The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-14
Our verses sometimes twice appear,
Not from any lack of rhyme,
You must not blame our busy clerk,
For the poor Mani haitian time.
Manhattan Laundry. 5O6 and sos King
GOROY IN
DELAWARE.
The Prosecution Fixes Both Him and
His Wife Together.
II Is Also DETERMINED THAT
Death Was Due to Violence
Crowds Break Into the
Court Room - May
Call Out Troops.
II Is Also DETERMINED that

| ~o'i Sus AiopPo'
| GEORGETOWN, April 13-The Gordy
murder trial Is sensational in the shock
ing story, In the development of the case
which has led up to this legal battle with
| the prisoners life at stake and in the tre-
mendous weight OF the evidence which is
being unfolded step by step in the crowd
cd county court rooms,
But many other trials have been nota-
| BILE In the features referred too, while adj
ditional circumstances make this one Of
the most extraordinary criminal trials
ever held in this part of the country,
| One of the astonishing parts of 1t all Is
| found in the crowds OF the country peo'
| pie who oyerrun the town and storm the
court house doors. The spectacle can be
csmpared only to circus day in the back
| woods, when from q score of miles in
every direction the farmers drive their
families in for aholiday in wagons, bug
| gies and even ox.carts. In the open square
and in the streets around the little brick
court house buggies are clustered in lines
| two blocks long, while the horses are
picketed to feed along the fences, Ia sheds
| and stables
At least 1000 people flocked to trial,
and the country roads have been alive all
| day with teams, coming and going. So
great was the pressure from the throng
| that Sheriff johnson had to procure
boards to prop the courthouse doors from
| the inside. When court opened Chief
| Justice Lore said II intend to have order
here to-day, and warn all persons in the
room to act in an orderly manner
The Justices voice was almost drowned
by shout sent up by the crowd, which
made au assault on the rear door. Sheriff
johnson was directed by tho court to ar
rest any one who attempted TO destroy the
county property. The crowd kept shout.
ing; I'VE are taxpayers, and demand to
be let in"
The courtroom was soon filled until
every place where q foothold could be
gained was occupied.
The defense made start on its side of
the case by close and careful examina.
tion of Drs, Robert B, Hopkins and
Robert H. 4. Wilson. From the drift of
the aues tions asked by Gordy's lawyers 1t
is believed that they will try to break
down the theory Of the State that Mrs
Gordy was killed by some blunt instru-
ment. Instead Of this, the defense Is try
ing to prove that she was drowned. Every
inch of the ground has been stubbornly
fought by Messrs Cullen, Richards and
Richardson for the defense, whle At
torney- General White and Deputy Attor
ney- General Cooper have conducted the
persecution.
Harvey Il. Messick, the tenant of Gordy's
farm told of the arrival of Gordy at his
homo soon after the murder. Gordy said
he had purchased a horse and carriage In
Baltimore. The horse and carriage was
with him. Messick also told of Gordy
taking a hammer out Of the carriage.
"Gordy told me-" Messick continued,
"that he had an offer for his horse and
would sell it. met him at Georgetown,
and when he left home he said; i may re-
turn homo tomorrow or never.
John Robinson, who, with William Nc
Gee, found the murdered woman's body
in the Broadkiln river, was recalled to the
witness stand. He began his testimony
yesterday Tho State brought out the
fact that there was path leading from
opposite the place where the body was
found to Blacks shipyard
after finding the body" said Mr.. Rob.
inson, in response to questions, Il went
to the Broadkiln river bank in company
with Defective Witsil. We found on the
band distinct footprints. One OF the
tracks indicated that the person who made
it had slipped from tho bank when he at
tempted to get on tho shore. The track |
was made by shoe with low, flat heel
1--WE followed the tracks from the BAN; |
to the path, and then to the main road,
where we lost them, owing to tho grassy
surface man could reach Naughn's
Landing by taking this path.
The tide was ebbing when | found the
body. did not SEQ any footprints in the
path leading toward Vaughn's Landing.
/ saw tracks at Otter Bank Shoal, which
10 50 Yards from where we found the body,
A boat could have been landed at the
Otter Bank either at high or low water.
Tho water was about feet deep where
the body was found.
William McGee testified as follows:
"On March II l was fishing with John
Robinson near Vaughns Landing. As we
were returning hGme we saw an object
which proved to be woman body. Tbs
time wns between and o'clock hi the
afternoon, The body was bent over, with
the ton of the head Just above the water.
The woman'a hair was floating.
"she had glove on her right hand. but
the left hand was bare There were no
rings on her hands.
l saw tracks along the bank the next
morning near where the body was found.
Tho tracks had been made by a mans
shoes They led from tho water to the
bank. did not follow them
I'VE found broken oar near Careys
Landing, about half mile below the
place where the body was discovered. The
river is very irregular. ! could no. tell
exactly how long it would take an oar to
float that distance"
Answering other questions, Mr.. McCoe
said: "Aftor finding the body we tnwei
it behind our boat to the wharf, when 1t
was taken out The towing rope was tied
to the woman's left arm. found her hat
the next day Just above Caroy's Landing.
The hat was near the edge Of the shore.
at would take half an hour to row from
Vaughn's Landing to Otter Bank at food
tide and twice rs long if the tide was
against tho rover A man who did not
know tho river or how to row would take
q longer time.
Samuel j. Wilson, the undertaken who
took charge of the body when it was ro
moved to Milton wharf. was the next wit
ness He described how tho murdered
woman was dressed and identified her
clothing, also the glove found on her right
hand.
lam acquainted with Br0adkln river" :
Mr. Wilson continued, "and know the
place where the body was found and also
Vaughn's Landing. A man could row from
one Of these places to the other at food
tide in a quarter OF an hour.
1t would take twice as long to row tho
same distance with the tide against him.
three miles. A boat would not drift so
far as it would be affected by the wind
and would be more likely to blow ashore
than an oar,
"On the blade Of the broken oar I saw
like hair. The woman5
hands were clinched when the body was
brought to my place.
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the undertaken,
told of undressing the body. She also
u piece of cloth which matched
tho waist taken from the body and said;
Il got the cloth from II box which came
from the depot ut Georgetown, This box
was addressed to James NJ GOrdy."
DR.. Robert b. Hopkins told of having
conducted the post mortem examination
in the case There were three wounds,
one over The woman 5 eye and two on tho
back of the head Tho wounds could have
been made by an oar
Il found clot of blood on the victims
brain" said the physician. This clot
would have produced death. Tho blow
hat caused it to form was made with
blunt instrument. One Of tho other
slows might have been inf 'rd with an
oar blade.
Death was caused by lIy wounds on
tho head The woman mi sht hive lived
IN hour or died in two minute. after she
vas struck. She did not drown The
ungs were free from water If she had
jrpathcl under water she would have had