The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-19
0ordy Talks.

GEORGETOWN, Del. May lS.-The rumor
that James NJ. Gordy, the murderer, was
preparing a confession was denied this af-
ternuOn by Gordy himself. When asked
regarding his proposed confession and
what led him to commit thu deed he re-
piled:
"Why l never saw that woman in my
life until | saw her picture in tho papers.
The whole business was plot against
me. think that enemies of mine in
Newark, n j., where was in the picture
business, must have got man to marry
this woman under my name aud bring
her right down here near my home and
murder her Then Attorney General
White and his detectives did tho rest.
TIE MURDERER GETS RESENTFUL.
90 want to tell White and them de-
tectiyes what think of them before the
whole crowd on the scatTold They twist
ed everything against Inc. Why that
handbag they found in my room belonged
to my wife, who died at my home three
years ago, after childbirth. | had three
doctors with her to save her; yet they say
| killed her.
Then the shoes they measured the foot
prints with on the river bank. They took
those shoes from my trunk. They were
round tood. My shoes that l wore home
and had on were pointed toes Yes, l ran
when the detectives were after me- because
| had heard there was warrant out for
me for some trouble had in Washington,
| but l did not exclaim that did not hurt
| that woman. That was IL lie. And that
| ring they found, and that dead woman
| sister swore to, bought on Rawley street,
| Pittsburg, last winter for agirl In Bridge
Vile hut it WAS too small for her Ilug or,
| and kept it ever since.
| WHAT THE LAWYERS DID.
| That furniture | bought on Twenty
second street, New York and paid for it.
| wanted to 70 on the stand ut the trial,
| buy my lawyers would not let me. They
nude mn look the way did, like IL tramp
had good clothes and wanted to shave
| up and put them on, but they said no.
| II would have said guilty, too, if had
| leen on the jury after that kind of evidence
Yes came down on that evening on the
train, as they swore and got off at Mil
ford. always get off there, and drove to
my home, but rs God is my Judge l took
no woInan out OF Milford.
A CONSPIRACY
"Why, they say murdered that woman
for her money; we'll, have they found any
money! guess not.
And here Gordy really chuckled and
added:
Nor 'yill they ever
lie continued to walk up and down The
cell and talk denying everything. He lie
rlured he never saw tho minister wilt
claimed he married him That mus
have been the plot. he said, "Som
man called himself GOrdy and knew me.
He denied that he had ever married an.
nF the women who claim to be his wives
and ended By saying: Now am no
afraid TO die"
Il expect to do and an anxious for th
day to come. Every day brings Inc ncarc
my Lord He accepts Inc, He knows til
truth. | want TO 60 to tho Scatfol0,
have no confession u make and will max
mono.
"Wh2, n newspaper has offered me bi
money to confess, but tell you | can
do ii, but / do want to tell AIR. WHIT
what Think of him"
sheriff johnson is IN bod sick and ha
been for II week, but he has GOrdy's ever
movement watched night and day b
faithful guards. lie is determined that b
| shall moi, llVp unv DnIDTtunltY to GaGlUl