The times., 1898-10-02
THE MIDWIFE'S ARREST
Nancy GuilfOrd Caught in a
London clearinghouse.
DOUBLED on HER TRACKS
when She Found She Was Being
Followed TO Paris, the Alleged
Destroyer OF Emma Gill Returned
TO ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Crime,
She said: .some killing Is Not
Murder"

London, Oct. Mrs. Nancy Guilford.
the alleged murderess OF, Emma Gill, OF
Bridgeport, Conn, was arrested in Lon
don today The woman, who had been
in this city for a time, eluded the de-
tectives from Scotland Yard, who were
Bhadowing her, by returning to Paris
Ii is now learned that she left here
for that city on wednesday morning.
Suspecfing that she contemplated
such a move, Inspector Froest. Of Scot
land Yard. followed clews that impress
ed him with the conviction that she in
tended TO try to hide herself on the
Continent, and was quick upon her
track
The woman, who was almost as wary
as the detectives. doubled her maneu-
Yer, and straightway hurried back to
London. Froest had his plans laid out
to have her kept in view, and was back
in England very soon after Mrs. Gull
ford landed at the railway station.
Froest. accompanied by Pinkerton's
London agent. Amberline; Liverpool
detective, and Inspector Lamothe, Of
Scotland Yard, arrested Mrs. Guilford
at $40 O'Clock this afternoon at the
boarding house in Harrington Square,
where she arrived yesterday from
Paris.
She called herself Mrs. McAllister,
and said that she came 10 London six
months ago from Chicago. She was
traced to the house through the watch
fulness Of tie police in taking the num-
beTs Of cabs leaving railway stations
and ascertaining their destination. Mrs.
Guilford was living quietly in q second
story back room. Her landlady had no
suspicion OF her identity.
Mrs GuiIfOrd was taken to the Bow
Street police court where she was for
mally charged with mansIaughter. She
refused to give her name in court, but
Inspector Lamothe identified her as the
woman who arrived at Liverpool on
board Of the steamer Vancouver from
Montreal. last Tuesday, under the name
of Mrs. Wilbur. When accused Of the
said: Some killing is not murder. The
American police do not seem even to
know who the victim was
The woman maintained the utmost
composure throughout the proceedings.
SEe had with her small bag contain
ing jeWelry which she retained. She
was remanded and viii be arraigned in
the Bow Street police court upon ex-
tradition proceedings on Monday.
In an interview this evening Miss
Vinney. landlady Of the house In Har-
rington Square in which Mrs GuiIford
was arrested. said that her lodger came
10 her house Wednesday noon from a
temperance hotel in Guilford Street.
She promised to give plenty of refer
ences. but never gave any. She, how
ever showed a bank book, letter of
credit and a considerable sum OF
money.
There was something about her
face" said Miss Vinney. that / did not
like. She was very austere, her hair
was almost white and she had promi-
nent. piercing brown eyes, and a heavy
square chin. She always had an eX-
precision Of fear and was afraid to be
left alone. Upon the slightest pretext
she would ring the bell and seek con-
Versation. She also read many morning
and evening newspapers
The woman insisted that she came
from a remote village in Aberdeen
sfire She was outdoors most of the
time Thursday and Friday. She used
10 lock the door of her room and take
the key with her. l told her that this
made it very inconvenient on account
of the cleaning, and she answered that
she had many important papers. and
servants were so inquisitive. Friday
evening she said she had signed a
years agreement for a house in Russell
Square, but woulr require her present
room for several weeks.
she went out today at II O'Clock in
the forenoon and returned at 2 O'Clock
with bundle Of newspapers. She had
scarcely entered her room when two
strangers knocked at the house door
and asked for Mrs Wilbur, or Mrs
Guilford l told them there was no
body in the house by that name. They
said they had Just seen her come ia
Then they announced that they were
Detectives Amerline and Froest, and
were Immediately taken to Mrs. Nc
AlIister's rooms. She was deathly pale
when the detectives announced their
errand, but she admitted nothing
though she did not deny her guilt
She dressed and entered a four
wheeler in the detectives company
The officers packed her trunk and bag
and took them along. Afterwards twC
other detectives searched her room, bu
found nothing except in the fireplace
where there was an immense quantity
of burned fragments of letters. These
they took away, many Of them being
only half burned"
The landlady added that she saw
marked change in the womans fact
after her arrest, The haunted. care
worn look gave way to one of relief
from wearing suspense.