The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-02
FURTHER PARTICULARS
Of the Triple Murder and Suicide
in New York.
THE CONDITION OF DIR. sEau1N.

NEW York, Nov. l. The following addition
al par leu lars are given of the Seguin horror:
The family lived in fve-st)ry brown stone
front, English basement house, elegantly fur
nished. The room in which the tragedy took
place is on the fifth floor, and is scarcely ever
used by the family. The three servants III the
house noticed during the day, that Mrs. Se-
guin was moody, a condition shes had been in
for several weeks, and which her brother, DR..
AmidoD, termed "the blues.' About IL
O'Clock she called upon him and said she did
not feel WE'LL and had written DIR. Henry Dra-
per, who had been invited to due with the
family, to defer his visit. This note she asked
her brother to send He took il iokingly, and
told her they would all enjoy themselves DR..
Amidon called on his sister at o'clock, aud
was told she bad gone out for a walk. He re-
turned at o'clock, but Mrs. Seguin had not
yet returned. The hall boy incidentally mem
Iloned that the spare room was locked and the
key gone. A. sudden suspicion seized the doc
tor that Mrs. Seguin had gone to Central Park
and drowned herself and her children. He
could not explain why he thought this. He
Immediately went up stairs and burst the door
open. A horrible sight met his eyes. Almost
in the middle of the floor lay the dead body of
the Oldest boy, (Edward) in pool of blood
He was shot through the head Partly in the
closet lay Mrs. Seguin. grasping in her right
hand big, pearl-handled Remington revolver
Inside the closet lay the boy John, aud the
girl Jeanette. They, too, were shot through
the head. Their faces bore a PEACEFUL even a
rognisL look, as though they had been killed
and had its hands tied behind. There could
be no doubt that the mother had enticed them
into the room on the pretenSe of PLAYING
"blindmsn's buff" She had led the two
youngest into the closet and locked them in,
while she murdered the oldest boy. The pis-
iol with which he was shot target prac-
tica weapon, with barrel eleven inches long
1t lay beside HIM and the bullet lay on the
floor. 1t had passed through his head The
maniac mother then proceeded to the closet,
and with the heavy 32-calibre Remington re-
volver, with which she Afterwards blew out
her own brains, shot the other Two children
Dr. Amidon cut the strings that bouad the
childreu's hands aud laid them the bed
The police and coroner were notified at once.
Nothing was found ia the room TO exDlain the
motive for the terrible crime The maniac
had held the weapon close to her victims
heads, for the handkerchiefs on the faces had
bern set on fire. the face of the little girl
wore a look of innocent surprise that cut more
deeply than any otner featare of the dreadful
de d. On the table lay a box of Cartridges
a ID a third pistol.
DR.. Seguin, when he returned, was taken to
hs office aud physicians called. He acted as
though his faculties we're gone. He caught
sight of picture of his children on the wall,
and broke into horrible wailing cry, that
wrnng the hearts of the listeners. The physi-
Claus fear he will 'se his ason. None of the
servants had heard any noise. Sudden insani-
ts is the only motive known for the deed.
When found, Mrs. Seguin was neatly dr-ssel.
The children we're loved aud pelted b, all who
knew them, aud comprised the entire family
of the unfortunate couple.
Large crowds hOcked to the residence of DIR.
Seguin today, and policemen stationed there
had difficulty to keep the passage clear. DR..
Seguin IS Completely pr,strat d. and graves
fears are said to be entertained regarding his
m HkA a hud uiu III ho
quieted by slrong hypodermic injections of
morphia. Dr.. Amidon denied any INSANITY in
the family. An Inquest will be held this after
noon. The date of the funerals has not yet