The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-28
ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL!
Al MANLY LETTER FROM A
YANKEE REPUBLICAN,.
In Which lie Gives .Jordan's
Character and Why He Was
Sent Away from Durham.
pURH,M N. C., Nov. 81, 1883.

NIcI wiz retfG u Ut YEARS III the OD-
ion army during our late family quar-,
rel ur unplpasantness sen Is YOU a cor.
rect aud true version OF the Jord III
Durham aff.r; why Mr. jordan was
noIifi-d Ia have Durh m aud the
kind Of fe low il was that lift. r
This man Jordan when he came Il
Durham brought with him charac
ter th / would ref veri little credit
on an inmate of your State PRISON
md he brought it here for the verv
same reason tat he carriei il to B :,
ton. The corporate limits Of Wak,
Fori, N. c., were altogether toe
small Tor l.. The m, may b.. said
Of the town IL Fraakliiton. N. G..
shere he once II ssided-foul rs ir was
shen he cnrri d j, there he must
needs bring II here t, Durham with
lts accumulsu~ns If loathsom eness
nd thrust il upon this people. IL /,
~ 70 | that nnthing but Justice to thC
people Of Durham wcu.d tempt me tC
make It known ~ you r..
lie is charged with. and the charg,
is sust4 Md by uhdisputed testimony
that lie is guilty If tie h ,rlible c.imt
Il incest " th hls eva daug,tr. III
vas iDdirted and convicted of com.
mon NUS nee while hrre he threat
ened personal irjGrJ to two or more
peace ,ble ctzeIls OF Dnfham wa
bounl oyer to keep ;hp peece be AZ,
tempt d IN stir up strife and 20 de
stnrs the friendly relations between
employers aud emp oyees; hetwseI
he Whites and the blacks, and all to,
get'mr "he gas a lewd fellow OF the
baser ,orL" His ASSOCIATES were a,
m.ng ihp most di.repuiabie charaa
ters ~ lht place. He WIS in f,eqaelfi
conclayr with the negroes. the betIel
Of wi,on consider him Z, bad clarac.
ter ard aet 70 be trusted. IL was
aud is sill, belieyei that he hac
s3metii. z to do with the burning O
the re,ilience Of Mr.. @. Il. Green
chairman Of the Democratic Co. Ex
Committee.
! called Oh Mr.. James Southgate
this morning at his Office, and in the
pn sence If several gentlemen he
positively denied the truthfnIness oI
Jordan's story in Boston. No threat,
were made against his life; and n
know Mr. Southgate is to believe bis
siimony. Issw the Hon. W. A.
Guthrie, Republican candidate for
Justice of the Supreme Court (foI
whom | voteil this morning. While
he dos not approve the methods
adopted oi ridiIng the town Of a bad
man, he Is satisfied that Durham has
sustained no loss. lie il also salts
fed that Jordan is q rascal He, Jor,
dan, bought q small stock Of goods oi
one II his clients. and swipdled him
out " the price thereof | ialso talk.
cd Wi'h Capt. +. J. Parrish, who
rode Hter the carriage in which Jor.
dan was being conveyed outside oI
the city limits, he remonslrat d with
ibose wh,had him in chalg &c. and
cuuDseled them to let him return and
90 with his family rs he promised Il
do; they made no objection but re
lepsc,l him at once, as the only object
Vas TO get him out OF town. Tier,
was no iuiention 70 do him bodily
harm.
Now, this man Jnrd IN said to Capt.
Waite NJ the x. h u. X. r., OF
whore train he rode TO Golisburo
that the people Of Durham did per
fctly right; that lie was sorry he
had ever had anything 10 do viii III,
negroes Of Durham" Comment on
this statement Is unnecessary.
There II no truth whatever in hi,
sta ement that the votes Of the white,
aud blacks we're deposited in sapa
rate ballot boxes, the voting in on,
preci"ct where I voted was ut the
nes and Unfinished Court House, th,
staging was still standing outside o.
building, 10 which were secured thre,
| r lces o. joi.t forming two passage.
to one Or the windows, q column o
whites in one, aud Of blacks In Oh,
other ptssage. and they voted al.er
na,ely, during the day, the black,
were represented by cue Of lleir owr
coi1 w. u Pears N, Poll Holder
and all ballots wcte deposited in th,
same boxes. l saw NJ disturbance q
che Polls. Now let me ask you II
all candor, do Yu know Uf, az,
community where they want u maj
who totes d character Of this kind
| lave heard Of n coat .of tar an,
feathers being a.lmiuistr red for muCl
less, and for there things Jord IN wa
requested 70 leave the City of Dur
hsm, aud money was furnished hiH