The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-06
THE SIEGfRIED POISONING CASE.
Testimony Before Coroner Young-A Witness
Swears That the Deceased Said He Had
Besn Poisoned by Heggi.

Coroner Young yesterday resumed the tnvestiga-
ton INTO the of the death OF Frederick Sieg-
fried IN whose stomach, the evidence shows, were
| iOund over four grains OF arsenic Tue full details
have already appeared IN the HERALD, together
with the details OF the arrest OF Frederick Heggi
VINO Is now confined in the Tombs, under the sus-
piclon OF having administered the deadly
draughr. The COroner's Office was crowded by
Germans, their wives ana baoies ana the examina-
ton lasted for four hours. The first witness called
Frederick Siegried, son OF the deceased, who
contested the Will Of his deceased father leaving the
DGlk OF the property to the accused. The evidence
is mainly a repetition OF the statements already
published. He, however. gave further testimony as
follows;-
Father and never had quarrel about money;
had a quarrel with him; he drank great deal
my iatner, IN April, be ore he died. advised me 10
mud house in westchester county, ana he would
sell out and 1--we with me; we mad no quarrel; tried
/ TO see him when he was SICK ne left First avenue
Sn pons Two Months neore Se aea M when une
! heard that my father died IN Newark inquired
about II; found ne lived at lo West street. Newark,
with Ars. Ecchert; my father died after Heggi told
my lrlends he mad died In Newark; SIX months alter
his death went to Coroner Scnlrmer. VINO told me
! would not ma anything but the bones.
| coroner Schitmer, VINO was present. denied that
he had made this statement, but had told him as .e
doctor had gwen certificate he would have TO have
tne Dody exhumed at his owl expense.
Augustus kranbiel, NJ. d., sworn-l was not &C
before he dled IL was IN East Houston street; after
wrote prescription he complained OIL his stomach
| prescribed Tor u slight irritation OF the stomach
calisaya bark and diluted murlatlc acd only MIN
| twice my recollection Is very slight; gave no pre-
scrlption containing arsenic; don't know who
called me. nor who paid me- the second
day gave MN quinlne and mnriatic ACID; found
| no symptoms OF poisoning when attending him: he
died the next night alter my last visit II you give
arsenic IN small doses II may not show symptoms
for some time Dut It would cause death from gas
trits; entirely indebted to the press, my pre-
scrlptlons and the certificate OF death for the evI
dence nave given here; he may nave taken arsenic
! In small doses; In my opinion a man might have
four grams OF arsenic IN him and death not result
! from 1t.
| Mrs Sieglred wife OF the first witness, testified
that she saw her iatner-in.law in Newark on Tues
day before the saturday ne died; he was then SICK
| but sitting up; he said he had sent for when he
| was SICK In Ridge street, New YORK, 10 come and
take him away; ne said he wanted TO so away from
| Newark to our house; he mai pains In MS bowels,
Mrs Eccnert was attending him hair an nour; after
! Heggi came In he SAID deceased mad made his
the little glr / was there two hours;
| saw Heggi give him dark brown medicine III a
spoon ana RASPBERRY syrup and wine after It;
| deceased told Heggi he was gong TO New York;
| got into carriage; Heggt walked near the car
me out OF the carriage sleerled told me to stay by
him, Dut Heggl put me out and got IN himself, al
though the carriage would noid iour deceased
| his trunk; l came to New York on the cars;
waited at the ferry. but The carriage did not come
anu | went TO Heggfs house in Houston street,
where found father-ln-law; deceased then said IL
was too late, but ne wanted to come TO mouse
the morning; the next morning Mrs. Hegg objected
| to his going and he consented to walt another
day, but ne would 20 then, as he did not like 1t
there's next day ne was in bed; his mouth and teeth
were ali black: he told me to tell ms wife ana
son 10 come IN they didn't see him; next
% Wss coming Ms that the Heggs N We're giving nm
poison; lieggi and wife were there; they ordered
me OUT OF the room; heggi then gave him some
medicine In a cup and then some milk; the medi.
cine was brown; they wouldn't let me 20 into the
room, although stayed until seven; asked Heggi
fl, nfn1 nj ltl1 n
to make ms win, but IL was too late, as ne could
not wriIe;n he died next morning; but while was
he looked at the old man. SAID he had nervous
lever, took some money from Heggi ana went out;
wnen left about seven O'Clock, ne was speecnfess
don't know OF any quarrel between my husband
and his father; told my husband AZ once that
the death till saw 1t IN the paper; the old man in
Newark tod me ne didn't want to make will,
nu 'n sSms ,SS,a had cheated him ont
500; deceased drank great deal, so that
he could not attend TO his business
Caroline Schubert, late housekeeper for deceased,
testified that she went with Slegiricd as his house
keeper IN Ridge street to marry him when he got a
divorces; flegg used TO visit deceased, who was sick
three weeks before ne died; HeggI took him away,
put wouldn't tell her where to; Heggi ordered her
leave the ouse In two hours after Slegfrled was
removed; she threatened to sue sIeglrled aud
Hegg gave ner the lager beer shop In Ridge street.
Charlotte Seglrled wife oil deceased, testified that
she separated from him six months before he ,lu,I
ana last saw MIN two hours before he died; he then
seemed insensible; he leit me six months before be-
cause he wanted q younger woman; sne wanted 10
bury the BODY IN Carmansve, but they wouldn't
allow iurSher Durlais there and he was buried in
the Lutheran Cemetery by Heggi.
Jacob Rucn, OF 43 Forsyth street, testified that on
August IA Heggl asked hun II he had not heard or
Slegrieds death In Newark. aud SlealrIed dlu not
die I'LL the 21st OF Agust following.
mrs. Ecchcrt, at whose house IN Newark deceased
was lodged, testified that deceased came alone I;
then Hegg came next day. the 4th or OH OF August
Siegrled SAID he was Sick and DR.. Zehter was
called and attended MIN; Heggl came to the nouse
once In a while to see hln after he had been there
three weeks deceased wanted TO 20 to New York.
never saw the accused give him any medicines
when the daughter n-aw called deceased did not
want to and size Iorced herself into the
room.
The inquest was adjourned until eleven O'Clock
A. M. Oh Monday.
SINGULAR DEATH.