The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-26
Fireman HERE
JAILED after
FATAL CLASH
Bridegroom Is Slain,
Burned; Bride Shot,
Neighbor Injured;
John Ord Is Held
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tackled him with the poker. He
then got a stick Of wood and hit
me several times more and lost
consciousness.
Il came TO later on the porch
of the house and saw Ord pouring
gasoline or kerosene oil on my
husband lying on the floor. He
then touched a match to the body
and / came in and tried to put
the fire out with a rug.
Then I was shot by Ord. He
dragged me or I crawled back to
the porch and begged him to get
the men out Of the fire, but ne
said No. I begged him TO take
me then to the hospital, as was
suffering terrible pains.
EXACTS PROMISE"
He drove me to Steilacoom
lake, where he told. me he was
kOHlk 10 lnfOW Hic III tie idht.
! pleaded with him TO take me
to the hospital, and he said he
would do that If l would keep my
mouth shut and would not say
anything to anyone about what
had transpired Ord brought me
to the hospital"
Coroner T. II. Long. summoned
At 2 a. m, said he found only
charred remains of body when
he arrived at the burned Lakeview
home.
On the original fire call, Sheriff
John C. Bjorklund sent out Deputy
Ed Dahl to make a routine report.
When he arrived, however, he
heard there was a man in the
burning house and phoned back to
Knowles, who called out the whole
crew.
STATEMENT TAKEN
Learning that Mrs. Nosler had
been taken to the hospital,
Knowles dispatched Deputies Nc
Lean and Bunce there. They took
a detailed statement from the dy-
ing woman, as did city detectives
who already had arrived.
Ord still was at the hospital
and was arrested Immediately.
City police entered the case
when Pierce County hospital at
tendants called Police Sergt. B. G.
Talbot at 11:40 p. m. to say
woman had been shot in the
stomach and was in the hospital.
TRANSMISSION GIVEN
Detectives Sam Blake and Har-
nv Shaner were summoned to the
hospital by a radio alarm flashed
from headquarters.
They found Mrs. Nosler in criti-
cal condition, suffering terribly |
from the gunshot wound, but able
To talk. She underwent immedi-
ate emergency treatment and was
given blood TRANSMISSION. She
was to be given another Saturday
morning.
The sleuths called r. X. Hender-
son, police clerk, to her bedside for
a statement. She gave the officers
as complete a version of the man.
iacal attack as she was able.
The statement was taken in the
presence of DR.. Govnor Teats, of
the hospital staff, and Gladys
Birchfield, Helen Dixon and Edith
Larson, nurses.
RECORD Is GOOD
Ord had a good record as fire
man, with the exception of one 30
day suspension in october of 1895
for drinking, fire officials said.
Assigned to No. 8 fire station
at 43rd and So. L SITS. he was
scheduled to work Friday night
However. he made arrangements
with his superior officer, Fire
Captain Carl Freiheit, for time off
He came to me and said he
wanted to get away. He didn't
give any reason" Capt. Freiheit
said. He seemed perfectly nor
NAL at the time, and / personally
relieved him at $50"
FELLOWS SURPRISED
Freiheit said that he and Ord's
fellow-firemen were nearly
knocked over" by what occurred.
HE was a good fellow, and every
body liked him." the official said /
He came here with me May Is,
1898, and has been at this station /
ever since. When he came I told +
him that we didn't want to have 1
any trouble about drinking. and he
promised that he would be very /
careful and always on the Job.
Il know that he 'swore off /
drinking before Christmas, and /
don't believe he has touched
drop since. He told me he was
drinking nothing stronger than
coca cola.
He was a good worker and a
good fireman-we all thought ne
was a good guy all around"
ORD REPRIMANDED
Fire Chief Emory Whitaker said
Ord joined the department Feb. /, !
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