New-York tribune., 1878-01-18
MURDERER AND VICTIM.

CAUSES OK THE ORCHARD-Sr. TRAGEDY.
THE LlFE or THE MURDERER IN THIS CIrY-ES
TALK OF sUICIDE-THE NAME JOHNSON AZ
ALIAs-wHAr WAS FOUND ~ HIS KOoM-HIS
RELATIONS WITH MRS. sURNAH.
An immense crowd Of people gathered, yes
terLay morning. around the scene u WedEesGay'6
ira .ey In OTcardt Tue room IN tbc rear OF No l9i,
IN which the murder and eeiciGe were cOInGiifed,
still stained with the blood Of the victims, aad on every
hani were the cydences that desperate and violent
struggle had taken place
The true name OF the chief actor in tNis tragedy was
rot Johnson but Jacques He had assumed the o.
Johnson m order u conceal his identity. lie was
nected with q wealthy family IN Leeds England, aud
many years ago came 90 this country AID in.
vested his money in land. subsequently bc ball.
the Jacques House. at West Lake and la.
,tead.sts, Chicago. lie thee formed the acquantsgcc
of Ms. surman. and in 1873 sOll his Lo;el
and came 70 New York with Mr. SuFman and her Gil.
dreu. La0er be made 4 to Europe, and after lis
return was bbeA valuable diamonds, about which
thcre was much tgctin. The interesting points in hA
career were described ii ycstcrlay : TRIBUNE.
The bodies Of JacC ant Mrs. Surman wore removed
fc the iorguo Weinesiay night, aud there Depgty
Coroner Cushman made autopsy yesterday morumg.
lie found that the had DcCn stabbed seventeen
times and bad received pistol shot Her throat vas
cut in four plic - and she had been almost Drained by
heavy blow. Iacques's death was found to have been
caused two bullet wounds n lIc ABDOMEN ana Qeep
gasi acrOss the throat.
Coroner WOltnan took charge Oi everything forUd in
Jacques's room and made careful InaIioR OF then,
without finding any hing 10 throw sht upon the moeve
which led the murlerous acts, the relations exist
ing between jacques and lif 5urmaE. All the property
WAS taken to til, CorOneg's Office. There laIgs
number Of freight receipts for liquors sent
from New-Yogk James Jacques a, Nos
Isl. ls3 and Is5 West Lake-st., ChlcAeo,
"a well as m1Gy other d0cdmcntS, business cards ,tc
letter beginning, " Dear james ard signed Anne
Johnson" WAS written ~ almost ie-iple nanI uDOa
torn aud wriaked piece ~ hr1rba-. Il had no dare
Anot ,r dated Febrtry -, 1877, began, d Ear JIM"
II was signed Yours respectful. Anne, forever" lt
starod TIN, the writer unable down town on
account tue vast AMOUNT Of ribbls" she under.
,olnc h1 She y1il ~ down the day. she Lal
Zoo, MANY t,ss tell. TIcse ctier5 are supposed 10
have l,cl written by Mrs. suralaI.
'rlcro we're several pawn tickets anon Jnoquets ~
fcrt. including sguC'i ~ i.cnrt j. App'-Oue ief
. sralsin waiscoat. ru March .. i,97, ana The ptaer
"a goI watch on January =. So liner "s'e 80
te-s ot +. conuendatlnn rom t,io4e, C1a.'S - 2|
nh of whom spoke Of J,bes W. johnson q,
an honest, industrious ana trlis worldly man Whoa my
the ~ James ". Johnson against Charles d. IsyOF
who was charged "a robhnT Johnson o. niS dimo1ds
in ,rcrr,t Saloon, were also preserved. well as
copies OF the telegram sent 70 tyo or by hS alleged ae'
COM lice. Maly sheppard teas hlE L. leave PL.9dr,
TayIor's Hotel In jersey City until sn@ came 20 him
There was the uetd ol lo ~ i.ose ~
tGiII,m + Howe, one Tor $40 and the otter ;or Sf0
aa,ns iLS p1pgr- CptRs' noa;, gl he%ia eesy
Years Ago. ano.rf poem s1on.hs w, lae
Effects q rum There was La!i olc,, PaSG 'O
ihc Jtnsnn divorce suit Several letters were written
g Janec " aI JsniSn ans Tie wa w .~ SStt re E w
Johnsor No 223 Muoerry-st. Ib, we're also hhs'
a pray-I-boo< inscribed james ". johnson, from Dr
4 b. CARER" and copy OF Mooiy x sankey's " Oospe!
