Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-21
The LyachGng of Arfbur Iorsau

~ ioA.Es OR ErtnUr Jordan.
l9p'c 81 c'Erespondetc3 of the Alex Gazette. | |
okLEAN. VA, Jan. l9-L,tsers were re-
cei'eu 1y the postnistresa Of Markham and |
pr. iflrictt, OF Oriosn. shout one week ago, |
Containing Intelligence 10 regard to the where
ao0u OF A'Ihur Jordan. colored, and Miss
Corner, Who ra1 sway from this county not
'o5g s'c' The letters received we're from o
seltlsnan living aesr WilIiamsport, Nd. and
CD accd TIC !ollo@log in substance, if not yer
tat'm ct h:tratiu: Arthur jordan, negro,
accompanied b white gill; arrived here few
Gays aEo, aUd sta., tina: BIO has been living IN
Flrs'ola a9d rk!ng tor Mr.. Trplctt, and Mr.
Tfpct;'s pCs,otfcs Is Markham." The letters
wsTo foTesGded TO Mr. Nathan Corder, tbc
ia:htr & The girl vino rsn away With J5.dsa.
sir. Gorder summoned several Of lis neig hbors
t. i'is house, and after oousullaton decided to
send 20 Nlllsmsp0rt AID fave Jordao brought
back 10 Markham. A party of geu,leneu vol,
uuiecrcd 70 20 after him, among them NJ, ssrs
Wallace j. aud Roe P,yGe Kotert Strltbipg
JsqueiOe, Marshall, j., and three others whose
nainns nave forgotten. The left Marx ham
on Monday morolGg, l2;h Instant, reached
Nl!hanspoit On IN siay evening, and Spep!
tho night with tue 2eu!lemap who lad Hrittcn
the above mentioned letters. and st 50 eBriy
hour % The morning Of the II h, ubout half
5o'ie ifom their stepping place, found J,riau
Ii tie s.'ole5 e'tcrGlog 10 the horses of z gcn'
ilecaau HHo had engaged him to work On his
t.rm. They succeeded 10 arres,iug bin with
on. any resistance 90 bis part. Miss Ccrder
Vas very l1diSaaa! at such proceedings. ADD re
tG59c 20 be cJmiorted, although oue of the
y0u3S Rcu;ioneu Gid oil 10 his power to lie
her. Leaving WilIamspu,t With Jordan
5 r,ueiy bound. the party having him 10 charge
arrived at MarshsU on tbs ev=bog of the
18Th. "a The m05uiug OF tee l6h he was
carried oyfoIo YIN. LEX J. P, aud by him
c mmttsd Il / j. Mossrs J3hD Gr.ot, Jameg
\ .rncs, Vim. Whi!tingtuu, Johu Bal. and
A.!tsn Cotder we're dcpu'iz to tax, tim 10
jail. The guards. with their prisoner, reached
tbs pl>cc about eight O'clock D. NJ, eud here
they hailed about az hour Jordan was about
lse i,e; Ia height, nearly black Us q CROW,
weighed ebG1t 90 pounds. aud ~aj by 20 N ais
a7epcss. sslDg IN bis s9pesraocc. He said he
VS. net su!r2 tC: apythiug he had done, and
bad Bot violated The iaR, es he had not MAJ
rcd Miss r,r:er lie was told that his wife
va ihr0@U iuto spasms when she heard he had
ruu swGy Odd !,ti Der, C wLiol lie replied, II
1oo'1 IRE if it did" Although be was bound
haLd sid foot lie vas quite independent and
very Indifferent as to his fate One of The
guards siet' that he had DO dea they would
eve! r1@ch WETro nton with him, as their vas a
mob In readiness 20 Iytch him, and doubtless
| would oycFpoEer them aud hang him. The
gIeris and pIisooer let here about three D. 10.
sGF7 soon masked meG were seen passing down
| Tie road TO WsrrentoG. Excitement rau high
10 cur village. Bets were made aod IT, ken that
nc would DC Euag before the hour of midnight.
lie foioNi0g orn!ug it vas generally ciruu
lated throughout the uelgnborhood that Jordan
had beer huug 4 short dia;a C, below this place.
hbou! taa Ii. IL. (l7t:) the guards rcturucd
sta'iGg th.t they hau put him safely 10 iai! lust
| Is he c'' cI struck he hour o! mitnsht. FROM
| e.! W. can gG;hcr Is seems that the would b.
| jtctcrs separated at this p!ac! 10 avoid Diet. c,
tcD to cnce: at given point, but failed to c2n,
centrat2 ttc? fogceg lie time to intercept the
| iridoGCr.
Mot day eVening-JorJan vas taken FROM
81 hy NAB Of t1euty scven meu, ard huug
! Gear tie cemetery in WarrentoD. Six men
Knocked ct the door of the Jail, stating that
they had prisoner from ctortogn The
'l!or op!ncd the door. and the keys to Arthur
ord sn cyil were demanded. The j,ilor re-
/ fused &c give ti!cG1 up bu; chen be fyuOd six
:ham. jordan YES then tx Q !r,m The Jail
| aod gagged. TIE gsg fran some caus, came
| oar ct ils mouth aGd he bcgaa TO call Justify for
| p0tic2 A rop6 vas !ben PLACID around his
; n-ck, aud BIZ was thrGwa down and dragged
! some distarcc, aad was killed before the tree to
w6lch be wGs hung was reached-a botch Job
| from bcslsnlDg to Tie cad. Z,
j d!-ps oh from Richmond last night says
| Il. l.. 6. PaiGe, col, member of the House OF
q: Delegates tTGm Norfolk Co., it is understood has
| prepared 3 resolution which h. proposes to pre-.
| sent 10 the House, askiog for inform alton as to
what steps thtGOveruor has tsker, if any, loo king
20 Ire apprehension of.hc yt cheers Ct tbo negro
| J1rd 40, at Warreo'on, for the seduction OF Miss
CoraoT, aud, ii no such step has been taken,
| authorizing the executive to offer q suitable re-
| FARO nT the arrest OF tue meu connected with
| ti!e uaa ~iul cX culi9n. The resolution may also
! csk the appointment of legislative COMMITTEES
TO investigate sud report the particulars OF the
affair.
letter from EsichmOnl.
| correspondence Of tie Alexsndris Gazette ]