STATE JOURNAL, ESTABLISHED 1#31: CONSOLIDATED 1893. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, CHURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897. NEW SERIES- -VOL. XVII-NO. 38 LURED FROM HOME TO BE MURDERED Mrs. Mary Lewis of No. 2613 Eighth Avenue, New York City, the Victim. SLAIN IN VICINITY OF MILTON James M. Gordy Charged With the Terrible Crime. THE SUSPECT IN SUSSEX'S JAIL Good Work of the Delaware Officials. Indications That the Woman Was Robbed and Killed, and That the Corpse Was Thrown Into the River -One of Her Gloves Concealed in Her Alleged EL usband's Bed -Mysterious Hammer Found. Staff Correspondence of Gazette and Journal. Georgetown. March 12. -Considerable excitoment was created here lost night by the report that the body of a young woman bad been found floating in the Broadkiln river, about one mile below the town of Milton. It was thought at first that the body bad come in from the bay, as no one in Milton was able to recognize it, but a boat, floating near where the corpse way found and cootaining a hat, some bair pins and other articles supposed, to belong to the dead woman, Was identified as having been taken from Vaughan's wharf. The skull of the corpse was crusbed in, but no o other signs of violenco were discovered. Georgetown, March 15.- -The body which was found in the Broadkilu river near the town of Milton, Sussex county, last Thursday bay been Mra. Mary Lewis 2613 Eighth almost positively identified, as that of avenue, New York City. At least that was ber name until a fow weeks ago, when, according to a statement made by her to Station Agent Silas Reynolds at Milford last Weanesday night, she was married to James M. Gordy of bear Georgetown, who is locked up closely guarded at the Suesex county jail here on the charge of murdering her. The identification is about complete, and circumstances indicate that abe was killed for her money. The body, a which now lies at the undertaking establishment Samuel J. Wilson, at Milton, indicates that the murder was one of the most brutal that evor occurred in Delaware, and Attorney -General White and Detective Witail who have been working up the case feel contident that they bavo made no mistake locking Gordy up. Gordy'e actione within the past three weeks and his conflicting statements have furnisned strong circumstantial evidence againet him, which, with important discovery which was made by Attorney General White. Undortaker Hatfield a representative of The Gazotto late on Saturday night, bas formed a strong web around the maD, and one which to break down. Later devolopments have also strengthened materially, Mr. White on Saturday night discovered portions of the dead woman's clothing, which had been sought high and low, between two bade at Gordy'e. house, near Georgetown. At the enme time a statemont wae made by Hurvy L. Messick, Gordy's tenant. which strengthens the chain very materially. Gordy has boon flitting about from place to place for some time, but it is believed that he spent the greater part of tho last three weeks in Now York City. According to a telegram received on Saturday afternoon from the janitor of the building No, 2613 Eighth avenue, York City, Gordy and Mra, Mary Lewis, who had lived there, were married recently and for a few days lived at that location as man and wile. The telegram stated they left Now York last Wednesday, the woman stating that sho was coming to Delaware to live with her husband, Mr. Gordy, on his farm. That was the last seen of them in New York. The next board of them was in Milford. where they alighted from the train arriving there about 7 o'clock, the same train which leaves Wilmington at 4.27 in the afternoon. As soon as they left the train Gordy went into the town of Milford and the woman remained at the station. She had been there but a few minutes, when Assistant Station Agent Silas Reynolds struck up a conversation with her, be having noticed that she WAS a stranger and desiring to make her feel as comfortable as possible. She informed him that she had come from New York with her husband, and that the latter had gone up town (in Milford) to procure a team with which they were going to drive to his farm. This appoured to bo rather ord, as the was 14 miles from Milford and but four miles from Georgetown, and bad they come here they could have bad one of bis teams come to the station to meat thom. However, about 7.30 o'clock Gordy arrived at the station with a horse and carriage, which be had bired from Wilbur Dickerson, who keops a livery stable sationt town. Upon his arrival at the the woman was put in the carriage and the two drove off. That was tue last seon of them togethor. Gordy arrived at his farm, about four miles from Georgetown, about 12 o'clock that night. Ho was met at the house by his tenant, Harvey L. Meseick, who bad lived at his house since the first of the year. Messick informed the attorney-general and The Gazette's representative on Saturday night that when Gordy reached home at midnight Wednesday he bad a strange team, but thero was no woman with bim and no traces of her. Messick suspectod nothing unusual and BO did pot make any inquiry about any woman, as he bad no reason to do so.. But ho did