The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-23
GENERAL EXODUS
Of WITNESSES
The Two HaroldS, Thompson
and DR.. Wilcox Fail to
Appear.
INQUEST A MURKY AFFAIR
CIRCUMSTANCES OF GIRL
DEATH STILL UNEXPLAINED

Search was made of the city yesterday
for Mr.. and Mrs W. r. Harold, who We're
named ii the investigation into the cir
cumstances which led to the suicide Oh
Lille Jordan on last Thursday at S5S
Wall street. They could not be found
II was also impossible TO locate the man
known as Richard Thompson, VINO, &c
cording TO the dying statement Oh lne ~, ~,
fortunate girl. bought for her the polsoi,
with which she ended her life and urge"
her to commit the desperate act =,
Assistant County Attorney DAVID N:
witnesses at the inquest in Justice OF the
Peace Dana NJ Smiths court, was an@.
ious to have the testimony or these lIIeo
persons and il was by his direction tha'
the search for them was begun.
As far as the authorities have been able
20 learn. the Barolds disappeared rom
Salt Lake Immediately after the uea.n % %
Miss Jordan Where they nave gone 80
no one who knew them seems TO Know
Efforts TO find them will he continued
until the strange case is thoroughly sifted-
Vigorous search VIII also be made LOT
Richard Thompson or wilson
DR.. Wilcox Absent.
An effort was made TO recall Dr. G r
WILCOX 50 thai nc could be Queslio
concerning developments Wnlc1 cOhtTa tSl
his sworn testimony on Mohdas; ne IA y
be Wa sent for, II was found that ne had
left the city during the day: FOR tli7 7
reason the inquest was continued uI. NJ
oct 81 so that the required suppleihehtsli
testimony from Dr. WILCOX can De oD-
A. the opening Of the inquiry yesterday
morning Mrs Matilda Jordan competed
her testimony begun the day BEFORE
Mrs Jordan told a dramatic story %
the nieht-long struggle TO save the ne
Of the girl She said that MISS JoI ua ~
after the first frenzy, seemed anxious 70
live and vaiEly strived TO reHeVe IisL
stomach OF the poison, resorting 10 cr tf
methods after the hot water ana coIIee
prescribed by the doctor had falied 10 pIo-
duoe the desired effect ,.o,, mn .
Twice during the night, Mrs. Jordan W t
compelled 10 leave her bed to go 10 the
suffering girl who had risen and fallen
upon the floor. Then the glrfs pdtile
for life ended. Her parents thought sue
had fallen asleep 1t was the sumner
which terminated in death.
Before Mrs. Jordan left the stand, Juror
O. G Nichols questioned here about lhe
poisons in the house
Ibid you at any time have strychillno
in the house?" he asked.
Purchased Poison for Cats.
Mrs Jordan replied that her husband
had on two occasions purchased That pol
son for cats. Mr.. Jordan. she SAID. on
these occasions bought small vlals OF
strychnine The contents of both walls
were used in the effort TO get rid Of the
cats, she said and none of the poison was
left lyllK ABOUT IDe HOuSe-
Miss Annie Swedenburgh followed MIS-
Jordan upon the stand
when Lille came out to our house IN
Murray on the Tuesday before her death.
she said. ..she was looking bright and
cheerful and seemed in perfect health.
She at once told me that she was mar
ried ! was at first incredulous, but she
repeated the story of the marriage with
believed her and Ises curious Ito know
the name of her husband She said he was
Carl Marti, young man who mad known
her before she went to the reform school,
He said that he was a cracker manufac-
turer at San Jose, Cal. being interested
with his father In the business. did not
know the young man, but had seen let
ters he had written TO her. Maru mad
married ner on that very day, she said,
and the two were living at the Fields
apartment house.
Thought Her Asleep.
u did not learn that her story of the
marriage was untrue until she made the
confession to her parents after drinking
the poison"
Miss Swedenburgh also went over the
details OF the struggle to save the life
of Miss Jordan. Like the others in the
family, she had retired to bed at an early
hour on Thursday morning. believing that
the girl was sleeping, worn out and eX-
hausted after the experiences of the night
before II was not until nearly noon,
when she tried to awaken Miss Jordan,
that she became alarmed.
Two witnesses, who were present when
DR.. c. +. Wilcox told his story of the
mental malady which made Miss Jordan
lead two lives, were called upon 10 tes-
tfy. Dr. Wilcox. under oath. on Monday
denied that he had given out information
concerning the girls mental condition
These witnesses testified that they had
heard DR.. Wilcox tell circumstantial
story of how Miss Jordan suffered from
an affliction which he DESIGNATED as
hysterio-epilepsy, and in which he said
that in her normal condition she was a
good girl. but that when under the influ-
ence of this malady she wandered about
and did strange things. Oh her recovery
from these attacks. according to the story
told by Dr. Wilcox and heard by these
witnesses. Miss Jordan would not remem-
Der what had happened to her during such
spells.
Conrad Jordan, father of the dead girl
was after this called to the stand and