The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-09
A SUSPECTS CONFESSION
JOHN B. JERSEY SAYS JORDAN
COMMITTED THE CRIME.
He Only Assisted in Rene wing the Ccrpse
From the Basement and Did Ncs
Aid In the Murder.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-John y. Jersey, VINO
Is under arrest, on supicion OF being I'M
pncated in the Barnes murder, broke
down In Inspector Hunts Office this morn
ing, and made the following statement
"Jordan sent for me at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, and told me TO go over 10
the Hiawatha fats, and see him AT $50
that night. Jordan then told me that ne
wanted me to help him carry * out
of the basement. went down to help
him carry the box out at about 4. NJ
I asked him what was in the box, and he
replied:
- There is a dead man in it, Don't
say anything about it,
II helped carry the box out to vernon
avenue, in front OF the building. After
the box was carried out Jordan went
away. after instructng me to wait untll
he returned. While waiting for MIN 10
return | fell asleep OH the steps. Az
f1:20 o'clock / awoke. The pox was sun
there. / then went away.
1t was scme time after this that The DoH
was removed by Jordan and the Unknown
expressman. Continuing his statement
Jersey says: -,
II met Jordan the next morning (Fri-
aavl I'm n saloon. He was buying drinkf
freely. asked him what had become
of the tox. Jorlan replied tfat IL TOOK
on hour to do the job
Iersey then went on To say that Jordah
gave him an cid suit of clothes ana two
shirts There was blood on Jersey
shirt sleeves, he says, from the oo@ihs out
of the box. For assisting jordan %
remove the box Jersey says ne was protu-
ised n job as assistant Janitor IL Is now
supposed that Jordan wanted barhes JIp'
which pays SCI month. The woman
Ho 10
is baing made of secondary Importance
In his statement. Jersey denied absolutely
anv further knowledge of the crime, or
that ne was present when the murder was
committed. ,, -,
The officers then went TO Jordan's cell
and Informed hnt of the statement maze
nv Jersey. The partial confession OF ms
supposed accomplice nearly oVer"heitleu
the principal suspect ir the case, anu ioI
a few moments 1t seemed as IL nc "ouiu ,I,I
brask down. However. he overeane MS
,,,,,,,,Iso ,o talk and after a few minutes
radect,on he told the officers ne mao
,o,btnp to saw: hut that If Inspector iuh'
-,,o,,td can on him later in the DAY, ne
might talk to that oihcer' ,,-,..o,, r,.bo
Turing the morning Miss Mahoney' VINO
was only held as Witness Wds ie
leased on bonds. .,..sod on
Annie Nahoney, who was released OH
hail this morning, was reafresteu ~ t0
afternoon. She Las been accused py JeI
sev Of being the woman who accompahIel
Jordan I'm his search for an eNpressrldil
Jersey goes further than that, ana say ,
that she held the lantern While ne anu an
Jordan J, carrid the boxed body out OF the
Hiawatha flats basement. Shortly al al'ei
her last arrest Annie Mahoney contesseu
IN Inspector Hunt that Jordan told h@er @
that he had killed the man Tuesday hisht'
that his body had lain in the baseineh,
untu Thursday night, and that she neiu
tho lantern while Jersey and JORDAN car
,ied the body out Of the basement
The self-confessed accomplice Is a sister
NJ the wife of John Leindecker' ptoInl'
nant nolitician. Mrs. Leindecker was pres,
ont when the confession was made anu
tainted as she started to leave inspector
Hunts office ohutr
Annie Mahoney was Identified by Phllip
Dawson. an expvessman. as the Wonian ,1I
Who. accompanied by Jordan, called NJ ms
house and tried 10 hire his horse ana
wagon without driver to remove the
"body Of a still-born child,' as they SAID
He refused.