Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-13
HAPS AND MISHAPS.
How a Wise Paterfamilias
Worked the BOstOnians.
FREE TRANSPORTATION FOR len.
The Defaulting City Treasurer of
Cleveland Sends Back a Letter
Of Regret.


Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.t
Boston. November IA family of
ten elsons has arrived in Boston from
North Carolina. Mr.. Elbridge J. Jor-
dan. head Of the family is about AZ
years OF age, and a native of Freeport,
Me. He said he enlisted in the First
Maine Heavy Artillery in 1862, and was
discharged in 1864 to enter the Navy, in
which he served until honorably dis
charged, June 80, 1865. After the war
he went to Wisconsin and remained
there until four years ago, when he re-
moved to North Carolina. Two years
ago he went to Denham, in that State,
where he has kept a small store for the
sale OF fruit. Jordan makes the follow
ing statement;
Last Tuesday he was candidate for
the Office of constable. The men in
charge OF the polls challenged more
than 200 colored voters, some Of whom
have been known as voters for the last
| two years, and on account of this delay
there were about hundred colored
voters with Republican ballots in their
hands when the polls closed, the whites
and blacks depositing their ballots in
separate boxes. The votes were not
counted until next forenoon, when it was
announced that the Democratic candidate
was elected by 81 votes. There was
some talk about contesting the election.
Wednesday at midnight Mr.. Jordan was
awakened and called to his door. Here
he found seven or eight men with
handkerchiefs covering their faces.
They ordered him not to go from his
house before 6 O'Clock in the
morning, but to leave town ON
that he had done nothing wrong, but
was ordered to leave town or he would
be killed. He said he had no money for
travelling expenses, but the visitors said
they would provide money. An hour
later they returned and said they would
give him no money but would provide
for his family. Mr.. Jordan then went to
the house OF friend and tried to borrow
some money. His friend said he could
not get any until the bank opened at 9
O'Clock. Mr.. Jordan did not succeed in
obtaining any money before the 8 o'clock
train departed, and an hour later. while
he was in his store, three men entered,
hurried him out to carriage and drove
off with the avowed intention of killing
him. This act of violence was seen by
some of the leading business men of the
town, who, although opposing MIR. Jor-
dan in politics, feared that his MUIR
der would reflect severely upon the
| town, and took horses and rode after the
party, overtaking them mile and half
from town. By their influence the would.
be murderers were persuaded to take
Jordan back to his home, but they told
him they could not control the worst ele-
ment sufficiently to protect him if he re.
mainned, and so leaving everything in
his house and store, and taking almost
nothing except the clothing they wore,
the family left town at noon, the men
who rescued Mr.. Jordan providing the
money to pay their travelling expenses to
Boston. They left Norfolk Friday after
noon on the steamer D. H. Hitler, and
arrived in Boston Sunday afternoon. To-
night they go by boat to Portland and
from there to Freeport, the money for
this purpose having been given by Bos-
ton people to whom they applied for aid.