The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-12-01
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Clinton Jordan's Wife Lesves Him,
Going to Her Parents Home.
Jordan's Oyertures OF Reconciliation Was
sPurnrd by the wife. whereupon lie
Fatally Wounded Her Parents,
hiiiod iIis wife aud Himself.

SEYMOUR, Ind. Nov, s7.-A terrible
tragedy occurred Saturday evening
eight miles south OF this city, in what
has been named the Heather nation.
Upon q farm lived an old peusioner
named Jo,iah Foster, with his family.
Sis years ago his daughter Anna mar
ried Clinton Jordan. n young man
whose parents reside in this city The
conrle had many quanels and had sep
nr1te n number OF times.
Last Sunday they had another Of
Their family quarrcls, and Monday
morning Mrs. Jordan LEFT the house,
sav,ng that she would not live with
|ord n any longer She went to the
house of Mr Foster, neighbor Mon.
day night Jordan went 10 Fosters
! honse. and wsnted in see his wife, aud
tod Nr Foster twho answered the
lsnoek on the door, that he wanted his
w.ic 20 come outside
Mrs Jordan refused to 90 outside
but went 10 the door and opened il
just wide enough so that she could see
him lie dcmnndea Of her to come
home, which she refused. and he then
asked her 20 come outside This she
also refused to do, telling Mr. Foster
that she was afraid 10 go outside for
fear he would kill her, as he had
threatened 90 do SO upon several occa-
sions Jordan left tho house The
nest 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 Kane, a sister-in-law, and
stayed all day In the evening he
wanted her TO so 10 the residence Of
her father and persuade her sister to
como and live with him again, saying
that II She would not live with him
they should die together Mrs Kane
refused 10 20. and Jordan left the
house After leaving Mrs Kane he
cut across the country 10 the residence
% his fathrrm.law. Josiah Foster, and
going IN at the itchen door he en-
tered the sitting-room in which were
Mr. fostcr, his wife, Anna Jordan and
her sister Cora Afte- entering the
room he pulled out revolver Cora.
WIN Is seventeen years old, seeing the
weapon, jumped up and started out Of
the frcut door Jordan pointed his re-
volver az her and, pulling The trigger,
the bail entered her head baci, OF the
right ear She died instantly. Mr.
Foster. aged sixty years. also started
for the door. aud be was shot in about
the same place but the ball 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
bed, and Jordan, who had also pocket
knife in his hand. began stabbing her
in the arm and upon the hand the
third finger o. her right hand being al
most cut or lie then shot her back OF
the rinht ear. the lall going clear
through the head and out Of the left
temple.
Having, as he supposed, now ex
terminated the entire family, he got up
from the door and, placing the revolver
at his left breast, sent bullet through
his heart The shot ignitcd his cloth,
ing, and he fell back upon the body Of
his liielcss wife His body is almost
burned TO crisp, and the legs OF hi,
wire are also badly burned
After the shooting MIR Foster was
able 70 70 out and give the alarm TO o
ncisl,bor named Fon coryell who as
sisted him TO the residence Of William
Powell about a quarter OF mde
distant from the place OF the tragedy.
Mr. Foster was conscious when they
arrived there and told the story OF the
terrible crime, lie died at o'clock
sunday