The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-30
4 TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Clinton Jordan's Wife Leaves Him.
Going to Her Parents Home.
1ordan's Ovcrtures OF Reconciliation Was
Spnrncd Ivy the Wife. Whereupon He
Fatally Wounded Her Parents,
Killed His Wife and Himself.

SEYMOUR, Ind, Nov. 27.-A terrible
tragedy occurred Saturday evening
eight miles south of this city, in what
has been named the Hcatkcn nation
Cpon a farm lived an old pensioncr
named JOSIAH Foster, with his family
Six years ago his daughter Anna mar
ricd Clinton Jordan, young man
whose parents reside in This city: The
compile had many quarrcla and had sep
nratcd number of times.
Last Sunday they had another of
their family Quarrels, and Monday
morning Mrs. Jordan lett the house.
saying that she would not live with
Jordan any longer. She went to the
house of Nh. Foster IL nc:ghbCr. Mon
day night Jordan went to Fosters
house, and wsntcd 20 see his wife, aud
tod Mr. Foster (who answered the
knock on the door that he wanted his
wife to come outside.
Mrs. Jordan refuscd to go outside
but went To the door ana opened II
just vice enough 50 that she could see
him. lie demanded of her TO come
home, which she refused. and he then
asked her TO cone outside This she
also refused to DO. telling Mr.. Foster
that she was afraid to go outside for
fear he would kill her, us he had
threatened to do SO upon several occa
sions Jordan left the house. The
next morning Mrs. Jordan went to the
home Of her parents. where she In
tended to stay. Saturday morning
Jordan went to the residence Of
Mrs. John Name. Il sistcrin-law. and
stayed all day. In the evening he
wanted her To 20 to the residence of
her father and persuade her sister to
come and live with him again, saying
that if She would not live with him
they should die together. Mrs. Kane
refused to 90 and Jordan left the
house. After leaving Mrs Kane he
cat across the country to the residence
OF his fathcr-in-lav, Josiah Foster, and
going in at the Kitchen door he en-
tered the sittnT-rooHi. in which were
Nh Foster, his wife, Anna Jordan and
her sister Cora. After entering the
room he pulled cut Il revolver, Cora,
whu is seventeen years old, seeing the
weapon, jumped mp and started ont Of
the front door Jordan pointed his re-
voiver at her and pulling the trigger.
the ball entered HEY head back OF the
right car. She died instantly. Mr..
Foster, n%ed sixty Years, also started
for the door and hc was shot in a bout
the same place. but the hill lodged In
his brain Mrs. Foster, who WAS sit
ting before the fireplace, was shot In
the left side OF neck
Mrs Jordan had gotten under the
Aed, ana Jordan, who had also apockct
knife in his hand. began stabbing her
in the arm and upon the hand, the
third finger of her right hand being al
most cut off He then shot her back OF
the rinht car, the bali going clean
through tho head and ont of the left
temple.
Having, as he supposed, now cx'
terminated the entire family. he got NJ
from the floor and, placing the revolver
at his left breast, sent a bullet through
his heart The shot iSnited his cloth
ing, and he fell back upon the body Of
his Nlrless wife His bcGE is almost
burned to crisp, and tho legs OF his
wire are also badly burned
After the shooting Nix. Foster war
able to 90 out and give the alarm to
ncighbor named Fon Coryel, who as
sisted him to the residence of William
Powell, about quarter OF q mile
distant from The place OF the tragedy.
Mr.. Foster was conscious when they
arrived there, and told the story OF the
terrible crime. He died at | o'cloch