The New York herald., 1878-01-18
He and His Victim Side by
Side in Death.
SCENE AT THE MORGUE.
Thrilling Story Of the Woman Who Wit
messed the Deed.
JOHN SONS DIAMONDS.

the Morguc The remains wero In Two plain unpainted
pine collins the lid Of each being inscribed with GER
cabastic figures in chalk integible only to the
keeper OF tho Morguc II took little exercise OF
nerve for those unaccustomed TO seeing the human
face and form manged aud bloody, to gaze
down upon these two wretched beings lying CHASTITY
ana forbiddng in their final sleep. The woman's
large gray eyes wide open, her lips were parted
and her teeth were clenchcd in agony. Her hair was
thrown away from the forehead and gathered in a
mass behnd. square, deep hole with the blooe
still fresh aud crimson around IT, conspicuous In
the middle OF the forehead, and the gashes in her
and breast and either side OF her face bore
evidence to the awful butchery to which she was
subjected. chcmisc, trimmed at the top with
edsing, was all the clothing upon her. The lay
upon his side, the upiurncd portion OF his neck re-
vealing to it's full extent the terrible cash that
seemed almost to sever the head from the
body. 1t appeared us If 1t might have
been done with a common unsharpened axe,
So broad and Jagged tho wound. Tho face, on
which sandy gray mustache, u suen,
dogged look OF one hopelcssy committed to desper.
ate deed from which there was farming aside Hun.
drcds OF people called at the Morgue TO catch glimpse
OF the bodies; but satisfying himself tnat Of
tho visitors impellcd by mere morbid
curiosity. which would be wiser TO dIsappoint than
indulge. Warden O'Rouke gave orders the afternoon
10 admit no more TO the deadhouse.
WHAT THE AUTOPSY DISCOVERED
In the forenoon q post-mortem examination was
made by Coroner Woltmun and Deputy Coroner Cush.
man, the result being declared iollows:-The
woman had lacerated wound the forehead little
10 the LETT of the medan line and half inches in
length, triangular in shape, extending TO the bone;
another wound of the same character inch In
length on the left paretal region. These wounds wore
evidently done with blunt instrument. An incised
wound the left side OF the neck, three
engln extending from tho angle 6i the jaw backward
Another inCsed wound, inch below tho lett ear,
hall inch long; another similar wound on the lower
lip It's direction being from above downward. On
was found which severed the carotid artery,
extending into ana dividing The laryn&
the right parictal region extending from Inc
bone; also q lacerated wound ia the right hand,
between thumb and index finger and one on The lett
middle finger. Nine stabs were ound in the abdo-
and over the right thigh. Two Of the s,abs pen
etratcd TO the liver. pistol shot wounu was found
penetrating the ntestines. The wounds on the head
were evidently made by blunt instrument, appar.
entity the stove litter, but were not necessarily ata
The stab wounds were made with the cigarmaKer's
knife. Death was caused by the cuts in the neck
The man had an incised wound ia the neck, appar
emily made with razor TINS, which was
tho immediate cause OF death, cX endea from the
dian line to the lower jaw and passed backward
through the anterior margin Of the sterno cavo
mastoid muscle, severing the external jugular vein.
Two pistol snot wounds were In the abdomen. An
cIsed wound was also III the abaomcn, one inch in
u.
gastric rcgion Ono tho bullets passed through tho
ntestnes- The theory OF the Coroher and his deputy
litter, then hacked With sne knne aud nnally shot
All tho wounds or the body oil tho woman were ncces
sary fatal
A STRANGE SCENE IN THE DEADHoUsE.
When the post mortem was endco the bodies
removed 10 he deadhouse and placed tho two pine
collins already referred TO. Here, later on the
murdered woman's son, james Edward Surman, ac-
companlcd by friend Of his from the Hotel Bristol.
Keeper Whic Of the Morgue, at the instance Of The
mn cd ne col he
mangled remains OF his mother underneath. LIE
starred convuslvely for moment, but presently re-
covered his selfposscsson, and, STOPPING down. fer
veutly Kissed tue ensanguincd lips Then ms hand
moved lrembingy over her bosom and sides as he
elt where every cruel stab was gwen, and the tears
rolled silently down his cheeks, while the veins in
his forehead stood out blue and swollen ana his
nared word rsyoud murmurua AS se
gently replaced the coffin Id, "poor mother ~
Then lie passed on TO take look at the face OF his
mo- hers murderer, and TIC yelling tears dried up,
the lips ceased TO tremble Win emotion and the eyes
grew cold aud stern but stiil he continued silent.
