The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-15

IiofroE, November ia-- 8lbHdge !, Jor
dan, hlu wife aud eight children, arrived
here yesterday by tho sieameLD, H.Millef
from Norfolk, Va, and state that they were
driven from their home Ia Durham, NJ o.,
last Thursday with threats 0f death on 40
count Of Mr. Jordan having advocated Q
contest OF tho Tuesday election, az which
ho was the defeated Republican candidate
for constable, his olam being that negroes
were prevented FROM voting
Jordanaatory h ~ iolowa ll0 ID forty
seven years old, q native Of fTeep0rt,
Maine, and WIS q soldier IN the ilfht Maine
heavy artillery from 1902 10 1884, when he
waa discharged 10 enter the navy where he
served until honoubly discharged Ia ieO6,
After the war he went 10 Wisconsin, and
Lived there until iour years ago, when he
removed 70 North Carolina, Two year
ago ho went TO Durham n. c. whore hc
has since kept small store for the sale Of
fruit etc, llo was q Republican can
dldato for constable NJ last Tuesdays
election, The men al the polls chulI
longod moro than two Hundred
oolored voters, some OF whom had been
known IN voters for the last two years, and
on account Of this delay there were about
one Hundred colored voters With Republl'
Gan ballots In their hands left atauding In
line when the polls closed tho whites and
blacks doposlting their ballots In separate
boxes Tho votes we're not counted until
Tho next forenoon, when II was announces
that the Democratic candidate was elected
by Afty.two votes, There waa some
talk about contosting the election,
and on Wednesday at midnight Mr.,
Jordan was awakened and called 10 hii
door Here ho found eeyon or eight men
with handkerchlois covering their faces,
who ordered him not 10 90 from his house
before alH o'clock In the morning but 10
leave town on the eight oolool, train, lie
declared that he bad done nothing wrong,
hut he was ordered 10 leave town or he
would bo killed He said ho hud no money
10 pay for travelling The visitors said they
would provide the money, An hour later
they returned aud said they would give him
no money, but would provide for his fam.
lily. AZ daylight Mr., Jordan went 10 the
house Of friend and tried 10 borrow somt
cash, His friend said he could not get
any until the bank opened at nine o'clock,
Mr., Jordan did not succeed In obtaining
money boloro the eight o'clock train started
and an hour later, while he was In a store,
three men entered the place, hurried him
into carriage and droyo of with the
ayowed intention Of killing him.
This act Of violence was seen
and some Of the leading business
mon Of the town, although Democrats,
fearing that political murder would re-
fleet severely upon the town, took horses
and rode after the party oyortaking II o
mile and q half from town. ny their In.
1ucnoo tho wouldbo murdorors we're pCr
suadcd to take Mr., Jordan back to HE
homo, but they told him they could mol
control the worst elements among the
Democrats sufficiently 10 protect him II hO
remained And, taking almost nothing
with them except the clothing they wore,
the family left the town NJ noon, the men
who had rescued Mr., Jordan providing
money 10 pay travelling expoWcs TO Boston,
They loft Norfolk Friday afternoon on the
rtoamor u, H. MllOr aud arrived In Boston
Sunday afternoon, Last night they went
by hoGt 10 Portland and from there u
Fteoport, money for this purposes having
been given by Boston man 10 whom they
applied for aid, Tho family consists ol
Mr.. and MIRA Jordan aud eight ohildRn,
four boys and four girls, ranging In agc
from five years h nineteen.