The evening times., 1898-09-24
EUDORA GUILFORD HELD
Charged With Completely in
the Emma Gill Murder.
FIVE SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Daughter of the Female Doctor Tn-
ken From Her Bed at the Resi-
dence of Her Uncle Ina Wellsburg.
N. I.-WaIter Foster, the Hartford
Yeast Salesman, TO he Released.

Bridgeport, Sept. 24.-Miss Eudora Gull
ford. the daughter of DIR. Nancy Gull
ford, whose name has been connected
with the Bridgeport murder case, was ar
rested shortly after midnight this morn
ing in her bedroom at the house of her
uncle, Stephen Brown. at Wellsburg. n.
Y.
Policeman Knapp of Wellsburg, VINO
has had the residence under surveillance
for a week made the arrest He knew
the young woman was there, but made
no attempt TO arerst her until last night,
when he received message from the po-
lice of this city requesting him TO take
her into custody. The young woman was
much surprised, she said, that she should
be connected with the case. She refused
to discuss what connection with the case
her mother might have.
This arrest makes the fifth suspect ar
rested in connection with the Yellow NH
Pond crime. The Guilford woman was
taken to Bridgeport by detectives early
this morning She is held on the charge
OF attempting TO bring about an abortion
on the body of Emma Gill.
Attorney j. B. Klein of this city, her
mothers attorney has already been Hoti-
fed, and Immediately steps viii be taken
for speedy hearing. But one more i'm
portant prisoner IS wanted. That per-
son is DR.. Nancy Guilford, whose present
whereabouts is a mystery TO the police
here. Superintendent is of the opinion
that ii viii be bat a short time before
she will be captured. Pinkerton men are
a. III
young Stratford fish dealer arrested last
Wednesday on the charge of completely
in the crime, was released last evening.
The superintendent Of police stated after
releasing the prisoner that he felt satisfied
of Plumb's total ignorance of the crime.
Last evening Harry OXley was arrested
on the charge of completely in the crime,
and his friend, Howard Guernsey, was
held as witness Both reside in South
ington the home of Emma Gill The evi-
dence against OXley is conclusive. 1t
shows that he paid at different times
nearly SEQ to DR.. Nancy Guilford for SER
vices performed.
Mrs. Drayton and her daughter, Clari-
bel colOred, are also under arrest. These
women were employed by Mrs Guilfori
here. The first named was washwoman
and the latter acted as maid to the doc
tress.
They were arrested on the strength of
d confession of partial guilt, made by
OXley directly after being brought here
by detectives from there. This confession
duplicates Mrs. Guilford 10 the extent of
attempting TO bring about abortion
on the body of Emma Gill. Today Super
intendent Birmingham said the abortion
and subsequent cutting of the body was
perpetrated right in the heart Of the
city, and not in Stratford-
Superintendent of Police Birmingham n
made some important disclosures in the
case today. He said they could do nc
harm now. as the police had the matter
well in hand. Old Nancy Guilford, hc
said, was suspected from the first, but
then they had no evidence to hold her.
The police have located the carriage
used to transfer the remains TO the pond
Harry Guilford. the superintendent de-
clared, procured the stones with which
the portions of the body were weighted
and tied the sailOr-styie knots on The
bundles. Guilford is a sailor.
Mrs. Guilford, -" the superintendent
continued, ''cut up that body in the bath
tub of her house. Then she entered the
carriage which contained the first por.
tion of the dismembered body and drove
TO the Seaview Avenue bridge Sunday
night Monday morning. Her son Har
ry. / am convinced, threw the bundles
with the stones attached, into the water
On the trip over the bridge he was ahead
on his wheel, to see that the track wa.
clear. have inspected the Guilford resi-
dence. In the furnace down in the eel
lar. ] found the heel of a womans sho,
and portion of n woman's pocketbook
i am positive Mrs. Gui!ford is not in Eu,
rope on her way there. She is within
radius of twenty miles of Wellsburg. y
Y Equally as certain am / that Oxley
another prisoner, had nothing to do witt
the cutting, but he furnished the fund.
which paid for the job
Guernsey, according to Birmingham