Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
VICTIM IDENTIFIED.
Bridgeport Mystery Nearing a
Solution.
EMMA GILL THE MURDERED GIRL.
Two Arrests Already Made-Brother
Identified the Renains-POlice
Confident They Are ON
the Right Track.

mas Iallen AT last on the A'AtpN -f+'-
pond mystery. The woman whose dis
membered body was cast in seven stone
weighted parts into the shallow waters
10 be revealed by the receding tide, now
IS positively identified as Emma GIL OF
Southington, this state. Walter c. Fos-
ter. a young man who has been ntten-
tive 20 her. Is a prisoner here at police
headquarters. His attentions TO Miss
gin he admits. Beyond this the police
have been able to extract little from
him. He is not accused Of Emma Gilfs |
death Indeed IL is not held that he Is
directly responsible for It. He Is pris-
oner merely on suspicion and Ia the be-
lief that from him information may be
had which will lead to the discovery OF
those at whose hands she met death and |
Acknowledgement
Another prisoner was brought TO po-
lice headquarters by Captain Arnold |
and Detective Cronln at midnight on
Tuesday, after n visit 20 Stratford. He
is a young man. neatly dressed in a
brown suit with blue yachting cap
and is OF a generally stylish appearance
lie was taken Immediately into the Pri-
vate room OF Superintendent Birming-
ham. II was announced after hair an
hours conference that the man would
be held, and, in spite OF his earnest pro-
test, was placed In cell.
Detective Cronn. while refusing to
give the name OF the prisoner said that
he was held on suspicion OF completely
in causing the death OF Emma Gill. Ike
said further that II was certain remarks
made by the young man himself that di-
rected suspicion to him. They had be-
come convinced that he knew something
OF the case, and an Investigation re-
vealed sufficient evidence TO justify his
arrest A search OF the prisoners home
In stratford was made early yesterday
morning but the result could not be
learned
While Frederick Gill. Emma's brother,
was at Cullinan's morgue In this city,
weeping over the face which he had rec
ognlzed as his sisters, Foster was un-
der arrest in Hartford. He had been
taken into custody there about o'clock
yesterday morning, on instruction from
Captain Cowles of the New Haven po-
lice. who had been in telephone COM
munlcation with superintendent Bir-
mingham here.
The New Haven police had been
searching for Emma GIN for some time.
Her parents Mr.. and Mrs Harry GILL;
had instigated the search. Her father
a. employed In a cutlery mandatory at
Southington.
Emma was a servant IN the family OK
James II. Pratt Of that place. she
started on her vacation O month ago
last Friday, and, returning In week,
complained OF illness and told her par
ents she was going to visit the sister
of Walter c. Foster In Stratford, q
suburb Wing east of this city. Her
letters she requested sent to the STRAIT
ford postoflce in care Of y. Jones.
nv nnr TUlN
tives alive.
Her mother wrote to her as directed
There was no reply. She finally sent a
third letter, with the written request
on the envelope to the postmaster that
II II were not called for II be returned
She soon received It, marked 'un'
known"
The superintendent said that to al
his questioning Foster had Stout!
maintained his innocence OF any con
nection with the girls death OF knowl
edge of the cause OF Il.
Captain Cowles, Frederick gill and X
T. Ives, superintendent of the Ne'
England Telephone company, arrive
here from Hartford at 10 o'clock yestei
day morning to examine the head q
the victim OF the tragedy. CAPITAL
Cowles explained that gill had com
from Hartford to see II he could ider
tify the head The party went at one
to John Cullinan's undertaking plac
Those who had seen the face Of the W.
man in the morgue were struck wit
the startling resemblance between
and Gill, who is about % years old.
Ives examined the head first throug
the glass covering the jar In which
is kept. He was positive 1t was q
head Of Miss Giu. Her brother look
at the face long and earnestly al
shook his head in the negative. NO
Is not my sister," he said Then q
head was taken from the jar for clos
inspection. Young Gill, who was su
fering from a terrible mental stral
said: MY sister had mole on the Il
side OF her neck. II was about the 81
OF a silver 3 cent piece. Look on
neck and see II you can find such
MOLE"
No such mark had been seen in
previous examinations. The neck h
been severed about an inch from
spot where It Joined the shoulde
Heaphy, the morgue attendant, exa
ined the neck. In the identical 81
where young Gill had said that
mole was on his sisters neck such
mole was found on the neck OF the m
dered girl.
Previous 10 TINS the teeth hdu u'
examined and were found to ansS
the description of Miss CHS tee
When the mole was found, young
went quietly over 20 a bench and
down completely overcome from er
ton. The tears trickied down hsche,
and amid his sobs he cried out, 'I
my sisteri" He had been the last
the party to admit the Identification
The party went at once into the
flee OF Superintendent Birmingh
who telephoned TO the chief of pc
of Hartford, where Foster was t
confined, TO ascertain from him the
dress Of his relatives in Bridgeport.
Foster tells a straight story, and
police have yet to find any evid'
against him. The young man. VIII
short and we'll built. with a decid
English face, was at Pittsheld, M
during the last week the girl was a
and he has letter from her date'
Monday, Sept. 8. She was killed ei
on the Saturday or Sunday fonowl
That the crime was committed IN
town OF stratford, adjoining Bridge
on the east, is the belief of the pC