The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-15

Of the authorities that the woman was
killed by the blows upon lthess head, after
which the murderer placed her In boat,
and after rowing out into the river threw
the corpse overheard
He was probably misled as to the depth
of the river at this point, for the body
stood erect upon its feet after 1t was cast
into the water. The stream was not deep
enough to hide the head and shoulders
from view The murderer probably
thought that II he threw the body into the
water the tide would carry 1t out to the
point where the river empties into tho
Delaware bay, and the murder would
never be known, II this was the inten-
tion, the murderer was deceived, for grim
reminder Of the tragedy was around tho
next day. Had the body washed out to
sea, 1t Is probable the assassin's crime
would never have been revealed.
Detective Witsil has in his possession. a
lady's diamond ring, which is expected to
play an important part In the trial OF the
alleged wife-slayer. The ring was taken
from Gordy's pocket when he was taken
prisoners vest pocket wrapped up in o
piece Of tissue paper. The detective ex-
poets to prove that the ring belonged to
the murdered woman,
Some of the people here think that there
Is another man connected with the case.
They say that Gordy could no. :have mur.
dered the woman alone.
Attorney General White scouts this the
ory. He said that there was no one else in
the case and no effort was being made to
implicate any one.
John Smith, at whose restaurant Gordy
said he met the woman he had on the
train with him, was seen tonight. He
said he never saw the woman Gordy re-
ferred to as Mary Smith. HIS knew Gordy,
who at one time spent week there.
since the finding of the hammer, the
opionion has been that the woman was
killed with the hammer after she and her
companion left Milford.
Ii this was the case there would have
been blood found on the carriage. A
hasty examination was made of 1t to-day
but no blood stains could be found. A
thorough examination will be made Of
the robes tomorrow
One part of the story which Is yet un.
known Is when Gordy and the Lewis wO
man We're married. This may bc learned,
whom her sister arrives to look at the
body. The dead woman is so different
from G0rdy that it Is hard to imagine why
she should marry him.
He Is rough and uncouth, while she was
apparently just the opposite. How they
met or became acquainted is not known.
When Gordy left his home on Friday
two satchels with him. Officers will be
sent after them, and when searched they
may reveal motive for committing the
murder. AS yet no motive has been found
for the act unless 1t was to secure the
money the woman was thought to possess
In the Chnrches.
Bishop Coleman officiated at the P. E.
Church at Georgetown yesterday morning
nd mn n hnt In IN tip,,
from the text, "Where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also," st.
Matthew 6, 10 In beginning the bishop
said the words formed an appropriate
text for the Lenten Meditation. "rhera
is no one of sound constitution" he said,
''who does not love something 1t is i'm
possible for such n one to live without iov-
is called an affectionate disposition. But
that only means that he Is misanthrope
he does not love his own kind. He must
however, love something
There Is some one thing, or some one
class of objects to which he is devoting
his en- r. es, upon which he is concentratj
ing his in crest, for the accomplishment
OF which h is laboring heartily.
ut may be that to the world at large,
even to his intimate friends, he may ap-
pear to be utterly indifferent to everything
about him. This only proves that he is
devoted to himself, and gives way, al
though in this unobtrusive selflshness, to
his own indolent or morbid disposition or
temperament.
"Fhe majority of men, however, evince
lively interest in things around them.
Times may be bad financially, ana busi-
nese phenomenally dull but there is that
irrepressible activity in the minds and
hearts of men that keeps them from stag
nation and ever finds an abundance of OBJ
jccts upon which they can fix their atten-
tion.
The fight was perfectly fair one so far
as any one can ascertain, and no claims
have been made that it was not a fair one
The fight for temperance and for q local
option clause in the constitution was
chiefly made by tho women of the state
and some of them spent days in Dover
talking to tho members of the committee
on every possible occasion.
The liquor men were not idle during this
time, and all Of the influence which could
be Brought to bear by them on the mem.
bers of the committee was used. Some of
the most prominent men in the State, mon
who do not drink themselves, were there
in the interests of the liquor dealers of the
state and talked for hours with the mem.
bers of the committee on the effect of local
option laws
Democratic politicians talked to the
Democratic members of the committee and
some Republican politicians
All day services were conducted in As
bury Church yesterday by Bishop John
NJ. Walden of Cincinnati, who is to pre-.
side at the coming session Of the Whining
ton Conference. In the morning the bishop
preached in the afternoon he lectured and
ut night conducted revival services. After
the evening service the bishop spoke in
Ezion A. NJ. f. Church.
II
ncon's Y. NJ. C. \. meeting.
Owing to the illness of Bishop Nicholson
no class was confirmed at the Reformed
Episcopal Church last night
The missionary anniversary of Cook.
man NJ H. Sunday school was held in tho
afternoon
Rev. John D. C. Hanna delivered
another one Of his sermons on Diseases
of the Tongue" at Union Church last
night