The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19
SHOT WIFE, SON AND HIISELP.
MRS. JORDAN DEAD-HUSDAND
NOT LIKELY 70 RECOVER.

w-, ~x.. s,,> Unit of
1ne hoy maySet Won-eHno w"
III. suspscions INA. hn VIC
"e-Anoencs ~os.' =: T,m.
Hso Lest hsuso s
Convinced that his wife was faithlsse
and beoai,se she rrfused to live with him,
Oeorre Jordan. A builder OF small engines
and motor. Killed her. shot his eleven
yesr-old .on G.oree and then shot him
self yeeterdav morning.
The tr,ple sbootins occurred IN Mn. Jor-
dams rooms at 1871 First avenue. Jordan
win nrohablv Ale. but there u a chance
for the bov.s recovery.
Jordan evidently planned to XIII his
entire family. but Il happened that his
thirteen.vear-old daughter. Clara, had been
sent to the store on an errand. She re-
turned Inst After the shootins.
Jeolousv WAS the motive for the crime
Jordan left his wife ak weeks ago and
vent to Cuba. taking his son with him.
" 1870, T - h,,t Ala
ne retu.eo on lhur0 t o'' "''
not 60 near his vile until YESTERDAY.
He had accused her Of receiving the at
tentions OF another man and In the winter
they had eeveni qua rrels. Acco,cms 70
the stories TOLD oy the neighDon tne uus-
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ton.
Mp. Jorrisn wa n couoelv vomen and
so' s,S...-
'onu y, shuoehe'. 49,.
let 70 friction. which resulted IN Q v,oient
our rel between them i.t before 10 yord a;, 2
,r;ad 20 80. IN. boy hat Jo,da n would not
" N'e '''' WV
let her.
Jordan and the boy have been stayin
with an aunt in East Eiehty-frst street
He dressed - the boy in his beat clothes hes
soou' ~ eiook yos.eIuay noin"s "nu
went to the First avenue house, where
Mrs. Jordan and the daughter have been
living. and where Jordan lived before he
went to Cuba
de carried two revolvers whicn ne mao
recently bought. One revolver OF large
calibre he used TO shoot his wife and boy
Tbs otber az smaIIer calibre ne usAd on
him,sls Wh.n Jordan left the nous he
announces that ne was gong 70 nave
IL ever WIN ne 49, A.. nj.
x ro 'S Sn,.s M n.Irhbors heard ouarrsi
T4Senpe houso sne aneienuS3Wu neeL ~.
linen shot was n IRE shC Ss Sordsn zane ne
her6reast;...,.......
my nuspsnd h d snot me. ~ ~ ~
ana stuinoiee Gown the Nss. = ME;
n nSS' WIG hvee IN uhS pous0' AZ. Az .
Ssanok, VINO nss ss;oon On 'he GROUND
noor, ran o.it 10 heT aI'
More snots were nieu m itP'o succees 1901
NO Snen ,ne 10y ~ GU ~ tng III, 'isSs.
ratner mas snot me. nc leu unco'lscouS
ahI lVst theh y9roan s,tagGsroo gu. GoSe'Gu
NJ oi9oo. ne sun neiu oe1 ,,id ~
shoot ans %A Ris vi. 1ife again. "''" - 'u'
hthougn weak ron 10 OF os,oo' ne
Ieeied up ana Gown tne et3Iis t"Ne' ana
acIea as ne n vas oemsn'eqh; .u III,
pue sso ,p gs" ~ 10y c,~t.
rohcem " brieni OF me E .s sixty ,,,
SeVen,n street stat9n, c1mJ Iusmhs w;
me detectives grabbed 'oraa1' VINO mao
iaiien on the moor. ana ASKED MN why
ne na9 shot me- w.e; .,... ., ..,.
COP know, 70 'epneu. Ion
Know VIVA. nrppened. h INA man ah nss vs De 81
Now 1t Is all over and the score rs settled
as tne poncemen xere qvestiomhe
JORDAN ms dau9nter retuine1 Iroin me
store she iougnt ner way tM9usn Ene
crowd which had eathered. a1d seeing
S p sSs w mUsn s,,rS S that ~ Ssd BEEN
there her father YOU'D ave u'ed 70 k'n
hci, 700.
AN ampulance va caieo i.om tne 49,
Syenan hcspNai' ouI os,oN u 80
entered s; sU' the mouth and another urde der
nea,n i me; near: yo.aah nae 81 me- an unISe
shots INTO hinsenLtwo y tno M,oIhacn,
and another near the LETT lung. Inc poy
had only been shot once. ne mo oonet
WOUND IN the stomacn. A.,
JORDAN ana tne ooy NJ ~ 10 the
that there vas little pope IoI tne IetneIe
recovery. An oPeratlon was penormed
on ,he poy' ara ne Is nhProx,ng'
Coroner jackson was notned, put when
ne arrived JORDAN was 700 weak 70 mako
Ihe boy. however, MADE . eatement 20
hA .W 20 0ut ,rSa mn ,rnr, Wh