ask Gordy he came the strange team. Gordy informed him that he bad purabased the team in Baltimore, bad brought it across the Chesapeake buy by steamor and bad driven from one of the landings on the bay shore across to: his home. He also informed Messick that be bad found a sale for the team Bridgerille, on the way over, nod desired be called only in the mornlog 60 that he could start off 6 o'elock to deliver the team to the prospective purchaser near Bridgeville. Messick thought this transaction 8 little odd but still did not question the veracity of his landlord, He did ask, however, how it was Gordy bad made such a roady sale, and again Gordy told him that the sale bad been agreed upon and that ended the conversation. Gordy took some things from the carriage to the house and went to his room and rotired, Messick followed suit, after the horse and carriage bad been put away. Messick and Gordy were up bright and early tho next morning, which was Thursday, and at about 6 o'clock Gordy, off took for his Bridgevillo departure, to saying disposo that of his team. Ho had driven scarcely two miles, when William Blizzard, who lives | farm along the road called out to him and asked where ho was going. He stated that he was going to Milford. He and Blizzard passed a few words, but nothing was dropped that would throw out any suspicion. So Gordy drove ou and WAR soon out of sight. Nothing was thought about him for soveral hours. On that morning John Robinson and William Magee, two Milton fishermen, pulled out of oDe of the Milton and started on a fishing trip. When but a ebort distance down the stream they saw what they supposed to be u bundle of rage, and as they were in a burry, paid but. little attention to they returned, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, however, they saw the samo mysterious object in a cove known u8 the Order Banks, about 300 yarda below the town wbarves. They decided to investigate and found it was the dead body of a woman, with the feet stuck in tho about a foot deep and the bead and shouldora floating on the top of the water. Tho fisbermen spread the alarm and towed the body to une of the wharves, where hasty examination was made, after which 11 was taken to the undertaking establishment of Saumel J. Wilson, and Coroner Wil liam H. Johnson, who resides at Millsboro, was notified. He went over to Milton the next morning, which was Friday, and summoned a jury, which was made up as follows: Jobn Ponder, Charles H. Atkins, Henry C. Hudson, Lewis, Capt. Jobn F. Fisher, Isaac W. Naylor, Joseph E. Lank, Wesley Coverdale, Henry B. Lingo, William H. Fosque, William G. Fearing and John 1. Welch. The jury was sworn in and, after viewing the body, adjourned to at 10 o'clock next Thursday, When the coroner received the body, it was shorn of the bat, skirt and the left glove. The skirt bud been torn off while the fishermen ware towing the body to the wharf. The facta were made known to Attorney- General White, who offered reward of 810 for the skirt, and it was recovered on Friday, After the finding of the body on Thureday afternoon clues were eagerly sought, and a boat owned by Joseph Polk Bailey and 8 broken oar were found adrift not very far from where the body was first seen. When the coroner came into possession of the body be had Dra. Robert G. Hopkina Wilson a post mortem examination. They found three contusions bead, any one which might have produger death. One was across the top of the forehead, one the right side the bead and the other on the back of the head, while a clot of blood was found lodged at the base the brain. The internal organs and other parts of the body were normal. There Was Do water in the lungs, which showed that the woman was pot drowned. On Friday a search was made along the river bank, and at Vaughn's wharf, about a milo and 8 half below tho town, there was evidence of a ecrimmage. Numerous footprints, apparently made by two sizes of aboes, wore plainly viable, and 00 better evidence that there WAS a woman in the case was necessary than the presence of several hairpina, which were found on the wharf. There were also carriago tracks on the wharf, thus conveying the impression that two or more persons, who had driven up in a carriage jumped is out there, and tho presumption that the murderer, finding Joseph 1'. Bailey's boat handy, cut it loose and put tho woman in and rowed off. Whether she was dead or alive at that time is not known, but Attorney- General White ia of the that the woman was either stupified by drugs or bad been stunned by 8 blow when sho left the carriage, and be inclines to the belief that she received bor death blow while in the carriage and was dragged from it to the boat either dead or balf dead. The supposition is that the fiend rowed the buat up the stream until he to a convenient cove, where he throw her out. The water was aballow and the feet stuck in the mud, 80 that her hoad was above water, whether she WAS dead or alire. Howover, it is altogether likely that the man in tho boat struck bis victim over the head a couple of times to mako job complete, and in doing 60 broke the var, the fragments of which word afterward found. The natural conclusion was that the woman had been