The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-25

amer his father's death at the Snrrogate's ONCE
when an enort was made to break tne Will ne
Heggi) being there claiming under the VIII; the
deceased was over sixty years old, and with the ex
ceptiOn OF cramps in his legs he was healthy.
we're crosse EXAMINATION. He said that a week
after his father was buried he told his lawyers
Wright and Culyerl that ne was poisoned. The
Surrogate in which he represented himself as the
only son OF the deceased.
Caroline Schubert was the next witness. She
said she first met Sieglried, the deceased In 1862
and lived with him fifteen weeks in First avenue
and three weeks In Ridge street: tnat he was
healthy In July. and that she had q child by him;
Heggi visited Slegfred every day In Ridge street,
and three weeks before he 1.-THE dcceased) left,
Heggi told the witness that she must leave; that
Heggi had no further use for her. and she saw that
Heggt wanted to get Siegfried away; day or two
alter the prisoner came for the things belonging
to the deceased. On her crOss-examinarion the
witness said that she knew Siegfrleds wife was
alive when she went to live with him; that after
the deceased left she got q warrant for damages.
and finally compromised the matter by accepting a
lager beer saloon; a lawyer named Fox received
500 fees for making out the necessary papers.
Joseph Recklin testified that the last time he
saw SIegfried alive was in First avenue, in March,
1869, and then he was strong and healthy man I;
the deceased appeared to be very fond of his sons
little child.
Herman Fox, lawyer, testified to the fact that
Caroline Miller known as Caroline Schubert, APP
piled to him to commence an action for seduction
and breach Of promise Of marriage against Seg-
fried, and that on the Sd OF August 1869, Heggi
6y was 70 RE-
fixtures, from Slegiriea, he agreeing to pay the
lawyers fees, which amounted to 500.
Luke g. Grimes, a clerk in the Surr0gate's office,
produced, among other papers, the will OF Fred
eyick Segfried, which was admitted In evidence
The deceased bequeathed to his "beloved friend,
Frederick Heggi," all his estate, consisting OF
81, 500, deposited in the Dime Savings Bank at
Newark. Frederick Siegiried was recalled and, in
did not know whether he ever made an agreement
with Wright 4 Culver, lawyers whereby he was
to give them half the proceeds II they succeeded
In breaking the will before the Surrogate.
The prosecution rested their case, reserving the
right to call another witness in the morning.
THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE.
Mr.. Howe, in an effective and eloquent address.
opened the case in the afternoon, stating that he
fourteen years for wel-known firm in this city;
that he had an irreproachabse character; that the
defendant whe was over sixty years old, was
native OF Switzerland, and that an intimate
forty years. The counsel would show that Sieg-
fried discarded his wife and took Caroline Miller
to live with him, which caused great deal OF do
mestic unhappincss and il-feellng between old
ciliate them and accompanied Siegfred to Newark
to avoid the annoyance of a prosecution by Caro-
line Miller. Other facts would be shown, which
would clearly establish the innocence Of the &C
cused.
Dr. Frech was the first witness called for the
defence. He was asked number OF questions
about arsenic and its effect upon the body, and In
answer to question Of the counsel gave 1t as his
opinion that the finding OF quarter OF grain OF
arsenic in the portion OF the remains examined by
DR.. Endemann by the tests applied would be a
very suspicious fact though 1t would not positively
show that the person died from the effects OF
arsenic.
William F. Andrews, in whose employ Heggi had
been for fourteen years. testified that his character
was remarkably good.
The case will probably be concluded to-day