The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-24
BRIDGEPORT MURDER MYSTERY
TWO PROMINENT YOUNG MEN
UNDER ARREST.
Sent Money Order to DR.. Nancy"
Guilford-Remains of the Victim
Will Again Be Exhumed.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 23.-Detec-
tive Cronan returned to headquarters
this afternoon from StrathfOrd, where
he had been making a thorough can
vaSS with a view to finding persons
who had seen Miss Gill in that place.
He had with him a shirt waist collar.
which had been worn by Miss Gill, and
also her photograph, but failed to find
any one who had seen the woman to
recall it. The detective also looked
into the career of Charles A. Plumb,
and learned enough to cause him TO
recommend the release of Plumb as a
witness. Attorney Lynch of counsel
for the defense Of Walter Foster said:
They viii never convict him.
Harry Guilford said today, regarding
his visit to his mothers house at the
time of his arrest, that he came from
New Haven TO visit the house and get
the mail that had arrived since his
mother left Bridgeport.
Southington, Conn. Sept. 23.-SOTne
strange nemesis seems to pursue the re-
mains of the unfortunate Young woman
who -as the victim of the Yellow mill
pond tragedy and who has been identified
as Emma Gill. OF this village.
This morning the remains were exhumed
from the Petters field in Bridgeport and
brought here for burial. Funeral services
were held this afternoon and the remains
were scarcely again returned TO the grave
when DR.. RoSenbluth received telegram
from Coroner Doton of Bridgeport asking
him to make an examination of the teeth.
The body had been buried. but permit
was issued and the remains will be disin-
TERED tomorrow and the examination
made. DR.. Rosenbiutn is the dentist who
did all the work on Miss GiiIs teeth
Harry OXley and Howard Guernsey.
young men OF prominent families, have
been arrested for supposed Connection
with the case, and taken to Bridgeport
tonight OXley is the son of the leading
statiOner of the town, while Guernsey is
the son of Sherman Guernsey. who rep
resented SouthlrgtOn in the last legiSia-
ture. is chairman of the First COnSrega-
tional society and member of the school
board. Guernsey, jr-, has wife and
child.
The arrests were made by Sheriff Eagan
at the request of Detectives Arnold of
Bridgeport and Smith of Hartford 1t
was stated that Detective Arnold eX-
pressed himself as having no doubt that
he had one of the accompiices. but which
one of the men it was a matter of con-
lecture.
No one about the village seems to have
any kno 6iedge of Guernsey being in the
company OF Miss Gill. while ii is we'll
known that OXley was acquainted with
the young woman. and has been in re-
ceipt of frequent letters from her. What
evidence the detectives have cannot be
learned.
The finding of the fragments of an
Adams express money order among some
rubbish in the rear yard of the house IN
Bridgeport occupied by Mrs Nancy Gull
ford Tuesday was the evidence that led UP
to the arrest of the men. 1t was aScer-
tanned that the ORDER had been sent from
Plantsville. Under orders from State At
torney FesSenden and Coroner Doton. the
company showed its orders and II was
learned that OXley and Guernsey had
sent a money order OF $50 10 DR.. Nancy
Guilford at Bridgeport.