Evening journal., 1897-04-12
INSANITY TO Be HIS PLEA.
MORE THAN SIXTY WITNESSES |
FOR THE PROSECUTION AND A !
DOZEN FOR TIE DEFENCE.

MORE THAN SIXTY WITNESSES
FOR THE PROSECUTION AND A
DOZEN FOR THE DEFENCE.
Georgetown, Del, April 12.-James
NJ. Gordy, the accused murderer of his
wife, Mrs. Mary Lewis Gordy, will be-
gin his fight for life here to-day.
Attorney-General Robert c. White ant
Deputy Attorney General Cooper ar,
ready TO proceed with the trial anc
push it to speedy termination.
Gofdy's counsel. Messrs Cullen, Rich
ards and Richardson, are also ready
ior the battle. They declare that they
nave not mapped out any particular
line Of defence, but 1t is almost certain
chat they viii enter a strong plea 0.
insanity.
They have coralled a dozen wit
nesses who, it is believed. will be sum-
moned by them to testify to Gordy d
mental condition. These witnesses, /,
IS believed, include relatives Of Cord,
ls well as neighbors and intimat.
friends of his family who knew hin
we'll in his youth. Ii is said here tha,
iordy's mother will be one of the prin.
lipal witnesses in his behalf.
Attorney-General White has sum.
noned more than sixty witnesses to-
he state. This number Will includ
III those who testified at the coroner .
inquest and in addition the janitor o.
he fat in which Mrs. Lewis lived, a,
No. 26l3 Eighth avenue, New York
rhe milkman who served Mrs Levi.
With milk will also be a witness to tes
ify TO the relations between GOrdy ant
Ter. State Detective Bernard J. Nc.
icy has been handling the New Ycrl
nd of the case, and it is understood
hat he has arranged to bring as man.
IS eight witnesses from New York ant
Brooklyn to testify to Gordys rami
ications in New York and his rela
ions with the dead woman. One o
he principal witnesses from New
FORK will be Rev. w. w. MOir, pastor
f Holy Communion Church, who or
lated at the marriage of Gordy anI
he Lewis woman, on February 25.
Gordy is acting very strangely. He h
xtrenely nervous. He PAGES up ant
lown his cell and seems to fear thl
pproach Of the morrow.
IL is said here that Attorney-Genera
White will open the trial b.
ppealing to the court for an order Il
low Drs. Hancker and Smith to q
| nto the Jail and examine Gordy for tn
| purpose of ascertaining his mental con
| iition. 4 his course. il is said, the at
orney-gcneral has decided to take a
he outset in order to stay a pOssibi
llea Of insanity and thereby breal
lown the defence.
Great interest is manifested in tn
rial and it is expected that as man
IS fifteen hundred people from all part
/ # the county will come her
o witness the opening of the trial @
I he now celebrated case Among tn
| isitors who it is expected will attenC
/ he trial this week will probably b
he authorities of Pittsburg. Washing
on. New Haven and other towns (
vhich Gordy has worked his allege
schemes They will come, no doub
| o see if they can identify Gordy
L That Gordy is another II. II. HOlme
md that he has been successfl
Vooer and q winner of feminine heart
Attoyney-General White says he h;
10 doubt. The latest Mrs. Gordy
,ome to the attention of the atturne.
.eneral is a Baltimore woman, WI
avs that Gordy married her last Jul
nd deserted her after he got all hl
aoney. This is the sixth Mrs. Cord
( which the Encouragement hs
knowledge. Gordy operated in Oh
ago, Pittsburg, Boston, New Horl
lew Haven, Newark, ~ j.. Washingto
nd Brooklyn, and Attorney-Generi
White is inclined to believe that befol
he trial is over marital victims
ach place will be heard from.
Attorney-General White has r
efved positive information concernin
.otdy's ramifcatlons in Maryland an
ne plant of the Baltimore woman,
avs, is not surprising in view of whl
.as already come TO his attention.