The Forrest City times., 1891-10-16

Elizabeth Ordway claims that her hus-
 band was the companion of William Tascott. the man who is supposed to have murdered Millionaire Amos J. Shell in Chicago few years ago.
 story or Mrs. Ordway.
 From her and her aged mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Watts, was learned the fol- lowing story today; Mrs. 0rdway had
 been living in Chicago since 1870, hay ing gone there from Baltimore as the
 bride of Major Beachman, a wealthy
 merchant. The great fire there one ,sa later completely destroyed her l husbands business place and hand
 some residence. leaving the couple al-
 most penniless. Her husband was
 taken i'll few years later ard died from the effect of wound in the
 shoulder received in the late war at
 Cedar Mountain.
 She remained in Chicago and ac-
 oepted position in store, earning a fair living. verything ;eemed fright for her and she continued in a happy state until she married Albert K. Ord
 way in 1881, having become acquainted with him a year previous. Her hus- band was in business with his father. "A. h with an office on Madison street and made money. He took to drink soon after his marriage and began 10 asso- ciate with disreputable people.
 Things gradually grew worse, and no money was coming into the house. hold, when one night Albert stood be- fore the mirror with a mask on his face, and firmly declarea that he was fr, h n
 man Shell, millionaire, that very night or kill him.
 She pleaded with him to renounce his wicked intentions. He, however. resolved to act, and he left the house in hurry. That night he did not re- turn, but the next morning he re eturned to the house without any shoes and with a bloody handkerchief. This handkerchief he tried to wash at a saloon before returning home.
 When questioned by her he said that he had loaned his shoes to Tascott,
 who had been injured by being shot and was lying in the rear of saloon on West Madison street. Tascott at that time rented and occupied room on the corner of Elizabeth and Madi- son streets and Mrs. Ordway and her husband lived at 360 South Morgan street between Monroe and Adams. One of the most important state ments in the woman's story is that she declared Tascot is dead. She says she
 knows he was strangled to death and
 his body made way W tn by his pals
 In that connection she frequently men
 tioned the names of Funkhouser, Marsden and Reynolds.
 Ordway was acquainted with Million
 aire Shell, as he made many suits of clothes for him, and had borrowed
 money from him at times. o day
 Albert introduced her 10 Mir. Shell
 while walking along one of the streets
 in Chicago. Subsequent to the murder of Millionaire Shell she says her hus-
 band was continually nervous and
 always seemed very anxious to leave the city After good deal of per
 suasion she agreed to accompany him
 to Baltimore. Mrs, Mary Ann Watts
 sent money to her daughter for the trip.
 After they arrived in Baltimore she told him she intended to expose his crime This made him grow desperate and despond mt and he took to drink. He always had money, but did not
 work. She sometimes spoke to her mother of his connection with the
 crime, but was always silenced by
 Albert reminding her that she loved him and that she had frequently de clared she would die for him. This
 usually had the desired effect.