Evening star., 1897-02-23
DARING BURGLAR.
n Ates0D4 - Sseare Mrs. Jsraaa's
Rece1pta.

n Ates0D4 - Sseare Mrs. Jeraan's
ReceaPts.
a daring and persistent attempt At house.
brsnking. .agceny. assault and perhaps
more serious crime reached q rather start
hng climax 1t an early hour this morning.
the intended victim being the wife OF q
wen-knoWn business man Of this city. The
wind-up OF several exciting Incidents was
| marked by the crashing Of glass; a pistol
| shot and the screams OF highly excited wo-
men. followed by tn. arrival of several po-
hcemen and detectives. An excellent de-
scription Of the would-be burglar and high
wayman has been obtained and IT In ex-
pccted that he VIII be captured before the
expiration Of many hours.
Mrs. Edward L. Jordan is the heroine OF
the melodrama. Her husband is the pro-
pr1etor OF restaurant and cafe at 5lS 9TH
street. and Is also the president of the
!ecai Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association.
Mf. jordan Is at present absent from the
city IN quest Of health. and in the emer-
sency his wife has been acting as cashier
at the cafe and keeping a direoAiEg eye over
the business. 1t has been hep habit since
her husband left the city to leave for her
home. 406 H street. shortly after midnight
under the escort OF a young white mar
employed Al the house.
AS she left the cafe Saturday night last.
or early Sunday morning. Mrs. Jordan no.
ticed Stalwart colored man Of cinnamon
complexion standing In the shadow OF an
adjoining doorway, ami he seemed to be
watching her. Mrs. Jordan and her escort
boarded north-bound 9th street car. and
the colCred man did likewise taking a
stand on the rear platform.
AT New York avenue Mrs. Jordan trans
Ierred TO Columbia car and the colored
man who had been watching her closely
all the time. also Transferred. 1t so hap
pened that Mrs. Jordan had not engaged in
conversation with her escort during the ride
ana evidently 1t was thought by others in
hn 81.
ana New York avenue Mrs Jordan aliyhl-
ed, and was alarmed to see that she was
sun foflowej. She therefore notified her
escort of the situation. He at once turned
on the colorcd man, who was nearby at the
Time. and the latter ran off a a rapid mace
Being somewhat perturbed over the oc-
currence. Mrs Jordan last night called
CAB, not feeling that ii would be safe for
her to venture to reach her home by m. ans
OF the street cars. She experienced some
diHcuity In orening the front door of her
lssioehce. but hnally succeeded and ascend
eo 10 ner room. About fifteen minutes later
her sister-fn-law called to Mrs Jordan,
saying that some one was on the front
porch tampering with one of the parlor
winoows; Ihere was no one in the house
SGanS man employed there and several
chiidren Before an investigation could be
hade the large pane Of glass fell in with a
eud crash The servant, grasping q pistol
Ieached the front Of the house in tims to
nre shot at a fleeing Individual who an
sWered the description Of the one who had
injured In the affair Saturday night
ihe attempt to enter the house was made
az twenty minutes before 1 O'clock Within
nve minutes thereafter Detectives Harti
gan arc BOYD were on the ground and
tncy devoted the remainder of the night to
investigating the case. Policeman Wigytn
VINO was several blocks from the house
thought he heard a pistol shot, and pro-
ceeded In the direction whence 1t seem
ed to originate. He met a co,ored man
walking along in a leisurely manner TIE
latter was asked by the policeman il he
mad heard the report of a pistol, and WAS
answered:
Yes. heard some one fire I'D there near
4th street"
The detectives think this man was the
guilty party. The hiehwayman was clearly
OF the opinion that Mrs Jordan carried
nome with her every night the receipts of
the day at the cafe and restaurant and his
motive was undoubtedly robbery He was
in error, however. for all the money i.s
placed and left in the safe at the place of
business
At 2:3O O'Clock this morning another mo-
liceman stopped and talked with a man
who answered fully the description of Mrs
Jordans Intended assailant. He did not
know then OF the attempted burglary and
the man was no. detained.
Considerable excitement in the neiehbo--
hood of 4th and H streets followed the
sound OF the broken glass, the screams and
the pistol shot,