Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-04
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Il Annals--Capital Trial in Salem, Mass Oh
Moses GOodhue, for Rape, Comnhitted "po"
the Person OF his own Daughter.
Suprem me judicial Court.
SALrAf, Mass. Dec. I'd

| the Person OF his own Daughter.
Supreme judicial Court.
SALrM, Mass. Dec. I'd, 1910.
TRIAL OF MosEs GooDuug, addicted for a rape
upon Olive GJodhae, his daughter, the Sd August
las.
ssPyesent-Chief ustice Shaw and associate Judges
! Putnam and Wild.
C0uRsel-For the prose cution, Attorney General
James T. Austin, and District Attorney L. Hunting
| ton For the prisoner N. Y. Lord, and Joshua II.
| Ward.
/ Jny-Israel Carlton, foreman; Thomas J. Clark
Samuel Endicott, Daniel Foster, jr., Moses Kim
ball, Jonathan L. Kmbai George Knight, Elias
Needham, Francis S. Newell, Gideon Phillips, Dan
| lei N. Prime, Elias q. Southwest
! This trial has created most wonderful excite
ment in Salem, and in fact in all the TOW adjacent
to that where the horrid act perpetrated, and
! cannot conceive Of more outrageous violation OF
the laws Of the country private feelings than the
present.
The Court met at III o'clock on Monday, but long
before its opening, the streets and avenues leading
| to tie Court House were but one mass OF moving
beings, and when the doors were unbarred, one
rush succeeded, and the Court filled
Moses Goodhue, the prisoner, is man of most
ruflianlike aepearanee--middhAg stature, and a
countenance clearly betokenng the character of the
inner single glance satisfied of his guilt.
| He has for many years been resident Of Andover,
and served term three years i'll the State Prison,
| at Chariestown, for adultery The girl, upon whom
the brutal act perpetraed is Is years of age has
apeasant colntenance, good features, and quite mo-
| dest in her appearance. Several hours con-
sumed in emPanelling the jury, and fourteen
peremptorily challenge, thres for cause !; one of
| whom cosld not convict for offence punishable
by DEATH and the others had formed opinions Of the
| guilt or innocence Of the prisoner. The Jury was
at last sworn, and the indictment read, to which
the prisoner recklessly responded "Kor GUILTY"
| The District Attorney, +. Huntington Esq, then
opened the with remarks upon the enormity Of
the offence, which is, by the 18th section, l25th
chapter of the Revised Statutes punishable BY death,
and related the circumstances of the case length
he expected to prove them to the Jury.
Mrs. Goodhue, wife OF the prisoner, was first Of
fered by the Attorney General, but tho Counsel for
the prisoner directing, she declared incompe-
tent by the Court.
| Olive Goodhue spora-Was l6 years old last
| July 9th day. Was then living with widow Betsey
Jenkins On the 18th of Juy, left there for COED,
| and went home. Aiy married sister, Mrs. Carter.
there then, and stayed there till the I'd Of Aug
have small brothers, one s, the other l. years
Of age, who, with my father, mother, aud SELF made
| the family Mr.. jenkins also lives half mile from
| US; Is the nearest neghbor. That night nothing
| happened-the next night, between and s o clock,
father sent the boys to beds they slept in the south
east corner Of the house, in the southwest, and
house is story high; all the looms lead cut OF q
| large kitchen. In few moments after the boy s
| went to bed went too and left father and mother
| in the kitchen. | had Just blown out the light and
got into bed, when mother and said father want
| cd should come to his room. l objected, and she
| went away, but came back in q few minutes. l still
refused, aud fastened both the doors There tws
IN my room, leading into the kitchen, the other
| into entry between my room and my fathers
Soon father came, and threatened to break the door
II did not open 1t; 50 go, up and unla.tened the
| | followed them to their room and he began to scod
| me for leaving Mrs Jenkins swearing at me terribly.
Then he told me to undress myself and 20 to bed.
| did So and got into his bed; there is but one bed
in the ROOM he and mother then began to talk about
| my coming away from Mrs Jenkins; he then told
| mother TO undress and go to Jed. She did. He
dressed, blew the light out, and cot in himself !
crept on to the back side 1.-THE bed IL stood against
the wall; mother was in the middle; ] lay with my
face towards the wall. In few minutes, he told
mother TO along and let him get into the mid
die; she did so; he did not touch me for time
| | neither answered him nor moved when he spoke;
| hs said was under age, and must do as he said;
tried TO get away all could mother did not speak
nor do anything; cant describe the rests he raised
nv clothes by force and effected his purpose; then
| sent me to my own bed; tsld mother to light me;
| went, and in a few minutes, he came and promised
never TO do such thing again il would not tell Of
| him. Mother did not say anything
The question whether he had taken any liberties
| before that, oblecied 10, ana the Court ruled
| that il would be admissible.
lie has taken liberties frequently since he came
home from Cbarlestown; he never proposed any
thing bad. After this my brother Leonard came
| down on a certain occasion, between IL and IL
| o'clock at night my cries and screams brought him
in; he is IL years old. IL was the next week, or
week after the rape; Father had hold Of at the
time by the arm; he struck me on my side that made
me scream; he struck me because would not lay as
he wanted me to; Leonard asked what the matter
was; Father said nothing wss the matter; Father
took the light, and went to bed with him.
The next time he came into my room, told to
and get into bed; did not go at first; he took
| hold under my arm and removed me TO the bed; he
came into my again, another time; told him
ifhe did not be still acting so, would GO to the
neighbors; he said might go and that Of the m
could hurt him any. This was abouttwo weeks after;
il did not do as he wanted me to he would throw
out Of the window head Cir {; this the night that
Leonard came into the room; he did not care il il
| killed me; this was the secosd time; went to Mr.
Hollis in the last week Of August TO pick hops;
there nearly three weeks. stay three nights went
home Sabbath days TO dress; Father offered further
violence the frat night retained home the in
stigation Of my mother; he used about the Ian
| guage as on former occasions; told him | should
not suffer such actions TO go on any longer, If the
law could do any thing about IL; he then grew very
angry, and took hold Of my arm and shook me very
| severely, nd said was but l6 years eld and
obliged 10 mind him he then swore, and said had
better look out what did; he done that night;
brother William came in (l9 years old) about six
| o'clock.
At the time he came in was crying; he wanted
| to know what the matter told him that ia
| Their said he was worse than old Lot, who got
| drunk and laid with both his daughters. William
| went out for Moses. Mother was not present.
Moses, the elder brother, (22) came then. Father
| had not cotse home from the store-Mr. Whitney's
| store. He came home about o'clock. Said he
would not live another year in this way with such
| pack as he had in his family. All were there. Mo-
| Their asked him If he wanted his sspper. He said,
| with an OATH what do you suppose, have not eat
| any thing since my dinner. Msses told him he had
| short story to tell him. Tie said he would tell him
in the house or they would 60 out OF doors Father
said he should not go out Of doors to hear any story
| Moses then told him he must alter his hand he
| would for him. He told Moses he need not come
home to order him about his family. Moses told him