The Calumet news., 1912-09-19


was carried to the Supreme Court of
the United States. The only result
was to obtain for the prisoner a short
respite while his case was awaiting
argument before the highest tribunal
in the land
Prisoner Remains Calm.
Officials OF the East Cambridge jail,
where Jordan has been confined for
four years. declare him to be one of the
most remarkable prisoners with which
they have ever met. From the hour
that he was arrested, while seated on
trunk in which was hidden the headless
body of his slain wife, he has main
tained perfect composure. The long
trial the sentence OF death, even the
news that the Governor had declined
to interfere and by so doing had wiped
away his last lingering hope for life.
have failed to produce the slightest ruff
! he in the steady calmness Of his ap-
pearance and demeanor. During the
years OF his confinement in jail the
prisoner spent his days largely to
he displayed the same quiet interest
as might a broker in his office.
Severed Wife's Body.
Jordan's crime was of an unusually
gruesome nature. OF giant build and
handsome face. the young man had
sought and found employment as an
actor, after leaving his boyhood home
in Indianapolis. Early in his stage
career he met and married Mrs. Hon
orah Eddy. The married life of the
couple proved tempestuous. Mrs. Jor-
dan, according to her husband, took
| to drinking and associated with other
men. This led to jealous quarrels be-
tween the two and 1t was one of these
quarrels that ended in the death of the
WIFE
The murder was committed IN the
home of the couple in Somerville. In
the heat of quarrel, according TO
Jordan's own statements, he struck mis-
wife and the blow caused her death.
The husband went out and bought a
butchers knife and hack saw, with
which he dismembered the body. He
severed his wife's head. also the legs.
Then he tried To destroy all trace of
them py burning them in the furnace
of his home. He put the rest OF the
body in a trunk and came to Boston
with the ghastly burden, stopping at a
boarding house preliminary TO taking
"A steamer for New York. II was his
intention to get rid of what remained
of his wife by throwing the headless
torse into the water while the boat was
en- route for New York.
Cab Driver Gives Tip.
up to this point all had gone well
with the young murderer. But when
he arrived at the wharf he found that
the New York steamer had gone. He
then hired cabman TO drive him BACK
TO the boarding house. His nervous
ness aroused the suspicious of the cal
driver and after the latter had carried
the trunk to Jordan's room he men
toned the matter To an officer. The
police suspected that the trunk might
contain stolen goods, as up To this time
there was no suspicion that murder
had been committed. When the offi'
GERS entered the room and examined
the trunk against Jordan's protests
Ithey were dumbfounded by their ghast
ly discovery When taken to the sta.
tion the young man calmly told th'
entire story and an examination o
the apartment in Somerville bore on
the horror of the crime TO which h
, confessed.
One Juror Went Insane.
During the trial Jordan listened L
the revolving details of the murde
. with the utmost nonchalance After h.
had been convicted and sentence o
death had been passed upon him, on
, of the jurors went insane. This wa
! four days later. Counsel for Jordan
! appealed the case on the ground tina
J the Juror had been insane during tn
trial. The Massachusetts court denie'
I the contention and the appeal wa
taken to the Supreme Court Of tn
United States. fhe latter tribunal up