The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-15
AREPuBLICAN CANDIDATE
In Dsaham, Esuth Caroline, Leaves the Stats o.
asg Dsakh Penalty.

In Dsaham, Ssuth earelias, Leaves the State "a
dsg DEATH Penalty.
BOSroN, Nov. IA family of ten
persons arrived in Boston Sunday from
South Carolina. MIR. Eldridge j. Jor-
dan, the head Of the family is about
forty-seven Of age and q native
of FreepOrt, Maine. He enlisted in
the LIST Maine heavy artillery in 1852
and was discharged In 1854 to enter the
navy, in which he served until honor
ably discharged In 1855. After the
war he went TO Wisconsin and re-
manned there until four years ago when
he moved to South Carolina. Two
wears ago ha went to Denham IN that
state, where he has kept small store.
for the sale of fruit. Mr. Jordan makes
the following statement:
Last Tuesday heswas 3 Candidate for
the Office OF constable. The men in
charge of the polls challenged more
than 200 c0lored voters, some or whom
had been known as voters Tor the last
two years, and on account of this delay
there were about hundred colored vO-
tiers with republican ballots in their
hands when the polls closed, the whites
and blacks depoSiting theiI ballots in
separate boxes. The votes were not
GOuukCA ulAl1 J41O ACAt AOAOAOGAA3
it was announced that the democratic
candidate was elected by fifty-twO
votes. There was some talk about con-
testing 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 8
O'Clock in the morning, but TO leave the
town on the 8 O'Clock train.
He declared he had done
| nothing wrong. but was ordered to
leave town or he would be killed. He
said he had no money to travel on. but
the visitors said they would furnish
/ him money. An hour later they re-
| turned and said they would give. him
/ no money but would provide for his
family. Mr.. Jordan then went to the
house of q friend and tried to borrow
some money. His friend said he
could not get any until the bank
/ did not succeed in obtaining money
before the O'Clock train started and
an hour later while in store three men
| entered, hurried him out to carriage
and drove of with the avowed inten,
ton of killing him. This act of VIC
lence was seen and some Of the leading
business men of the town. although
opposing Mr. JORDAN IN pOllGlcS4 lear
ing that 8 political murder would re
fiect severely on the town he tool
horses and rode after his party, over
; taking it a mile and half from town
By their influence the WOnld bC
murderers were persuaded to take Mr.
Jordan to his home, but they told hin
they could not control the worst ele
ment sufficiently to protect him if h
remained, and so leaving everything
; | in the house and store and taking
almost nothing except the clothing
they wore, the family left the town a
/. noon. The men who had rescued Mr.
Jordan provided the money to pay tn
). travelling expenses to Boston. The,
Z left Norfolk on Friday afternoon Oh
! the steamer D. III. Afgtsr and arriVe(
in Boston on Sunday afternoon.
Last night they left by boat 70
: Portland and from there to Freeport
money having been provided for thi
= purpose by q Boston man to whom
they had applied for aid.