Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-04
most GsussonE CRIME on RECORD
Head and Limbs Were Discovered
In Furnace Of House and Scalp,
Hair and Other Gruesone Remains
Found In Kitchen Range-Murderer
Confessed to Police.
(By Associated PreSs).

BOSTON, MASS, Sept. 3.-The
most brutal crime committed in hos
ton since the death Of Susan M
Geary, a chorus girl. four years age
and one much resembling 1t in it,
details, was disclosed tonight by the
discovery OF torso of Mrs. Honorah
Jordan, an actress aged % years Oh
Somerville, in a trunk in boarding
house at Z Hancock street on Beacon
Hill this city. Later the head an"
bones of the limbs were found in the
furnace of the JOdan home at Somer'
vile and the scalp. hair and other
gruesome remains were taken from
the kitchen range Of the house.
Chester Jordan. aged 20 years, an
actor, OF SOmcrville, is held by the
police charged with the murder. and
tonight according to the officers, h"
made complete confession Of the
crime.
Placed Body In Trunk.
According to Jo-dan's confession he
accidentally killed his wife TUESDAY
night in a quarrel at their home and.
becoming desperate over what he mad
done, he bought butchers knife
razor and shears, cut up the BODY
and placed the torso in trunk he
then planned to take the steamer
Harvard last night for New YORK
and throw the parts OF the bods
overheard. The fact that the Har-
ward was laid of owing to an acc-
dent disarranged his plans and ne
was obliged to hire a hackman "
take the trunk to a boarding house
tn await a more favorable pportuhi-
ty.
The discovery Of the crime was Due
tn the suspicious of the hackman'
George W. Collins. who had in min"
the numerous robberies which nave
taken place about Boston recently
and. surmising from its weight that
tho trunk contained silveTware, notl-
fed the police
Reported to Police.
Collins reported that he had taken
the trunk from the north station th's
morning, It having come IN iro"
somerville on a local train. the
hickman stated he left Jordan and
the trunk this afternoon at NO.
Hancock street.
Sergeant Michael Crowley was de-
tailed 70 go to the house and mvesu-
rate. Jordan was not in, Out the
o0,cer was shown the back room on
the second floor which Jordan had en-
gagged and found the trunk. At THIS
time the trunk was not opened
About ;: 20 Jordan returned and was
commanded to open the trunk.
Jordan did not appear nervous or
alarmed but hesitated to open the
trunk. and It was not until after con-
siderable argument that he prod"cen
the key to the trunk and inserted i
in the lock- Turning his head 'or'
dan threw up the cover Of the trunK
and then sank back on his knees.
burying his face In his hands ahs
sobbing
Police Herrihed At Sight.
Sergeant Crowley staggered PACK
asbast at the disclosure. for IN the
open trunk before him lay sicken-
In, mass Of hacked flesh. woman
torso nlIing the greater part OF the
trunk while pieces Of flesh from OH
Or parts Of the body ~ere stuffed mic
corners.
The entire interior Of the trunk
vas despatched with hlocd. There
was no covering Of any sort over the
remains.
Jordan submitted to arrest without
pro,es, and was led 10 Station 4. an"
locked M. Giving his name and al
dress he declared the body IN tn'
trunk was that Of his wife and Sa'o
he vas perfectly willing to tell every
thing concerning the case.
For more than four hours Jo'aa'
IN. eloscfcd With the police omcia''
ana from time to time went into INC
terrible details.
wnHc processing that he vas daz
Cd when the crime was ccmni''cn
vet hy the cIcarncss and co"cise',
on his tale. :, seemed APPARENT 'na'
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