Evening journal., 1897-03-18
WANT TO LYNCH GORDY
Sussex People Intensely Ex-
cited and Make Threats.
MADAME aRUEERT SAW GORDY
THE BODY OF THE MURDERED
WOMAN WILL BE BURIED IN
MILTON TOMORROW - INQUEST
BEING HELD THERE TODAY.


MILTON TOMORROW - INQUEST
BEING HELD THERE TO-DAY.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, March 1S.-The
most observed person in this town yes
terday was Madame Grunert the sister
of Mrs. Mary Lewis, who is supposed
to have been brutally murdered BY
James NJ. Gordy. Madame Grunert is a
very pretty dainty looking young
woman, with golden hair and very fair
complexion, and attired in stylish
black gown. She was accompanied by
an aunt, nice-looking woman Of about
40 years.
When she saw the body OF the muir
dered woman she cried, "Oh, It is my
sister," and wept bitterly. While iden-
tifying the contents of the trunks
at the express office she spoke of a
small hand mirror with a particular
mark which her sister always used. II
had not been found, but a further
search was made, and a mirror, such as
described, was discovered. Madame
Grunert returned to New York yester-
day afternoon.
HER LIFEL1KE APPEARANCE.
The murdered woman, whose body
has been lying in the undertaking es-
tablishment of Samuel j. Wilson, at
Milton, looks very peaceful and placid
and more as II she was asleep than the
victim of horrible murder. Her eye
lashes, which are long and black lie on
her cheeks I'm a life-like way, there Is
color in her lips, and her face is a soft,
delicate pink tint caused, It is sup
/ posed, by the embalming fluid. The
abrasions and contusions on the head
are not visible, The post mortem re-
vealad the presence of two small tu-
mors, which had apparently caused her
no trouble, but would have In q short
time.
Before she left here yesterday after
noon Madame Grunert went to the jail
to look at Gordy. AS she looked through
the cell door she shuddered and in less
than a minute turned away as II she
could not bear the sight of him. Gordy
was reading and would not look up. Not
a word was spoken.
While in Milton Madame Grunert
gave few instructions as to the dis
posal Of the body, which will be buried
in Milton tomorrow.
THREATS OF LYNCHING.
Instead Of the talk dying away as the
story grows older, the reverse Is the
the state OF affairs here now The
murder is the only topic discussed, and
excitement is growing more intense
Threats of lynching are numerous. IL
Is said that several strange men have
been seen earnestly talking to crowds
! In Milton, and II is rumored that they
were from Maryland and had led sey'
!, erai iynching mobs, and We're ready tc
assist here If Gordy could be secured
A Mllsboro man said there were
twenty-five men there who are ready tc
join a lynching party.
These rumors of lynching have
caused a clash of authority between
Attorney General White and Coroner
, Johnson. The latter insisted that
Gordy shall be present at the inquest
while Mr. White thought It safer fol
Gordy TO remain in Georgetown Jail. He
/ was supported in his view by the peo'
pie Of the town. Coroner Johnson has
summoned these men to sit on the
Jury at the inquest being held in Nil.
ton to-day: Captain Charles Atkins
John b. Welch, John Lewis, William
Fearing, j. Il. Lank John Ponder Cap
= tain Henry Hudson, A. p. Lingo, Cap.
l
Isaac Naylor and w. II. Fosque
= 1t developed that Mrs. Lewis is the
third wife Of the prisoner He frs
married Elsie Warrington. who dice
I under mysterious circumstances. Hit
/. next wife was a Miss Pennewill, whose
Z death. Attorney General White says
was clouded as well as was that of hi
4 child. and he adds that the brand,
which GorGv's father drank preViOus Il
his death Is supposed to have conteines
1 poison.
Mr. White further said yesterday
e "The death of Mrs. Gordy, his last vic
e tim. was prompted to get possession o
s her money and property This theor.
= has been strengthened to-day. | re
c ceived a letter from an agent OF tn
u Prudential Life Insurance Company, o
New York, who stated that he had
o J conversation with Mrs. Gordy Sh
said she desired TO take out policy ol
her life. When the agent called to con
summate the deal Mrs. Gordy mad va
! Gated the house. This desire on Mrs
v Gordy's part for a policy, to my mind
: came from the man who is now charges
o with her murder. How much none
Mrs. Gordy possessed is yet unknown
- as the authorities have not been able Z
sift this part of the case. We have evi
v dence TO show that she was IN posses
q sion of some means, and the amour
4 known to MS is, in my opinion, SUM
n cient to have induced Gordy to do tn
{. killing.
- LEARN SHORTHAND AT GOLDE'
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