New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-27
THE COURTS.

TIE SIEGFRIED POISONING CASE.
CLOSE or TIIE SECOND TRIAL-IIIE JURY OUT ALL
NIGHT
The trial of Frederick Heggi, indicted for
the murder Frederick J. segfried, resumed
eray in the Court Of General Sessions before Recorder
Hackett William p. Howe. in summing up for the de-
Tense said that order convict the prisoner Hegr of
murder DIV poisoning the deceased. Slegried. with
arsenic IL necessary that the jury should
fed, first. that the deceased died from poison aud.
secondly, that the poison administered 10y the pris
Mt Howe reviewed the evidence, dwelling on the
long and friendly acquaintance Of the prisoner and the
deceased: the relations Of the deceased the
Miller and ms flight TO Newark, where he sent for
Heggi 20 visit him That Heggi should administer poi
in the presence Of the daughteTn-law Of the de
ceased absurd and inconsistent with the secrecy and
caution characteristic Of posOner Mr. Howe recalled
the OF DR.. Scheppe aud Anne Merrick, in which
the eircumsantia evidence had been stronger than in
this case and YET had subsequently proved unlrustwOr
thy The jury should hesitate before they convicted the
prisoner on circumstantia evidence. BE appealed to
the Jury TO weigh carefully their respOns bility.
Assistant DistrctAtOrney Rollins for the peope said
that this a involving doubt TO ne degree
character of the crime, committed Is was neither
Of insanity utihable homicide nor killing in the
heat Of passion Either prisoner had administered
nosOn 70 kill or he was innocent OF the charge The
Jury select the facts and pass upon them
aratey but must take all the circumstances and arrive
al a conclusion. He defended that class OF evidence
known = circumstantIal being that upon which
Jury generally RELY, for in the absence frequently
Of direct proof would otherwise 20 unpunished
He commended the analysis and the testimony of the
experts sufficiently atesed the presence OF Arsenic and
the cause OF DEATH and he defended tho chemist who
made the analysis. he reviewed the evidence and
claimed that il established opportunity and motive
upon which the prisoner acted II the commission OF the
crime.
After Mr.. Rollins closed. the counsel for the defense
submitted number of propositions which he requested
the Court 10 charge The Recorder charged them all,
and then reviewing the evidence considered estab
shCd that there arsenic which administered
before DEATH Oiused Throughout the system OF the de-
ceased and he died from the effects OF IT, but ny
administered, whether BY the prisoner or at his
instance II was for the jury say. The Recorder dis
cusseC the question motive ana directed the attention
OF ne Jury the will which dsinherlted Crundchlld
whom the deceased was attached. de concluded Dy
saying that II the had reasonable doubt they
should give the prisoner the benefit Of TO- ana acqut
him The Jury retired, and az p u u was reported
they had not agreed, but stood eight FOR scqui
ana four for conviction.
Recorder Hackett was 20 be sent the jurors shoud
agree upon verdict by 10 AT that Aour the per
Interested IN tho result, they were seemingly
very few, the door OF the Court OF
General sessions and informed he court officers
charge tha the jury had failed 70 they had
ing the utBatum OF the Recorder-agree or De locked
up-a strong effort evidently made about
10 o'clock the minority, FOR iOud
talk heard from the corridor, and when he door
mOmenUary opened by the officer attendance 10 con
vcv the Information they must consider themselves
under lock for the night, ana must make their
beds the hard benches OF tbs courtroom. mum OF
voices conveying dissatisfaction was audible.