The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-02
TRIED TO STRANGLE WOMAN.
MAN CAUSED HER DAUGHTERS
RUIN AND DEATH, SHE SAYS.

Mother Led Police to Arrest Him on Double
Charge OF Theft-Says He Deceived
Her With Bogus Marriage Certificate
and Drove Girl TO Streets-Theft Charge
Mrs. Margaret Martin Of 40 East Twenty
third street had a blackened eye and bruises
on her throat when she appeared in the
Yorkville police court yesterday. She said
the marks were made by Frederick Jordan
% years old, who was arraigned on a charge
of robbery. The woman said that Jordan
had compelled her daughter, who recently
died Of consumption, to go on the streets
to provide him with money.
The robbery charge was made by Daniel
O'Garry Of 145 East T~wenty-sixth street.
He was assaulted and robbed on First
avenue one night last June by two men.
He lost a gold watch and a small amount OF
money. The police suspected Jordan, but
were unable to find him at the time.
Mrs. Martin went to the East Twenty
second street station Saturday night and
| complained that Jordan refused to sur
render some furniture she had given to her
daughter Mary. She said that he was
living with his mother at 1873 Jane street,
Long Island City. 1t was nearly midnight
when she and Detectives Herring and
Schmacke reached the house. and it was ar
ranged that she should GO in to see If the
young man was there.
The detectives stood outside the closed
door and after a time they heard the sounds
of s~cufling in the hall. They forced the
door and they say they found Jordan trying
to strange Mrs. Martin. They declared in
court that he had one hand over the woman's
mouth to prevent her from making an out
cry while he grasped her throat with the
other hand. Herr ing poked, his revolver
in Jorcan's face and ordered him TO let go.
The other detective pulled his billy and
raped the young mar over the head to
hasten his submission. The arrest then
followed,
In court Mrs. Martin wanted to make a
charge that the prisoner had stolen the
furniture she had given to her daughter.
Il thought my daughter was married to
Jordan" she said. -She went 70 i've with
him two years ago and he told me they
had been married in the City Hall and he
showed me a marriage certificate. learned
afterward it was a certificate for a mar
riage with another girl
Six week. ago. she continued her daughter
returned home sick. She was suffering
from tuberculosis of the lungs and grew
| gradually worse until she died a month ago.
The girl old her mother hat Jordan had
forced her to go upon the streets and earn
, money for him. They lived in Manhattan
| at the time and the girl told her other she
f%requented Third avenue at night, no matter
what the weather was, and she finally caught
pneumonia, which was followed by oon
sumption.
The young mar used to beat her when
she did not get money enough to please
him, the dying girl Old her mother.
ITO think my child was leading hat kind
Of a life when | thought she was happily
married, makes me nearly crazy Mary
would not let me know about it until she
was on her dying bed, the mother said.
When the case was called. the prisoners
lawyer asked that the examination 60 over
until tomorrow, The Magistrate granted
the request and held Jordan in 81 900 bail.