murdered at some point along the stream and the body thrown in, but EL later investigation fixed the locality more definitely, and there is no reason to believe that the body was below Vaughn's wharf or above the Order Banks, which are nour Black's shipyard, as right the corpse tracks was found bank there if wore made newly. made on the as by some one hurriedly escaping. In one place the foot had shipped backward down an inclive, which dug up the earth at that, point considorably and showed was a fresh track. Immediately after the duding of the body Attorney-General White notified | Detectives Witsil and McVey and the former came down from Wilmington on Friday morning. He and Mr. White been working like beavers ever since. It tool: them but a short time to strike a clue, which they ran down with lightning speed and in a short time had the suspect behind prison bare. Passengers on the evening train down on Wednesday saw Gordy on tho train with a strange woman, which fact impreased thom 80 that soon became known in Georgetown aud vicinity, and there was a general curiosity to know who the woman was, as those who had them together bad not the slightest idea who the woman WAR. Tho couple were seen to alight at Milford, but at first even this excited no bero the- next day and nobody knew suspicion. But, when Gordy was seen what had become of the woman Dame Rumor began to wag her tongue. When it was learned on Friday morning that the body of a strange woman had been found the previous afternoon near Milton, inquiry was naturally made concerning the whereabouts of the woman who bad left the train at Milford with Gordy, However, Gordy did not appear to manifest much concern, and be evidently did not know that be was suspected until Friday afternoon. As soon as the Milford end of the story was learned by Attorney-General White and Detective Witsil they ducided to arrest Gordy if ho could be found. " He was sought at bis house, about four and a balf miles east of Georgotown, but was not there. His haunts were visited, but without avail. Finally, on Saturday morning the officers located him at the residence of his mother, near Lowe's Cross Roads, Gumboro buedred. Early in the morning Detective Witail and Constable Lynch of Georgetown started toward Lowe's Cross Roads. They reached the house about 11 o'clock and knucked on the front door. at the same time keeping watch on the remainder of the building. The knock evidently frightened Gordy, for he dasbed out of the back door and started off down the road like a deer. The officers called to him. but he did not heed, and they were compelled to pursue him with the team. The officere soon overtook the flecing man and ordered bim to throw up his hands. He complied and was handeuffed and put in the carriage, in was hurriedly driven to the county jail here. He wanted tho officers to let him stop at his mother's house, but they declined. Without solicitation Gordy exclaimed "I did not burt the woman Nobody bad accused him and ay the officers were surprised to bear this involuntary expression. Detective Witsil questioned the prisoner, but his statenients were so conflicting that finally found that be was making matters worse closed his mouth. All the while, however, he protested his innocence was taken to the county jail and turned over to Sheriff Jobnson, who locked him up and stationed Deputy Sheriff Charles Jester at the cell as a special guard, extraordinary precaution being necesnary on account of the insecure condition of the jail. Gordy was searcbed and a gold ring and 88.60 wore found on him, but there was pothing that would crimi. nute bim. officers also conversed with him, but ho still maintained hie innocence and stated that be ran when he saw the officers after him, as be thought they wanted to arrest him for another offence. Gordy, soon after bie incarceration, retained Charles W. Cullen end Charles F. Richards as counsel to defond him. Nobody is permitted to see Gordy except the officers and his counsel, and every precaution is being taken by the latter to prevent their client from making any assertions which may be used against him. On Thursday a coneigoment of valuable furniture, which had apparently been used, arrived at Georgetown station consigned to James M. Gordy." It had been shipped from New York, and when Gordy was quostioned about it by a friend ho stated that he had bought it bocause it wan cheap. It is alleged that be said he paid 825 for the lot, when it is AD parantly worth soveral hundred dollars. After suspicion in the murder case pointed toward Gordy, Attorney- -General White made a critical examination of the furniture and on Saturday alternoon found on one piece a card marked "James M. Gordy, care Mrs. M. Lowis, 2613 Eighth avenue, New York." This gavo the attorney -general a clue, and ho at once sont a dispatch to " Mrs. M. Lewis, 2613 Eighth avenue, New York," asking whether Mme. Grunert and James M. Gordy wore known at that address: also as to whether they were married, and stating that be was under arrest charged with murdering her. Mr. White bad discorered the name Grunert on so!ne cards in a sewing machine drawer in the lot of furniture. There were two kinds of cards and the inscriptions