New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-24
City Intelligence.


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City Intelligence.
FOURTH DIsTRICT-Fire and Loss of Llfeh!
Fou, Persons Burned Death In the brief account
in our Yesterdays edition of fire that occurred in this
District we were not able to give the full details Since
then dgent inquiry has been made and much has been
brought to light.
The fire took place on Live Oak street. between Third
and Fourth streets in two story frame dwelling occupied
by Dionysius siegle and family. Attached to it was
cowhouse and houses used by Siege for dairy pur
poses The whole valued at $4,000.
Adjoining on Live Oak street the large double house.
belonging to Mr. Gordon and insured in the Sun Mutu
al Insurance Office for about S1400 burnt to the
ground
On Fourth street the two story frame dwelling of Mr.
McCauy also insured the Sun Mutual for $780, and
the stables of Mr. Mullen valued at $780, were entirely
consumed
mystery hangs over the affair Siegle had been en-
gagged in law suit (now pending) with the children of
his first wife who claimed the house which burned.
in right of their deceased mother There every prob
ability that they would succeed and that Sege would be
dispossessed of the property lie was man OF violent
temper and Incorporate habits. and had been heard to
throw out certain dark hints relative to the burning OF
the house controversy On the night of the conagra-
ton suspicion fixed upon him the cause of It, and the
police in full force the q tire to effect his ar
rest No one doubted that sege had set fire to the house
| Another circumstance strengthened this suspicion
Segle had negro woman, whom he in the habit OF
Furnishing very severely and the night Of the cona
grafton he had locked her up in the second story of the
house, and so fastened the doors that egress mposs
ble She was seen through the windows Of the second
story after the fire commenced frantic with fear and
many supposed that siege had confined her there in
order that she might perish in the flames Abold watch
man. with the assistance Of ladder broke open the win
dows and rescued the woman from her perilous position
The horrd suspicion that Siege intended to burn the
woman alive was justified by the event. yet every
believed at time and hence the hot pursuit of the
police to procure his arrest.
Another suspicious circumstance that Seges two
young sons Martin and George were not at home when
the fire occurred George ten years old was sleeping at
the house of his elder half brother distance off and
Martin lad of eight years had some pretext been
locked out of the house by his father and wandered off
no one knew whittier The suppoon was that they had
sent away avoid the dangers of the
fire. These suspicious appear to have been groundess
At daylight Segle had not been arrested The police
need not have gone far to find him.
in the morning when the embers Of the glowing
ruin had died out and the smoke had cleared away.
merous persons began to search among the ashes for
whatever valuables the flames had spared
Little George siege, with large knife. first tc
commence digging among the ruined heaps The first
stroke Of his knife grated hard substance which
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skull 1t was the skull Of Donysus Siege the father o.
the boy George whose knife had reveaedthe fatal secret
Physicians testified to the identity Of the remains though
from what evidences we know not.
Hard by and against the charred lungs and cacined
bones of Sege was found 5000 in gold The suppostor
that the money had been beted around him, and that
he had designed to escape with it, but from
had been overtaken antsdevoured by the flames.
Within space, the size Of ordinary bedroom. LAY
| thor ef three
sege and the others those of his son. aged five years
and of infant daughter aged six months The legs
Of the bodies burned off. The heads were Sc
parated from the shoulders and the brains of the fahe
mother appeared to be entirely consumed The bone
of the old mans spine yet chung together by the iga
ments and his lungs charred the outside were roasted
within The bloody members above the region of thu
diaphragm lay hot and seething amidst the uncoole
ashen mass! The bones gathered up by the Coro
ner and an inquest being held verdict rendered il
=. accordance with the facts.
The Remains may be to-day from to 10 o'cocl
ot at the of the catastrophe bushel measur
1t would contain them all.
ID Great excitement has been created the
III this tragic event, and surmse has been busy to il
lie cause
n Both Siegle and his wife known to have been pei
d of incorporate habits and report has it that the
were frequently entirely helpless from noxication,
d From the dark hints thrown out by segle leading
the belief that ntented burn the house. the crcun
the boys being out of the way and the u
that the old had threatened take the lii
of the slave woman and had locked her up in the hou
just before the burning many believed that he himse
had kndled the fire and having belted his money
II; him preparing to leave when he overcome by
f mauln drowsiness and in this state fell victim to h
), own evil act
Be these suspicious well grounded not, the caamit
is the less startling reality and the death of Il
nl1 1p1a rlII To
l., solution of the mystery.
al The remains will be inferred to-day.
~ FIFTH DISTRICT CoURT.-Judge Buchanan
he X Lambert, by his attorney NJ Grvo yesterday filed
this court petition for injunction setting forth Thu
y he is owner part of the property Banks
cade and that j. Gutterez has commenced putin
up certain building in the Arcade passage whereby tt
enjoyment of his said property obstructed to his dan
A. age $500.
PENDANT from proceeding further with said building
he for $500 damages. etc
as The injunction was issued.
Charles Harod Receue Of .qtchgalaya Bank Chn,l
Harod-An appeal to the Supreme Court was yesterda
~ taken in this
ct James r. Jennings en- Agent Of q s. Aal Steamship Co,
lg pany p w Woodef-Suit for $500 with per cen
re interest from the LIST of March. Filed yesterday.
p FIRST Observation-Disclosures W1nter-Sittin
as Of YesterdoyA which in point of refined cruel
rivals in atrocity that of the famed Casper Hauser
~ examined yesterday before this Court.
Vi Mrs Burke who resides Poymnia street put
trial the charge of beating and otherwise cruelty trea
ing little orphan girl named Eliza.
Mary Ann IngersOll being says that she resd
next door to Mrs Burke and her husband who have wit
h them child named Eliza apparently about five years
" age who is orphan and obtained from the Orpha
It Girls Asylum by the accused
n Dcponent had resided several months MIS- Burk
III and during that time had frequently heard her beatI
the child with great rgor and nhumanty and has wbe
she has the child discovered marks and bruis
upon its face 1t is within her Knowledge that Mrs BUR-
treats the child habitualy with great nhumany and
-, verify The child when beaten by her is not suffered
" scream-suppressng it's screams both through fear al
on from being throtted The child has been taught al
BILE compelled through fear when asked the of
ID bruises to say that she had fallen down. and replies
all such questions either in of the premises of MI
Burke, Il fell down.
y Deponent further says that Sunday last she hea
the Burke beating the child in most unmercif
mel manner Deponent witnessed through small crevce
he the fence dividing the womans yard from her own b
nm woman. Burke. bring the child out of the kitchen
~ wash its face which covered with blood. and thu
e while washing it, she continued to beat 1t in the mou
ep She washing it because Mr. Howard to the
YER and demanded to see the child.
ost When Mr. Howard asked the child how its lips came
be swollen and its nostrs full of blood it replied,
down. From the noise made in beating the child: W
F. the floor Witness thinks the chids FIFE in great da
for ger from the treatment OF Mrs Burke She not avs
that the child suffers any thing from the hands of
" Burke who entirely passive.
as Mr.. Howard told Mrs Burke that she would have
md child taken from her the next day (Monday,) and
md next morning Mrs Burke took the child away and
gone all day probably from fear that it would be sent
w The woman Burke is very violent and makes thre;
against all who interfere with her treatment the chi