The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-07

was hut 1T is said that Oryillc's ccrcntricity took
the shape of qunrulous complaints Of tho man,
aE, m'hl 9i me hrih pusln rs Wl'n ~ ,,vu,I
NOT have been more successfully conducted, ana
unfounded suspicious of his partners
When told Of ,he indingoI the ,nllels H. Stnr IN a
land made suggestive motion with his ingcr,
and said :. They must have been fired 30. and
You mean that it was suicide ?" asked tho
reporter. ,
entirely stunned by the explosion Of tho bomb.
which he believes, proceeded the, firing of tho
S' soon as 81 he vi" is able to converse Mr. Sutherland
suggested that, when Mr. Dean rccovcrs. 4
statement OF the relations between Oryillo and
the firm, in order to satisfy tho public that there
rs 70 not Se result Of s1. any ys
troubles, but merely an insane freak.
A gentleman well acquainted with the anairs,
Orvillc d. Jewett. in an insane moment. after
having madc the arrangement with the other
The whole concert up. After throwing the hand
grenade he shot himself.
A gentleman who had been n schoolmate OF
Orville ID. Jcwctt related an anccdoto that
throws light on his personal CHARACTERISTICS
:, He was quick as powder in anger hc sald
Sa whe snc we that he dd 9nS &
and in moment he was all ab aze with passion.
There, ako that. he, said. hurling a heavy
head on the fiat side. Had II struck with the
edge IL would have Drained mo. i was stunned;
u. Jcwctt doing what he could to aid me, His
temper spent itsell in the first blow H. was
very peniinnt. and for months aftcrward there
was nothing too much for him to do 10 mani
fest his sorrow and make rcpnrAtion. such
manifestations of passion were frequent WIN
| him in hoyhOod. and they were always followed
10y Just such manifO stations OF pcnitence and
desire to make ,rcparati2n. hc was inrn gcn- gen.
| in his jealousy of having his own way IN every
| thing
that may account for the whereabouts Of the
grenade for some time previous to the tragedy.
He had charge OF the Offices occupied by the
| partners. Some ten days or two weeks ago Or
| Vile u. Jewctt came 10 him one morning and
told him 70 be- very careful .abou, moving his
desk. You take charge Of II aud see that il is
not moved there is something in II that might
| break" he said. The clerk accordingly told tho
porters. and that particular desk was not moved
The body of orvc p. Jcwctt was taken yes
to-day, attern29n to ,b the house n hs uncle:
Pierrcpont street. whence IT is TO be buried to-
morrow afternoon. When the corpse was
windows of the mansion were darkened. and
all hustle about tn. resideA,e hushed. Mrs.
funeral sermon "a MIR. Jewett was the member
q no church. hut the Rev. Drs. Putnam and
Farley Of the Unitarian Church are t. on clate
At thr simple services. The pail beareri are 10
Who served with Mr. Jcwcii in the army. Mr. L.
lows. Rlchari Fellows and \. I. Higgins. Tho
| remains arr to b, buried in Grecnwopl Come
tory, where the family have "a plot. Mr.. Jeweti
Mr. Cornell. Who exhibits great grief at tho
dgath of his nephew. for whom b" hai much
| affection. VIII not "nt' rtain any theory OF the
disaster whirn points to any eupahle a. on his
| part. II !" said that the arrangement 10y whrh
OrVillr Jcwrtt was to retire WIS perfectly salts
| iaO 'Dry t. him. and he had 80 expressed him.
self "a day or twn before. He knew him e. be a
Wa rrprcs t' nt"i Gy others. H. knew of No. per.
