New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-03
4 REMARKABLE POISONING CASE.

RICH sALOON-KEEPER'S BODY EXHCMED TWO
YEARS AFTER DEATH AND FOUND sArC-
RATED WITH ARsENIC-ARREsT OF THE AL
LEGGED MURDERER.
very curious poisoning case was brought
70 light yesterday in the COrOners office the facts OF
which were kept until the alleged murderer was
arrested Frederick seigfred, harness-maker, living
in Third-aye between Onehundred- and-twenty-eght
and ynnth-sts alleges that his
father the late Frederick Joseph segried, who died on
Aug 90 1862 No 263 East HOuston-st was poisoned
By Frederick Heggi and Rosanna Heggt, his Wife, He
states under oath that May l. 1862 his father Kept
lager.beer saloon at No. 11s Frst-ave and employed
Caroline Miller housekeeper that Heggi frequently
had long and exciting conversations with his father
that his father opened saloon at No. Ito
Rfdge-st on July IS, and three weeks afterward,
as the deponent is informed by Caroline Miller,
Hegg took him away, and returned in few days and
carried of all the IN the house except what
was in the barroOm, showing to the hOusekeeper an
order signed by Mr. seigfried that the deponent not
being able find his father met on Aug 10, 1862 John
Kalbfeu OF Harlem, who informed him that his father
was dead that subsequently he was informed by John
Rusch of No. &c Forsyth-st that HeeH had told them
that Segfred had been buried in Newark, " j. that
his father died Aug. TO- ten days after the deponent
met Rsch and buried in the Lutheran Cemetery on
Long Island that the depOnent asked Heggl for GER
tfcate OF burial in order erect tombstone over the
grave; that Hegd told him he could do what he liked
he himself had got all that he wanted that according
TO the records Police Headquarters the buriaplace
was in Carmansville and that the body has been
humed recently and traces OF poison have been found
I. Deputy Coroner Marsh made examination or the
body nearly % years DEATH The coffin opened
in the presence OF Young A. b. Page Frederick
seigfried Dr. Ernest Cushing, and others. The body
was well preserved, and was identified by Frederick
seigfried by deformtes Of the finger OF each hand.
There was evidence OF external violence. The heart
Spleen liver kidney, lung, the stomach, portion OF
the BRAIN and the ntestnes delivered 10 the chem
ist OF the Board OF Health. The body was again ex-
humed on March and several ribs and bones and por
tons of the lining OF coffin given to the chemist
The results OF the chemical analysis thus summed
I'D by Dr. Herman Endeman:
The parts received were all less impregnated
stomach and intestines; a large amount was found
the liver and kidney and small quantity III the bran
nogranlines OF metallic arsenic. The entire weight OF
these parts six pounds and fraction me average
quantity OF arsenic therefore, one mogranne ana
half each pound OF material examined 10 determine
whether the whole body was equally saturated with ar
seuc whether only the intestines IT, samples
OF and muscle weighing about 10 ounces were exam
ined and yielded Two miilogrammes OF netae arsenic:
OF muslin from the bottom Oh the comm saturated
with q putrid fluid emsnating from the corpse were
found to be rich h aTsee as "Tpe p ~ 90
contained sample OF the SOIL under the CONN was so
small that decided reaction could be Obtained though
nearly two pounds the moist soil taken for this
examination. There was evidently arsenic Unused ny
mean
which had penetrated the whole lower portion OF the
coffin vet the body retained more arsenic than IL suf
clept TO produce death. therefore state that in my
opinion Frederick J. Seigried came to his death from
the effects OF arsenic"
The arrest OF Hegg effected yesterday by officer
Freeman Of the Twenty nth Precinct, warrant is
sued b. Coroner Young. Heggi resided at the house
where ssgfried died. at No 1853 East HOusOn-st. He is
mach1ist age about 40. The prisoner denies all knowl
edge OF the poisoning.
Caroline Miller the housekeeper states that HegE, In
with the deceased which she overheard
endeayored prejudice him against his son. She
that she asked Heg when they left the house in Ridge
ST. what he was going to do with segfred and was told
that IL was OF business she would tell young
Segfred where his father He added he would tell
her some time what had become OF Mr.. selgfried.
IL ia alleged that after seigrieds DEATH Heggi
produced WILL written in English, and purportng 10
nave been signed by segfried who did not understand
English The greater part Of the property was DO,
Heg and Le was appointed an executor OF
the VIII He alleged that the remainder OF the property
WAS mortgaged him. It not until last FEBRUARY
young segfrled applied TO Coroner Young for the
arrest Heggi The Coroner asked him why he mad al
lowed SO long time to elapse before making the dis
closures Seged stated that when his suspicious were
aroused, months after the death OF his father,
friend informed him that investigation would be USE
less as che remains could neither be Identified nor
lyzed.
Coroner Young will hold inquest Friday. Hegg, |
eanwn<, 10 in the City Prison