The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
NANCY GUILFoRD IN JAIL.
PLACED IN TIE POOR DEBT0Rs'
Room Ar BRIDGEP0RT.

tn Woman Charged with the Murder Of
Emma GIL brought from England In
the Lucnnia and Treated ne = Compan-
ion By Her Cnptors-Promises Surprises.
REGISTERED on the ships list ne MRS. N.
Brown" DR. Nancy 0uilford. the midwife
who 10 wanted for the murder Of Emma Gill.
whose ~dismembered bod was found in yell
low Min Pond. near BridEeport. Conn. last
summer. arrived on the Luoania yesterday
morning. Her presence on the ship excited
little comment. Rs she was seldom on deck.
She was kent below By seasickness and was
known TO few Of those aboard. She was
brought over By Detective Edward Cronan Of
the Bridgeport police and Matron Jennie u,
Hill. She was taken directly to BRIDGEPORT
and put In the county jail. When the Luca-
mia reached Quarantine Mrs. Guiliord was on
deck, but the Inc emenoy OF the weather was
too much for her. and she went inside. where
shs buried herself in q book Of travel. Her
one comment on her return to America was
made TO Matron HILL:
80 we're back again. / never expected to
be sorry TO sec America, but 1 only wish ! was
in England once moro. I'd never set foot on
this continent again"
On the way over she was treated like any
other hrst-cabin passenger. and there was
nothing to make her feel her captivity except
NAV SOLnhoht SOHhPoliOhohAp III az bShhSS
matron. who shared her statoroom. The next
stateroom was occupied BY Detective Cronan.
In no way did Mrs. Guilford make either OF
them the slightest trouble. and they treated
her as q companion. Except for her seasick-
ness the prisoner was In good spirits and made
q few acQuaintances among her fellow passen-
gers on the few occasions when she, was well
enough ENC 'G Ito to be on deck le;,S ,S 9nlg once shs d aid 1S she re-
and that was when she said to the detective
and the matron one day as they were sitting
,"When this Gill affair comes to be sifted and
the truth is known about me there viii be q lot
Of saFprised peonls in BridGeport' md d,roh-
ter, speaking Of her pleasure at the prospect Of
seeing them again. AZ the pier Mrs. Guilford
say, Sheriff Hawkins had come d0wn, from
H HesSfeeH 4st sS aset J Reriin to i ieek att alter Z the 6ei bag.
ford, went 70 the Grand Central ststion. where
e easg esa ar alR ' in IB BTIdE yep Ge at sHS S;2o, CLOCK
Quite alnumber;of sensat!on seekers had been
since loon in the hope d seeing the alleged
murderess, and about 100 Of these clustered
s sSs 5arh asS % " sse ant Ss'S Desas {TG tn f ths tff bns
quickly recovered, and taking Sheriff Haw-
kins's arm. which he offered. walked quickly
the poor debtors' room had been arranged for
ner.. Inc Sner1n WOuIu NOT PENNY any One,U W
see her at the jail. Her daughter Eudora. who
murder. was not In Bridgeport. but is expected
In a few days. Mrs. Guilford will be permitted
to- see her daughter. and also her son Harry.
eidea whether she will be arraigned for pre-
Hminary hearing.to-morrow.
Mrs. Guilford left Bridgeport on Sept ~.
before tho correct Identification Of the re-
mains in the Yellow Mill Pond had led to any
definite suspicion Of her ,eonDection with the
that he had hired the midwife to perform an
Operation. on the girl. the police arrested Eu-
Mrs. Guilford. after coming to this State, had
gone to Montreal and thence to Liverpool and
London, where she was arrested. She had
been calling herself Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs. Nc
Alllster. ExtrRdition papers were made out,
and she was delivered to Detective Cronin.
who was sent after her.