New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-15
THE LATEST TRAGEDY.
FATE OF TWO LOVERS.
IN TIE Philadelphia Eteaing Journal .

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Htseue' A"' 'e-0A - WV e No chronicle for many
George l.. Good ,...or Mass: e
spea ~ y 80. "a hss resided in this city ioi
., and three months. He has been en,py of
- the rdressing saloon sn ..rss above Fifth OPP
hchar1 DSnsio, Dn until about two weeks sncs'
lie il OF respectable psrentage snS workmen say
nbly FOOD character although ~, ~ tbe sst.blsh
s Soy ,bs most fancy man N sne oo' ...ro
ma Ne w.. Goodwin is OF medium s'ature
Ia huib spd fscially rather pTePo' s h;as
ctherw.se As before stsea no S' .,.,;,, tb.t his
meo' ~ vss 20 return TO hs native city, 10 search oil
Rs,ffis Marshall. lois person is a young "ouIan
vhem Goodwin brought with nun "hsn ne v n,s NJ.
- Philadelphia. Her Iative place Is Lynn, Mss
ca. IL rather short IN stature aud sisht IN Pers'n,
nth DARK complexion, black eyes and o-a;k heu,
and might be considered quite good LOOKING. o1e has
E,s6 Nth Goodwin az bis lawful wife until 10 onth
suoe when she left him, her affections having oesn
estrsnsed by young man named samuel w. hahoS,l,
Who was introduced 70 her by nun l1ooawnI. 10
have already said that two weeks ago Goodwin went 20
Boston 10 search Of his trusnt wife. his eIoics 10
discover her in that city proving inenectuai, ne re-
TUNED to New York, and wrote, from FRENCH h.si'
a friend here thar Lizzie was with him at that MOTEL
LIZZIE however was seen in company with Randall
Isst Monday night. Goodw n arrived 10 TINS CITY on
Tuesday night. Yesterday, he went 70 ms oia pass
Of business There he displayed two pistols One OF
these had three barrels all Of which were loaded, ana
The other two barrels only Of which was charged
He said that former hsd been presented 10 INN Dy
his late fellows TO purchase the later LIST nignt,
Goodwin was at the American House, on Chestnut
street. He louuged about the titing-room unl l
o'clock THE morning. WHEN he was turned odt by the
wstehpaa attached to the pTspi'e'. We now CO ne
10 tine fearful catastrophe of day.
IIsnklin square never presented more charming
appearance than it did this morning The grass ifesh
ana green and the lesfy branches musical with the
merry voices of toe blds TIE flashing iouna q, ana
Abe sby 6owers twinkling in their emerald BEDS msde
Up rare scene of enchantment and Joyousneis. Blt
g. & cd ula DO a a
sadly msrred Al 20 minutes psst 10 o'clock its still
ness was broken by the sharp report Of PISTOL lm'
medistely followed by another. crowd OF persons,
attracted by these unwonted sounds, has MY repaired
covered woman and m N lying on the ground, APP
peIently dead. The man was George l.. Goodwin;
latter was sitting of two stools on an avenue
beading TO the north eastern gate, and not very fsr
from that entrance, when Goodwin approached her,
and instantly drawing out his three-osrreed plsto,
discharged one of lis barrels at her. the ball lodging
10 her left eide, Immediately beneath her breast. liz
dro ,ped the weapon, but in an instant picked II up
again and, with another BARREL sho, himself In nearly
abe same part Of the body, the bsl entering directly
below bis heart. The woman was carried to the drug
store Of George C. Bower on the north east corner OF
Sixth and Vine streets. Three physicians were called
in-hessrs. Lewis Goniuger aud Bethel. Tney
Drobed the wound, but unable at once TO find the
ball. She afterward conveyed to her residence in
aesrrage She neat dressed al the time, wearing
Q brown striped elk dress and light straw blDnet
with vail. Goodwn was borne to the SIKH Wand
Station House in Cherry street. between Fourth and
FIT b, here he expired in less thao an hour:
The following epstle which has something OF the
nature of 4" last will and testament" was found 10
the pockets of the suicide
In es.e George Frank oodwD should die under any cir
: :. No. wv Ws TE Boston ..
