The times., 1898-09-27
THE BRIDGEPORT MYSTERY
Eudora GuilfOrd's Lover Tells
a Wavering Story.
HE PROBABLY KNOWS MORE
The Police Believe That the Young
Man L. HcIdfne Rack Something
A Significant Find - oxles Now
Held on n Charge of MansIaughts II
because of His Confession.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 26.-Fred Welch,
a son of Alderman Welch, of this city,
and who was the accepted suitor of Eu-
dora Guilford, daughter of DIR. Nancy
Guilford, was in the hands of the author
titles for several hours today. Welch was
not under arrest, but inasmuch as he was
at the Guilford house the Sunday night
that part of the body of Emma Gill was
disposed OF and had been frequent Wis
itor at the Gilbert Street house for weeks
previous, the police were anxious 10 learn
what he knew, If anything, about the
case.
Welch was closely questioned, and the
police are satisfied that he knows consid-
cradle about the case but is concealing
the knowledge from the police The story
young Welch told is in part as follows:
Il was at Mrs. Guilfords house Sunday
evening. September II. until about 1880.
Mrs uilford and Eudora were there. l
am positive that neither of them left the
house while 1 was present. ! do not be-
leve there was any patient in the place.
Mrs. Guilford, Eudora and myself sat to-
gether for some time that evening.
know they were talking about going away
at that time ] also called al the house
the next evening Monday, and was there
for short tine. ] went 10 crate a bicycle
which was going away with the family. /
die not stay long that night. The next
morning ! carried TWO trunks from the
house to the depot for Mrs. GuilfOrd.'
What the police are trying 10 get at is
how Mrs Guilford could have left the
place Sunday night without Welch know
Ing of it That she did leave the house
al in the evening is no longer disputed,
R5r Liveryman Isaac Banks, who has
known kes FOR years says she called at
lis place at that hour and secured a
turnout. not returning with it until 11:30.
3 Today the authorities started in on the
examination of the plumbing at the Gil
bert Street house. The bath tub and the
pipes leading therefrom Will be examined
carefully Superintendent Birmingham
still adheres to the belief that the body
Of Emma Gill was cut up in the bath
room and that Mrs Guilford and the col
ored woman, Rose Drayton, performed the
work
A find which the authorities consider
most significant was made by Detective
Arnold this afternoon. Ii was a small
meat saw found at the home of Mrs
Draytoa, on Cannon Street. 1t required
only a aance 10 see that the saw had
been used recently, and that there were
particles Of flesh and bone upon It, but
II is impossible as yet to tell whether the
particles were of human substance
The confession of Albert II. Oxley, who
has been known as Harry Oxley in the
case, has cleared away the mystery of
how Emma Gill met her death. The
charge against Oxley has been changed
from completely in securing an abortion
10 that OF manslaughter. Judge Holcomb
Of Southington. counsel for Oxley, with
brother OF the prisoner and a bondsman.
were here today to furnish bail for his
release on the first charge, but the filing
OF the new information increased the bail
10 sS,0eo and that amount they were not
prepared TO furnish.