Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-25
Cecilia Cole, Colored, Fatal
ly WOands Jas. H. Jor-
don, Colored.
INQUEST YESTERDAY
Jordon Partially Dressed Enters Wo-
mans Bed Chamber Early Sunday
Morning At Hospital.

Aroused from her SlunberS by tht
presence of an intruder in her room
Cecilia Cole, colored, forty-three years
old, who lives at 215 North Payn.
street, shortly before o'clock Sunday
morning fired her pistol, which she
kept beneath her pillow, and the bull
let struck James H. Jordon, colored,
thirty years old, a roomer in her
house, who had entered her room.
Jordan died at the Alexandria Hospi-
tai about $3.50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
coroner's jury summoned by DR.. T..
NJ. Jones met at Wheatleyis mortu-
ary chapel and after investigating
the case gave verdict as follows:
"James H. Jcdon came to his death
by istol SHOT wound inflicted by
the hands of Cecilia Cole, at 215
North Payne street n iher room.
about ! a. m, August "a, 1919, and
ded at the Alexandria Hospital
about $3.50 a. M, August "a, 1919"
The jury was composed of the fol-
lowing: S. w. Pitts, foreman; NJ.
P. Pitts, D. w. Schofield, j. K Will
liams, J. D. Brown and William Wood
field
The Cole woman was released on
her own recognizance
According to the testimony OF the
Cole woman she was aroused from her
slamber by the presence of an intruder
in her room. She reached beneath
her pillow and fired one shot. Wit
ness said she then got out of bed and
turned on light and found she had
shot her roomer. Witness said Jor-
don was native of. Manassas and
had roomed at her house for the past
nineteen months and came there again
about three weeks ago. Witness also
declared she only recently had kept
pistol because of the numerous rob.
berries that have been. going on.
Arthur Lee ,colored, brother of the
Cole woman, told the jury that lie
brought Jordon home shortly before
/ O'Clock in carriage and Jordon
found the front door locked and 20.
into the house by the front windcw.
Bun Lee, another brother of the We
man, corroborated his testimony.
! DR.. S. B.'Moore testified that about
S o'clock Sunday morning ne and Dr.
Llewllyn Powell saw Jordon at the
hospital and at that time his condi-
ton was such that nothing could be
done for him. Dr.. Moore also tcsti-
fled the bullet was a .38 caliber and
death was due to shock and internal
hemorhage. The position of the bull
let he testified would indicate that
Jordon was either STOPPING or crawl
ing at the time.
Police Sergt. w. j. Wilkinson tes:i-
lfied to making an investigation of the
case short time after the shooting.
He in company with Policemen Smith
and German found Jordon lying on
the floor of the Cole woman's res
dence only clad in his undershirt and
iovershirt. Witness had the officcr.
I take Jordon to the hospital and he
questioned the Cole woman. The wo-
man, he said, told him that when shc
awakened by an intruder she said
"Who is that" There being no re
sponse she remarked, eff you dom:
answer I am going to shoot" The in
truder remarked, Il don't believe
there is anything in it." whercupo,
the woman pulled the pistol from be
meath her pillow and fired toward tht
door.