The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-26
BRIDGEPORT MURDER CASE.
Important Discoveries Made in "Dr"
 Guilford's House.


 Bridgeport, Sept. 25.-The police are anxiously awaiting the arrest of "Dr" Nancey Guilford, but are by no means inactive in hunting for evidence in the Gill murder case. Catherine Casper inc, who lives on Cedar avenue, about 400 feet from the bridge where the bundle which contained the dismem- bered portions of the woman was thrown into the pond, is the latest wit ness to identify the trap that Nancy Guilford used two weeks ago tonight. Mrs. Gasperine states that it was about 10:30 o'clock when she noticed the carriage on Seaview avenue going towards the bridge. There is consider attention would not be called to this particular carriage were it not that she noticed the side curtains were fixed up as if an effort was made to conceal the occupants. Though she was unable to recognize them, she could discern two people in the carriage She heard the horse travelling on the bridge and then much to her surprise without any ces- sation of the hoof beats she saw the rig returning and to proceed in the di- rection of Barnum avenue. She also observed that the lamps were on the dashboard instead of over the mud guards, as is usual in carriage of the kind: Mrs. Gasperine was shown the team that Mrs. Guilford hired of Banks Brothers on the night and said if it was not the one that she saw 1t must have been a twin.
 Isaac Banks says that while Mrs. Guilford was waiting for the carriage he remarked to her that she was get ting grey. She replied: T am getting old, but will not get old so fast in the future as I have got all through with this criminal business. It was too ex- pensive the last time" (She referred to the case in New Haven in which she was involved and for which Dr. Gill is now serving a state prison sentence.) It has been learned that the police se- cured some strong evidence when they searched Mrs. Guilfords' house. The room that Emma Gill occupied was easily located and the bed in the room was the only one in the house that did not have linen on it. The gas jet also had metal reflector over it so as to throw the light in one spot. One win dow in the room is right over a court, through which people frequently pass, and the light was so fixed that if the window shade should accidentally be raised that nothing would be seen. The shade was heavy green one that was pulled down and tackled to the window sill. The next room, which was evil dently Mrs. Guilfords room, contained a comfort bag in which were twenty surgical instruments of the kind that have but one use. A pair of shoes be- longing to Mrs. Guilford was found that had two spots on them which when examined under the microscope proved to be blood. The oil cloth in the bath room had the appearance of being recently washed. There were also found a number of burned match es in the drain pipe of the bath tub, which it is thought were lighted to see If any blood spots could be discovered about the inside of the pipe. In an- other place a piece of white rubber cloth was found that had yellow stain on it which was identical with the rubber cloth that was found about the body and which was also yellow stained. Some linen sheets with fine blood spots on them as if the blood had percolated through some other articles and a lot of linen collars marked 'G 51'' were also added to the discoveries.
 No tidings have been heard to-day from the now much-wanted woman, but Superintendent Birmingham stated tonight that he expected at any mo- ment to hear of her arrest, but that he was positive she would be in cus- tody before many hours. To-day liar " Oxley was visited by his brother and it is said that the latter assured him that arrangements had been per- fected to furnish the necessary $1,5OO bonds for the prisoners release.