New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-01
'er Brady will hold an inquest to-day.
WHAT CORONER BRADY LEARNED.


Coroner Brady was informed by the police, and
went TO Dr. Seguin's house about o'clock. He re-
mained there about two hours, investigating the
matter and talked with alithose who were familiar
with the circumstances of the CRIME 50 lar as they
are known In telling the story OF what he learned
and saw Coroner Brady said to TRIBUNE reporter;
"When reached the house l was shown to the
top floor and was taken into a room which was
generally not used by the family. The door OF
the room was broken open, and In the middle was
little boy about six years of age lying in pool OF
blood which oozed from a wound in his head.
handkerchief saturated with blood was neatly tied
around the chlld's eyes, Near bed, which stood
in the front of the room, was the body of Mrs.
Seguin. She was lying on her face and her hair
was disheyelled and clotted with blood In one
corner of the room was a closet. the door OF which
was partly open and the sill lay the dead body
of another boy. He too was blindfolded. and the
handkerchief, which hid from him his mothers
insane act was burned by the powder. The boys
scalp was partly torn from his head, making long
friehtful- looking wound. On little stool which
stood in corner of the closet little girl lay
cIouching as if to escape from further agony. She
like her two brothers had handkerchief tied
around her eyes, Each child's hands were bound
behind the back with whlp-cord In the closet was
a small pearl-handled revolver with five chambers
a box of cartridges the cover of which had been
removed and another pistol chamber of which
was empty This is picture in a general way of
the room in which the murder and suicide were
committed
"In trying to learn the cause of the act there was
little for the relatives to tell, one could throw
much light ON it. DR.. Amidon, Mrs. Seguins
brother is in the habit of visiting his sister three
or four times day. lie called at the house to-day
about O'clock As was frequently his custom. and
| took lunch with her. There was nothing then to
attract his attention especially and he left the
house to attend to professional duties. Again
| he called at the house about o'clock
| and was met by the boy at the
| door with a startled look, who asked him immedi-
ately If he knew where Mrs. Seguin was i haven't
| seen her since O'clock said the boy. Il wonder
] If she has gone out. / haven't seen the children
| either DR.. Amidon instantly suspected that her
| mental condition had caused her to attempt some
| insane act, and he instantly cried: i wonder if
she has jumped into the Central Park lake Then
| the boy and DR.. Amidon ascended the stairs and
| carefully examined each ROOM The one on the top
| floor was locked, and the doctor burst 1t open,
| thinking that whatever had happened he could
discover il all there. The scene which met his
gaze have already told you.
| Dr. Amidon, of course with a physicians eye,
| saw that there was nothing that medical science
could suggest which would be OF the slightest value
| at that moment He however, Immediately sent
for Dr. Mason who lives the opposite side of the
street When the ply yslcian arrived he thought for
| a moment that the boy John, who lay in the closet,
showed little sign OF hfe He carried him to the bed
but soon found that he, like the Others, had been
| dead for some time. The hall-boy carefully
| questioned but he said that he had not seen Mrs
| Seguin or the children for several hours. The
| house he said, had been quiet all the afternoon.
| and not the slightest sound had been heard. Ii
seemed strange that not one report OF the pistols
had been heard. but the servants below stairs cor
roborated the boys statement. The fact that the
room had been locked and that the tragedy had oc-
CURED in tho highest story i'll the house proba-
| bly, the reason why no noise was
| heard DIR. Amidon said that he could
| suggest no reason for his sister killing
| her children She had been melancholy and de-
spondent for few days, he said, and had what Is
| generally called the blues He could only think
| that while temporarily insane his sister had COM
mtted the deed
There is one thing / would like to mention
that is rather singular feature in this sad analr
Dr. Draper had been invited TO dine with the family
tonight After lunch Mrs. Seguin sent word to Dr.
| Draper's house telling hlm not TO come
| this evening. but assigning no particular
| reason. She did not inform the servants,
| however, and they prepared the dinner. As passed
| through the dining groom / the table set for
| four persons. IL was richly laden with all that
| comfort and happy home could suggest: DR..
| Seguin did not reach home until O'clock and then
| learned the story for the first time He Ia COM