GIRL’S STRUGGLE FOR-LIFE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8860, 10 July 1907, Page 4

GIRL’S STRUGGLE FOR-LIFE.

Alpheus John Jordan, who was formerly iu the array, was commit!, d for trial at Hay, in Brceknocksl. ire, , for the attempted murder on April, 20t1i of Grace Gordon Jones, at! Whitney Court, the house of Mr PO mL o °Joucs, _ who has recovered from her injuries, hut who will he disfigured for life, told a dramatic story in the: witness box. She made Jordan’s acquaintance she said, in 1904, at an epileptic home in Buckinghamshire, where they 6 were both in service. They went into service Wlntnev Court, representing themselves as^half-brother and sister, and occupied the dairy cottage alone. 1 Tordau. who was cowman, left m December, but he had visited her since and she concealed him In the | house from January to March tins

y Miss Jones said that she was dls-1 fnrlipd on the morning of April W saw Jordan at the foot of her I bed He told her he had locked a ?j 1 : FKe doors in the house, and said, “Ton will have to marry me or I Will Sy yom’’ I win writfycn a had, holding her hand m his,, and until five o’clock, and tneu St he cut her throat with a getting up, , d obtaining SSSsIOU of ‘aAr to*. i« out nf the Window. Jordan again at-tLl-ed her several times with another Sf which she managed to secure He then picked up tlio tougs and struck her to tlie ground, placing a shuck iici ■_ o gl maua ged to S “.ocked tor'd = aeaiuwith the tougs, and stahhcd Sir 5x times in the head with a

Po He e theuseemed to bo seized with remorse and, placingon themed fetched water and tried to stauucn (•be blood from her wounds. Jordan who was nudefended, said he would not put Miss Jones through So ordeal of cross-examination, aa his questions to her in ould b

P Herbert Jordan, of BlacUwatl Road, Loudon, said bo bad f T ; ° following letter froni MibsJmies in his brother’s box at his marnet sister’s home in Loudon • . q ‘ Now, dear, yon wiU ana forget all this poor litHe pii has written von? My dear old cbnm, how cruel I have been to you after all your kindness, devotion and sacrifice to me. Oh me, I often ;yish I had never come across your,, once contented path. lam ™ r y s °” y T have been so unkind, believe me. I want to put my arms arouurtyoiu neck again and kiss and make friends like we used to. Will you forget it all’ I only want to bo true and faithful to you, darling one. Do you think, dear, he would consent, to catting married soon secretly aucl going back to tbe colony and waiting. Ob, Ido so want it. It would help ns so much. Will you ask him for me, dear one? Let me have your lone letter; I want it tyidly, and also very badly I want your forgiveness.”