The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-20
SAYS BETRAyER
URGED SUICIDE
Conrad Jordan Declares Man
Purchased Poison With Which
His Daughter Killed Herself.
INQUEST WILL BE HELD
STORIES OF FATHER AND PLY
SICIAN ARE CONFLICTING.

Surprising as was the story told by DR.
c. F. Wilcox of the torments of a dual
personality which had driven Miss Lille
Jordan of 3SS Wall street to commit SUI
eide on Thursday. the statement of the
girls father last night was still more re-
markable Mr.. Jordan alleges that the
poison with which the girl ended her
lifeSwas bought by man and that this
man had urged his daughter to end her
life Mr. Jordan declares that he knows
the name of the man and will give it
TO the authorities, so that he may be ar
rested and punished.
Screams issuing from the Jordan home
just before Miss Lille Jordan took the
poison with which she ended her life at
tracted the attention of some of the
neighbors and gave rise to strange ru-
mors concerning the girls death. 1t was
because of these whispered reports that
an inquest was decided upon. The in
quest will be held Monday morning in
Justice of the Peace Dana T Smiths
court.
Conrad Jordan. father of the dead girl
who last night made the first statement
concerning the tragedy that he has
given since il occurred, admitted that the
clared that they were screams of fright
uttered by Mrs. Jordan and her niece
Miss Annie Swedenburgh, on seeing the
girls desperate act.
II have demanded a full investigation
into the death of my daughter" he said
Il want the full truth known so that
there will no longer be occasion for
these annoying whisperings.'
Stories Disagree.
Mr.. Jordans statement was a remark
able one. but it disagrees in many points
with the statement of DIR. c. F. Wilcox.
who on Friday Informed a Herald re
porter that Miss Jordan was suffering
from a mental malady which caused her
to lead dual existence. In that state
ment DR.. Wilcox said that he was called
to the Jordan home after the girl was
unconscious and when it was no longer
possible to do anything for her.
Jordan. disputes this. He said that
Miss Jordan took the poison on Wednes-
day afternoon about o'clock and that
DR.. Wilcox was Immediately summoned
DR.. Wilcox remained at the house for
some time. and when he went away the
family supposed that she was out of
danger, according TO Jordan. She was
watched ali through the night. In the
morning, when Miss Swedenburgh tried
to awaken Miss Jordan the girl could
not be aroused Surprising that she was
exhausted after the excitement of the
night before, the family did not disturb
her again until nearly noon. Her condi-
ton OF stupOr when they tried for the
second time to awaken her. said Mr. Jor-
dan. so frightened them that they sent
for DIR. Wilcox The doctor arrived
about l o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
After remaining with Lille for
time" said Jordan. DIR. Wilcox went
away. He returned in about a half
hour, and was with her again for a short
time She died fifteen minutes after he
went away the second time.
Died in Tuentv Hours
I was present when my daughter took
the poison on Wednesday afternoon l
seized the bottle containing the drug
from her hand and emptied the COLI
tents. She was watched constantly for
the twenty hours intervening between the
time she took the poison and sher death,
and could not have taken other poison.
on July last he continued, Il took
my daughter from the industrial school
at Ogden, where she had been for about
a year After she had remained quietly
at home for d time she found work in
the house of Lorenzo Christensen of 1854
Center street. For three months her
conduct was all that father could eX-
pect. She seemed coniented and happy.
ION last Monday afternoon she disap-
peared from home. On going away she
told my wife that she intended to see
a dentist. When she did not return that
night we were not worried as We sup
posed that she had gone to the Christian
sen house. and was detained there later
than ususl. But as it was her custom
to spend every night at home, We be-
came anxious about bedtime and In
quired at the Christensen residence
about her.
There we were informed that Lille
had not been seen since early in the
day. / at once commenced to search for
her. 1t was useless. | could get no
trace of her. On Tuesday | was SO up
set over the girls disappearance that I
did not go to work. l spent the day
hunting for her. In the afternoon she
called me up on the telephone.
Said She Was Married.
' I am married. papa she said
Lille, my child, what do you mean?
Where are your | asked, surprised and
startled at what she had told me.
L am married she repeated. L am
now at Bingham Junction.
Tell me the name of the man. said.
She refused to do so.
You have done wrong l told her
If you wanted TO get married you
should have brought the man here TO see
me first. l can't forgive you. Lille
When she left the telephone. | called
who lives at Bingham junction, ana
asked him to find the girl and learn the
name of the man she had married. He
searched the place, but could find no
trace of Lille She had not been mar
ried there.
1.-The next day, Wednesday, 1 went to
the City and County building, where
searched the records to see If marriage
license had been issued. There's was no
such record. Becoming alarmed about
the girl. ] notified the sheriff and the
superintendent of the industrial school
that she was missing
Feeling deeply worried about the girl.
| walked all the way home. thinking of
her disappearance and the strange tele-
phone message / had received from her.
AS | was going into the house, | noticed
two women approaching. but was too pre-
occupied to pay any attention to them.
Soon after / got inside. my niece, Miss
Swedenburgh. came I'm.
d" Lille is outside and is afraid to come
in she said. / ran to the door.
Come in, Lille, | exclaimed. This is
vour fathers house. Come in
''She walked in shyly and sat in chair
near the window.
Lille asked, are you married
Yes she answered. But to my re-
peated questions, she refused TO give any
further answer.
Il then went to the telephone and called
up the industrial school.
Drinks the Poison.
- My daughter has come home / said.
The words were scarcely ont of my mouth