The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
THE BODY IDENTIFIED.
Nancy Guilford Trial Proceeding Very
Slowly

Every Particle of Testimony To lie
Considered Carefully--Fivc Days Of
Trial Have Been Devoted TO Identi-
fytng Remains.
Bridgeport, Conn.,. March 27.-The
fifth day Of the trial Of DIR. Nancy Gull
ford, closed with the state having con-
ciuded with the witnesses, summoned to
establish the identity of the remains of
the young woman whose death Mrs.
Guilford Is alleged to have caused, and
the prosecution has now entered upon
the stage to show that q crime has been
committed. As pressged before the trial
opened, it promises to be cause celebre
In which every particle Of testimony will
be carefully considered and inasmuch
as four days have been occupied who'll
ly in endeavoring to make positive identi-
end OF the trial is yet many days distant
The tediousness Of the proceedings thus
far has checked public curiosity and
today the court room attracted but COM
paratively few spectators.
DR.. Rossnbluth submitted in evidence
his office record book which showed work
he had performed on the teeth of Emma
gill, the entries in all cases being made,
he claimed on the day he did tine work.
The books show that one tooth was ex-
tooth was filled some months later. That
was due to clerical error, Mr. Rosen-
bluth said. The state on the redirect,
filed in evidence three sample teeth illus.
tratinp the filling In the teeth of Emma
Gill that Kosenbluth had operated on.
The defense objected to permitting
the evidence to be filed 1t. but afterwards
withdrew their objection. DIR. kosen-
bluth said that notwithstanding the cleri
cal error in his books he was positive
that the teeth that he saw in the ceme-
terry were those of Emma GIL and the
ones that he had flled. The defense at
tempted in their cross examination TO
question the reliability of the witnesses
testimony from the discrepancies which
they alleged had appeared In the original
testimony.
After five minute recess Deputy
Sheriff Thomas f. Eagan of Southipston,
who had known Emma Gill for number
of years and lived in the next house to
her family for some time, testified that he
had identified the head at the morgue in
Bridgeport as that of Emma Gill.
The next witness was III. Horace An
drews of Southington. He also stated
that he had identified the head at the
Bridgeport morgue.
l.. L. Ives, Southington grocer. gave
q similar testimony. and the state then
called Frederick Gill, brother of the
victim. His testimony was identical IL
the same line rs that given by the other
members OF the Gill family who have tes-
titled
At / O'Clock a recess was taken until 2
p. m.
At this afternoons session John
Camp bell of Southington and DR.. Maui
rice f. Sullivan of Southington, testified
as to the Identification of the remains OF
the murdered girl as those of Emma Gill.
| Medical Examiner Downes was the only
other witness during the afternoon and
he was still on the staEd when the
court adjourned at O'Clock until 10
a. M, tomorrow.
Dr. Downes, as medical examiner, was
notified when the dismemtered portions
| of the body were taken out Of the Yellow
Mill Pond and according to his instruc,
tions they were taken to the morgue and
photographed. His testimony was in the
main technical. The witness said that
with one exception the generative organs
had been removed from the victim, con-
dition due to septicemia, or the result OF
"a criminal operation; both were con-
temporary. Attorney Fessenden asked
formed on the body. DIR. Downs said that
sharp knife and a sharp saw with
small teeth had been used and that the
person who out the body had some knowl'
edge of surgery was quite apparent. On
oross-examination the medical examiner
stated he had taken the brain, heart,
lungs and other organs and examined
them on the afternoon of Septem Der IL.
The brain was found to be congested, a
condition always found in diseases pro-
duc!ng high temperature. Both lungs
were also found congested in the lower
lobes and during very close cross ex-
animation said that no other cause than
septicemta could have produced such a
congestion In order to hepatize SO the
lungs must have been filled with poison
GUS blood. In this particular ne was I'M
certain whether q criminal operation had
caused septicemia. He admitted not
having examined the mouth for traces Of
poison.