The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-28

| I was foreman OF the material ydrds
of the Santa Fe in Bell county"
Are you an old soldier?''
mo, sir; I was a sailor I was first
a seaman, then second mate and after
wards mate of a ship | served as a
| sailor during the war and received the
highest promotion a seaman could at
tain"
Have you a wife?'
mo, sir"
'Is she dead?"
''She is dead TO me-"
Are you separated?'
Yes, sir"
rs she divorced from your"
Not that I know of, sir
Why did she run away from your
i did not say she ran away"
why did she leave you2"
Il don't know, except ii was because
1 got old and broken down and could
not make as much money as used 70
make"
You have been all around the world,
hav'nt you?"
mo, sir; 1 have been around this con-
tinent and parts of Europe and other
places. l was for twenty years a sea-
faring man and went wherever duty
carried me-
Were you ever arrested?'
Eyes, sir; once"
What were you arrested for?"
Hitting a niger"
Where was that?"
''In Texas"
did you kill him?"
mo sir, did not There was nothing
done with me for it,
Were you ever arrested for anything
else?''
Il was never arrested for anything
else-that is / was not arrested, but I
was taken before General j. c. Cald-
well Of this state when he was minister
10 Chilli for striking a fellow aboard a
Ship
What did you strike him for?'
ITO defend my life"
Did he strike yOu?"
He did, sir; with a ships norman,
and l took it from him and hit him with
it."
did you kill him."
81 did not: but it wasn't my fault be-
cause he tried TO kill me. I have thank
ed God many times since that did
not"
Were you in prison for striking
him ?''
Il was under arrest for it at Valpari-
so, Chill, but General Caldwell threw
the case out of court"
When did you go into the Soldiers
home?"
IN December 1Ss4-that is the time I
NtliL TITO CdSIle tTdEuen-
What do you mean by Castle Gar
den?"
when you make application to go
into the home you are admitted TO an
annex that they nickname Castle Gar
den, and when your papers are eXamin-
ed and you are found worthy you are
then admitted into the home"
when did you first meet William
SOM"
ct think II v,-ac bo,,+ TzeI,rYor,, 1908 -,
when did you begin to talk with
him about the murder?"
4 think it was pretty well up in Oc-
tober"
Didn't you say awhile ago that it
was the latter part of October?"
''No, sir. 1 said it was pretty well
up in October because he told me he
was going home TO vote at the Novem-
her election"
Are you sure you did not say it was
the latter part of October?"
Mr.. Jordan became somewhat excited /
over the vOlley of questions put to him |
and he stood up to address the court /
but Judge Dale ardered him to sit down /
and answer the questions. He then 4
said: Il told You it was pretty well I
up in October"
Are you as sure that you did not tell /
me it was in the latter part of October /
that you had these conversations with /
Williamson as you are of everything /
else you testified TO in this case?''
Il said that it was pretty well up in /
October. That is what I said and you
can't make me say that l said anything !
else"
Isn't it a fact that Williamson left /
the home on the tenth day of October?' 1
Il do not know what day he left it. I
but 1 know ii was pretty Well up in .
October"
Were you ever drunk. Mr.. Jordan?" /
What do you mean by drunk"
Here Judge Dale suggested to the wit /
ness that he knew very well what the F..
examining attorney meant.
Il have been a drinking man all my
life and so was my father before me, /
who made whisky; but 1 am not drum
kard."
Have you ever been drunk?"
yes, sir. I have been intoxicated"
How many times?'
Probably dozen times during my /
life"
Have you drank anything since you
came to Wichita?"
Yes, sir; l have drank two drinks Of
whisky with quinine in it."
With quinine in ito
Yes, sir; l am taking quinine right
along, now
How do you hanpen to be here?"
when l read the newspapers that
Leonard had been killed knew a once
that Williamson must have a hand in
killing him, and l telegraphed 10 your
chief here that l would give evidence
that would convict"
You did this yOluntaTily?'
Yes, sir" said Jordan. raising his
eyes 10 heaven. land I thanked God
Are you an advance agent Of the
Lore? ,"
NO, sir. But I think God had some
hand in him telling me what he did
You have been convicung people be-
force"
I have sent a few to the penitenti-
airy"
Where was that?"
Il was special detective once for the
sheriff Of Galveston and procured evil
deDCe that sent j few criminals To the
Mr.. Helm, for the defense. gave Jor-
dan a terrible crosS-examinatio ton but
he did not break down a single propo-
sition in his evidence. There was only
one material discrepancy and that VIII
he taken advantage Of Mr. Jordan
said the conversations were held pref
y well uD in October and the de-
Tense will probably prove that William
son was not AT the soldiers home after
Get. 10.
Mr.. Jordan was taking Quinine for
sickness and the questions coming
thick and fast ar him made him al
times little excited. but for all that his
testimony was very damaging u VII
hanson. The defense VIII probably at
Tempt u diScredit his testimony by al
uding TO him in the arguments as 4
-over of the world. Mr.. Jordan has
been a great deal over the world. as
seaman, visiting nearly all the S0u-l
American and European ports. OF
,,-,rSa -ffS will mitigate - =r-,1a ~