HORRIBLE STORY OF A HUMAN SACRIFICE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1781, 5 March 1888, Page 2

HORRIBLE STORY OF A HUMAN SACRIFICE

American advices juat received, report a horrible occurrence m the house of a "faith doctor" at Solma, Alabama, on the 17th ult, A negro, named «villiam Jordon had for (he past twelve months' been practising as a faiih doctor " at Selma' and had drawn a number of people to his new profession. On the night m question several women had assembled m his house including Mary Moore, Lucy Heard and Francos Drive Jordon gave out that he was going to hold a epeoial Passover service, and said he wanted a sacrifice " The woman Drive, who was aso oolourod, stated her willingness to submit. She laid her head ov a tubld and Jord >n, giv ng Luoy Hoard a B.wo'd, oommanded der to out Drive's head off. This Lu<'y Paid uho could not do ; VY her«upon Jordon took the sword and struck the foolinh woman Drive with it on *ha neck and head, infl cting some frightful gashes, wh eh terminated her ex atonco. Lucy Heard and Mary Moore took the body by the heels and drugged it into tho street. Jordon, with the blood-stained Bwordin his hand, went to the door and commenced preaching. A white w >man wno wbb permitted to see the '• sacrifice " sere imed and ran into the street, and after wards informed the police On Jo don being arrested he offored a deermined resistance with the sword, but was eveutually overpowered and charged with murder. Public feeling ran so high that it was feared an at erupt would be made to " lyncu " the prisoner