The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-15

Mr.. Jordan. He was a very quiet, I'M
assuming sort of a. person; never had
an ytrouble in Topeka SO far as I
know, never kept company with wo-
men, and had no enemies that I know
of either here or elsewhere. He was
not intimate in any way with any wo-
men in Topeka that I know of. He
wasn't a 1ady's man. There was no
trouble between himself and the Hill
family which led to his moving away
from that place / moved to the same
place he did about three weeks later
I don't know whether Jordan visited
the Hill family or was well acouaint-
ed with them after that.
"I was up in Seneca about eight
months ago, and at that time Jordan
told me nothing whatever to indicate
that he was in any trouble He told
about some real estate deals he had
pending. When he was here at the
time of the special session, he visited
me at the office one day. and told me
about buying a farm near Senaca,
and leasing some adjoining grazing
land. He thought he had got, a very
good trade, know, and said he had
been offered more for the land than
he paid for it. But I heard nothing
from him to indicate that there had
been any trouble" s~
Hal1ock Hill, at whose house Jor-
dan roomed during the first part OF
the time that he worked for Governor
Bailey, said this morning:
1--WE thought oJrdan was a very
quiet, nice sort of a boy. and we ask
ed him to give up his room not be-
cause of any dissatisfaction, but be-
cause we wanted to make room for
family which wanted to rent a con-
siderable portion of~the house. Jor-
dan was not attentive to my daughter
while here. I think it is entirely out
of the question to think that jealousy
of my daughter had anything to do
with this. Mr.. Jordan came out to
see US about a year ago when the
legislature was in session. and was al
ways very friendly, but I did not see
much of him, because he usually
came when I was away. l have not
seen him for about g. year.
Elizabeth Hill. the 19year- old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. -Hallock Hill, was
married last September to DR.. o. O..
Moore, a farmer student of the Kansas
f1ngham, in Atchison county, about 80
miles from Seneca
Mrs. Anthony, with whom Mr.. Jordan
roomed and boarded during the last
regular session of the legislature,
speaks highly of Jordan's character and
no idea what could cause the murder.
Was 1t q Business Quarrel?
There is one report in town today,
which came from up in the neighbor
nOOQ OF seneca, IQaL JOTQdn udQ d us
agreement with some man over a real
estate deal, and that the officers suspect
the crime may have been committed by
the aggrieved party to this affair.
There seems to be no motive for the
crime In any of Mr.. 1Jordan's Topeka
life, unless he was involved in some
love affair of which not even his most
intimate friends know, or are willing
to speak. Some suspect that further
investigation will reveal a love affair,
in which a rival wilt be found to be
the man guilty of taking Jordan's life.
Senator Hayden Puzzled.
Senator George Hayden. for whom
Jordan acted as clerk during the legis-
lature said this mornings: \
Jordan came to Topeka during the
special session, and was here a short
time He then went to Kansas City,
and then back to Seneca, where he
helped print the edition of his broth
er's paper. He was q very hard work
err He then returned to Topeka, and
was here several days, returning to
Seneca the following week.
HE was a quiet, friendly sort OF
man, with no enemies that 1 knew OF.
This looks more as though 1t might
have been the result of some sort OF q
woman feud than anything else, but
never heard of Jordan being mixed up
in any love affairs. During the ses-
sion I was joking him about some girl
and he said, George, I've cut that all
out. I'm not going with any girl