The New York herald., 1878-01-18

nine respectively. 10 support these will be great
burden as hts slender wnges as elevate. boy at the
children to Chicago TO his married sister, Mrs. Sur.
mans age was iorty-one jacques itty-eight. Tho
and her manners and appearance described by
those who know her US being quite iadyllkc and pre-
possessing.
RELICS OF THE MURDERER.
Tho papers and other trling effects belonging to
Jacques were taken into the possession of the Coro-
ner. In an examination OF these 1t was discovered
that the man was fond OF sentimental and bacchana
han poetry The following parody on the Last Rose
;he paper 10 be q lavorito;-
'Tis the last golden dollar
Left shining alone.
All its brilliant companions
Are sauandered and gone.
No ,eana,. ea,n Of ,it.t its mintSgs T.. .gs
They went in mint jpleps.
And this will 20 too
Judging from his penchaDt for this sort OF poetry
and the numerous bills for vino and VIII iskey II would
appear us If Jacques was biOuousy and conviviny
inclined. Another few iiues Of poetry dropped out
from between the leaves Of mis- Bblc:-
Why ishis often red
his eyes with water run
The reason is, it must be said,
He's taken too much rum.
Tho Bible appeared TO belong 10 one John Murphy
who compiacenty records on the leaves for family
history his diercDt convictions to the Pcnitentary,
anu underneath writes the following coupets:--
often sin. but slay;
Love my God through night aud day;
Then why don't l. Lumbly. pray,
There was. Book OF Common Prayer, inscribed in.
side James W. Johnson, from DR.. A. b. Carter, d.
d. - n fragment OF the National Police Gazette,
tanning wood cut with underneath the title. "a
Woman Her MUSCLE" There slip OF paper
dated New YORK, March 8, 1871 Received from
pledge, and to be returned 10 suid johnson tho
payment of So" On the backs OF a lumber of bus
moss ca were o. sas ne
Tor five cents here," best Sr,ot in city
lunch" aud so There was bill, dated Louisville,
KY, Oct. s. 1878, for TWO barrels OF sour whis.
key, SPAS, addressed 10 James Jacques Chicago Ill.
There bill for legal services rendered by Colonel
Charles s. Spencer and recon endaton oil jacques
character by The Colonel. Beside these there werc
several pictures OF different people, perhaps rel.
ativcs, and ainemorandum that "Anne (Mrs. Surman)
won't TO live tu Forty-sxth street, near Third ayenu no.
January 7, lS7S.D IL also discovered that tho
father of the murdered woman was a Mr. Crump, OF
M,nOr House, South Lttleton, near Evershafn Giou-
STRANGE REVELATIONS
The following memorandum was found among the
papers takon by the Coroner from one o the trunks
found the room where the murder and suicide oc.
iaut The man was IN other matters he was, without
doubt, the victim OF plan to relieve him Of the dia-
monds he brought from Europc-
To THE HONORABLE Tue DIsrnIcr ATTORNEY NEW YORK
SIR -Respectlng a statement from regnrds Mary
diamonds from the last day Of August, 1874 have
aud abeied and helped conceal the said Charles W
Taylor the thief thai stole the diamonds from said
lived at the time the robbery was conmttted she living
~ "npos She VISITED I him 0 and 1oSS linn M ii.
meals until he cc@d safely escape from New York When
by esmshiR 70 hngland ha. was some time IA septem;
sailed England found Se 50 aud
that he did mot remain ihcre ong put e stating that he
back e New York about tho lore part !. Novsmtor
aud Informed Captain Irving Of his return. on
nsS he the Of IS. il the hands
yayor hunted up and arrested Instead OF ther hunting
Charles f. Bsvie as he was Keeping trunk store In the
basement Of the same building where sheppad lived in
was y reward OF $500. Having a suspicion that Mary
Of her movements, aud on the I'd OF December, 1874
Bavs SSra S on hs @ IN ns s wss up her ns
and household goods wore put barge for pnadsi.
same san %oa,h Bsvls brought Tayor 70 New York ''
SUE HAD JonSsON's DIAMONDS
days ",r 1 ,yo . p0, 20 Mary S 5 % urn
saia M she mad old Johnson; di.nonds - her
the devil got Of them back. When Taylor
begged have him prosecuted eninally but
him hi Ss Ss s n Me "rs he s0ad @ @
criminay he would ooncr die in prison than tell where
upon his person gold watch and chan. which
e. sad % to G sane tn
also large diamond pin pawn tcke, or single carat
he aesnowieascd OF tho diamonds stolen from
I ay i to % S s sa ' took s 1o @
Than faane"Osnm, No Bowsry DIAMOND setter. ~
not many johnson had said she said
that the value OF those that Taylor stole nbut
$1,000 $1,000. and too bad Tor little charley
be in the fonUs and other people outsue enjoying the
pWrd had several pawn tickets In her possession Ia
Der. 1874. which she Offering Tor SALE OF ID hond
rings. pawbed with different pawnbrokers in tins
She also in affidavit tho police tnat
dictated the Telegram which Indicated The
Der where living Philadc ~ and which led
Baviiie gong to Philadelphia. hnding Taylor bring
ing him back 10 this city The telearam was:
'CnARLrs DAVIS of Ninth alnu streets Phil
adelphia:
'CmAnLey-Leave for New York Immediately By first
train Ihe det 'ctves after stop At Taylor's
Hotel, Jersey City. Walt until you see me. MARY"
The statement breaks OIL ana Is not signed, II he
had Intended TO add TO It. Captain Irving, referred TO
in jacques narrative, was dismissed ihe force for neg
lcct ol duty The detectives TO whom Jacques was
consgued-rtlly ana Hcidelbcrg-wcro both dis
missed from the police not returning to
the Property Clerk some stolen goods recovered by
them.
ANOTHER LETTER.
Another OF jacques trends who lsbored TO recover
his diamonds Tor MIN was man named Porter, at ono
time IN the government secret service detective,
but who aitcrward went into the detective business
on his own account and is now In jail for some
''crooked" TRANSACTIONS Following Is verbatim let
ter Of his found lmong Jacques ciiects:-
Taylor's nession to while in my charge, tho
night OF the Ith ot December. lS7i:--
iaylor said he stole The diamonds iiom johnson and
gave them named Mary sheppard AMI that
Mary sheppard him ny do the job, that Is
the diamonds hc uayo said he did not know where the
named fannenUnum, In ths Bywery-No. 222 Bowory;
he said two stones he had IN hs shirt OF them
and wanted me TO take them and keep them Ills reasons
Tor telling me this wanted the u. :. authorities
take him out Of Jolnsoms ands and him witness
against Johnson smugic that .e knew the diamonds
D. r. PORTER.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT.
Another memorandum notes the trial OF Mrs Shop
pard on the 18th oil June, 1870 Letters from lawyers
receipts money pnd legal Services and "A ma