The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-29
TRIAL OF NANCY GUILFORD
HARRY OXLET, OF SOUTHINGTON
 MAKES 4 FULL CONFESSION.

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 ofNew Haven, sent Him to Mrs. Gull
 ford-stnte Has Made No Promises t
 Him.
 Bridgeport, March 2S.-Harry Oxley o
 Southington, the young man whom il
 is alleged was responsible for the con
 dition of Emma Gill. which caused hel
 to resort to an operation which ended
 fatally, was the leading witness to-day
 in the trial of Mrs Nancy Guilford. He
 was called to the stand at 8 p. m. He
 testified that he lived in Southington
 where he managed variety store foi
 his father and mother. He had known
 Emma Gill all his life and had been in
 timate with her. He said his intimacy
 with her began in the winter of 1898. He
 said that he last saw her on August 27,
 that he had frequently seen her during
 the summer and that the last time ne
 saw her previous to August 27 was
 August F. On August 27 he said T
 went with her to 51 Gilbert street, Mrs.
 Guilford's house. l was sent there. The
 girl was in trouble and they sent for
 me" This was objected to by the de-
 fense and the latter part of the state
 ment they sent for me- was stricken
 out. The witness further testified that
 he and Emma Gill went to Bridgeport
 from New Haven arriving there at 7:35
 p. m. They went to Mrs. Guilford's | house. Emma Gill told Mrs Guilford | that she was in trouble and asked the | doctor what she could do for her Mrs. | Guilford answered that she thought she could do something. He then asked
 Mrs, Guilford what the expense would be and she told him $50. He told her he only had $65 with him, but would
 go to Boston and get the remainder
 She gave him back $10 for his expenses to Boston.
 Mrs. Guilford, he said, agreed that
 Emma could stay at her house until his return. He went to Boston, where he saw his brother-in-law and tried to borrow the necessary money. He could not get it and he then telegraphed Mrs. Guilford. At this point the witness identified the telegram referred to, but it was excluded on the objection of the defense. Continuing, the witness said that on the 24th of August he returned to Bridgeport from Boston and went to Dr. Guilfords house, arriving there at a. m. Mrs. Guilford came to the door and told him that the girl had gone home. He told Mrs. Guilford, he said. that he was glad of it. as he was tired
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 drop it. Mrs. Guilford then told him that she had made an examination of the girl and found that it was not safe to operate, but he might send the girl to her from Southington later and it would be all right. The witness said he saw Emma Gill after that in Southing- ton. He gave her ten dollars, which lie had borrowed from a friend. Some money had been sent to him from Bos- ton and a few days before he gave Emma the ten dollars. He had sent $20 to Mrs. Guilford by Adams Express. At this point State Attorney Fessenden asked the witness to identify letter, which he did, written by him to Mrs. Guilford. The letter was admitted in evidence. It was the one that the wit ness had written in Southington to Nan cy Guilford and which was found in the doctors house later. The letter referred to the S20 which he had sent to Mrs. Guilford and asked if she had received it, stating that he would send the bal ance In ten days.
 The witness said he had received a re- ply to this letter which he had destroy ed. It was unsigned, but acknowledged the receipt of the money and thanked him for it. The witness testified that on the Thursday night afterwards he went to Plantsville and sent another ten dollars to Mrs. Guilford by Adams Express. Asked if he had received an- other letter from Dr. Guilford, the wit ness said that he had and that 1t also had been destroyed. As near as he could remember it read Important business. Come down at once.' The witness said he could not tell whether this letter was received the morning or the morning after he heard of the girls body being found in Yellow Mill pond. About August 10 he thought he re- ceived a letter which he had destroyed, reading: Whatever you do; keep num-" This, the witness said, was about two days after the body had been found. Witness then testified that he ! had never seen pr. Gulford from the | time he called at her house on August | 27 until he saw her in court. He had | never seen Emma Gill since the date mentioned in Southington. At this stage of the proceedings five-minute | recess was taken. When court recon yened witness Oxley was turned over to Attorney Klein for cross examination. Tn answer to Mir. Klen's questions, he lenied that pills or drugs of any de- ;cription had ever been kept in his store 1t Southington.
 Question-You said you were sent to pr. Gulford's. Who sent you?
 Answer-Dr. Thompson of New Ha- zen.
 Ouestion-Did you ever see any other loctor?
 Apr. Callahan of Waterbury.
 O.-How many times did you visit Or. Callahan?
 A.-Two or three times
 In answer to questions, the witness aid that he was always alone when le visited Dr. Thompson. Me had call d on him three or four times. Emma Jill accompanied him to New Haven on October 1, and went to Lighthouse 'oint, while he called on Dr. Thomp- on. The last time he had seen Dr. thompson the witness said was on the fternoon of August 1T. Emma Gill vas somewhere at the seashore near