The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-11-09
A MOTHERS DREADFUL DEED,
DetaliD of ,Irs. segu... IS Horrible Crime
New YORK, November |.

HEw YogE, November /.
| The murder Of her three children aud
the subsequent suicide of Mrs. Seeuin il
without parallel in some of it's phases,
Mrs. Seguin had been Respondent from
physical causes for somo time, but she
had shown no evidence Of insanity. She
was a small, slim woman, of nervous tenn.
perament. Her domestic life was very
happy. and there WAS 10 family trouble.
| Di. Seguin returned home about7 O'Clock.
and upon hearing the dreadful news was
utterly Frustrated. He is in n state of
mental distress and under the care of a
| physician. DIR. Seguin is o noted spe.
claiist in cases of insanity, and his father
was equally noted. His wife was the
| daughter or 5isSsac;iuset;s farmer.
Tho couple moved in the best society.
| lie family lived in five story brown
stone front, English basement, house ele.
gantly ivtnished. The room in which
! the tragedy took place is on the fifth
| moor, and is scarcely ever used by the
family: The three servants in the house
noticed during the day that Mrs. Seguiu
| was moody, condition she had been in
for several weeks and which her brother,
Dr. Amiden, termed the "blues." About
| II o'clock he called upon her and she
said she did not feel we'll and had written
to Or. Henry Draper, who had been in.
vited to dine witG tue family whom he
| visited. This note she asked ner brother
20 eend. Hc took it jokiugly and tcla
| her they would all enjoy themselves.
DIR. Amiden called on his sister at 3, and
was told she was gone out for a walk.
He returned at 5, but Mrs. Seruin had
not yet returned. The hall boy incident.
ally mentioned that the door Of the spare
room was locked and the key gone.
| n horrible suspicion seized the doctor
that Mrs. Seguin had gone to Central
Park and drowned herself and the chill.
dren. He could not explain wby he
thought this. He Immediately went up
stairs and burst the door of tho room omen.
A horrible sight met his eyes. Almost
in the middle of the floor lay the dead
body Of the oldest boy. Edward, in a pool
OF blood. Partly in the closet lay Mrs.
Seguin. graspng in her right hand n
pearl handled revolver. Inside the closet
Lay tho boy John and the girl Geannet.e.
There could be no doubt the mother had
taken them into tho room uader the pre.
tense OF playing blind maurs buff. She
had led the two youngest into the closet
and locked them up, while she murdered
tue oluest ooy. Abe pistol with which
he was shot was = target practice weapon,
! with barrel elevea inches long. 1t Law
beside him and the bullet lay on the
floor. Il sa'' p@saad through his head.
ths niauiSv mosher then proceeded 10
the closet. aud with thirty.two celibre
| revolver, with which she atterward bic
olt her own brains, shot the other two
| children. DR.. Amiden cut the strinps
that bound the children's hands and laid
them on the bed. Tho police aud the
coroner were notified Mt once. Nothing
was found in the room to explain the
motive for the terrible crime. The ma.
MAC had held the weapon close to her
victims heads, for tho handkercliicfs on
their faces had been burned. The face
OF the little girl wore look Of innocent
eurprise, that cut more deeply than any
other feature of the dreadful deeS, On
the table lay box Of cartridge and q
third pistol. DR.. Seguin, when he re.
turned was taken to his Office AM, ,,bysi-
clans summoned. lie acted Re though
his faculties were gone. He caught sight
OF picture Of the children on the wn,l
and broke into n horrible cry that wrung
the hearts of the listeners. The physi.
clans fear be will lose his reason.