The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-11
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faune ehilifen lhs aflefnonn and thaa
Killed htfsff VI NJ ~ Wet fseh.
iieth street There u NJ uihaf eausa
knHwn for The hpfflble tragedy THAN the IN
sHnlty ~ The maihef fhe uhlldfun weH -
wafi ~, aeed sls yeari John Van nnyo,
sHud hto ynaia, and 1uanuetin four feafA
ihef we're ail shui through the heal anH IT,
stauiiy killed. The mHihrfs death Naa a.
sudden ~ ih,ifa, The ffiahiful feature n H.
sraaedy Il tho manner " the murder. Mfs.
sNRun tnuh Tho children W nm empty spare
fuum NJ the top VI q nyosinry huuae, IN tho
absence Of bor husband, aud VII 10 The SCI.
wants we're engarrd In the basement. and
loeked herself M with ihom, The sef, ants
believed thcy had gone out fur walk.
wha, happened N the rom will never he
known, but whom pr. Amidon. Mrs. eeeulns
brother, called nj nve O'Clock, hni, with hia
suspicious armsed ny the long absence of tho
family, made search NJ tho house the
mother and children were found dead, all shot
through the head. The chllircn's ! ands we're
tied hchlnd their backs with whpcord. They
wec blindfodrd with hendkcrchlef., and
frm VII appearances, they must have been
escoutioner They had been dead Tor al least
an hour and half, and were quite cold when
discovered Three pistols wcro found In the
room, oil Of heavy calibor and ell had been
used.
Mrs. seRiln had hem dc'pondcnt from
physical causes for some time, but she hal
shown no evidence OF insanity. She was n
small. slim woman Of nervous temperament.
Her domestic HE was very happy, and there
was no family trouble
| Dr. Scguin returned home about seven
o'clock, and upon hearing tho dreadful news
was utterly prostri,cd. lie Il In q state Of
mental distress, and under tho care Of ply.
sicinna
| Dr. scguln isa noted specialist in cases of
insanity. His father was equally 80. His
| wife wa the daughter of Massachusetts,
farmer Tho couple moved In tho host society
The family lived In ii,c-etory brown-stone
front English baiemcnt house, elegantly fur
nished Tho room In which the Tragedy tooh
place Ia on the nth ilooi, aud ia scarcely ever
used by tho family.
Tho three servants In the house noticed dur
Ing tho day that Mis-, keguin was In the mos'dj
condition she had been Ia for several weeks
and vh on her brother, DR. Asldpn. terincs
upon her, and sho said rhe did nqt feel wei
and had written Ia DR.. Henry DRAPER. who hai
been invited 10 dine with tho fnmlly. to dafe
his visit. This note she asked her brother q
send; He nok 4, jokingly, and told her ihel
would all enjoy themselves.
Dr. .AmIdon called ON hls sister nj tbre
O'Clock, and was told she had gone out for
walk. He returned at fye o'clock, but Mr.
hegiiln had not yet returned. Tho halliday IN
cidentally mentioned that the door of the spar
suspicion seized tho doctor Tint Mrs. HrEii
had gono 10 the Central Park and drowne
herself and the children. lie could not Q,
plain why he thought this. lIo immedntel
went up stairs aud burst the do)r of the ROOT
open. A horrible sight mot his eyes. Almo'
IN the middle Of the floor lay the dead holy @
the eldest hoy, Edwari. IN pool Of bioof
Partly In closet lny Mrs scgnlD, grnspinR I
hor right hand a big pcarl-handlod revolyel
Inside the closet lay the boy John and the ~
Jeannetie. 1hsro could be no doubt that III
mother had taken tho children into IN
room on tho ptetcnsa of playing blindman
bun, She had led tho two youngest Into N
closet and locked them IN while sho mufdorc
the oldest boy The pistol with which he va
shot was tarFctpraotioo weapon, with q Ia
rel eleven inches long. IL lay beside him. an
the bullrt lay on the floor. II hnd passe
through HIS heHd. The maniac mother the
proceeded a. tho closet. and with q heavy thi
ty-twocalIher revolver with which shr nftel
ward b'ov out her own brains, shot tho othe
Dr, Anldon cut tho strings that bound IN
rhiIdrens hands nnf laid them on tho he'd
The police and Coroner were notified st once
Nothing was found IN the toom 10 explain IN
motive for the terrible crime.
Tho maniac had held the weapon close DO be
victims heads, for ths handkerohIef- on ihel
faces had boon burnci. The face of the lltfl
girl wore a look ~ innocent surprise that cu
morn deeply than any other feature of th
dreadful decd. ON the table laid tox o
cartridges and third pistol
Dr. sesuln, whom he returned. was taken :
hls office snd physicians summoned lie acfe
a. though his faculties werr gone. He ranFh
sight II fhs picture ~ hi. children on tho wal
and broku into q horrible. walinF cry tina
wrtIng tho hearts Of tho listeners. The phys
clans tear he viii lose his reason. None of IN
servants heard any npise.
SUDDEN insanity u tho only motive know
for tho decd. MR.. seguin was neatly dressed
III. chlldren were lovely little things IN
all the family she bad.