The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-18
TWO BODIES IN THE MORGUE.
THE DIR AFTIR THE KILLTyG or Mrs.
STRWfN IND JtCQTES
Jacaue.'. Corpse Likely to 20 to the Potter's
Fieid-Nrs. >urman's Youngest Children
What has been Learned about the Tragedy.

What has becu Learned hbOut the Tragedy.
The bodies of James Jacques and Mrs.
Annie Surman. who were found dead and COW
cred with wounds in Jacqurs's room. at l9i
Orchard street. lay in the Morguc all day yes
terday At Q o'clock Deputy Coroner Cushman
made post mortcm examination. He found
about twenty wounds ON tie body of the
woman siN Of which would have proved fatal.
The wound. however. that was the Immediate
cause Of death in the case Of both WAS in the
neck II is DR.. Cnshman's opinion that the
nttnck was first made with the stove handle and
was probably unexpected by the woman. as her
shawl had been carefully folded and lay with
her hat on chair. as though she had intended
to stay some time in the room. With this in
strumcnt he inflicted, Or. Cushman argues, tho
two triangular wounds on tho forehead.
These two blows having failed to produce
inscnsihility the shoe knife was next used.
Most of the wounds on the body seem 10 be stab
wounds. with the exception OF the terrible gnsh
in tho neck which severed the Iugular vein.
After this last and almost Immediately fatal
wound. the murderer. 1t is conlecurcd. drew
his pistol and TO make sure work. fired upon
the woman Then he shot himself hut not
fatally. and. therefore. he gOt his razor and cut
his throat.
miitance To- tho Morgur. No r"lativ" of Jacques
! called and II il believed that the city will have
! to bury the body in the lottcr's i,id. Mr.. &.
| Missha"h; Jn,guoss employ y'r. idr"S-ei = tol"-
| gram to Mrs Harris his sister ut Norwood Iark,
| ILL.,. on Wednesday. totnr rf'rt that her brother
! was dcnd and askins her to send him innuey 70
/ I"frnv tIe oNrnnsns NJ tho funeral Tho adj
dress had been written In VI s~hach memoruu-
| dun book by Jarqurs hinsoll. Yesterday he
rcceiVed notice rs follows from the Telegraph
ONCE:
l,s Y, is7s -collec, yours 70 Mr. Hsrrl, Norwood
rark III Refused To pay collect 81 - Snd 10 cents de-
Mrs. sprpan's, son James Edw2rd and Mr,
| Kemp. who boarded with her Ht Third avenue
and Forty sixth street. visited g. II, MUM. un-
| dertakpr at Is Avenue u. and a-kcd nm To
,hs hhs' unrl.,,,. oi ioi,hourb Caronar W@tman was
| given to understand that they would do 20 at l
O'Clock at the time the Jury was imnannel,d.
Mr. Msshach. who attended the ingucst, gave
the Coroner as III" names he knew the licensed
persons by. rs James VI, Johnson and Mrs. sur
man The remains of the latter were not tax IN
from the morgue until evening.
Yesterday afternoon ih" three smaller chill
dren Of Mrs. snrmau sat all alone In tho nome
that had been tnolr mothers I'll" eldest Al
bertha j. about 10 years of agr
Jimmie She said, referring 10 her older
brother. L. down at Mrs. Waldo =. at Zi3 Bow
cry Hes yiug IN the lounge Crying. MI
kemp j. with him.
kitchen between WINCH ar three bedrooms
opening into each other These rooms form
the only passage between the, parlDr IN The
front Of the house and the kitchen Ia tho roar
Tho bedroom adjoining the kitchen wis occu,
pied. Albertha explained. hy h'r II. .ih'r"nd
herself Th" middle room wis occupied hy
Mr.. Kemp and the one next to the paIlor los
James Edward and h.- two little brothers
Martin and Thomas. The apartments are com
fortahly furnished.
James Edward Surman. who was found at "a,
Bowery last evening. dcs ir"i To correct an i'm
preston that had been made 10y some of th'
| newspapers that Mr. Kemp had been the cau>'
OF lealousy on the part oi Jacques, ana that ill'
had l"cn the cause of the murder and suicide
" Whatever anger WAS in jacques mind.
Mr.. Surman said Vehemontlv ] was the caus'
Of ! put hum out of the house. Mr.. kcmI
could not act so as 10 give rise 10 jealousy vhil'
/ ] Wis in thu house without my know ng II. anf
| would not hav" permitted II. The Connection
between my mother an Jacques would not have
existed II had known ui H.
Mr. Surman further said that Ja'qucs- owl
s>icr lhr thought her nam" might he HHr
ris had tax on his wife under her roof In Jeffrr
, son. near Chicago. Tins. he said showed wha
his relatives thought Of him. Bv this wifi
Jacques had had three children. the oldest %
whom is 80 years ot age.
/, Mrs SurmHn's body Ii 10 be buried on Suuda
next in Linden Hi German Methodist Eplsco
pal Cemetery.
The following speaks for itself
To rnr EpiroR THr SrS Nv having bee
mentioned report of CirCufusttnCcs Nff rriln
PRIOR the death Mr.. Snrman contained iu THr ~r
ana jealousy oi her murderer. Jacques. would stat
tor yonr Information and m justice O. he deceased tat
. SIMPLY otrl"f iu fnr huh~s duflus % past Nrn
amt that furiu- that time nothing occurred ma
would IN the slightest is warrant such siA.tueu
Her son loins me IN thi. communication. and aids h
| wliANs testimony % lf. ffuihlutfr> kituNr hfNf
James Edward Surnlan says that hle mother
maiden name WAS Crump. and that his iaine
, land. The following a !dre - was found in
. | memorandum book ol Mr.. Jacques Yesterday;
Mr. Crump Manor House, south Ltteion, near i've
sham, Cluucts iershlro.