The funeral Of Mrs. Gordy took plac
ut 2.30 o'clock this afternoon at tn
Methodist Episcopal Church in Milton
Rev. George B. Hoge preached the sen
= mon The coroners jury, at the reque.
~ Of Mrs. Gordy's sister. acted as pal
~ bearers lnterment at Milton win I
De only temporary as the body will /
afterwards disinterred and taken I
Brooklyn for burial.
Constable Lynch went to Philade
phia yesterday afternoon and secured
grip belonging to Gcrdy It was
% Broad street station, and the check Il
it was taken from GOrdy when he WI
c. arrested. The grip contained bottles
ed red ink
RUMORS OF LYCHING.
es Up to / o'clock this morning fea,
a. were entertained that the incensed cit
90 zens would take the law into their oW
hands and attempt to lynch Cord
a. Late last night Sheriff Johnson receiv,
G. a telegram saying that a mob Of II
90 armed men were marching on the ia
The sheriff has appointed TWEEN
deputies, and each has been armed vii
or Winchester rifles. Gordy's life will
a nF. 4 .lf