Missing New York Steamer Cost the Slayer His Liberty
A Boston man named Jordan confessed details of dismembering his wife after planning a stationery business and attempted flight on a Yale steamer. He described moving remains, shipping a trunk, and his arrest at Hancock Street lodging. He faced questions in Captain Peabody’s office and was diverted to Somerville for imprisonment.
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New York
Jordan Flat
Boston
Shaw’s Jewelry Company
Man Hires Room then Trunk Reveals Murder
John Haley reports Jordan rented a second-floor back room at 7 Hancock Street for two weeks. Police later found a trunk containing a decomposed body wrapped in female clothing and secured with wrapping and lead sinkers, with Jordan claiming the body was his wife. Officers, including Sergeant Crowley, detained him at the house.
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John Haley
Richard Haley
Hancock Street
Jordan
Cambridge Street
Mr. Haley
Post
No. 9
Ghastly discovery at Somerville home shocks police
Police found Mrs. Jordan killed and dismembered at 509 Medford Street Somerville. Blood stained clothing, a burned head, stained bones, and a missing scalp were recovered from the cellar furnace area. Evidence points to a hurried departure and a planned cover up as investigators inspect the Jordan flat.
Fulton Diabetic Compound Promoted By Oregon Letter
A 1908 Harrisburg Oregon letter praises Fulton’s Diabetic Compound claiming cure in diabetes and kidney disease. Testimony from J James T Douglas and a Blackville druggist notes rapid improvement after using multiple bottles. Advertisers cite promising cure rates and direct readers to John J Fulton Co Oakland and Jaynes & Co Boston as agents.
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James T. Douglas
Harrisburg
Oregon
John J. Fulton Co
Oakland
Cal
R. B. Fickling
Blackville
D. C
Fulton
John Y Won
Bright
The Hackman Story: Suspicion Sparks Police Arrest
George W. Collins, owner of an independent stand at Hotel Essex, suspects Jordan after observing nervous behavior and possible trunk theft. He alerts police, unaware the trunk hides a murdered woman until a Post reporter confirms details.
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Hackman
George W. Collins
Essex
Jordan
Collins
Post
Mr. Collins
Cool When Arrested by Cadman Chronicle
Chester S. Jordan, described as a cool criminal, was arrested yesterday by Sergeant Michael Crowley and Patrolman Dage at 7 Hancock Street after cab driver George W. Collins reported a man and trunk he suspected of theft. Collins transported the suspect from the South Station to the Hancock Street address and notified Joy Street station. The arresting officers found Jordan in a rear room seated on a trunk as they questioned him about his alleged theft and recent travel.
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Jordan
Somerville
John Haley
Post
Hotel Essex
Atlantic Avenue
South Station
Joy Street
Hancock Street
Cambridge Street
Ridgeway
Chester S. Jordan
Michael Crowley
Dage
Crowley
New York
Sergeant Crowley
George W. Collins
West Newton Street
Peabody
Collins
Citi
Lack of Room to Bar 3000 Children in Schools
The Boston school committee criticizes delays by the Schoolhouse Commission in providing additional elementary school accommodations for the 1908 opening. It lists hundreds of pupils denied admission across Quincy Andrews Winthrop and West End districts, cites late repairs and budget transfers, and urges prompt action to avoid tax hardship on teachers.
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Superintendent of Schools
Quincy
Andrews
Winthrop
Tyler Street
Adams
West End
Bowdoin
Phillips
Wells
Sherwin
James J. Storrow
Boston School Committee
Indiana man planned New York trip with wife’s body in trunk
Chester S. Jordan from Indiana polised money broker's family set out with $100 to cover expenses for a trip to New York to dispose of his wife's body. He called a hackman to fetch the trunked corpse and cried while arriving in Boston before court.
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New York
Chester S. Jordan
Indianapolis
Washington Street
Elmer
Jordan
Hackman
Boston
Hard to Trace Fatal Blow in Mrs Jordan Case
Medical Examiner Magrath reported he could not determine the blow causing Mrs. Hanorah Jordan's death due to extensive dismemberment. The head and limbs were found in separate parcels, the scalp missing, and the trunk severely severed with multiple cuts.
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Magrath
Hanorah Jordan
Body found in trunk cut in two parts says coroner
The clothing wrapped body was found in the trunk with the torso sawn at the waist. Dr. Magrath reported he holds the severed parts in the North Grove street morgue for further examination as needed.
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Magrath
North Grove Street
Relations of Chester Jordan Tied to Livermore Family
Chester Jordan is described as a brother in law of Jesse Livermore the young stock operator. J Frederick Kendall of Highland Road Somerville confirms shock at the claims and declines comment. Livermore reportedly married an Indiana woman who is said to be Jordan’s sister.
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Chester Jordan
Jesse Livermore
J. Frederick Kendall
Highland Road
Somerville
Post
Kendall
Mr. Kendall
Jordan
Livermore
Indiana
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Captain Peabody
Station 3
Sullivan
Haleys
Mrs. Haley
Metropolitan
India Docks
Zen
Jordan Home
Medford Street
Undertaker's
C, Dutton
D Squad
17Th Lancers
Merritt
India
W. R. Shanton
Howard
Shea
the Hackman’s Story
Cool
Cadman
Pte
Mark Recs
U.S. Coffee Refining CO
York
Bosto
Oower Ee
St. Charles
Scot & Shof 'Workers Union
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Summer St
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