The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-17
The Tragedy I'm philadeIphia.
Aa.llttonal Psrtieaaars-- 7he Easets of .renla1.u

1t was statedunder our telegraph head satu,dav
that young man in Philadelphia, named George
r. Il. GOODWIN, on Thursday morning shot. and
| probably mortally wounded female usmed Lizzie
Marshall, in Franklin Square, In that city. and
then shot himself dead. The details Of the bloody
transaction, as given 10 the Philadelphia papers
possess most strange and melancholy interest
and savors more of melodramstic fiction than Of
the sad realities of life and death We gather the
following from the Philadelphia American and the
| Ledger Of Saturday:
o ocaawin was q years Of age. barber by trade
% ne came from Roston. Mass, where he was raised
@ nc mas mother, and also wife and two children
Who reside at No SO West Cedar street in thai cit
VI his further antecedents we know thing excanf
shat TWO Years ago, he came 10 PhiIadelphia and
outain, empoyineut with Mr. DolIard a highly re-
,pecta0e ps'riqater. In Chestnut street opposite
handsome, snowy hooking female, now 2, years Of
nse whom ne represented as his wife. This pers n,
Iand. aud was brought np at Lynn, Mass.-sbe a.
sumed he name of Lizzie Marshall.
In thisc ty the two ardsd and lived together
IN the meantime an intimacy sprung lin betwaa,
L'zze aud one Samuel W. Randall an agent far a
New York u nanuiacturing jewelry concern. WHOSE
Once was Just opposite their re ideBce 1t alleges
that during GoydSin's absence Randall wss yerv
frequently in Lizzies rooms, the matter beiue ges
iemap5ed & a by oihtr persops occupying The
the wife of fGoodwiu, and We're greatly scandalZN ID
atsuch conduct Lizzie, it appears became ac1uaint
win and about month ago she suddenly left the
ctY for Boston. This greatly affected tio1iwin and
her there, turned to New York He wrote f,nne
trencI's Hotel few days since to friend in TINS
city that L,zze was With him in that hotel. Lizzie
must again have forsaken him. for ahe was sean in
complny with Randall last Monday night Good ~
win arr ived in thiscity on Tuesday night On Wed.
nesday he went to his old place of business There
he displayed two pistols. Une of these had three
barrels, all of which wore loaded and the other had
TWO harrels or which bur one charged a..
SAID tnat the tsTmpr had been tod
female friend In ogden street aud ask ed several nj
ms late te low workmen to purchase the latter
It Is stated that LlZZle, after arriving in the East
wrote u Randall to bring her back to Phiiadt nina
kanda'l went on and brought her back. They r.
goods Hotel. On Wednesday Randall Obtained
b ard for her at No. lie Arch str ct her VIII re-
ahouts being studi usly concealed from Goodwin.
We now come TO the tragedy in Franklin sInar,
BY pTcconocrtedappointment Goodwin Randall and
Lizzie mt at ten o'clock Go dwiu was detected
and melancholy The parties walked around 10
where there were some stools. and lizzie sat down
Randall and Goodwin shook hands. Goodwin asked
her ifshe would live with him; she replied th At She
wonld not as be did not treat her we'll She said
Did you not tell me you would keep me without
work, and did you not take me to a lewd house in
Harrison street, New York, az d say YOU had work
ed long enough for me, and that l now must work
for you?'
ther urge her to remain with him. He then asked
her If she cOuiI not give him some parting gift -
She replied yes, and took from her fngera ring,
Randall to retire, that he might have some private
conver-a'ion with the girl. randall then walk ed
short distance of aud leaned against lamp post
locking towards the Vine street gate In moment
his attention attracted by the report OF pistol
and turning around, Lizzie exclaimed, My God
sam. I'm shot" Randall turned around and said
to some bYstaDders arrest that man be has shot
woman Goodwin then looked at Randall and the
latter thinking h intended shootir h n made off
Gosdwin then threw his heat back, and looking up
shot himself through the body. The woman fell at
the moment of the discharge, but was on her feet
again i'll instant Not so with Goodwin Hi-
WOnnd wae past the means of cure.
The wounded woman was carried into the drug
store Of Mr.. c. Bower, where every possible atten
ton WAS shown her. Several physicians soon appear
e, ard the wounds Of the injured woman We're ex-
lmined She had been shot in the breast and abiu-
men, three shots cnrering the body. One passed out
after infiictng slight wound, the force Of the bu-
let being broken by thick whalcbone corset
the time. but the third not removed until some
hours afterwards. She was taken in carriage to
Nn ll2 Arch street, and placed under the of a
ply ysician by Mr. Randall.
Goodwin was carried, in an insensible condition
20 the station house i'll Cherry street. lie survived
nearly an hour and half, hut could not artculat-
word His eyes were rolled back, aud he lay mo
tSnless except that ne raised his head from bis pill
red into eternity. Upon ienuding the body of the
deceased. single bullet hole found Just under
The lett breast, but the ball did not come through
his body. portrait OF the miserable woman (LiZ
Zic was found upon his per, on The corUrera jury
rendered a !erd ct OF ID ath by suicide"
Last evening we visited the woman aud found her
in rather cheerful mood. considering the excl ing
and painful scene through which shehad recently
passed. Rand tI who WAS with her at the time sbe
was wounded, has remained at her bedside nearly
all the time, and apparently svmpathizes very deep
ly with her in her aflictiOn. he is sgiall man. of
rather prepossessiDg appearance, and ola highly
respectable family. who residents of this city
He is said 70 be married, but has not been living
with his wife for some time, and it is also stated that
she has applied for divorce. The unfortunate girl
may possibly recover.
On the person of Goodwin several letters were
tnnnd-one intimatiDg sucide, saying he forgaye
LiZZie.the tTOusle she had caused him. requesting
his clothing to be sent to his mother; large seal
ring to Louisa" his wife in Boston. two pins tn Liz
Za, and thu ring given him by the latter might
ha buried With him