New-York tribune., 1878-01-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE ORCHARD-ST. TRAGEDY.


ApDfrIoNAL FACTS ABOUT JACQUES AND HIS VICTIM
The body of Mrs. Anne Surman, the victim
of James Jaoaues wrath jealousy, lay yesterday
sn the front room opening from the parlor, OF Mr'
Wado's house. No 243 Bowery where the fuherai ser
vices will he held at o'clock tomorrow ai'erhooh
Mrs surrnan's Oldest son. James Edward was at tne
house lie exhibited less of the soicsm winch crac
terzed him on the previous day. ana MS eyes "eIc rev
ne ~ from weeping There nothing TO add, nc sad
40 rho statement he had previously made in regard to his
mother and Jacques. He had known Jacques III chi
caco in ISL when he connected with the Jacques
House.
II was learned yesterday that Mrs surman's three
Younger children together with those OF Mrs. Waiuo
had attended the Sunday ayschOol Of ST. Barnabas Chapel
IN Mulberry ST., between Becckcr and HoustOnsts' o
which the Rev Mr. Moore the rector. When one o. lhc
sisters connected with the chapel was asked yesterday
what she knew about the family of the woman mudere"
in Orchard-s she expressed great SURPRISE ana WIG"
she learned that it Mrs. surman VINO hau oeeh
killed. her extreme. Inc TWO y0uhsest Cn,
dren of Mrs Surman she sai:. had been IN her SUNDAY
school class for about year. ana inc odcr one M"s - ~ %
more advanced class They came there unuei 'ne ",io
Of Johnson and were known by that name for i9ng
time. Last summer they said theT ro h'5thTi 6nh1t
was SICK and this sister, VINO IS III tne i haDI'
of visiting the families of all the children IN her claSS'
called at the mothers home IN Firsi-aye Mnen sng III nt
that name lived there. By describing the children now
ever she learned what rooms were occupied by thcI
mother Mrs. johnson" said that she had been very
sick After further conversation she informed the ViS.
that the name cI Dtf CDllilCu wis -
snrman This was all that the sister knew about tne
family Mrs Surman never attended service at the
chanel About two weeks ago the eldest child SAID that
they were about TO to Fory-siNih-st, ana tLe!
could not attend tEc SUNDAY any more
Mr. Misshach, Jacqucss employer said Yesterday 'na'
no information had been received from his Chicago re-
atives On January Jacques had written Ictlcr 10
ms sister, Mrs Harris, asking her 10 send nm money,
and Mlssbach had also written TO Mrs Harris teihng
her of her brothers condition. last saturday Jacques
came early to the office, at No. 746 broadway slyns
that he had dreamed that letter was teTc or MN o
MS sister There was lie became very ueSpOh-
dent That afternoon men called TO see NM lnd ne
feared that they were detectives from Chicago VINO ao
learned where he was from the letters written by MN
self and Mssbach He then told his employer that II
onv one called 10 see him MssbGch should say that he
was i'm Hartford jacques earned about - week lie
was of frugal habits, and was hot auu'c'eu 10
drinking. ,, .,a
JacGues's body sti remains at the Morgue cerlil-
cate of death has issued and is in Coroner WOit-
mans possession If no claims the body Wlthin Two
or three days Will be turned To the Supenntcd
emf of the Morgue and buried under his direction Inc
inquest upon the two bodies will probably be held on
Monday.