Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-08
THE sons STORY.


tening to Young Mr. Siegfried's story,
took his affidavit, in which he states:
THE SONS STORY.
That he resides in Third avenue, bet
ween One EIundred and Twenty eighth
and One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
streets, in the city of New York, and is
engaged in the business of saddle and
harness maker; that he is the son Of
Frederick Joseph Siegfried, who died on
or about the twentieth day Of August,
1869, at No. 263 East Houston street, in
this city, leaving him and Charles Sieg-
fried his only children; that his father
came to his death, as he is informed, by
poison administered by Frederick Heggi
and Rosini Heggi, his wife; that the
sources of the Information and grounds
of his belief are as follows: that on or
about the first day of May, 1869, his
father kept a lager beer saloon at No.
ll9 First avenue; ne lived In the house
and employed a housekeeper named
Caroline Miller, now named Caroline
Shubert; that during the time his father
lived there Frederick Heggi frequently
came to the house and had long and ex-
citing conversations with him, as he is
informed by Caroline Shubert or Miller,
and that at those conversations Heggi
endeavOred to speak in the most deroga-
tory character of him and his family, in
order, as he believes, TO produce an un-
favorable impression in the mind of his
father F. j. Siegfried] against him and
his family; that he is further informed
that his father left his place on First
avenue andiwent to No. 10 Ridge Street,
about the fourth day of July, 1859, and
opened 3 lager beer saloon and remained
there about three weeks; that he is fur
ther Informed by Caroline Miller that
about three weeks after he [Siegfried1
went to Ridge street Heggi took him
away; Caroline Miller lShubertl asked
him where he was going to take him,
and Heggi told her that it was none Of
her business, as she would turn around
and let his son know where his father
was; Hegai further told her that he
would tell her some other time where
Siegfried was and what had be-
come of him; that he is further in
formed by Caroline Miller that three or
four days aterward Heggi took all his
fathers furniture, except the bar-roOm
furniture, away; that at the time of the
taking of the furniture Heggi showed her
a piece of paper puFporting to be an order
from 4. j Siegfried for the furniture: |
there was no writing on the paper; she |
fearing something was wrong called for |
about the tenth day of August, 1869, he, |
not being able to find his father or as
certain his whereabouts, met one John |
Ka1bfell, who resides in Harlem, who
informed him that his father was dead
hot rNff f1x laoAA - A. 4,
er he made further Inquiry, and finally /
met one John Ruct and bis wife, at No. |
43 Forsyth street, who informed him |
that Heged told him that Siegfried had /
died and was buried in Newark, New /
Jersey, that his father died, as he IS in
formed, Oh the tweHtieth day of August,
1863, ten days after the aforementioned |
statement; that at thetime Of his death |
he left large amount of real and per
sonal property, the amount Of which i I
to him; that he was buried at /
the Lutheran Cemetery on Long Island; |
that after the burial he asked HegQi for /
the certificate of burial IN order TO put a /
gravestone therei Heggi said that he
would attend TO II himself; he further
told him that he could DO all he liked,
he Heggil had got all he wanted; he
further says that on the records of the
books of the Board Of Health at the
Mulberry street police headquarters the
burial place of his father is entered as
though it took place in CaEmansville,
New York; that he had been informed
that the body of his father has since his
death been exhQmed, and that poison
has been found therein,
rxFTFafTNo, '1trr, ponv
Corner Young then communicated
with the Brooklyn Board of Health, and
IN the dead of night Deputy Coroner
Marsh, with assistants, visited the GEM
steFy aud had the body exhumed 1t
was fearful cold night, and the grave
iiggers were unable, at times, toproceed
With their work, IT was concluded,
loweYeT, the coffin taken out and the
lody identified by Mr.. Siegfried, jr., as
hat of his father. 1t was put in the
lead-wagon and taken 10 the Morgue at
Bellevue hospital, where DIR Marsh
made post-mortem examination. He
ound the body extremely well preserved,
he brain full and firm, such as was to
,e expected in case of poisoning by
Irsenic. The post-mortem in the case
vas as follows:
F TELE STATE OF THE REMAINS. ~ I;
pr.4G. r. T. Marsh, who made q post
nortem examination of the body, in his
iffidavit Says: 8isg ~ Ak35J
The autopsy was made two years, five
Months, and sixteen days after death. /
were encloeedin an ordinary
White wood coffin, slightly stained. The
offin was entirely and wei preserved 4.
The collin was opened IN the presence Of
JorOner Young, Counsellor Gage, Fred
rick Siegfried, son Of the deceased, DR..
ernest Cushing, Of Bellevue hospital,
nd JOAN o. Brien and Daniel OBrien, I
,eepersl of the Morgue. The body was
messed in white overshirt, with collar
nd black necktie, white undershirt,
pants, white stockings and
rawers. The face presented brown !
sh appearance, the features being well
reserved. The hair and beard were
ray. The body was identified by Fred !
rick siegfried, son of the deceased, in :
Feselce of Coroner Young, and Others,