Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-18

st9if Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
Georgetown, March 12 2-Considerablo
excitement was created here last night
by the report that tho body of young
woman had been found floating in the
Broadkiln river, about one mile below
the town of Milton.
II was thought at first that the body
had come in from the bay, as no one in
Milton was able to recognize it, but
boat, floating near whore tho corpse
was found and containing hat, some
hair pins and other articles supposed
to belong to the dead woman, was
identified as having been taken from
Vaughan's wharf. The skull of the
corpse was crushed in, but no other
signs of violence were discovered.
Georgetown, March 10. The body
which was found in the Broadkilu river
near the town of Milton, Sussex county,
last Thursday afternoon, has been
almost positively identified as that Of
Mrs. Mary Lewis of No. 2Gl3 Eighth
avenue, New York City. at least that
was her name until few weeks ago,
when, according to statement made by
her to Station Agent Silas Reynolds at
httiubshdy hiHht, buS Nub
married to james NJ. Gordy of near
Georgetown, who is locked up and
closely guarded at the Sussex. county
Jail here on the charge of numbering
her. The Identification is about CON
plete, and circumstances indicate that
she was killed for her money.
The body, which now lies at the
undertaking establishment OF Samuel
J.Wiison, at Milton, indicates that the
murder was one OF tine most brutal
that ever occurred in Delaware. and
Attorney. General White and Detective
Witsil who have heen working up the
case feel confident that they havo made
no mistake in locking Gordy up.
Gordy's actions within the past three
weeks and his conflicting statements
have furnished strong circumstantial
evidence against him, which, with i'm
portant discovery which was made by
Attorney General White. Undertaker
Hatfield and a representative of The
Gazette late on Saturday night, has
formed strong web around the man,
and one which will be hard 10 break
down. Later developments have also
strengthened the case very materially.
Mr.. White on Saturday night discovered
portions OF the dead waman's clothing,
which had been sought high and low,
between two bsds at Gordy's house,
near Georgetown. At the came time {
statement was made by Hurry l.. NJ es
SICK, Gordy's tenant. whica strengthens
the chain very materially.
Gordy has heen fitting about from
place to place for some tiu!e, but il il
believed that he spent the greater par
of the last three wesi's in New Iorl
City.
According to telegram received OF
Saturday afternoon from the janitor o
the building No. 2Gl3 Eighth avenue
New York City, Gordy and Mrs. Mar,
Lewis, who had lived there, were married
recently and for few days lived at tha
location as man and WIFE, The TELEGRAM
stated they left Now York last Wodnes
day, the woman stating that she wa
coming to Delaware TO live with he
husband, Mr.. Gordy, on his farm
That was the last seen Of them in New
York.
The next heard of them was in Mil
ford. whe,e they aligbted from tn
train arriving there about Z o'clock, tn
same train which leaves Wilmington a
4.27 in the afternoon. As soon as the,
left the train Gordy went into the tow
of Milford and the woman remained u
thn station. She had been there but
few minutes, when Assistant Station
Agent Silas Reynolds struck up con
vorsation with her. he having noticet
that she was stranger and desirin!
to make her feel rs comfortable as posi-
ble She informed him that she had com
from New York with her husband, AM
that the latter had gone up town (iI
Milford) to procure team with whicl
they we're going to drive to his farm
This appeared tu bo rather odd, as tn
farn.was l. miles from Milford and bu
four miles from Georgetown, and ba
they come here they could have ha
one OF his teams come tu the statio
to meat them.
However, about 7.30 O'Clock Cord
arrived at the station with horse an
carriage, which he had hired from
Wilbur DiclSerson, who keeps liver
stable IN that town. Upon his arrivH
at the sation the woman was put in tn
carriage and tho two drove off. Tha
was the last seen of them together.
Gordy arrived at his farm, abou
four miles from Georgetown. about /
O'Clock that night. Ho was met at th
house by his tenant, Harvey L. Mes
Rick, who had lived at his house sine
the first of the year.
Messick Informed the attornsy-ge
eral and The Gazette's representatiy
ON Saturday night that when Cord
reached home at midnight Wednesda
night he had a strange team, but theI
was no woman with him and no trace
OF her. Messick suspected nothin
unusuAl and Ro did not n,ake mn