Evening journal., 1897-03-15

MN at % q CLOCK the next morning, as
he had sold the horse in Bridgevile
and told him to meet him in George
town at 1l3O that morning.
II is supposed he drove to Milford |
and returned the team to the owner,
and came here on the train, reaching |
here about noon. Messick met him at
the post Office, and both men drove to
Gordys farm. Messick says he seemed
very much worried, depressed and irri- |
table and soon drove back to this town, |
where he was seen by numerous per-
sons. and until about o'clock He
then went to his mothers home, about
two miles from here where the arrest
took place.
THE STORY GORDY TOLD.
When Gordy was searched about IS
in money was found on him. He was
well dressed, and In his pocket-book
was found a handsome diamond ring,
which evidently belonged to the
woman He told Detective Witsil that
he got on the train Wednesday night,
at Wilmington. and met a woman ON
the train by the name Of Mary Brown.
He said he had never seen her before.
He said both left the train at Milford
and walked up town together. He after
ward contradicted himself by saying
that he went alone, leaving the woman
at the station. Detective Witsil said:
wouldn't the name of Mary Lewis
sound better than Mary Brown Gordy
: said: You can't pump me" and re-
b fused to cay anything more.
b Just how the crime was committed is
not positively known, but II IS sup
posed that after Gordy and the woman
got out of the carriage they entered the
} row-bcat at Vaughans' landing That
t he attacked her in the boat, and she
. jumped overheard, the water being
shallow. The bed of the creek was very
muddy, and she sunk in the slime to
, her knees and was unable to escape.
Then Il Is thought the man beat her TO
Q death. either with the oar or the piece
+ of iron in the boat The body was
IS found in a STOPPING attitude
g GORDYs UNsAvORY REPUTATION
James Gordy has for years born q
r bad reputation. His wife died suddenly
d about three years ago, after drinking a
cup Of coffee, which he prepared fol
her. and insisted on her drinking. HeI
life was insured for several Thousand
dollars. which he collected, and al
IS though suspicion was aroused at the
C time. nothing came of it.
D Within q short time after the death
=, of his wife. he enticed from her home
. a girl by the name of Wilson, about Il
= years old. and the daughter Of neigh
Dor who had nursed his wife through
y an illness. Mrs. Wilson had said tha
there was a mystery about the death o.
Cordy's wife. and It is said he entice'
the young girl out of revenge. He KEEP
her whereabouts a secret for about fou
Is weeks. They were in different parts o
Y the county, and in Dover, but he es
~ capped arrest for this crime
r, Gordy seems to have engaged largel
70 in the insurance business and in thi
nj he somewhat resembles the notoriou
r. Holmes. About two years ago he pur
I'd chased a house In Pocomoke City, TO
n which he agreed to pay $500. lie had
at insured for 81 200, and soon afterward
was burned to the ground. He secure
IN the insurance money and left the towr
iii He was accused of arscn, and wri
in issued for his arrest. but he fed fror
n the town. He never paid the owner q
the house the $500 agreed upon.
He was located for a time in Bait
r. more and while there swindled a VIC
man, whose name is unknown, out Z
$500. He went into the crayon portra
'h business with the woman, whose IN
h vestment was the sum named, ant
Is soon as he secured that, he left the cit
N He was arrested, however, and w.
Thoroughbred. of this town, went
the mans assistance and secured hi
ne release. GOrdy is also wanted in Pitt.
ch burg for swindling.
NJ Lizzie J.. Brown, of Washington, hf
ar issued a warrant, which is now in ii
"a hands of United States Marshal LaI
n, nan.
DESCRIPTION OF GORDY.
ne General White has hume
GUS photographs of Gordy, which
had copied from a picture sent from Il
uu rOgueS gallery at washington, laDelt
ed Jim Gordy, swindler" Gordy is rathl
a a short, thick set man, and very dar
"a His head is round and rather smal
with very low, narrow forehead an
vi extremely heavy eyebrows, forming a
IN most a straight line. His eyes are smal
for black and beady and he has jet blae
ed. hair and short heavy, bristly blaC
led mustache His eyes are set close Z
gether, and he has a disagreeable-looi
hu ing mouth with somewhat full, tight
eW closed lips In the photograph he
he represented as wearing a bunch Of lioy
lso ers on either lapel of his coat.
n, Gordy is a member Of a family Of fi'
-, or six sons. His father, Peter Cord
l'y was a prominent farmer and timb
dealer of near Laurel. The father on,
to tried TO commit suicide, but was pr
nd vented from doing so. He died a ma
= ural death, but very suddenly, viii
sitting at the supper table about thr'
q I. 4 ~.