The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05

you ! have q letter % intro1rsrrSon from
Jorian.
"fIa showed 49, letter vhich was gen
11ne ia whlch Or. Jordan asked bin chi
wB - treat and erter<afa thls crAseure
= g he would himself and ne would COT
ss8ar + a kiadnesS % himself personally
Before Sir. Butler h.1 been oue-dssf
fsour ar this human he0d's presence, ne
had made ore % ne Eys1~- vie and IN
famous propositions q Is possible for raaa
10 MAKE. r. almost pa~aIyZes me yet %
think of g. All he wished vas for Nr.
Butler 70 Introduce him 20 me, and ne
could manage the rest You understand
the plot was "a ruth my character ara
good name. and shts tn%igatsd ny ny
Htsaan1. the one TIA Tfslom h2u aGoi-
tied. the father o. my children. the great
Dr. J. EsgeTe Jordan. against ne, Ms
wife. the mot aer of ms children
How - IL possible for human nature
10 10 80 deTFaved2 You NAV be able 70
appreciate 70 some degree now am
placed. His c131eset was 20 prove me m
worthy and Incompetent 10 care for my
children. then be would place them where
I would never hear % them again On.
the depth. ne intensity OF that mans
wsekedness. The extent 20 which he has
injured others Is appalling 70 contemplate.
Think Of that Old man. Mr.. Henry l.
Yeslzr What kindness ne showed To DR..
Jordan IL many ways. and What did he
reap reward How was he repaid?
Dare. Not Come TO seattle.
Il Will never be rec0ncIlea 10 live with
him ! would rather mol come 10 Sea tile.
I would not consider my life safe. That
IS strong language, but 81 IS not too
strong. for u is true. Dr.. jordan told me
four years ago when here. II ! ever came
20 Seattle. or wrote there 20 expose him.
he would leave for Australia or Africa.
and We would never hear OF him again
FIe also todd me that the records showed
him not worth one cent.
How Vas !. helpless woman. 20 cope
with such rascal? But a weak woInan
can b. goaded on to fury. I do not wish
10 lHjare him needlessiy. but my mind Is
made 40 20 procure divorce, and | viii
have what Is due me IL II Is in human
power. I have no money. as you under
stand. but I must win. There Is no such
word as fan. l am determined.
One thing forget 10 mention In regard
70 Sir. Francs. The next day after his
arrival rather small. darkroom
plected man followed. and went
with him and lurked around while
ne was talking to Mr. Butler Mr.
Butler at once Informed the police. and
my house was guarded constantly while
those men were here: also the two men
were constantly watched while here.
From that day Mr.. Butler ceased 20 be /.
friend Of DR.. Jordan. and said he con
sidered him unworthy any mans friend
ship"
stories Of Wealth and Poverty.
A further extract from the same letter
says.
'rhave saved ALI the letters from Dt.
Jordan in which he sings hts song OF
poverty: and they are many and various.
When here four years ago he said he was
worth great deal and that his income in
three weeks was s. -. and chat IL was in
creasinE fast; that he had just had about
81 90 60 left him in Germany. / have an
Emporia paper stating the whole episode.
and many other proofs too numerous 70
mention"
Mrs. Jordan does not hesitate 90 ad-
vance the names OF Old friends and ac-
qualntances who she says are willing 20
take oath as to her husbands bad reputa-
tion She has written as follows:
IF you wish 10 ascertain the facts about
Or. Jordau's rerFta ,iou for truth and
veracity. write 20 any or all Of the fol-
lowing men. all good authority: William
Jay. William Randolph. Judge OF probate
court: T. W. Cunningham. Roland Iakin.
= +. Chase. ]. l. Daugharty. Thomas
sedgsick, attorney -at-law, Judge j. jay
Buck all o. EmporiA-
Il could go on giving names without
number. good ones, too. These are men
him better in a business way than they
Dr. Jordan has always been N hot water
I'm some way. and always mixing IN some
unlawful business. His record could not
l,a worse. which you win md 10 he true
when uuravcled.
Her struggle With Poverty.
~ Rad hoped some property might he
aizposed OF en- order 70 help on win this
AFFAIR hut now we will have 10 hght the
harder until we get all. | sometimes can
NOT s.a how I can make eIlds meet am
1,..tf,i fha long. cold winter viii soon
a.. ov.r We have not been clothed Ia any
,,,,,.,...r ya,. th, severity OF such a climate.
au4 vet pr Jordan would nave people
,1iuk nc Is doing his best. We VIII see
how IL appears after We are through Win
him"
II also appears from she correspondence /,
thst Hutler. 90 whom the trust deeds hsd
49, ptV.n became so thoroughly dis
,.,,.ss3 xvsth th, usc being made 90 htu
asa eat~paw. ga the language of the wife.
70 cheat Jaffan's wife and children our
~ thrtr share of she property. that nc
has completely changed about. and now
is DOING wh8t Pa can - restore their
,i-hf- - Them Among other things.
Hutr~ an3 ht~ wife granted POW or 81
attorney 20 Jordan. under which nc trans
ferrs4 the property 90 me Ibstogcnc-ic
afs.}t-fae Company. hut y happens that
t4,- f-s-{@ Ncre. NOS flr1 fov rrrOrd u1t1i
after "A revocation Of the power or attor-
mes made Subsequent - the dNctis, had
1.s..a recorded This reN eca5loa Vas made
hv Butlar ana wife ou account ~ tho
f,Aa~e the matter was taking and thev
an. v9f4 ts have frit Vtc'3wtENi them
selves The property Sc noN effeCtua'ly
-t.l ns,. ami witl BE- hold - await the IS
.u., ~ if,e divorce rutt- whom Mrs Jew
sso VIII demand oertttlaa SO conformity