The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
.G0RDY's CREED OF MONEY
Motive for the Crimes Committed
Here and Elsewhere.
MANY PERSONS HIS VICTIMS
Besides Working Fake Photograph
Coloring scheme, He Is Believed
10 Be Guilty of More Serious Of
lenses Here-what Attorney Gen..
eral White Expects to Prove.

I 10 nc OuIliy Ol more SeTlOus OI'
fenses Here-what Attorney Gen.
1eral White Expects TO Prove.
James NJ Gordy is now classed in the
same category with the notorious murderer,
| IL. II. Holmes He is held in Georgetown,
Del, now for the murder of his mistress
and business partner, Mrs. Mary Lewis,
and State Attorney G General c. white.says
he will prove many other fiendish crimes
ON him. 1t is believed he murdered his
father, his wife, his mistress and burned
three houses-all for money
THIS alleged hideous criminal lived here
last summer, and it is net certain yet that
he did not leave a dead victim behind him.
All of his local record is not yet disclosed,
but there is a young woman IN the Young
wemen's Christian Home, on street,
WHO went into partnership with this fiend
last summer. He robbed her of all she
had, and now she is thinkin herself
lucky because she did not have more, or
he might have been wanted here for muir
der instead Of robbery. Her name is Lizzie
Brown. She is a young woman from the
South. BY hard struggles she had saved
S195. She was looking for business
chance last August, and answered an adj
yertisement i'm The Times from James NJ.
| Gordy. He was operating a photograph
scheme at No. 62S pennsylvania avenue,
where he rented parlors on the second floor
from a lady who keeps a boarding house
there. His scheme was to transfer pho
tographs to glass. rub them thin and touch
them. An old scheme. but he was clever
artist, and made impressive looking work
When Miss Brown applied, he put up
strong game of talk, and she readily gave
up her hard-earned savings for half in
terest in the business. He had a smooth
tongue, and money was no object He
merely wanted security that she would
look after the business carefully in his alb
sence. He got her money on the 18th Of
August, and on the morning OF the 18th
went to Baltimore ION business" from
which he never returned. He left a young
man with Miss Brown, who went by the
name OF George Howard. He remained
here until the 18th, and then he skipped.
A warrant was at once sworn out for
Gordy, but he never could he found in his
home, Georgetown, Del.
As far as is known, he wa mot here more
than eight weeks, but it may be found later
that he was here longer, and had ass0cia-
lions not now known. His record before
coming here was so villainous that it is
hardly possible he could have lived here
even eight weeks without committing some
fiendish crime. On bis fathers life he col
lected insurance. on his wife's death he in
herited property and collected insurance.
He collected insurance on the houses, and
by numbering Mrs. Lewis he secured val
liable furniture, and he was arrested with
her pocketbOok on his person containing
$500 : he was in the pilot graphic scheme
with him, and is supposed 10 have means
not yet discovered. His main scheme was
to delude poor people. He made them be-
lieve that he could teach them To transfer
and paint photos.
Each unfortunate victim put up 50 for
five lessons. and secured a card calling for
five lessons. He never gave any lessons,
il he could get out of it, generally being
out during the hours set for instruction and
Howard, his clerk, would put the students
off until another day on some excuse. After
he left here about fifty Students" who
had never received a lesson, called at
lady was also left ia the lurch for her rent.
Attorney General White, who is collect
ing the evidence against Gordy relating to
the murder OF his mistress, says:
II look upon this crime as one OF the most
atrocious of which have ever heard. 1t
resembles the remarkable crime OF H H.
Holmes, as the Perpetrator OF this act.
like Holmes, seems to have an Unsuitable
greed for money. His plan was not as
skillfulIy arranged as that of Holmes, and
this, in my judgme MT. is due to a lack OF the
superior intelligence with which Holmes
was said TO have been endowed. This case
far more revolving than any other murder
which has ever taken place in this part of
the country.
After having made thorough and ex-
haustive search of all the facts, feel
confident that the circumstances will be
woven in an Unbroken chain. which viii
prevent any possible chance of his escap-
ing conviction. The first fact which we
will prove is that he had informed Mrs.
Gordy that he was possessed of one of the
finest estates in Delaware, and that he was
wealthy, and as her work was laborious,
he desired to marry her and take her to
his farm, where he had servants to wait
upon her. This is false, as he is not man
OF means. and, while holding the farm, the
property is owned by two OF his children.
''He knocked Mrs. Lewisin the head with
a hammer. On the eye of the hammer we
found hair which matchedthed dead woman's
in color While she was unconscious he
put her in rowboat and rowed up the
stream. Then he threw her overheard, as
he thought in a channel but the BODY
struck a mud flat. When he saw this he
picked up an oar and struck her three times.
The oar was broken On her head and these
blows killed her.
1.-The tide being against him and having
bat one oar he managed TO get back to the
shore, where he abandoned the boat This
boat floated back to where it was found,
while Gordy walked back TO the horse and
carriage. HistrouserS were filled withmud, |
showing he had waded ashore. This is our