Evening journal., 1897-03-15
ROBERT Q. WHITE,
Attorney General,

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Attorney General. |
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
GEORGETOWN. March 15.-That
James NJ. Gordy is guilty of the brutal
murder of Mrs. NJ. Lewis. Of New York
there is not the slightest doubt Every
incident in the case, and every clue dis
covered by Attorney-General White
and Detective Witsil, place the crime
upon him.
WOMAN's IDENTITY ESTABLISHED
There is a quantity Of furniture at
the freight house here, directed to Mrs
J. Gurdy, Georgetown, Del" While ex-
amining this, Attorney General White,
in a sewing machine drawer, discovered
number Of business cards bearing tho
address Of Mime. Grunert, 652 Herki-
mer street" On another card was
found the name Of Mrs. NJ. Lewis, 2GiS
Eighth avenue. New York.
Mr. White telegraphed to the latter
address. asking if such a woman lived
there. II reply he received the follow
ing telegram from Thomas b. Thorn
dixie, janitor of the building.
Mrs. NJ. Lewis and the wife OF James
NJ. Gordy are probably the same
woman Mrs. Lewis lived here at No.
26lS Eighth avenue until Wednesday
last She told friends when she left that
she had married j. Gordy, and was
going to Delaware to live with him. He
lived here with her a few days ago. The
description of the murdered woman tai
lies with that of Mrs. Lewis"
DIDN'T HURT THAT WOMAN"
Immediately after this a search was
instituted for Gordy and Attorney
General White and Detective Witsil
traced him to the home of his mother
near loves Crossroads, in Gumborc
hundred. AS they entered the front
door, Gordy escaped by the back door
The officials gave chase and captured
him in q few minutes. When placed un.
der arrest he said: Il didn't hurt thai
woman
Gordy was brought TO Georgetown
Jail, where he will be confined unit
e next Thursday morning. when ne viii
p be taken to Milton to testify at the in
quest.
! UNFORTUNATE WOMAN's EFF
FECTs.
! Attorney General White drove dowI
70 Gordys house last night and search
e cd his room. Hidden in the bed he dis
d covered q woman's night gown, a glove
! a curling iron, shopping bag and
. small wooden box containing a littl
cold cream. In a rafter Of the porcl
was found a medium-sized claw ham
: mer. with one claw missing. but other
wise in good condition. It is suppose
Gordy inflicted at least one blow wit
the hammer, flatwise, as there is a cres
t cent-shaped wound on the woman
8 head.
o Tho night gown was of cambrio an
I, had never been washed. It was trimme
: with lace and blue ribbon. and was
+ number sixteen. It was in a very sole
condition. The shopping bag is c
black corded silk. with a separate lin
ing OF black satin. The glove was fo
the 'eft hand, of dark tan-coloreS
heavy undressed kid, and much sole
II and worn. II was a number six, an
r the buttons were marked "Adlers Ne
Is York make" In the thumb of III
glove was a good-sized hole, and ais
n rather a large patch of another kind {
k kid The curling irons were unusuali
j. large. and Of iron.
Attorney-General White went over
y Milton again yesterday afternoon an
4 found that the glove found in Gordy
ie room at his tenants house. and tn
N glove on the right hand Of the dea
= woman We're mates.
HIS MOVEMENTS TRACED.
Nearly every movement Of Gordy ha