The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-06
Mrs. Seguin Matched.

Horrible as Is the crime of Mrs. DR..
Seguin, of New York, who murdered
her four children and then killed her.
self, it does not stand alone. Only the
other day an account was telegraphed
Of man in Breslau, Germany, who
hung his five children and then took
his own life. The London correspond
emit of the Philadelphia Times records
crime recently committed in Waltham-
strow that quite vies with these in atroc-
ity.
William Gouldstone, twenty-siX years
of age, with light hair and moustache,
lived with his family at No. 8 Courtney
Place, st. James Street, Walthamstrow.
His family consisted of his wife, who
had recently given birth to pair OF
twins, and three boys, Charles, aged
three years and half, Herbert, aged
two years and half, and Frederick,
aged sixteen months. He was known,
previous to the crime which he COM
mitted without any known provocation,
as a peaceful, quiet and industrious
man. So far as is known, too, his rela-
tons with his wife were happy, and he
appeared to think much of the boys.
He did not manifest so much interest
in the twins.
On the day of his crime he came
home q little after five o'clock in the
afternoon. The hour was earlier than
customary and excited the curiosity OF
his wife "How is it that you are home
so early?" she said as he stood by her
| bedside. 81 left the place." he an
swered, ''while the manager had gone
to dinner and / came home" He then
took his little boy Frederick off the bed
and went with him out into the kitchen.
There he was seen later by his wife S
nurse, sitting on the fire guard and the
three children playing on the floor.
! She also went into a wash house adj
| Joining the kitchen. In The wash house
there was cistern situated some dis
lance above the floor Noticing chair
under the cistern, she asked who placed
it there. Daddy did," replied little
Charles. Later she went to Mrs.
Gouldstone' room, and while engaged
in making up the bed, Mr.. Gouldstone
came and the nurse went out.
Good God! he is numbering my chill
dren," was the cry that soon afterward
greeted the nurses ears. "Open the
doorn' she screamed, rushing back to
Mrs. Gouldstone's room and trying to
get in. Finally he opened the door and
and the nurse said: "Oh, you wicked
man, what have you dOne?' 81 have
killed my children" he remarked coolly
to his wife. 81 am happy man now
Your other three children are in the els
term Gouldstone had knocked his
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left them bleeding by the side of theil
mother. HE says he has killed the
other three children said Mrs. Gould
stone to the nurse; ego and see, viii
you?" An investigation revealed the
terrible fact that Gouldstone haC
drowned his three boys in the cistern
He made no attempt to escape, and wa
soon placed under arrest. While in thu
room with his wife after his arrest hi
kissed her and said: "All the children
are dead now. | shall be hanged anC
you will be single. You wished then
and me dead, and now they are
The coroner's jury investigated tn
case and elected the facts already re
counted. A verdict of "wilful muir
der'' was rendered, and the question o
another court. 1t is the opinion tina
Gouldstone was crazy when he com
mitted the crime, an explanation whicl
applies to all crimes, but what reasol
he gave himself for it is unknown Hi
| remarks to his wife after the murde
would indicate that he had not live
with her as peacefully as represented
We should not be surprised to lear
that they had quarreled that durin,
one of the quarrels she had wished her
self single and the children away; tina
he, in mad fit of jealousy because sh
had given utterance in a moment O
anger to such unnatural thoughts, hat
undertaken to execute her wishes. Un
der the spell of anger and jealousy,
human being is capable of any crime
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