Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-01
A BLOODY CRIME,
Unparalleled n Ansrlca's less
Lat sf hsrrers. I,
A muaoraous coMpAcrla the WEST.

NEW YoRx, October si.-Nrs. Sarah 81
guin, aged SO, wife Of Dr.. Edward Q. Seguin'
the noted specialist On disesses Of the
brain, killed her three young children this
afternoon, and then killed herself, at No.
Al West Twentieth street. There Is no
other cause known for the horrible tragedy
than insanity. Tho children
were Edward d. age 8; John
Van Duyn, age S, and Jeannette,
aged 4. They were al shot through the
head and instantly killed. The mothers
death was . sudden - tkeirs A frightfui
feature of Tie tragedy il The manner OF ths
murder. NYs. 6eguin took the children 70
an empty spare room 90 the top OF their
five story house, In the aheeace OF her hus-
band. and when the servants we're engaged
in the basement and 0ekod hefsslf
a Nitp them. Tho eery.nef helieyed
tney hkd g1ees -;
What happened IN the roon a :
WIN Never he KHoUR, ASN
but when DR.. hmidou. Ma 6ekuin,G
brother, called at S o'clock, and, with htD
suspicious aroused BY the long .bssnSs e
the family, made search OF the house, ~
were shot through the head. The child.
ren's hands were tied behind their backs
with whip-cord and they wsre
blindfolded with handherhieis, and from
all appearances they must have been shot
while playing at blindmans bluff with their
e1ecutioner. They were dead for at least
an hour and half, and were quite cold
when discovered. Three pistols were found
in the room, all Of heavy calibre, ana oil
had been used. Mrs. Seguin had been
despondent for some time, bat she had
shown no evidence Of insanity. She was o.
small, slim woman OF nervous temperament.
Her
Domestic Life Was Veyy Happy,
and there was no family trouble. DR.. Sc.
euin returned home about o'clock, and
upon hearing the dreadful news was utter.
" prostrated. He Is In q state OF mental
distress and under the care OF physicians:
DR. Seguin isa noted specialist In cases of
insanity. His father was equally so. His
wife was the daughter OF o Massachusetts,
couple, and moved IN the very
highest New York society. The family
lived in q five-story brownstons front, Eng
lish basement house, elegantly furnished.
The room in which the tragedy took place
is on the fifth door, and Is scarcely ever
used by the family. The three servants In
the house noticed during the day that Mrs.
Seguin
was In . Moe<iy y<S0aftstns
She has been In for several weeks what her
brother, DR.. Amidon, termed the blues.
About IL o'clock she called upon hei maid,
and she said she did not feel well and had
written TO DR.. Henry Draper who had been
invited to dine with the family before his
visit. This note she asked her brother 70
send. He took It jokingly and told her
they would all enjoy themselves. DR..
Anhoou Is .ys -. .sS -. ers -
a walk, He returned ut five, but Mrs.
seeuin had not returned. The hall boy
men toned that the door Of the spare room
was locked and the key gone. A sudden
suspicion seized the Doctor that MIS-.
seguin had gone to Central Park and
drowned herself and children. He could
not explain why he thought this. He i'm
mediately went up stairs and burst the
door open, when -
horrible sight Met His Eyes
Almost in the middle OF the floor lay the
dead sody Of hi. eldest boy, Edwrrd, u n o
Seguin, grasping In her right hand q big
pearl handled revolver. Inside the closet
lay the boy John and the girl, Jeanette.
There could be no doubt that thomother hsd
taken the children into the room on the
preteDse Of playing blindman's bnG She
bad led the two. youngest'into the closet
and locked them in while she murdered
the Oldest boy. The pistol with which he
was shot was target practic weapon with.
q barrel eleven inches long. u lay ksside
him and bullet lay on the door. IL had
passed through his head.
The Maniac Neither
then proceeded to the closet, and with .
heavy 32-calibre revolver with which she
afterwards blew out her own brains, ShOt
her two children. DR.. Amidon cut the
strings that bound the childrens heads aud
laid them on the bed. The police and
coroner we're notified nj onoe. Nothing
was found in the room 10 explain tbs
motive for the terrible crime. Tns mainiac
bad held th hen weapon close 10 her victims
heads, for handkerchtefs on their faces
bad been burned. The fies OF the little
girl wore look OF innocent surprise. On
the table lay box OF cartridges and. .
third pistol. DIR. ses,in, when he re-
turned, vas taken I'd his Office and
physician. summonsd He scted
- though his. facplsies were goae.
lie caught sight ofa picture Of the children
or the wall and. broke into horrible wall
ing cry that wrung the hearts Of the
listeners. The physiflens fear he wili'loss
his reason. Mono 6f. the servants heard,
any noise. Sudden. insanity 10 the only
motive known for ths deed. Mrs. Bsgui0
was neatly dressed. The children were.
lovely little things aad all the family she
had