The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-23

old one; probably septicemia in the new one. The funeral services to-mor- row will be of the simplest order and it is the belief that before tomorrow night the remains will be in their final resting place.
 The facts leading up to the identifica- tion of the Gill girl are as follows: In the first place in search of the person to whom the laundry mark "G 5l" be- longed to it was learned that it was the mark of a New Haven laundry for work received by a woman named Gill, living in Southington. Then, too a strange young woman who used to drive in from house in the suburbs of New Haven, apparently to do shopping, attracted attention and it was learned that man very much like Foster in appearance visited the house and also used to run up and down to Bridgeport frequently; then it was ascertained that this same man made arrangements for the removal of the girl to a house near Bridgeport, where a criminal operation was performed on the girl. Then the officers heard that a girl was missing from Southington and renewed efforts were made to establish connection be- tween the missing girl and the woman of mystery. Then, too, it is known that letter addressed to Miss Emma Gill, Stratford, care of J. J. Jones'" but which was never delivered, but instead returned to MT. Gill, was an important factor in the affair. Mrs. Gill had writ ten to her daughter in Stratford twice and received replies, but long interval enSued without again hearing from her, and the mother becoming alarmed wrote letter to her daughter addressed as usual but also with the additional request to the postmaster to return the letter if not delivered within three days.
 The postmaster, however, returned the wrong letter, sending to Southing- ton the letter addressed to Miss Emma Gill;, care of J. J. Jones, and evidently the letter that Plumb ought to have got possession of. Who the writer of the letter was and what was the na- ture of it's contents will not be divulged by the police. It is known, however, that the letter was turned over to the son who went at once to the New Ha- ven police with 1t and under instruc- tions from the New Haven detectives he visited the morgue where the uni identified head of the young woman was | and Foster was quickly taken into GUS tody.
 1 The situation tonight is in brief a | belief on the part of the police that they know the person who performed the operation which resulted in Miss 1 Gill's death and that person will be ar rested at the earliest possible opportu- nifty. In connection with the arrest of | the son of Mrs. Dr. Guilford, which was made late this afternoon, there was quite an exciting chase About an hour previous to his arrest he rode up l to the house on a bicycle and had just alighted when he saw Officer Hackett, whom he knew, coming towards him. He immediately mounted his wheel and started off before the officer could ap- prehend him. The latter at once or ganized volunteer ibcycle squad and | started in pursuit of Guilford, but the 1 latter had turned the corner and when the bicyclist of the volunteer squad reached there he had completely dis
 appeared.
 He was dressed in a yachting suit
 and is a hunchpack, both marks which should have assisted in his identity
 While the bicycle squad was in search ! of the fellow Patrolman Hackett re- ported to Superintendent Birmingham
 and the latter was plainly angry when
 he learned that Guilford had escaped
 Shortly before o'clock, and about ar
 hour after his first attempt to enter the house. Guilford appeared again, but this time the patrolman was more cau-
 tious and succeeded in arresting him
 The officials will not state why they
 arrested Guilford, or will not give the
 slightest inkling as to the charge he
 will be held on. At an early hour this | (Friday) morning it was reported that
 the police had made another arrest ir
 Stratford, but the report could not be l confirmed.