The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-04

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BOSTON. Sept. AFTER having
murdered his wife. cut off her head,
legs and arms with Il butcher knife
and burned them, damned her Torso
into trunk which was shipped from
his home In Somerville to this city,
Chester Jordan, an actor. Is IN jail
today He has told tie police or his
crime and OF the incidents leading
up 10 it,
Jordan, who is 30 years old, is a
brother of Mrs Jesse l.. Livermore,
wife OF the New York speculator. who
has recently been accredited with
making millions out of cotton and who
few days ago is believed La have
lost a large part OF his fortune. Ills
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Phineas Jor-
dan, and a sister. Mrs. Kendall. are
prominent in society circles in Somer-
vile
Not Unnerved by Crime.
Either Jordan is the coolest self
confessed murderer the police or Bos-
ton have ever had in their clutches,
or else he is a better actor than he
ever appeared 10 be on the stage.
Jordan has not attempted TO conceal
any details of the murder. or Of his at
tempt 10 hide the crime, but this fact
has not unnerved him in the least
The murdered woman was known
on the vaudeville stage as Irene Shah
non. She was % years old and
handsome woman. though OF late she
had been dissipating, according 10
Jordan.
About to Sail With Body.
Jordan arrested by the Boston
police last night. after he had brought
the trunk with the INITIATED torso
from hi home, 500 Medford-st,, Somer'
vile. He came here, hoping to sail
for New York with his gruesome trunk
load. He believed he could drop the
trunk and its contents from the steam
er Harvard and that his crime never
would be discovered He probably
would have succeeded. had not the
steamer Harvard met with an acct
dent which prevented her from max
ing the regular trip yesterday morn
ing.
On his arrixal -haTa~fEaps -Se44i-afr4lle;;
Jordan engaged Geo. w. Collins, a
hackman, TO take his trunk TO the
South station, where ny Intended
boarding the train for New YORK after
he found that the Harvard would not
sail
He changed his mind, however and
-p,,reha sing ticket en- the Cunard
steamer Ivernia, which sails today for
LIVERPOOL. again called the same hack
man and had him take the trunk TO
boarding house. When the trunk was
taken into the house, JOrdon accom-
panied IL and sat on the trunk smok-
ing cigarette while he talked with
the landlady.
Jordan then went away and bought
a roll OF wire wire nippers and eight
window weights which he described
as "sinkers" and several Asheets OF
heavy wrapping paper. with these he
intended to wrap up the parts or the
body of his wife, weight them and
throw them into the Charles river.
rrh,.-tre4ehtS- papeEand- wire were
found on mantel in the room with
the trunk.
"Cabby" Becomes Suspicious.
The cabman became suspicious
about the contents while carrying the
trunk into the house. Its weight made
him think Ii contained stolen silver
ware and the nervous manner Of Jor-
dan satisfied him that the man was
a burglar There have been many
robberies of silverware recently and
the hack driver, believing he was on
the trail Of the thief went to the po-
lice and told them of the mysterious
trunk. lie described the room in the
house to which he had carried 1t.
Sergt. Michael Crowley was detail
cd to go to the Hancockst. house and
investigate. when he reached the
house Jordan was not in, but the po-
liceman was shown the back room on
the second floor which Jordan had en-
gagged and found the trunk. Crowley
DID Het-open the trunk.
About $50 Jordan returned and on
being accosted in the hallway by the
officer at first denied his identity. La
ter. he admitted who he was. Asked
asbout ms trunk. he denied he had
one. He was ordered to HIS room by
the officer, however, and commanded
10 open inc rrUHk.
Jordan did not appear nervous or
alarmed. but /hesitated to open the
trunk and IL was not until after con
siderable argument on the partof the
officer that he produced the key 10
the trunk and inserted 1t in the lock.
A Dramatic Moment.
Turning his head 10 one side so he
could not see inside the trunk, Jordan