New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
LIGHT ON THE CHICAGO CRIME.
ACcoMrLTcEs or THE SUSPECTED MURDERER OF
THE JANITOR BARNES CONFESS

ACCoMrLIcEs or THE SUSPECTED MURDERER OF
THE JANITOR. BARNES. CONFESS.
Chicago, Dec. S-Jonn b. Jersey who is under
arrest on suspicion of being implicated in the Barnes
murder broke down in Inspector Hunts office this
morning, and made the following statement
Jordan sent for me at O'Clock Thursday after
noon and told to go over to the Hiawatha
Flats and see him at $50 O'Clock that night. Jor-
dan then tod me that he wanted me to help carry a
box out of the basement. went down to help
carry the box out at about D. IN. l asked him
what was la the box, and he replied There Is a
dead man in 1t. Don't say anything about it,
helped Jordan carry the box out to the Vernon-ave
front Of the building After the box carried
out Jordan went away. after instructng me to wait
until he returned. While waiting for him to re-
turn fell asleep the steps At 1870 O'Clock
awoke. The box was still there | then went
away"
1t was some time after this that the box was re-
moved by Jordan and the unknown expressman.
Continuing his statement Jersey said
II met Jordan the next morning friday in a
saloon. He buying drinks freely. | asked him
what had become of the box. Jordans reply was
that 1t took an hour to do the job
Jersey then went 10 say that Jordan gave
him another suit Of clothes and two shirts. There
blood jerseys shirt sleeves, he says, from
the oozlng OF the box. For assisting Jordan to
the box Jersey says he was promised a
JOD as ASSISTANT JdIItor. II Is IOW SuppoSeu INA
Jordan wanted Barnes's place, which paid ss7 a
month
In his statement Jersey denies absolutely any
further knowledge of the crime or that he was
present when the murder was committed. The
officers went to Jordans cell and informed him of
fession OF his supposed accomp.ce nearly over
whemed the prncipa. suspect In the case, and Tor a
ar ne mInea reaection tod the ofcers he
| ha
would call on him later in the day ne might talk
During the morning Miss Mahoney who was only
held as a witness was released on bonds ,,u
morning. ' was rsarrested this afternoon She was
accused by Jersey of being the woman who ac-
Jersey goes further than that, and says that she
| held the lantern while he and Jordan carried the
| Shortly after her arrest Annie confessed to In.
| spector Hunt that Jordan told her tina, he had
! Killed the man Tuesday night that his body had
! lain In the basement until Thursday night. ami
that she held the Lantern while Jordan and Jersey
carried the body out OF the basement The SELF
confessed accomplice Is sister OF the wife Of Johr
I.eendecker. prominent politician; Mrs LeIen-
decker was present when the confession was ma, made
and tainted she started to leave inspector Hunt
Office. Annie Mahoney was identified BY PhilliT
companied by Jordan called at his house and tried
hire his h9 hov ana |aTGn %nCSt dve
said He refused TO let them have the vehicle
Providence H. l.. Dec. s.-The Chicago story o.
the butchery Of the janitor. A. ID Barnes. of the
| Hawatha Flats. greatly startled George p. Peter
son. OF the North End to whom the box was ad
dressed. Peterson is OF the bestknown business
Of this city. and operates two extensive stores
on the upper end OF Charlcs-st At No. 1856 he has
WHOLESALE and retail hardware shop. while at
~. .0t ~ carries the crockery. glassware and
general merchandising business. Peterson, after
expressing his great surprise at the use OF his
name on packing-case for such ghoulish purposes
said he knew one by the name of A. y. Barnes
and never heard OF Annie Mahoney. He said his
business connections with Chicago were rather
limited. still. he had shipped goods there and
some Old packing-cases might be lying around
handy for the murderers. Peterson said he would
look his books and endeavor to find some
PLANTATION for the OF his name. He has fire.
quen,lv received goods from Chicago and other
Western houses.