The San Francisco call., 1897-06-12
WARNED Of DEATH
BY A DEAD SISTER
Outlaw Jordan Sees a
Strange Vision in
the Night.
Told He Would Soon Die, and
the Prophecy Is Being
Fulfilled.
Oregon Officers Tell of a Weird
Light That Hovered over the
Sleeping Bandit.

PORTLAND, Or, June 1L.-John Jor-
dan, Harvey County cattle-thief, who
was lncaIcerated in the penitentiary last
Tuesday for period of five years, is re.
ported to be dying under the hallucina-
ton that his deceased sister declared he
could not live more than two weeks. An
incident that occurred while he was on
the way to the penitentiary last week.
vOuched for as it is by the Sheriff OF Har-
ney County and his deputy, seems to be
prophetic of the death OF the cautle-tniet
1t is singular story, and it would in
spire doubt Is it were not for the word of
two men whose honesty has never been
questioned.
The prisoner was shot while resisting
arrest, and the authorities hurriedIy made
preparations for driving through with out
unnecessary stopovers. The conveyance
was an ordinary stage wagon, and, relays
of horses being provided at stations en-
route, the driver set out to make an all
night drive. Midnight last Monday found
the officers and their moody prisoner Jolt
ing along over the mountain roads toward
Baker County. Some ume in the night
the sleepy Sheriff and his deputy were
aroused Dy the stopping of the WACO n
and an excited ejaculation from the lips
OF tie driver.
There's that internal thing again" "
said he, more to himself than 10 the
Others.
Where's whatP What's the matter?"
the Sheriff asked, rubbing his eyes with
one brawny fist and with 8 cat-like move
reaching for his rifle.
The question went unanswered. for as
all three of the men looked al one another
IN puzzled way. as ii forced by COM
mon thought their eyes driited to ;he
dashboard of the vehicle. There it was
a ghostly, phosphorescent spheroid of
light, waving and swaying be hind ;he
horses and moving along the dash board.
At one instant II looked like a reflection
and st another it seemed 20 be a small
body emitting the pale light itself
The LIGHT shifted 10 one side and next sp-
peared under the wagon, ard as they fol-
lowed il with their eyes il rested over the
body of the PROSTATE John Jordan. who
was uneasily slum bering. In s. moment
the light waved up and down and van
lshed in the darkness 10 the rear.
Nothing was said to the prisoner about
the peculiar experience Of the night.
Later in the dav, however, Jordan revived
and began TO talk
Say, Sheriff, he began, "Pve got
something to tell you.'
"Yes?'
amt gong 10 tast long, Sherlu.
Don't talk like that. You're badly
wounded, but You'll pull through as soon
as you get medical attention and an easy
BERTH"
No, III not" Jordan reiterated stub
bornly. "l've called the last turn. 1 feel
IL. Last night l saw my sister. Ny sisters 3
dead YOU know. She's the only one that
ever thought much about me- Maybe [
ought to have been a better man, Sheriff.
but let that pass. Well, Sis came 10 me
last night. saw her as plain as l see you
now. She was all in white, Sheriff, all in
white. She pitied me and pointed to my
eye, where L got them shots in my head .
Jordan was wounded in the head and a
bullet or shot penetrated the eve. He is
no better and Is not expected TO live. At
the prison be talks ram blinglv nf his sister
and he is fast losing all vitality from ex-
haustion produced by melancholy over
this appariiion.