The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-05
MEANT TO KILL THEN ALL.
Geo. JOTdOl Shoots His Wife and Little
Boy and Girl and Then Himself.
JEALOUSY'S FEARFUL CRIME

and Little Girl VIII Recover-The Boy
E,,1ed T,s+e-.l,y The Murderou,
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anger 34sU Oy
the Deed-sad Scenes IN the bIooo-
Bespattered Home.
George Jordan shot and killed his little
6-year-old boy. shot his wife twice through
the head, shot his little a-year-old girl
twice and then finished The JOB hy putting
TWO bullets INTO himself ii'ii'
wounds ne aIiei "ef4 "is' t''ei cay II
noon al o.s' cioeA' ii's "lie anu '''7 ''e
lie Eifl are "'li'7' O"' que
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slight.
Jordan was not drunk. according TO the
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shOollAs o-~1ii GU anu '''0 '''''
which his action can be accounted TOT
is on the sJpposItiou Of insane jealousy.
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20 anu ~ YEARS V4i' "''N "'
hy Mrs Rich al the Forest City Bakery at
Whitaker and south Broad street lane.
. ..s.- ..t.- ,,.l,,,,, ord
Ho was 4NiV' ~,
was wei hked by ms ehpiOyei an" an
who knew him. Both Jordan and his wife
NOV. ,.,,,. li-bt .,loroa annareutiv quad
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ICONS OF olloI"oHs' i"'S "FeN ia i'''-' -
street lane, on the south side, one door
from the corner of Abercorn street.
r.. .-,..t .,-,,1g D., i.,rrod from, Tor-
Dan WE ana otheis' Joiu anu i'9 "''9
had "a falliug-out about two weeks ago,
and ror5a, Iort the house. declaring that
ne "ould MOI hFt WIN HIS WIG any i'Ns0i'
Christmas eve. according TO his VIE
STORY, he came to TN. house drunk. and
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that he intended to XIII her. She was so
much impressed by what he said that she
went straight before Justice Elsinger Sat
urday and swore out a peace warrant
against her husband Jordan was arrested
and gave bond TO keen the peace toward
his wife IL is more than likely that It
was this action Of his wife which so an
gered him that he finally worked himself
up bv broodint- upon il TO do what he did.
Jordan was nj his work at the bakery
as usual Yesterday morning and worked
there steadily until about o'clock, when
he left. saving that ne was Going 10 dinner
and that he would be back bv 4 o'clock.
Those around the bakery with him noticed
notbing unusual in his conduct and had
not the least suspicion OF the terrible
crime which he must have been COM
tar,nlatine- In his mind AT the time
He arrived at his house I'm the lane about
815 o'clock There were two other women
In the house with his wife when he ar
rived Victoria Kelly and Amelia Hazel.
srbe1, are both sear,streeses the Keuv
,vornan boardfnp, al the house with the
Tordar far,it, Tordan aekad tbe two
,,,o,,, 10 ..o,,c,,s tho l,ous " mo-, nina, for
49,, 70 90 ont which mo-, dtd ae NOV
sa,,. +bo+ he ,,,artod 10 bo,,e a teut ,vith
bis v,,Ife A fo,, ,,irutee afterv,,ard the
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e ttoi -, 81 a. ia .,,.,,ost,r,
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bopse Tbe ltttio oirl na,,t anneored IN
~ 7aor,,-s,, .,,d fou ,c,rss -. mother
ana brotbcr rTbo door tten cloesd and
rresenti,, several NOV, ebots ,,,era heard
A trer,endo,s cro,,,d eatberad in the
lane alroet hafore no lost shot was ired
and there was Great excitenent Sergeant
JIilIoIrhv was ar the corner Of Abercorn
and Lincoln streets when he heard the
shots and AT once rode to the scene and
took charge. Assistant chief Reilly and
several policennen arrived shortly after
ward The early arrival Of the police was
fortunate. as they kept the crowd out of
the lane and prevented unnecessary con-
fusion. The Jordan woman and her two
children were picked up and carried to
the house of the woman's aunt, Sarah
Green, a few doors away in the same lane.
Dr. r H. Bloodworth was sent for and
responded Immediately, together with DIT.
w. e Aiken. The 6-year-old boy, Edward
Jordan, was dead when picked up The
bullet entered behind the left ear and
buried itself in the brain. He was wrapped
in a blanket and laid on the ground in
front of his aunts door until removed
back to his mothers house by direction
of the coroner The little girl had flesh
wound in the cheek and bullet through
her right wrist. Her mother was shot
twice, one bullet striking under the right
eye and passing out under the ear and the
other striking in the back of the neck and