The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-20
4 SHOCKING SURPRISE.

Lady About 70 be Married Receives sAe
Dcud Body OF an Infant by Express.
from The Chicago Tmes Nov. III
grown infant brought per express Into her room, and
pay scvcnty for the luxury, under CIR
Ss sso ssa fruit Of o nss
course on the part OF aman she expects 70 marry In
esperisncs Of mrs James, the propretrsss Of dress
making establishment 10 room 3s Morrison bbsck. Tho
fse.s eecelsped, tie true are horrible Ous che story
On THURSDAY iorepoon an express wage. wound lie
way s:ursy down south CLARK street sos came %
east sAe sr the said street. between Warrington and
Madison streets. The driver a. ieisurey dismounted
inch boz from the vehicle be mounted two flights
Of sas and stopped before No %. He knocked
knew not the lady; but that made no difference He had
received orders TO deliver the property TO Mrs James
room 49, Morrison building and al he wanted now was
his charges amounting 70 cents, which were
paid and bowling his adieu, he down stairs again
mounted his vehicle and drove away as leisurey be
Mrs James was, Of course In great desire TO know
the contents OF box SO mysterousiy delivered For
moment she could surmse who could have the
same; but all OF sudden the mystery apparently ex
planned Was she not 10 be married In few days and who
but lover would pretend TO use such cautionf twas no
doubt intended for surprise, and magnificent wedding
danced before her sparkling eyes She pro-
cured Ratchet and With trembling hands pried open
blush her fair features. II was steel
plate engraving representing some rude heather
noble swan, toying In the waters Of beautiful lake.
That surely strange present for lover-but she
could excuse il in HMM these degenerate days and
she quietly put IL side. Next there layer
of straw, which. being removed, revealed glass jar
Jar What could that contain TO require such extraor
nary cauon2 She could think Of suitable wedding
present that required jar and her wonder increased
But hold there slip OF white paper pinned 10 the
top aud something written thereon in q neat female
hand She read, and sick ning sensation oyercame
her. She lifted the glass jar from the box and had
barely time to place II on the table before she fell faint
.Us fl.. H..ar Ihn al hu lin fall
tracted the attention OF some ladies living IN tho
portion Of the building, who entering the room, found
Mrs James in deep swoon. They attempted to revive
her. but before this accomplished, they also Oh
served the contents OF toe jar ana we're hardly able to
take caro- OF themselves. But In the course OF Time
Mrs James revived and the ladies' after reganng their
composure 10 some extent, attempted more careful
examination Of the contents OF the jar but The object
shocking that they could scarcely believe their
own senses. This extraordinary disiurber Of female
composure the Jatns Of male child, about seven
months old, preserved in alcohol and on the slip OF
paper were these words, written in a neat female
hand
am in search Of ?. Clark: WIN my future sepmoiher
The feelings Of Mrs James can BE- imagined when It Is
stated that shs Up. Clark Is her afianced husband.
Alter lengthy consideration Of the subject as TO what
they should do with tho strange and unnatural object,
the ladies concluded TO notify the Coroner who subse
quently took the contents Of tho jar In bis charge.
The matter 10 undergoing careful investigation by
the authorities but yet the pcrpetrator Of this dis
gushing and terrible outrage has not been discovered.
Many are the coniectures to the that mpeed
this inhuman action and by some the hypothesis Is
advanced that Up. Ciarkn has caused the ruin
OF some unhappy creature, who having pro-
cured abortion, and hearing Of his intended
marriage, took this novel mode Of conveying 10
his intended the fact that some other person
had prior claims to his hand and affection. This how
ever too monstrous TO be thought OF for mo-
ment, that mother could make such an exhibition Of
her offspring. Another fact may throw some light
ON tho subject day or two since paragraph In the
Times mentioned that the Coroner had been notified OF
thc presence Of dead body IN room No 80 Morrison
building and the notification asked him 10 remove " as
possible. He Immediately proceeded 10 the
room ndIca,ed-that OF Mrs James-but failed 10 dis
cover the corpse The same parties who gave this In
formation evidently at the bottom Of the affair just
related But where the frfus procured ~ SILL
mystery. M James herself eers yet another solution
OF tho mystery. but all 10 an yet mere surmise The
purpose evidently 10 the engagement between
Mr. Clark and Mrs. James, but the design will certainly
be frustrated the latter has every conndencc An the
virtue and fidelity OF her lover The Coroner who st
has the body In charge win held an inquest to-day,
whcn additional light may be thrown on this ys
ferioue Altar