were as follows: Mme. Grunert, 652 Herkimer street. A thoroughly reliable and first-class modeste. Makes faultless chic evening, stage, wedding and walking gowns, wraps, jackets, etc. Mine Grunnette, et Cie, robes, et manteaux, 23 West Forty-second street. New York. Mr. White naturally supposed from the cards that the murdered woman was Mme. Grunert, and so inquired about her, but later developments proved that sho was the dead woman's sistor. Mr. White received the following reply to his telegram to No. 2613 Eighth avenue, Now York City: Gordy are probably same woman. Mrs. Mrs. M. Lewis and the wife of James M. until Wednesday a last. She told friends Lewis lived here, No. 2613 Eighth avenue, when she left that she had married J. Gordy, and was going to Delaware to live with him. He lived here with her a few days. description of the murdered woman tallies with that of Mrs. Lewis. Thomas B. Thorndyke, Janitor. Upon recoipt of the telegram Mr. White sent messaga back to Janitor Thorndyke, asking bim to bave some a of the woman's frienda come down. The janitor evidently went to work right away to look up Mra. Lewis' frienda, as Mr. White received the following telegram from him last evening: Attorney City, March Kindly send 14.-R. your C. man White, to see me ou Monday and bring Mrs. Lewis' picture to me. I have in my possession the piece of paper that James M. Gordy wrote his address on while he was in the flat at 2613 Eighth avenue, New York City, for the milkman. Mrs. Lewis' sister 15 Mme. Grunert, 652 Herkimer street. Brooklyn. T. B. Thorndyke. Yesterday afternoon Constable Gove Lynch was sent to Gordy's mother's bouse to recover the valises, it having been reported that be had loft there a small valise of his own and a smaller one supposed to bave been the property of the dead woman. The constable when he arrived at the house was informed that Gordy had not left any valises there but bad taken some papers | there and burned them. The officers are still searching for the valises which it is hoped may reveal something. When the body was found the right band was gloved but the hand glove was nowhere to be found. On Saturday night Attorney-General White Levy Courtman Gorge Hatfield The Gazette's representative droro out to Gordv'e farm and were admitted to the bousa the tonant Harvey L. Messick. Before entering the house Messick turned aren to Mr. White a claw hammer which ho bad found concealed in the eaves of the porch on Thursday morning, Mussick bad never seen the hammer before supposed Gordy had left it when ho reached come on Wednesday night. When the men entered the building they were shown to Gordy's room, and search wag made high and low for anything that might give a ciue. Nothing of importance, oxcepting a woman's curling iron, was found, until the top mattress was lifted from the lower mattress, and from between the two beds Mr. Write took out a woman's glove, night robe and handbag. Mr. White tools charge of them and also the which Gordy had discarded on Wednesday night. The articles were taken by Mr. White to Milton yentorday, The glove, which was for the left band, was the mate to the one which was found on the woman's right band. On close examination a hair which WaR found on the hammer, was of the same color as that the woman's bead. No special signficance has yet been attached to the handbag, which was found in the bed, excopt that it was the property of a woman. The town of Milton was thronged with people all day yesterday, and from early morning until late at night Undertaker Wilson bad bis bands full showing people the body. The corpse in back room and on the outside of the building alongside the door the undertaker had the following sign tacked up: Those who wish to view the corpse enter here. Look and leave. The body had been embalmed and was in full viow of visitors in an ice box. The clothing, which was on bor when abe was found, was in the second story of the building. Many people also visited the spot on the river whore the woman was found, und John Robinson who bad discovered the body, did a thriving business; rowing people between the the point in the river, which he had marked by a post, which had been driven in the mud. Indignation ran high among the people who visited the undertakor'e establishment, and it was openly stated that if Gordy should, be taken to the inquest on Thursday he would be lynched. Last night Coroner Johnson and Attorney General White bad a conference, at the conclusion of which White told the coroner not to take Gordy to the inquest, A9 there would be no necessity for doing it. Mr. White bae no fear of lynching, however. The attorney -general has received information that Gordy is wanted in Washington. D. C., where Lizzie L. Bowen of that city bas sworn out a warrant for his arrest. The warrant, it in understood, is in the bands Marshal Landan of Wilmington. The details of the Washington trouble have not been ascertained. but it is believed that be is charged with swindling a woman out of about $300. Some of Gordy's friends are inclined to question his sanity, which may be used as a point in his favor. Mra. Sallie C. Gordy, wife of the prisoner, died on June 11th. 1805, and was buried OD the 