The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-04
TELLS CHASTITY TALE
OF WIFE'S MURDER
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train for New York after ne found that
the Harvard would not sail.
He changed his mind, however, and,
purchasing a ticket on the Cunard
steamer Ivernia. which sails today for
Liverpool, again called the same hack
man and had him take the trunk TO
a boarding house When the trunk was
taken into the house. Jordan sat on II
smoking a cigarette while he talked
with the landlady.
Jordan then went of and bought r
roll of wire. wire nj Jpers, and eight
window weights, which be described as
.'siukers" and several sheets Of heavy
wrapping paper. WITH these ne intend
ed to wrap up the parts Of the body
of his wife weight them and throw
them into the Charles river. Ihe
weights, paper and wire were IOunu
on a mantle in the room with the trunk.
The cabman became suspicious aDOul
the contents while carrying the trunk
into the house. - made him think II
contained stolen s!lverWare, and the
nervous manner OF Jordan aroused nm.
There have been many robbeT.es OF late.
and the hackdriver, believing he was on
the trail Of the thief. went 10 the po-
lice ana told them Of the mysterious
trunk. He described the room In the
house to which he had carried T.
Policeman at House.
Sergeant Michael Crowley was detail
ed to go the the Hancock street house
and investigate. When he reached the
house Jordan was not in. but the po-
Hcemsn was shown the back room on
the second floor which Jordan had en-
gagged. and found the trunk. Crowley
did not open the trunk.
About $40 o'clock Jordan returned.
and on being acCOsted in the hallway
by the officer at first denied his iden-
tity. Asked about his trunk, he denied
he had one. He was ordered 10 his
room by the officer. however, and COM
manded 10 open the trunk.
Jordan did not appear nervous or
alarmed but hesitated to open the
trunk, and il was not until after con-
siderable argument on the part of the
officer that he produced the key 10 the
UrFuk and inserted il in the lock.
Turning his head 10 one side. so he
could not see inside the trunk, Jordan
threw up the cover and then sank back
on his knees, burying his face in his
hands and sObbing.
Chastity Scene Revealed.
Sergeant Crowley staggered back,
aghast at the sight disclosed. In the
open trunk before him lay a sickening
mass of hacked flesh. a wOmans torso
nuing the greater part OF the trunk,
while pieces Of flesh from other parts OF
the entire interior OF the trunk being
spattered with blood, There was no
covering over the remains.
Turning to Jordan. who was on the
floor, mis- face aSheu White and every
muscle in his body Qutvering. Crowley
said:
You are under arrest"
Jordan submitted without protest to
the handouts, and was led to station
No. and locked up.
Giving his name end address, he de-
clared the body in he trunk was that
of his wife, and appeared perfectly will
ing to tell the officers everything con-
neCted with the case. For more than
four hours last night Jordan was closet
ed with the police, and time after time
went over the horrible details. He prO-
fessed that he was dazed when the
crime was committed, yet, by the clear
IT seemed apparent that whatever pre-
Ceded the actual killing the most care
full plans were laid for the disposition
of the body and the covering up Of the
crime.
Mrs Jordan was Mrs. Honorah Eddy,
whose maiden name was o Reilly, and
whose home was in SOmerVille. IN Sep
TENDER, 1898. Jordan did not know who
his wifes first husband was, or what
became of him. The couple went on the
vaudeville stage. Jordan taking the part
OF a tramp and his wife that of nurse,
in a sketch They went first to Butte,
N ont, four years ago, but only re-
mained three or four weeks, as the cli-
mate did not agree with them. Later
they went to Chicago and appeared in
some of the smaller theateFs remain
ing three months. About three years
ago they returned to Somerville and
took the frst-StOry nat in the house at
500 MedfOrd street.
Mrs Jordan. according to her hus-
pand, had taken 10 drinking of late. He
saws she was assOciating with other
men, and ne became Jealous. The MUIR
der was Prompted by Jealousy, the po-
lice say.