The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-27
JURY AWARDS
her 5000
Suit Againss Frank Wissner
Who Tried to Murder
Mrs. Jordan.
.slAsAED aER WITH A RAZOR
Victim Was Not Satisfied
With the Light Punish.
ment Of Criminal
Court.
.slAsHED HER WITH A RAZOR

| A jury in the Circuit Court yester
day afternoon returned verdict of
$1,000 for the plaintiff in the suit Of Mrs.
Isabella Jordan, Of No. II Washington
street, Hobeken, against Frank Wissner,
who, while under the influence Of liauor
| and in fit OF jealous rage. cut her
| throat with a razor almost killing her.
Mrs. .Jordan's escape from instant
death was nothing snort Of miraculous.
All the arteries of the left side of the
neck were severed FROM behind the ear
to point under the chin, and the y I'd
pipe was cut For a leng time she hov-
cred between life and death at st. Mary
Hospital, Hoboken, but eventually re-
covered, although she cannot now ar
ticulate above whisper.
Wissner was tried on an Indictment
charging atrocious assault and battery.
He was convicted and sentenced to ave
years in State prison. This sentence
was subsequently reduced by Judge Blair
to one year in the County Penitenti5ry
aud $3.50 fne and costs Of court Viss-
ner paid the latter. and, after serving
six months. was Dardpned
MRS. JORDAN DISSATISFIED.
Mrs. Jordan was not satisfied with the
punishment of her assailant and imn1eyli-
ately on his release had him arrested In
civil proceeding and he has since been d.
tanned in the county jail in default of
bail. In the event Of being unable to sat
isfy the judgment obtained against him
yesterday he will have to remain there
until released through insolvency proceed
ings.
Few events that have happened in Ho-
bokeu created more widespread interesst
than Wissner's attack on Mrs Jordan
which almost ended in murder Both
were ell-known and highly respected.
The woman, who has been d widow for
SIX years, conducted boarding house at
II Washington street She is good look
ing brunette. 3S years of age and the
mother of three living children, the ead-
est II years old Frank Wissner had
boarded with Mrs Jordan foa about six
months before the assault took place. He
is a quiet hammered, gentlenanly young
man of 33 Of Athletic build and held the
responsible position of superintendent of
the grain and live stock departments of
the Starin Transportation Company, of
New oYrk.
PROPOSED MARRIAGE.
Mrs. Jordan testified that Wissner
had asked her to marry him. She refus-
ed and after that would not go out with
him when he asked her to. On the night
bf September 4, 1901, she had gone to-
New York with Mrs. Bolsr, ,hoarder at
her house, and when she arrived heme
Wissner was sitting on the porch. He
asked her what shes had to say for her
self
4 answered, I have nothing to say.
What do you mean?' = said Mrs. Jordan
.on tie stand. He answered, This is a
nice time for a prayer meeting to be out
|. | then saw the razor in his hand and as
he approached me | ran from the stoop to
the gate. Before could open he came
up, put his left arm around my shoulders
and cut me with the razor on the neck.
l shouted, .Murderr and he ran away
NO DEFENSE MADE.
Wissner offered no defense, but stated
that he was drunk at the time and
knew absolutely nothing Of what occur
red. He said he had drank about four
teen whiskeys while waiting fer Mrs.
Jordan to return from New York
The jury was but short time in
reaching an agreement. Former Assem-
blyqnan John j. Fallon represented the
plaintiff and Lawyer Clarence Kelsey
appeared fer fhe plaintiff.