The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-27
Jordan Must Crack Rocks for
14O Days or Else Go With
out Anything to Eat.
A CHARGE OF INDECENCY
POLICE THINK THAT THE HOPE
LESS DRUNKARD HAS BEEN IN
suLTING WOMEN ON STREETS
-DENIEO 1T.

The police are dumbfounded ut the
of late of offering insults to women on
| the streets by their indecent Ian
guage and actions. When the Jack
the hugger" complaints first began TO
pour into police headquarters II was
thought one man was guilty of all the
| outrages reported, but within the past
three weeks three men have been DR.
rested for these offenses. the last one
being James Jordan.
When Jordan was arraigned IN po-
lice court yesterday for the fourth
time in the past five days, the hear
ing of his case having been continued
each previous time, new charge was
read against him, that of public indie
cency made by Officer Vogelsong, who
charged in the affidavit that Jordan
had committed an indecent action in
the presence of young woman at the
corner of South Eighth and C streets
on the evening of February q. The
name of the young woman was men,
Jordan affected to be greatly sur
prised at the charge made against him
and on being asked what he had To
say for himself arose majestically and
said: Your honor. Mr. Prosecutor,
Gentlemen-Thec charge that has been
placed against me is entirely foreign
to my nature. | acknowledge that
was crazy drunk on the evening / am
charged with having acted in an indie
cent manner. If | did SO l know moth
ing about it, owing to the condition |
was in. / will say that ] am a drunk
ard but l have never been an insulter
of women" Having delivered himself
of the foregoing, Jordan resumed his
seat in a dignified manner.
Il take it that the prisoner has en-
tered plea of not guilty remarked
Prosecutor Jessup to the court" SO |
move that the case be continued until
this afternoon
When the prosecutor uttered the
word continued" Jordan, who has
been driven almost frantic by his five
days confinement in the dark, lone
some city Jail, was on his feet vigor-
ously protesting.
Your Honor" pleaded Jordan. "I'H
plead guilty or anything you want me
to do if you will only hear my case
now and not send me back to the city
Jail. ask you to hear the case
now" AT a wave of the courts hand,
Jordan was removed to the deeply de-
tested city Jail.
To Jail for 14O Days.
For the next 40 days Jordan will
be an inmate of the county Jail, but
all the pleasure James might derive
from life there has been deprived
him. The most unique punishment
ever melted out to man in the his
tory of Wayne county is in store for
Jordan. Sheriff Meredith has prom
Used the prosecutor that while Jordan
is confined at the county jail he will
be set to work, rain or shine. twice
each day on the stone pile, and until
Jordan has cracked a certain amount
of stone he will not be given any
thing to eat. This heroic treatment
has been adopted to cure Jordan of
his fondness for life at the county in
stitution
Two well known women for the
good of the community appeared
yesterday as prosecuting witnesses
on charge of public indecency filed
against Jordan by Officer Vogelsong.
The trial was held behind closed
doors, but it is stated, the testimony
introduced proved the case to be the
most aggravated that has been tried
before Judge Converse for some time
Judge Converse fined Jordan $40 and
costs and sentenced him to 100 days
in Jail. Jordan asked that the fine
be taken off, as it would prolong his
stay at the Jail SO late in THE summer
hat he would be unable to take n va
cation in northern Michigan.