The Portland daily press., 1898-09-24
WALTER FOSTER LIKELY TO
BE RELEASED.
Harry OzIey Man Now Charged With
Crime.
HIS FRIEND AND TWO OF GULL
FORD HOUSEHOLD ARRESTED.

oxIey is Said to Have Made Partial Con
fession and His Friend Guernsey Has
| Made Revelations Which Put an End
toAn Doubts in the Case-Dr. Nancy
GuiIford's Daughter and Her Coioreo
Laundress are Under Arrest.
| Bridgeport, Conn.,. September 3D.
Every day brings Its own developments
in the Yellow Mill pond mystery and TO-
day proved no exception.
Tonight four persons, two men ana
tw owomen, who had not heretofore Inquired
publicly in the case, are now under ar
rest and the release of Charles Plumb,
who was arrested in Stratford Wednesday
night, will undoubtedly be followed by
the release tomorrow of Walter Foster.
who was arrested in Hartford Wednesday
morning.
Harry Oxley and Howard Guernsey, who
were arrested in Southington, were
brought here tonight and were closeted
in Chief Birmingham Office pore than
three hours, after which they were locked
IN. Soon afterwards, Rose Drayton.
colored, laundress for Mrs. DR.. Guilford,
and her 1S.year- daughter, Clara,
who had been employed as a domestic by
DR.. Guilford, were locked up. There is
no doubt in the mind of Chief Birming-
ham but that strong evidence has been
procured to connect Oxley with the case
though he will not say wat lit is.
| G uernsey, it is surmised. is being held
only as witness and for his knowledge
of Oxley's affairs.
Tt has been ascertained that Oxley has
paid Mrs. Guilford money at various
times to the amount of $3.50.
| Chief Birmingham has stated that he
does not believe Foster is guilty of any
connection with the affair. He was
acquainted with the girl and kept her
company, but further than that he was
not involved.
During the examination of Guernsey
and Oxley, it has been learned that
Guernsey told the officers something
that settled all doubts as to who were
| implicated in the case. 1t is also stated
positively that Oxley made partial con-
fession. No suspicion of guilt concerning
the death of Emma Gill is attached to
Guernsey but it has been learned that
Oxley borrowed the money he sent to Mrs.
| Guilford from him and made him his
conidant and by his silence in the mat
fer when the crime was discovered, has
become involved.
REMAINS EXHUMED AGAIN.
Southineton, Conn, September 23.-
Some strange Nemesis seems to pursue
the remains of the unfortunate young
woman who was the victim or the Yer iel,
low Mill pond tragedy and who has been
identified as Emma Gill of this village.
This morning the remains we're exhumed
from the Potters' field in Bridgeport and
then placed with the other portions OF the
body and taken for burial. Funeral SER
vices were held this afternoon and tne
remains were scarcely again returned to
the grave that is supposed will be their
final resting place, when DR.. Rosenbluth
received telegram from Coroner Doten
at Bridgeport, asking him TO make an
examination of the teeth in the head or
the remains. 1t was then too late as the
body had been buried but late this after
noon permit was issued and the remains
will be disinterred tomorrow and the
examination made. DR.. Rosenbluth Is
the dentist who did all the work on MISS
ellis teeth. Nothing has ever occurred
in this village to SO arouse public curl II.
osity and it was augmented tonight
whsn it was learned that Harry OxIey
and Howard Guernsey, two young men
of prominent families, had been taken
into custody for supposed conneo1lou
with the case and taken to Brlogepof'
tonigh6.
1t is not though for moment, now
ever. that either of the men was lhs1ru'
mental in the awful butohery.
FEW NEW DETAILS IN GILL
i MURDER.
Bridgeport, Conn, Septem b per ~. Ss' line line
work which is being done by tne ponce
todav IN The tha,r 40 efforts to trace the murder
ers Of Miss Emma Gill, the victim OF the
Yellow Mill Pond mystery, is pelng
carrian on very quietly and during the
forenoon. so far as the puolic Is made
aware, very little was @ oooiiap;isnoI. r,
Au9 p3it9 9;StJ,rbed this morning and an
sya+ion sloaS.y . proved that the cause of
thesstlg1Ies ttoi, 4,gson1Ies centered about the early
Snerr !ao discovery that one of the
,llilaargs M, in the house vacated by DR.
NVl+rs, WlnuomSs, Guilford had been opened.
mtS;Ia Nnno yhe detective refused to admit it, it
W mnnio nnriboisnered that they fear that some one
., IS te,ed the Guilford residence during the
| eitsht and performed the errand which
n,sv have been intrusted to DR.. Gntlford's
son Harry. who was arrested as he was
about to enter the house yesterday eve
ming. e
the morning was to be found in the state
| ment of Superintendent Birmingham TO