13th. She was 28 years of age and Gordy is alleged to bave realized considerable money from her life insurance. A child, Artbur, died on July 17th, 1895, and was buried on the following day. It is said that one or houses, which were owned by Gordy, were burned some time ago and more money was realized from them in the shape of insurance. Gordy is about 35 year of age and is of excellent parentage, and thore is great deal of sympathy for his aged mother, who is heart-broken. The murdered woman is apparently 33 year of age, and but little 18 known of her. It is thought she bad been possessod of considerable means. A great many people believe that two or three men had 8 band in killing the woman and that after she was dead she was robbed of all her valuables. It is also thought that one of her assailants pulled the glove off the left hand in order tu take a ring from one of the fingers. The theory that there was mora than one man implicated is atrengthoned by the fact that two strangers spent Thursday night in Georgetown, and while here acted a suspicious mannor. They loft Wednesday morning and have not been seen bere since. The next term of oyer and terminer will begin at Georgetown on April 5th, and Attorney -General White will endeavor to have the case placed before the grand jury at that time. There is a probability, bowever, that Gordy's counsel will ask for a continuance, and if it is granted a special term may be called. There is a rumor here that the murdered woman is the wife of a wealthy Boston ink manufacturer, but Attorney- General White puts little credence in the story. THE AUTOPSY. The official report of the autopsy of the body, held by Dr. R. H. C. Wilson and Dr. R. B. Hopkins of Milton, is as follows: No bruises on body; slight bruise over left eye at margin of hair; one cut measuring three inches, penetrating to bone on right side of bend, over parietel bone, severing posterior temartery. One cut, balf-moon shape, measuring four inches, penetrating to bone. over region of occipitol bone, severing brauches of the occipitol artery. Still another cut, immediately below and stoaller than the last one mentioned, measuring two inches in length, penetrating to bone, severing branches of the occipitol artery. Condition of skull: The bone at no place was fractured. Condition of brain: Blood clot was found ou left aide beneath the coronal sutures, measuring 1 by 1½ inches. weighed 38½ ounces. Heart normal. Lungs contained air and fioated on top of water. Stomach contained small amount of fluid. Intestines and liver normal in appearance. A BLOOD•STAINED HANDKERCHIEF. Georgetown, March 15. - -Constable | Lynch found, last evening, at the reai- dence of Gordy's mother two handkerchiefs. one of which is supposed to be stained with blood. THE MURDERED WOMAN WAS NOT MRS. BALDWIN. Coroner Johnson of Sussex county statea last evening in the presence of The Gazette's staff correspondout at Georgetowe, that there was an imamong some people in the vicinity of Georgetown that the dead woman was the daughter Stephen Lewis, who lives near that place. Mr. Jobason said he had been informed that two of Mr. Lewis' daughtera had left bome some years ago, and that one of them, whose description was said to tally with that of the dead woman, bad married George Baldwin, a Wilmington butcher. According the coroner's informant Mrs. Baldwin had lived at No. 222 Jefferson street, this city, and was supposed to have removed to Now York about three years ago. The rumor that the murdered woman WAS Mre. Baldwin was investigated by an The Gazette reporter Monday morning. The house, No. 222 Jefferson street, is occupied by S. Lovell and family, and there it was learned that Mrs. George Baldwin bad worked there, and about two years ago had kept a broom store on Parrish stroet. Later she married a Mr. Ahrens. The reporter found that Harry Abrens lived at No. 410 West; Second street, and upon calling there was greeted at the door by his wife, Mra. Mary Abrena, who was formerly Mrs. Baldwin. The pres• ence of woman was a sullicient denial or the report that she was the murdered woman. Sbe was surprised when informed of the report, and having B060 the picture of the dead woman in a papor remarked that it did not look like her. Mrs. Abrece said her maiden name was Lewis, and she had a sister, named Mra. at Georgetown. She visited Georgetown about four years ago, but said she did not remember baving seen Gordy, Coroner Jobnson was informed that Gordy was a distant relative of the family, and this may bave bad something to do with the report. A member of the Georgetown family consented to go to Milton to 800 if he could identify the body. MAJOR SMITO'S STATEMENT. A reporter of The Gazette had an interview Monday morning with Major Smith, proprietor of Smith's restaurant on French street, neer Front. Gordy ia reported to have said that he had woman seen in his company on Wednesday week on the train at Smith's restaurant about Christmas. Major Smith stated that be remembered seeing the man twice about eix months ago and later about six weeks ago. He was not at bis place about Christmas accompanied by woman. Had he been Smith to said he would bave remembered the occasion, as he has an excellent