Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-04
MURDERS HIS WIFE.
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and throwing the parts overheard and
then reporting to the police the fact that
mis- wife mad left him.
Jordon declared to the police that af-
ter knocking his wife down stairs and
finding that she was dead, he placed
tie body in the kitchen and went to
bed and to sleep. When he awoke in
the morning, he stated, he went to the
kitchen, where he found his wife's
body denude of clothing. lying on the
floor He says he did not touch the
body. but cooked his own breakfast
in the kitchen, eating it in the pres
ence of the body of his dead wife.
He then left to go to a nearby drug
store and ordered an express team to
come to his house and take a trunk to
be shipped to the South station. He
told the agent that there would prob
ably he no one at the house but that
the door would be open and to walk
in and get the trunk he would find
there. He then went to a stationery
store which he mad recently furnished,
and was soon to open. discussed plans
For the opening with William H.
Mannix, whom he had hired to work
Tor hl,n, and remained at the store
until noon. He then returned to his
home.
Yesterday afternoon Jordan coolly
set about the brutal work of dismem-
bering his wife's body. With butcher
knife, razor and shears he cut off her
head, arms and legs, and placed them
in a set tub in the kitchen. With the
knife. which he sharpened to Il keen,
razOr-like edge, he carved off almost
every particle of flesh rrom the bones
of the legs and arms, while the parts
were yet in the set tubs.
The scalp was also removed from the
skull and this with the hair, he placed
in the kitchen range. The bones Of
the limbs with the skull he took to the
basement. and placed in the furnace
fire box. He started fire in both stove
and furnace. which, however, failed to
consume the bones. The torso was
then split open, the entrails taken out
and placed in the stove on top of the
scalp and hair.
The torso and the chunks of flesh
from the set tubs were then placed In
the trunk. which was closed and lock-
cd ready for the cxpressman.
Jordan then busted himself, accord
ing to his alleged confession, in wash
ing his wife's clothes in the set tubs
and cleaning up the blood spots which
covered the room and wash stands.
The trunl, was taken to the Somerville
station and shipped to Boston some time
Wednesday, Jordan came to Boston and
attempted to secure passage for New
York on the Harvard, but learned for
the first time that the steamer was not
running that day owing to accident. The
body remained at the North station over
night. therefore.
Early today Jordan engaged Hackman
Geo w Collins to take the trunk to the
South station with the idea of going to
New York by train He changed his
mind, however, and, securing tickets on |
the Ivernia. which was to sail tomorrow
again called the same hackman and had |
him take the trunk to the Hancock street |
house. When the trunk was taken into
the Hancock street lodging house Jordan
accompanied it and sat on it, smoking
cigarette while he talked with the land
lady.
Jordan then went off and bought a roll |
of wire. wire nippers and eight window
weights. weighing pound and half
each. which he described as 'sinkers."
and several sheets of heavy wrapping
paper. With these. he stated to the Off
GERS, he intended to wrap the pieces of
flesh of the body of his wife. weight
them with the window irons and throw
them into the Charles river, inasmuch
as he had failed to secure passage on
the beat for New York. The weights.
paper and wire were found on a mantle
in the room with the trunk
A search of the home at Somerville re-
vealed the skull and bones of the limbs
n the furnace frcbox and the scalp. hair
and entrai!s in the kitchen range Two
sets of false teeth were also in the fur
1aca. one of the front upper teeth being
set with diamond. The razor. butcher
knife and shears covered with blood were
'lso found and tn" clothing of the woman !
vas located in tub in the cellar Marks
II blood were also found in the set tubs. :
where Jordan stated he placed the dis j
nembered parts wnen cutting ND the J
'ody. and where he washed the woman's J
'iothes to free them from bloodstains. t
For some weeks past the Jordans. az '
hey were known on the stage, have heen i
appearing in their sketch of the tram c
mo the nurse at a moving picture theatre
N Washington street. O
The trunk containing the remains was
AIKEN in charge by Medical Examiner Ma =
rath Of Suffolk county, who ordered it :.
emoved to the North Grove street !,
lorsue. 1t will be surrendered. however. g
-Aedical Examiner Durell of Middlecex 7
ounty. who, with the police of Somer- 6
ne VIII rave charge of the case. since
ne ai'egea confession of Jordan locates 8,
he crime as having been committed in :,
on!erville. which is in Atiddlesex county !,