= n whose !iir had boon more hlnn"lrss ana
spoil -; II. could not believe ANYTHING evil of
I'm. and he i"lt sure thni he was not Insane
When Mr. Cornell was asked what explanation
he had for the disaster he said: There, am
4 Sux reporter called al the home OF Mrs
OrNl!r. j. Jewett yesterday ,aiternoon. Her
suffered from nervous debility and throat
lsea-e for lons time The story that Orville
housH with bombs. hand grenadcs, or other cN-
plosiycs, was absolutely untrue. Nor did he
Isaac Thompson. Mr.. Orvllc d. Jowc,t's
/ cpachman. said that his cmllu uvcralwuY- 10 ntHl
him in the tl,n-Ant..~t wav hut WIS ~ui1,-t :,
prf,,ht.n from n heautiiul r@.li"uer. list nn'
year ug,. ana rcntnd this yla'o. Eyeryihnl
went well and he always said that he loved hi-
Ornn-e valley home. On Thursluy morninl
he must have his breakfast. MS he was going t'
New York by an carry W9.n. r. rpAr, =,
Mr. John Gleason. AN employee" of thr road
noticed that lac wore long ulster oNercoat an,
"A De Tl, hat.
NJ. Jewrtt's house Is a beautiful Gothic cot
taa.e On Island avenue" Il is two stories and
! half high. and Is lilag colorrd with brown au.
yellow trimmings. The yara Is MI Il viii
trees OF every dcS ription. The rooms ar
elegantly furnished.
rNr. Asa Shore. m intimate friend Aul neigh
| bor OF Mr.. J weu said that h. had known th
: | dead muu for "a long tlI'", ANA hld hlWiN- iuuN
/ him ycry IN" man. lie could not m i"r-th
= H. although n. knew there was trouble hHiw"e
u Mr. Oryile u. Jewnt and the other partner
% Mr.. Orville y. gewett' h. said, w. YER
: hurry away on horseback t. the Orange Vale
Mountain. just we-t of the town, ani + 'iur
. uffer few Il ur- With a load ui WAt'f rf n-t =.
1t Orville D. Jowtt hal his lfr insured io
, sljNOO. OF th.- sum $4,000 Is IN the TRAY
4 er- Company and $4,000 IN the lhtri S'a"
i, Company. In case it should b. proved ~
) Orviho rurp0s .ly caused the explosion, Wit
TIE intention Of taking his own NE ~ well =
: the lives oi those In the onlcc, iil" conlpnule
I viii not be- liable. Us suicide makes Il l1.'
:. In January. 1872. two, or possibly three hure
~ N" store Of John Jewett x sons ON Safurda
ey.nng. They worked tlleir. way up a. III
' 'es. in which. ui the time. there was "a lara
= ~. ,,,. SUNDAY they worked continuously
, ihe safn bat ,p.ord evening orlr"r tap1y
4, li-ooynrrl their oporn.. rs HhI H san' lne Ylnrt
: The burglars escaped, but ~..h"W NY ,nul
;, There was - 600 I'M gold In IN" SAT-. lH' uult
lars efforts were frustrated only hy ia" ". ''
4 ing Of their tools against the inner doors oi VI
r Mr. De Groot Mr.. Jewets lawyer, hal iul
to 4dd to his s'ai, Went, OF InuIdPy a., AIhons
=, years ago and h. did not remember its coI
g, toni- nor did he feel ut liberty To- say when
, would be- read. He still was at II loss 10 accoul
n for the fatal event go far as he knew, theT
hoanever been any dsafreemGnt Likely - r,
i been on peculiarly good terms.
y Mr.. Tuntor. son-in-aw uf Mr.. Jewott. refer
= ring 10 tho five pistol wounds discovered In %
y VINES body, said that, after the explosion, h
~ heard his lather-in-lnw calling 80 Charlie
- Charley" and Immediately aiterward there lu
N lowed five pistol shots. His belief is that hi
:. cousin by marriage after blowing W his unc
. committed suicide.
Joseph A. Dean was formerly a member
4 the firm Of Thompson L. Goa Of New York III
a financial agents II tho Thompsonville Carp
!. Company Both tie firm and company failed
q 1851. Since then Mr.. Dean has been with Jcwe
% x Go.
/ Mr., Dean had recovered somewhat from III
ii shock Of his wounds, but was unable to COZ
e verse about the tragedy; His most serious il
IS lurcs are in the left leg, Just above the kne
y and in the right forearm below the elbow. Th
o fragments of the grenade wore extracted frol
q these wounds Yesterday and Mr.. Dean will 500
a be ab lc 10 attend 10 his bus ness, as usual. tn
= peQlbrrs VI his household ARE unanimous
y declaring that thoy never saw him handle
i deadly weapon, During his twenty years COZ