Not so, however, his companion, who, with clcncned
fist shaking above the murderer's head, exclaimed,
with bitter emphasis "God damn 10 hell the in
ierual p; Ii was d strange spectacle, this young
man standing beside his mOther's murderer, while
all the vengeance hs soul could ever crave was there
granted before his eyes by The murderers own hand.
he turned abruptly ASIDE, and taking final look Mt
his molher's face icit the place, Intimatng TO the
keeper that he would return in the evening and take
the remains away. In the evening Mum Sons,
undertakcrs, oil No. rs avenue ID, came to the Morguo,
transferred tho body ol The woman TO rosewood
collin and drove OIL
DISPOSITION JACQUES REMAINS.
Nobody camo TO claim the corpse vi Jacques, but
Me- Missbacn, the photographer in whose employ nent
jacques was called, Ia company with an assistant OF
hs anu took look ut the remains. he said nnt no
had teegraphed To the sister o the dead man, Airs.
Anna Harris, OF Norwood Park, COOK county, H., In
forming hcr the deatn oil her brotnor, and request
Sng an order the disposition oil his REMAINS und
tue NECESSARY mcaus 10 secure niu BURIAL The lady
declined 10 receive The despatch, II was not prepaid,
SO Mr. Missbach ut once sat uown and wrote " her
the fun circumstances oil the case, whiIc the keeper OF
A. ntn hntu
longer sO as 10 give ample time 10 receive
from the West All the means necdcd would be Tor
the expenses OF coffin and tho shipment OF the body
to Chicago, where, according 10 decd found among
the papers of the deceased he held Two lots Nos. SS
and S0J III Rosehiii Cemetery
THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
The house No lyi Orchard street, wncre this ap-
paiing tragedy took place. was an object Of curious
ascination Tor many Dunureds OF people throus
the day. 1t is lofty double tenement house, where
human beiugs swarm like bees IN hive. II 49, how
ever and wen Kept, as far as the front building
is concerned, and this is separated from the
building, which Is by no means so decent and orderly
by space oil about eight iee Yesterday tho Coroner
concluded TO lock up ~he room where the bloody
enacted, SO that visitors had 10 DO content
with pecping through the shattered lattice shutters
into the chamber within. The marks OF bioOd
and. DISORDER stl plainly Observable,
the few sticks oI furniture lying IN confusion
over the 1oor In looking Into the room one stands
ia space between the front and rear bu dlngs, ana
II Is easy to see that deed o violence such as nap
pcned could be pcrpCtraicd with lar greater mpunity
IRON observa aud bancc III the than
tho front AT the other sue oil the halway, opposite
the occupied ny Jacques, lived an EDglish
woman, namca Ars. EDWARDS She was Up stairs GU
Mrs. Barst's floor IN the front tenement yesterday,
ana poor little woman appeared shaken almost 10
doath by what mad happened. she b ID gwen up her
rooms III the rear teucmcni, ana was anxious 10 put
us many miles possible between bcr ana The place
wncro tho dreadful! scene OF the day previous nap
pened.
MRS. EDwARDe ExpERfENcE.
'Werc you aware, Mrs. Edwards," asked the re-
porer show long Airs. Surmun was In the room with
j cqucs before the assault Degauf ~
"Wcll, you Sec" replied Mrs. Edwards, al was alb
sent at a friends place the night before and IL
was ten O'Clock yesterday morning when returned
home AS turned the key in the door OF my room
hoard me voices vi the man aud woman III ordinary
cou vcrsation, aud wondered 10 myself tnat he was
In the house SO late because he was In the habit OF
gong gu carly IN the morning ana sue used 10
c Jnc as early 10 wake him up. but never
dreamed, OF course that anything ike what took place
was gong 10 happen"
"W neu did II happen aud howY'
at was about Two o'clock. l was sitting sowing
In my room, the door slightly ajar, wncn |
benrd the sudden cry Great God. you're numbering