The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
"A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Clinton Jordsn's Wife Leaves Him,
Going to Her Parents Home.
Jordan's Ovcrturcs OF Reconciliation Was
spurncd by the wife, whereupon He
Fatally Wounded Her Parents,
Killed His wife and Himself.

SEYMOUR, Ind, Nov. 81 "A terrible
tragedy occurred Saturday evening
eight miles south of this city, in what
has been named the Heather nation.
| Upon farm lived an old pensioner
| named Josiah Foster, with his family.
Six years ago his daughter Anna mar
ried Clinton Jordan, young man
whose parents reside in this city. The
compile had many quarrels and had sep
arated number of times.
Last Sunday they had another Of
their family quarrels, and Monday
morning Mrs. Jordan left the house,
saying that she would not live with
Jordan any longer. She went to the
house of Mr.. Foster, a neighbor. Mon
| day night Jordan went to Fosters
house, and wsnted to see his wife, aud
| told Mr. Foster (who answered the
knock on the door) that he wanted his
wife to come outside.
Mrs Jordan refused to go outside,
but went to the door and opened it
just wide enough SO that she could see
him. He demanded of her to come
home, which she refused, and he then
asked her to come outside. This she
also refused to do, telling Mr.. Foster
that she was afraid to go outside for
fear he would kill her, as 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 Kane, sister-in-law, and
stayed all day. In the evening he
: wanted her to go 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 go, and Jordan left the
house. After leaving Mrs. Kane he
cut across the country to the residence
, of his father-in-law, Josiah Foster, and
, going in at the kitchen door he en-
} tered the sitting-room, in which were
, Mr.. Foster, his wife, Anna Jordan and
her sister Cora. After entering the
] room he pulled out a revolver, Cora
/. whs is seventeen years old, seeing the
I weapon, jumped up and started out o.
3 the front door Jordan pointed his re
i volver at her and, pulling the trigger
. the ball entered her head back of the
0 right ear. She died instantly. Mr.
Y Foster, aged sixty years, also started
e for the door, and he was shot in abou
n the same place, but the ball lodged il
3 his brain. Mrs. Foster, who was sit
9 ting before the fireplace, was shot il
t the left side of neck.
g Mrs. Jordan had gotten under th'
: bed, and Jordan, who had also pocle
knife in his hand. began stabbing he
in the arm and upon the hand, th'
third finger of her right hand being al
most cut off. He then shot her back O
o the rinht ear, the ball going clea
through the head and out of the lef
:, temple
It Having, as he supposed, now eS
n terminated the entire family, he got II
e from the floor and, placing the revolve
q at his left breast, sent bullet through
his heart. The shot ignited his cloth
b ing, and he fell back upon the body o
9 his lifeless wife. His body is almos
g burned to crisp, and the legs of hi
It wire are also badly burned.
After the shooting Mr.. Foster wa
able to go out and give the alarm to
II neighbor named Fon Coryell, who as
:. sisted him to the residence of william
e Powell, about quarter of mil
s distant from the place of the tragedy
Mr.. Foster was conscious when the
l. arrived there, and told the story of tn
n terrible crime He died at 1 o'cloc