The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
[For additional Local Items see 7ari Page.l

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MONUMENT Yesterday afternoon the hearing in
the case OF the Rev William ID. Siegfried was con-
cluded before Alderman DouVherty. The interest
manifested by the public in this case has been in
creasing from the outset and consequently the
audience present at the final hearing was both large
ana curious. Mrs Lizzie Bysrd, the prosecutrix,
was present as usual, but the reverend defendant
was understood to be sull confined to his bed by
Several witnesses we're examined, but their testi-
mony rid not throw any great hgh, upon the case.
Mr.. j.. b. WI tams, who keeus hotel at No. 26
North Fourth street, now known as the West Chess
ter Honse, but Formerly the SOrrel House, te5tl
fed that Mrs. Byard came to work at his estab sh-
ment but was taken lck the first nj ght, wdtle watt
ing on the table. Mr SIegirIed then endeavOred to
Obtain employment ior her at the Western Hotel,
Market street, kept by witness uncle During Mrs.
ByarGs sickness her boar0 bill regularly settled
by gentlemen wLo called himself her cousin. This
gentlemen, IN calling upon her, always asked for
"IlzZie," and went to her 10 IN without res raint
Mrs. EUnice ohman sidlnl at No. 1888 Mar.
worker at the "Lttle " anderers' HON ;" If which
MIR. Segfried was manager The latter person In.
troduced Mira. BYard to witness at the Home, and
wished to obtain situation for her Witness OBJ
tanned such situation; aud then Mr. Siegfrled
wrote her note, stating that he had oOtaned the
desiroo employment elsewhere All this happened as
long ago as last December.
Miss LIZZIE ). Meen, NJ. D., keeps "Home for
Frit ndless Children" at No 1872 Sixth street. sSe
had formerly been physic an and manageress OF the
"Li'te Wanderers' Home" and had ALWAYS got
along pleasantly with Mr.. Siegfreo, until she had
occasion to demonstrate with h,m against his conf
dental relations with Mrs. Byard Nj Siogfned
hao introduced the lady to her. thinking she would
make a suitabe e assistant.
10 tlis witness had demurred, because the lady
was not strong enough Tor heavy work and for this
reason she was not engaged. In pressing her claims
Mr. Siepfried stated that she had lad experience in
aPttsbuTg hotel; and that s. o had also been a sun
day School teacher both IN Plttsburg and IN the
Mission Sabbath school, at Tenth and south Streets
IN tins city under Mr. Siegfrieds per oual charge
He sald nothing about her being of d reputable
character claiming that she was a church member
But Notwithstanding this endorsement the witness
had not been favorably impressed with her. Mr..
Siegirled was noted for kindness to tine Door. He
was especially kind to Mrs Byard, and begged wit.
tnr hnr I'm thn hnf hn had
subsequently succeeded in finding a p ace Tor her
himself Although Mrs. Bvard had never lived
regularly at the Home, she had been a frequent
visitor, especially at the table. She appeared to
have particular business with Mr. SiegTied at tImes
often conversing with hlm aside.
Margaret A. Moore who lives at NO 26 North
Seventh street, had been employed at the Little
fried had brought Mrs Byard to the "Home " He
treateo her very kindly, more So IN fact than he
did the little children or any one ese about the
place Witness had seen him cause the nose of a
little child to bleed but had never seen hun do
thing of the kind to Mrs Bnyard The latter was
frequenti, IN Mr. glred's office talking condden-
tally with hlm, but WITH IS had never any in
decent liberties between them.
Sail Hughes, who resides at No 1O3 Chestnut
street, testified that Mrs Byard had lived at her
mothers house for three or four weeks about three
months aPO. She could not write, and witness had
been employed amanuensis on several occa-
sioDs, writing notes to Mr.. Slegfred demanding
money, winch was sometimes forthcoming Letters
were also written to several Ptt|burg ladies the
names OF two of whom were BELLA and "Cad"
Mr.. Byard dd not do work while living at their
house, ana had been visited there b Mr. Siegtried,
whom witness knew by sight.
his the substance OF the testimony for the
prosecution. Some time since we pub ished card
from Mr.. Segfried, in which that gentleman made
among Others the following statsmant;-
I'm que time shall expose to the public of the
most infamous OF black mail which startled
any community. he woman referred to was subject
OF charity. were many other mdiaent femse during
the last winter, in cOnnec ion with The charitable ls-
tuition with which am connected After the severity
the winter passed away her requent appeals for aid
were Denied ours was an institution for the benefit OF
poor Children Not lou this notes
cRarsSisr iSo d9sBd was not met 10 '
yldence Is abundan', and attainabe, which Will
enable me TO esab sh my innocence ofthe base charges
made by the perjured victim OF conspiracy most in
famous"
In common with the rest of the community, we
had hoped that the evidence OF this "mOsi infamous
consplracv" would have been Forthcoming yester-
day 1t was not; and this very fact has tended
greatly 10 damage Mr.. Siegtrieds case before the
pubuc. AS Victor HUGO would say, the circum-
stances appears gTave-yery crave
There being no attempt at reiutation whatever of
the charges brought against him, and the testimony
gwen in support OF them, the Alderman could do
nothing but turn the case over TO the Grand Jury.
So the reverend gentleman was helu IN $1,000 ball.
TO answer the double charge of adultery and larceny
We shall next encounter this scandaous case in the
courts.
Las evening the affair took new turn. This
was nothing less than the marriage OF the prose.
cutrlx with Mr. William Ball, bOOkbInder, OF this
CITY, Both the parties to this interesting ceremony
promptly asserted that there was no legal impede
ment to their union in the bonds of matrmony.
From this 1t would seem that MIS- Ball Mrs Byard
of yore Ia entirely satisfied with the result of the
investigation thus far. Having VDdicated herself
before the Alderman, to the sad disco nture of Mr..
SiePfrledssth the prosecutrX considered herself at
liberty to assume anew the reatIons of wife.
THE MONEY ORDER PoST OFFICEs.-The
system OF Post Office Money. orders, which has
been success in England for years past is now in