memory and can readily call to mind faces seen. So far 18 he knew the woman was never there. TIE WOMAN'S LIFE IN NEW YORK. New York Herald March 14. Mra. Mary Lewis lived in a flat house No. 2613 Eighth avenue, this city. She left there last Tuesday, after saying that sho had married John Gordy, a Delaware farmer, who bad been a horse dealer and that she was going to his farm near Georgetown, Del. Very little was known of the woman in the neighborhood of the flat house. Tho janitor, Thorndyke, told mo she moved into the house a month ago. She said bor busband bad boon dead six montha; he bad loft an ink manufactory that she still conducted and that sho liked the business, as it -was profitable. She made a good impression among her noighbors. She dressed well, bad handsome furniture, and appeared to be in comfortable circumstances. Soon after she moved into tho house a man who, it is believed, was Gordy, called there. Ho is described as a typical farmer, 'about 5 feet 10 inches tall, with drooping dark brown moustache and black eyes. He called frequently and often escorted the widow when sho went out. Two weeks ago be went to Eugene Becker's drug atore, No. 2584 Eighth avenue, and asked bottles the to drug- sell. gist be had any quart He explained that he was about to going into the ink business and could use bottles that bad been used before. as b* would sell, largely to persons who would rebottle the ink. Mrs. Lewis told Thorndyke, the janitor, # week ago last Weduesday that she was to be married to Mr. Gordy that day, and would be away on her wedding tour for two weeks; Sho left the flat and the janitor saw nothing of her for two days, when she called down the speaking tube to hie apartments and asked him to turn on the heat. "I thought you had gone off on your wedding tour, he said, in astonishment. Soe laughed and replied: "Come, now, don't be foolish. I have been to Bridgeport on a visit." Thorndyke went up to her rooms. Hays ho judged from appearance there that she bad not been away. HA spoke to her about this, and she replied: 4T have been away with my bus. band. He had to go back to our home in Delaware. He will return in a few days." The woman's furniture was carried away last Tuesday morning She left the flat later that day and said she waa going to Delaware. She purchased a postal card in Becker's drug store, and wrote to her sister in Brooklyn, directing her to go to the flat and get gome thinge that she had loft there. The sister called last Wednesday night aud was told by Thorndyke that she must call in business hours to get into the roome. The janitor did not know last night whether she bad returned or not. Nor could he tell where she had lived before or where her ink business was located. Thorndyke received this telegram yesterday, signed by -General White, of Delaware: "Did you know Mme. Grunert and James M. Gordy? He is arrested for murdering his wife. Answer at my expense.' He authorized an acquaintance to reply that Mrs. Lewis had married Gordy; that she bad gone to Delaware to live with bim, and that the description sent to Now York of the murdered woman tallied with that of Mrs. Lewis. James Smith, a colored boy, who is employed in the flat house, told me that Mrs. Lowis appeared to be very bappy when she went away and that she said to bim: "I wont have to work any more. 1 am tired of business, My new husband is rich and owns a large farm and many houses. All her former neighbors speaks well of Mrs. Lewis, 88 they still her. None of them wore able to tell me where she lived before she moved to the flat bouse. The janitor has former address and the names of pursons she referred to when she rented the flat, but be could not give them to me last night, A8 they are in a book that was then locked in a safe, the combination of which be did not have. MRS. GORDY IN BOSTON. Boston, Mass., March 14.-Mrs. Gordy, the victim: of the Milton murder, once lived in Boston, but her stay here was a short one. She came bere on April 4th, 1892, with her first husband, Roger M. Lewis, and they took rooms at Brigbarn's Hotel. Mr. Lewis said he was from New York and represented an ink concern in that city. His wife was very retiring and bad few acquaintances and no intimate friende among her fellow boarders. July 26tb, 1892, they left the Brigham and moved into an apartment they had furnisbed on the fourth floor of No. 65 Dover street. One of the occupants of the house to night said: " Mrs. Gordy, then Lewis, seemed to her neighbors bore rather eccentric. She WAS very anxious to avoid observation. Her blinds were always closed, and when sho went out she wore such a thick veil that no one could recognize her. She did not care to know any one. *About six weeks after they came to Dover street Mr. Lewis suddenly dropped out of eight. The wife waited A week or so longer in the very evident distress of mind, and we concluded that her husband bad deserted her. She left the house one morning, saying she was going to Now York, and that was the last seen of her in Boston. A few days later the firm who furnished the apartment came and took away Lewis the effects." It is said that Mr. Been in the street hero about a year and a half ago. Georgetown, March 16. -The