The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28

home at that time as she had stomach
trouble and a sick headache. She also
wrote that she was going to see DR..
Cheney about her catarrn.
On september %, Harry Oxley and
Howard G. Guernsey of Southington
were arrested for completely in the
crime, as it was charged that Oxley
had sent money to Nancy Guilford.
The Bridgeport authorities finally
buried the body at the town farm in
that city. 1.-THE Courant' learned of
the missing Southington girl and
how her appearance corresponded
had been killed and it was from The
Courant's' article that the authori
ties finally learned who the victim
was. The girls father at first re-
fused to go to Bridgeport to look at
the body, as he said he was not going
to be made a fool of, like the father
of the Perkins girl. Detectives of
New Haven and Bridgeport at first
claimed the credit for the identifica-
ton, but later withdrew the claim
when it was so evident that reporters
for 1.-The "Courant" had secured the
information.
When Mrs. Guilford went to the
state prison to begin serving her
sentence of ten years on the man
slaughter charge her husband, DR..
Henry F. Gill, was already an inmate
at the place on an abortion charge.
On August "a, 1916, DR.. Henry F.
SAll, AuSOduu VI 1NdHCy IndI
ried his housekeeper and nurse, Miss
Bertha A Gearing of Canton, the
marriage being performed in New
Bedford, Mass. At that time he was
M. Guilford and it was said that this
was his correct name. Although Mr.
Gill married Miss Gearing, it was
said that he secured no divorce from
Nancy Guilford, and he is said to
have declared that no divorce was
necessary from the woman, as they
never had been married. At the
time of the marriage DR.. Guilford
was 70 years old and his bride 40
years old. He has an office at No.
SIT Windsor avenue in this city.
Mrs. Guilford has been living for
several years at No. 1 Linden place.
Eudora Gibbs, nurse. In the case
heard in Bridgeport twenty-five years
ago Miss Eudora Clifford, a daugh-
ter of the woman who pleaded guilty
to manSlaughter and who served
eight years for the crime, was one of
those held by the police.
Efforts were made to see Mrs. Gull
ford last night, but these efforts were
unsuccessful. A "Courant" reporter
called at the apartment in The Lin
den and asked if Mrs. Guilford was
at home. The woman who answered
the door wanted to know which Mrs.
Guilford was wanted. She was told
which one was sought, whereupon she
replied that she knew of no such
woman. In a few minutes another
woman, tall, well built, and clad in
blue dress appeared at the door. She
had overheard all of the conversation
between the reporter and the woman
at the door.
The second woman glanced at the
newspaper man and said quickly:
you're a reporter. There is nothing
to be said Then the door was shut
and shades drawn.
Some time later the telephone list
ed under the name of Mrs. Alice
Gibbs was rung and the party at the
other end of the wire was asked if
Mrs. Guilford was there. The reply
was that Mrs. Guilford was not there
and was not expected to be there dur
ing the night.
Mrs. Guilford said she came to
Hartford from Bridgeport "A few years
ago, has rented rooms under the
name of Gibbs and has appeared to
lead an exemplary life, giving to
those outside the family no hint of
the character of her life before NOV
ing to Hartford. She has been an at
tendant at prominent Hartford
church.