The Washington herald., 1908-09-05
BOSTON MURDERER
SAYS NOT GUILTY.
c. S. JOrdOn'S Defense Will
Probably Be Insanity.
NO SIGNS OF NERVOUSNESS
Hundreds Of Persons Gather in
Courtroom to See Prisoner Ac-
cused of Cutting Up wife's Body
and Placing II in Trunk-His Case
Continued Until Next Friday

Boston. Sept A-Chester s Jordon. of
SouervIile, the brokers' clerk Who con
fesseG TO the murder Of his wife and sub
seqUeut dismenberment Of her body. al
their home. 51s IIedford street. pleaded
not guilty in the S0merviIle Police Court
to-day and his case was continued TIL
next Friday
Hundreds Of people gathered in and
around the courtroom in the effort 10
see ,he prisoner. and when he was
brought from the cell. between PatroImau
goln Ray and Inspector Thomas Dam
merry. the officers had literally TO force
their way through the crowd
Jordon betrayed no signs o. nervousness
as he walked aIons. and when he was
brought into the courtroom through d
rear door. just beside the judges bench
he stood up straight as an arrow and
faced the spectators without the CULVER
Of an eyelash-
Associate Justice John Haskell Butler
was on the bench The warrant, charging
Jordon with the murder OF his wife. Leo
nora, was read BY the assistant clerk Of
tie court. Francis J. Brine
Displays No Emotion.
Jcrdon stood facing the clerk while
the warrant was being read. his hands
folded careIessIy behind his back anI his
gaze riveted on a window at the side OF
tEe building He looked neither 20 the
rig-t nor TO the left
When asked TO plead On the charge. Jor-
don answered in a firm. distinct, though
not loud. voice
Not guilty
His voice never faItered. and there was
not the smallest indication that the man
had The slightest realization OF the enor-
nifty OF his deed His counsel. Jeremiah
Sullivan, asked for continuance. which
y-as agreed TO
Attorney sullivan accompanied by Jor-
don's brother. Elmer c. Jo-don. Of West
SomerviIIe. had a talk with the prisoner
L. his cell before the arraigument Later
Il was given out, though not Officially.
that the defense would be insanity. The
prisoner was reIsnded 20 the East Cam
bridge jail. 70 await hearing, and was
then taken back 10 his cell
The hearing next Friday will be in rhe
same courtroom Elmer g Jo-don- the
prisoners brother, was the only relative
VINO appeared at the police station TO
day, but he did not enter the courtroom.
7
uauv with the lawyer and then returned
home
Lone Policeman Appears.
Attorney Sullivan admitted that he had
been retained by member Of the pris-
oner's family. but refused 10 say wa.ch
one The only Boston officer 10 appear
at the courtroom during the arraiEumeEU
was Sergt- Michael H Crowley. OF Station
8. who arrested Jordon last night while
he was sitting beside the trunk containing
portions Of the disnembered body Of his
wife
The torso, Of the woman and portioI7s
Cf her legs are still al the Grover street
morEue- They viii remain there until
Medical Examiner DurreIl, assisted prob
ably by Medical Examiner MaErath. has
made an examination OF the stomach
After numbering his wife and cutting
her body into small pieces in order TO
make it easier TO dispose OF It. Jordon
was able 90 20 about and transact bust
ness so well that those with whom he
talked hid no suspicion of the crime
Those who saw him yesterday and We'd
nesday told a reporter to-day that the
only noticeable thing about him was that
he looked as if he had slept little.