feeling against James M. Gordy the man who is locked up in the Sussex county jail here on the charge of murdering Mrs. Mary Lewis of Now York, is intense, but there is no indication that the people will interfere with the authorities in the admistration of justice. Attorney-General White, Detective Witsil and Constable Lynch are receiving commendation on every band for the neat mancer in which they have worked up the case and the general course they are pursuing in their efforta to ferret out the terrible crime which was committed last Wednesday night in the vicinity of Milton. The attorney-general bas engineered the whole affair with a coolness which has elicited admiration. His assistants, the State detectives, and Constable Lynch have followed the game plan, and tho result in gratifying. Gordy is as silent as an oyster and is watched conetantly by a special guard. He was morose and A sullen -yesterday and ate but little. During the afternoon he asked Keeper Benjamin Wil600 for a razor that he might shave himself. But the keeper declined to grant the request, and Gordy will not get his sbavo until the authorities see fit to admit a barber. bus been learned that soon after Gordy's incarceration two of his brothere called and were admitted, and soon as they saw the prisoner broke down and cried. The latter is alleged to bave given bia brothers words of encouragement and told them not to worry that he would only be locked un a day or two. As far as is kvown his relatives have not been to see bin since. When the rumor was found to be untrue, Attorney. General White naturally supposed that bis telegram to Janitor Thorndyke of the flat No. 2613 Eighth avenue, Now York, asking him to request Mra. Lewis' sister to come down would bring anawer, and be was surprised last night to receive the following letter from Mme. Grunert, Mrs. Lowis' sister: New York. March 14.-Hon. Robert C. White, Attorney-general of Delaware: Dear Sir -My widowed sister, Mra. Mary Lewis, 2613 Eighth avenue, sent me the following postal card on March 8th: "Have got married and am going to Georgetown, Del., to live, You can get some things where I lived last, flat at 2618 Eighth avenue, corner Thirty-ninth street. You can send letter to the above address, general delivery." I bave never seen the man. I don't know his name. Her furniture was sent there. She was also in possession of diamond rings, gold watch, etc., and bad some money, the amount of which I don't know, I have a photograph from her. in which she looks about the same as when last seen. Not being in a position or being able, on account of delicate health to come there at present, I would be very much obliged to get. particulars, and if you will kindly inform me what disposition is to be made of her body or her burial has been made. newspaper reporter called last night with your dispatch, and there is no doubt that it is my poor sister, Mary. Very respectfully. Mme. Grunert, 652 Herkimer street, Brooklyn. Mr. White made no immediate reply to the letter. Stephen Lewia of near Georgetown, who bad been led to believe that the murdered woman was his daughter, went to Milton yesterday and saw tho body, but of course WAS unable to identify it, and when Every Evening reached town in the evening the whole report concerning his daughter, who is in Wilmington, was exploded. Two trunks arrived at Georgetown from New York by express yesterday. They were both billed to 'James H. Gordy, " there being, evidently a mistake in the middle letter, which should be " One trunk was larger than the other, and it was " apparent that one was intended for Gordy and the other for the woman. In the absence of -General White, who was in Wilmington, the trunks wore taken Detective Witsil, who opened them and made a search. One trunk contained wearing apparel for a man and a numbor of cabinet photographs, among which was one of Gordy. This find conveyed the impression that Gordy had been in some sort of a photograph business, although nothing was discovered that would throw much light OD the matter, The other trunk con• tained women's clothing, several fine rugs and a quantity of spool eilk, which indicated that the articles were the property of a woman who was either a tailoress or a dressmaker. But nothing was found in either trunk that would give a clue to murder. After the examination the trunks were repacked and fastened up, and to-day were taken care of by Attorney- -General White. There were some peculiar marks on both trunks. The tags on which Gordy's name was written were labeled *Puritan Auction House. Nos. 124 and 126 'West One Hundred and Twentyseventh street, New York City, and there were labela pasted on the exterior of the trunks marked "Storage Room, February 16th, 1897." While no special significance can yet be attached to the labels, an additional stone has been found OD which to stand. Why the trunks were billed from an auction room, if they were, is a myatery, the solution of which may be interesting. The natural inquiry was, "How is it that the trunks did not arrive before?" Inquiry was made, and it WAS learned, although not directly from Gordy, that Gordy had sent for them last Friday, and it this be true they arrived on time. Detective