rS" woarons with which the murder and suicide
ccmu,iited were takeH 10 the Co!Ohers "Hite. iBsy
were heavy stoyc-hapdc, ar "id itZor, shns-Anie
S.rs'yay Mrrs Sta.l VITA io,d There was new rzoT-R
winch had evidently breo used IN sharrcnilS Tue riHo,
vfb the ,,ry w,icA had iWpannclel ana Viewed tue
two The time fer aoidinS 'he inquest h"s MT ye'
e. Missaca the manager of The Empige Cy cepyin:
c1wuany fru,u which Jacques had "inpo' neni said
lost eycn.rg tat n" had received 10 ieNN 10 te reg
ran, waic, ne sent ioJaoqGes's sister, Nrs Ann harris
o. .dont N'gG' tGst Mr, Harris refused to paw .or
IL, di,iairh. IL ws Mr.. M>shaehs oiinol
fn;al 49, ancc Years Day he Ia ceniioG many
OF HI, troubles Aissbach ana - the it'Ta "lir "i9
had D.cu te hablt II Visiting tit A"nr every e'eH
ing He &c .uciiN scented 'h.'iaetc' ahI "oN'' w.
w and down tGc PROM N n"r'oui man eF aHi VICE
spoken Ia would seem n"t 10 hr"i On stay &c .''I1'
hf> w.rk'~ waes. Thar afternoon, on;rr} Ia hs usual
Laiit h.. became yu.ru;D emased in rc=arL 20 soue
- vu ,iuin,c Ell by tae company that ,hc rad hg,n
good true 'Tcad ~ .m. Snt sho w"ud nrv"r sse An
ciI.' sad no attention WAS rad 10 bs ~
mark That e,o.ins he called. a5 usual, usual, -
\
manner uis Eyes siaiiiug III IKE. stony Ntl ~
next mori;g came L. Nh. AissDs,h asG s@ec y,
the loan ot - o,is ia sad HAT EC Should pa. 20 %
work early that day. NJ. i.isSb4ch Y"s efcai} ~
noycd ~ IA, not going 10 wos@. Jacques id pisoosy
been very regular ~ Ia attondauce. aud AlS'l"'.
was intending to sc3ld lln! severely, hheo
mcsseng"r arrived Announcing that te Wes dcdd ol
Tuesday evening Jaclits remarked Ia NTs. ,iissD"a
that lie Thought rIa IA, could ,r' aoa, t'-rlnT te.
nicely Nj. Missuaru know tnat hs nuur wisO'.
tgau johnson lie h4d known hhl about Two yvas' al"
also knew Nrs SurmIn. , -
J. II. MUM, AZ u'Icft. kcr. ~ 80. ~ Avenue d. ~
tniucd rriSsion fcm Coroner NoiDsn 20 It'of; ~
sutuan's body from Tie Aorgle, 9ha I1s. evening f
cuvcyr ra TO the hoIsg Of tiitnd, III. waldo al ~. -
fowrry. Tie waldo family hod known Mo -Iraa1 ~ y.
about three years They btc.ine acfnari'U it"H "a, -
fact thut the children Of each att sitd Dee Guy y
street ccnoOl tOgeihVr. MIN. SuisIuh slNht ii
! Years evening AZ Mr.. Waldu's Gou-e. $3.50
fr1rnis gathered there last evening Among l'i5 w
James Edward, Mrs. Surman's oldest s", ahd nl NV N
who boarded with Mrs surmsn. aud o. wRom u > @ sas
posed that jacques extremely Jealous lO.hs 4,
| man confirmed thr statements IN fricteS'o -
! jacques lie IS keen, active young m3p % IA
teen years OF age, and IA EMPLOYED al tso Hs
| tel Bristol, at fiiIA-ayc aud Forty Jsse Jll-sL ia
exhibited grief and sne no tears, bWi snse W -a
manner uf ms mothers death. Wien hr Vane h0no ,e
Europe two ycars ago, he said. be Told jacques :"
his mothers house and never coi9e .Acge sgah'
| ways dIshkeG the nan. Mrs sWrlnah leaves ioM Sas
cmdreu. Onc, daughter, Ia married and hyesthaa
| cago: the others Abortha, Martin .and in'"N
| twelve, Eine AMI seven years OF acc. -, ,hA
According 10 the present alrangcinebt, S,r,ssl
4 the friends very Ieieent, the luneisl oi ~
! Will be held on Sunday al = p M az No, -io S.s.e
lie burial viii be m the Lulicn Ill., or Getiln ne sr
dst Cemetery In WilliaiDsburga, where sone y.
surman's friends are inferred AsJacquesS ~ .I,nl
Chicago have refused TO communicate VIVA n's "@
ere, 40 will be buried Ut the city expense