HE Oyed with my whole soul oae who proved nesIess :,
sesh sfins my full forgiveness for ell the .sGny .e
Ass caused and to ove-nay to iose hr an spesns OF
- ] new DO. .o.,4.,.,
b. .n. mail sod cham sf'' ar shit ad n. :ma
gwen By Lz,ie and which do not want taken on my
given % Louisa Ny two pin. with given to Lizzie have on
1 ,'s Of ss@ae e. Rsn I'G and
D;sture shu up in it. and about s2s in sPecew are al
Iosses. given my mother hsve on SCI Of sleeve
.at,eI. N, .ss zeal mig want given to LoG1;, who live
ri forgiveness Of ali kind and if have woneed
s s. ss%RSI d :S 6foRaf E 65o as
Samuel W. Rands Of Philadelphia has said be would 81 s
4 lie ShcR Ss. become hateful lis hard 70 think.
nan Ike SAMUEL w Randall has swOrn to take away my lie
TIE CORoSER's IsQUEsT.
Coroner Fenner proceeded to the Sixth Ward SIS
ic; House this sfternoon and, after summon1ng |
Jury comms ed al inquest upon the body o. Goyo-
wiz Thrt OF four witnesses were examined; goI lhe
.,ns, iInnorant eyide nee that OF Samuel w hsn-
dan He knew both parties G Jodwin hve1 WIN
Lizzie as his wife until three weeks ago. a. ,aal lne
Goodvin said 10 her tina. he had been worAne lopg
enough for her and she must now WORK for num- lao
tsok her to New-York for the purpose OF pIscg ner
IN bonss az nl.fame; she sent fer Randall, add he
vent 10 NevYork after her; he brought her 10 This
eity and stop ped at Bloodgoofs Hotel aud then So
eured lodging for her al No. ll2 Arch street; yester
dsy he received letter from Goodwin, requesting
Randall and her TO meet him in Franklin square taiS
morning; the arrangements were made to meet MN
there near the south western gate accordingly, L'z-
zie and Randall went 10 the square TINS morning 8,
the appointed time, snd, not seeing Gooo"lh, "a.heu
around ss they appIoschod tae Sk II. ,hs
parties walked round to where there were some s,oo
and Lizzie sat down; Randall and Good6n shooK
hands; Goodwin asked her If the would live with
him; che replied that she would not, as he did not
n, Of her well: she said "Dd you not tell me you
"would keep me without work and nov you have
"tsken house in Harris % street foT me, anu Sau
ca YOU bave worked long enough for me- -
Goodwin then asked her if she could not give hi N
rome parting glf1 She repLed les when ne 70,
oaested private conversation. Randall then walked
a short distance off and leaned against snp post,
Lokirg toward the Vine street gate. 10 NJ lmen'
his attention was attracted by the report OF sso
and turning around, Lizzie exclaimed, " Ny Coo,
San I'm shot. Randall turned around and SAID,
then looked o. Randall and the latter, thinking he IN
tended shooting him, made of Goodwin then threw
HE mead back and looking up, shot himself
A eaguelreotype of Lizzie Msrshsll, without any
csse vas found upon the person Of Goodwin. -.
Miss MaTsasl resided in two rooms IN houss KEEP
by Mrs. Campbell, adjoining the City Bank, 10 Sixth
street Just above the market.
The physiciaDs say thst Lizzie is sinking from the
effects Of the wound, and that she Will proDaoy uie'
Tie ball hss been extracted.
f. Fast Cedar street, Boston. Hi: mother likewise
Iseidts there.
The North American says that Samuel w. Randall
the lover FOR whom Lizzie discarded George, an
sger, for New-York manufacturing jewery con ,ern
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