Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-29
LIVES AT STAKE.
The DR." Nancy GuiIford
Trial Becomes Sensational.
molineux's Counsel Secures a Hearing
on Motion to Transfer Case.
State Has Damaging Evidence Against Ken.
nedy in Dolly Reynolds Trial.

Bridgeport. Conn.,. March 2S-Harry
Oxley, the young man whom it is al
legged was responsible for the condition
Of Emma Gill. which caused her to re-
sort to the operation which ended fatal
ly. was the leading witness, today, in
the noted Guilford trial. In his direct
testimony, Oxley told of his connection
with the crime; OF his relations with
Emma Gill. how he accompanied her to
ments made with the latter to take
! charge of the case and the financial
consideration agreed upon.
The defence sprung sensation, how
ever, in the DISCRIMINATION, when
Oxley admitted that on several times
ne had consulted a New Haven doctor
before he had accompanied Miss Gill
to Bridgeport and that likewise he had
| entered into arrangements with a
physician in Waterbury and had ac-
companied Miss Gill to the physician's
office on different occasions. The pos
sible connection of other doctors with
the case created a marked impression
The report which had spread abroad
that Oxley, who is now under indict-
ment for completely in causing the death
of Emma Gill, had turned states evil
dence and would be put on the stand,
today, caused the largest attendance
| since the day the trial opened. The
| witness was very nervous when he
went on the stand and his voice was so
low and trembling that it was impOs-
| sible to hear him in the rear of the
court and every minute or two the
| court was obliged to remind him to
| speak louder; at length, Attorney De-
| Forrest for the defence, moved to have
| the evidence stricken out as the jury
were unable to hear it. Oxley was then
ordered to stand while testifying,
which enabled the jury to hear him
better. He did not stand the ordeal
very well.
| DR.. Jeffereys. the noted sbacteriOlO-
gist of New York City, was the princi-
pal witness of the morning and his
| testimony corrohorated other medical
experts introduced by the state, to
show that Emma Gill died from the ef-
fects of blood poisoning caused by lille
gal treatment. During the six days the
trial has been in progress the state has
| with great minutiae endeavored to es-
ftablish the identity of the victim of
the tragedy and to show the causes
that brought it about. and now the
most sensational period is reached,
viz. in fixing the prepetrator of the
| crime.
Medical Examiner Downs. who was
on the witness stand at the adjourn
ment of court, yesterday, was again
called today and subjected to a search
ing crOss-examination by counsel for
the prisoner. This was devoted en-
| tirely to gynecology. the character Of
the testimony being technical and pro-
hibitory so far as publication is con-
cerned. Judge Wheeler asked DR..
Downes a number Of technical cues
tons SO that he might be thoroughly
informed on the case.
The next witness was DR.. Curtis H.
Bill, who testified to having assisted
the medical examiner at the autopsy.
The witness described the condition of
the various organs. differing from DR..
Downs only in saying that the lungs
were slightly congested but that he
would not use the term heptised.
He had formed the opinion that
death was due to blood poisoning; that
the victim had been pregnant and that
an abortion had occurred. He cOnclud-
ed that the abortion preceded the blood
poisoning and that the victim had been
dead four days when the autopsy had
been performed. He, Furthermore,
formed the opinion that sharp knife
and sharp saw. with fine teeth had
been used to dsmember the body.
DIR. Bill was then searchingiy cross
examined
DR.. Ferdinand Jeffreys of New York.
succeeded DIR. Bill on the witness stand.
DR.. Jeffreys makes a specially of micro
scopical autopsy and was employed
by the state to make such an autopsy
on the heart, lungs and such portions
of the genital organs as were found.
DR.. Jeffreys stated that in performing
the autopsy he had used the 'Branns"
method. AS a result of the autopsy
DIR. Jeffreys testified that he found
streptococci germs which were almost
wholly peculiar to cases of septicoemia
resulting from abortiOns.
Under crOss-examination DIR. Jeffreys
admitted that some of the points on |
which he had spoken positively were |
in dispute among archaeological au-
thorities. Asked by the defence il the |
6Clul was IIOt TIE SpeCl. |
fic germ Of erysipelas, DIR. Jeffreys said |
that 1t was generally supposed to be so.
The defence caused DR.. Jeffreys to ad- |
nit that streptococci are sometimes |
found in the normal body, also in cases
of measles and scarlet fever. The wit
ness was still under cross-examination
when at l O'Clock a recess was taken
until 2 p. NJ. DR.. Jeffreys resumed
the witness stand at 2 o'clock and his
testimony concluded Is minutes later.
Detective Cronan was then called to
the stand. The first question put to
him by State Attorney Fessenden rails
ed a perfect storm of objections from
the attorneys for the accused. The
state asked:
How long have you known DR.. Gull
ford?"
Before the detective could answer
Lawyer Klein objected fiercely and de-
manded that the trial be at once ended.
He claimed that the state had not
proved beyond reasonable doubt the
corpus deficit or that an abortion had
been performed and that it was i'm