Witsil returned, yesterday from Wilmington and resumed the work of hunting up evidence. He was busy until late Inst night and covered considerable ground during the day. The detective and Constable Lunch drove to Lowe's Cross Roads in the afternoon and made a thorough search of the residence of Gordy's mother, with the bope of finding the missing satchels and possibly other articles which might be of use at the inquest on Thursday. But the satchels were not there, and neither was anything else that would be of use to the officers. Gordy's residence, four and a half miles. from town, which is tenanted by Harvey L. Messick was also visited and searched, but the only thing found was 8 letter which had been pent by Gordy from New York City on February 26th. Gordy was aspected home on the following day, but in the letter be stated that he would not be down on the following day. He was going to Hartford, Conn., instead and stated that he was baving a good time. He also wroto that a letter addressed to Hartford, general delivery, would reach bim. Further he stated that he expected to return to New York in a few days and that a letter addressed to No. 2613 Eighth avenue, would reach him. It was also learned at Messick's house that Gordy met Mrs. Lewis about three months ago through the medium of a matrimonial paper. Ele is alleged to have informed his acquaintances of the meeting and also that she was worth about $30,000. It is also stated that he is thought to have formed an acquaintance of a woman worth about 880,000. Concerning Gordy's movements after the murder, it is said that on Thursday afternoon, the day the body W88 found, Gordy and Joseph Polk Bailey held a conversation in the vicinity of Gordy's house. That night be was away from home the greater part of the evening, and the next day be manifested considerable uneasiness. On that day he came to Georgetown and obtained two valises, which were taken to the house, and that evening Gordy went off with the grips, and that was the last seen of him until he was arrested. MARSHAL LANNAN HAS A WARRANT FOR GORDY. United States Marshal H. E. Lannan of the district of Delaware, has had a warrant for the Gordy in his possession for several months. The warrant is based upon an indictment found by grand jury of the supreme court of the District Columbia at the October term last year. The indietment charges bim with the grand larceny of $195, the property of Lizzie T. Brown, on August 15th, 1896. Miss Brown lives at No. 2016 G street, N. W. Sho came from Amberst Court House, Va., last summer, and was eouking employment in Washington. About August 1st sho answered an advertisement and went to No. 628 Penneylvania avenue N. W., where ebo met James M: Gordy. He represented to her that ho wanted a partner in tho business of teaching others to paint photograpbs. Miss Brown cave him $195, all she bad, to become a haitowner in his business. On the following day when she called to be installed 88 partner Miso Brown found that Gordy bad auddenly left town. A certified copy of the indictment received at the United States Digtiet Court oflica here November 3d, 1590, and since thou Marshal Landan bas been on the lookout for Gordy. Ha went after Gordy November 4th or 5th, but was unable to apprehend him then or afterwards, as be has stayed out of the State most of the time. His last trip away from Delaware has been about a month long. [Continued on fourth page.] MAIL WEIGHERS APPOINTED. The Government Will Obtain Data on Which to Close Mail Carrying Contracts, The postoffice department has appointed Alfred H. Goodnow, Morris Webb and George Sasse to be weighera of mail matter. At the beginning of each new administration the mails are weighed for a period of about a month in order to furnish basis under which the government can close contracte with the railroads for carrying them. The men appointed from this city will have charge of the weighing of mails to and from Wilmington. Mr. Goodnow will he located at the P., W. & B. station to weigh incoming and outgoing substitute mails, mail Mr. clerk Webb, in who the is local a office, will run on the New York and Washington route, and Mr. Sasse, 8 substitute letter -carrier in the local office will take the Philadelpbia and Crisfield route. The maila will be weighed both by the weigher on the mail car, and the weigher at the station. William Moreland will keep an account of the mails leaving the postoffice. The compensation of the special weigbers will be about 82.50, and they wil begin work on Wednesday. The weigh ing of the mails on the Wilmington & Landenberg, Wilmington & Northern and through the B. & O. stations in this city will probably be arranged for by the local postoffice. Cook-Wooker Noptials. Dr. Thomas D. Cook and Mies Mary Eva Booker were married Monday afternoon at No. 1213 West Second street, the Rev. J. R. Milligan officiating, Dr. and Mra. Cook left on a wedding trip to Baltimore and Washington. They will reside at No. 532 East Tenth street. The Gunboat Wilmington. Secretary Long has issued orders for the official acceptance trial of the gunboats Wilmington and Helena in Long Island Sound over the 27-knot measured course of New London on next Monday and Tuesday.