The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-10
CONFESSES KILLING N|FE
MOST BRUTAL CRIME COMMITTED IN BOSTON SINCE DEATH OF
 SUSAN GEARY
PLACED TORSO IN HIS TRUNK
Slayer Cut Body to Pieces and h. tended Throwing IL Into the ocean On His Way to New York
 Claims 1t Was Accident.

Boston. Mass, Sept 4.-The most brutal crime committed in Greater Boston since the death of Susan Geary d chorus girl fgour years ago and one much resembling it in its de- tails. was disclosed Thursday night by the discovery of the torso of Mrs. Honorah Jordan. an actress, aged 23 years. of Someryille, in a trunk in boarding house at : Hancock strest on Beacon Hill. this city. Later the head and bones of the limbs were found in the furnace Of the Jordan home. at Someryille, and the scalp, hair and other remains were taken from the kitchen range of the house. Chester Jordan aged 20 years an actor, of Somerville, is held by the police charged with the murder and Thurs day night according to the officers he made d complete confession of the crime.
 Claims It Was Accident
 According to Jordan confession he accidentally killed his wife Tuesday night, in quarrel at their home and, becoming desperate over what ne had done, he went out and bought a butcher knife and hacksaw, cut up the body and placed the torso in trunk. He then planned to take the steamer Harvard Thursday night for New York and throw the parts of the body overheard. The fact that the Harvard was laid off owing to an accident dis arranged his plans and he was obliged to hire a hackman to take the trunk to Boston boarding house to await more favorable opportunity.
 The discovery of the crime was due to the suspicious of the hackman, James Collins, who had in mind the numerous robberies which have taken place about Boston recently, and sur missing from it's weight that the trunk contained silverware. notified the police Collins reported that he had taken the trunk from the North Sta tion, it having come in from Somer- vile on local train.
 The hackman stated he left Jordan and the trunk Thursday afternoon at No. [ Hancock street Sergt. Michael Crowley was detailed to go to the house and investigate.
 Jordan was not in but the officer was shown the back room on the second floor which Jordan had engaged and found the trunk About 5:30 Jor- dan returned and was commanded to open the trunk.
 Jordan did not appear nervous or alarmed but he hesitated to open the trunk and 1t was not until after con siderable argument that he produced the key to the trunk and inserted 1t in the lock. Turning his head. Jordon threw up the cover of the trunk and then sank back on his knees. burying his face in his hand and sobbine. Staggered Police Sergeant.
 Sergeant Crowley staggered back aghast at the disclosure, for in the open trunk before him, lay sicken- ing mass of hacked flesh, woman's torso filling the greater part of the trunk while pieces of flesh form other parts of the body were stuffed into the corners.
 Jordan submitted to arrest without protest and was lead to station No. 3 and locked mp. Giving his name and address, he declared the body in the trunk was that of his wife and said he was perfectly willing to tell every thing concerning the case.
 For more than four hours Jordan was closeted with the police officials and time after time went over the hor- rible details. While protesting that he was dszed when the crime was committed, yet by the clearness and conciseness of his tale it seemed ap- parent that whatever preceded the actual killing, the most careful plans were laid for the disposal of the body and the covering up of the crime.