New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-31
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
IRVING orrDoNE pY A WOMAN.

IRVING otrTDONE BY A WOMAN.
IucETrE MY FRS FURNISHES A PLOT AND FEW
pRAMl.tIc INCIDENTS FOR TIE GooDRICH
TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Anna E. Park, NJ. D., contributes
other chapter 10 the volume OF testimony In the Good
Irich murder 1t is urged that her statements
should be taken with great allowance sho stated yes
terday that the day after Lucete Meyers was nrst ar
rested she large basket Of provisions to
restitution Of the Meyers family and the DAY succeeding
Lucettes liberation offered her employment at VI
week, at the time proposing 10 send
from her own table anything that would aia
her in supporting the family. Subsequently two OF
her patients and herself purchased "heeer wilson
sewing machne and had 1t delivered at MIS- myerss
house. They furnished her with work. WHICH sue ala 70
the satisfaction OF her employers On one occasion sne
carried Mrs Park o letter purporting 10 come from
Roscoe and gave permission TO hand 1t to Alderman
Richardson the foreman OF the Cor0ners jury lew
davs ofterward q detective called on Mrs. Park and
manfred the nature OF Lucete Myerss visits TO her
house The lady informed him that Mrs Myers had
called upon her for work, and that II there was any
information 10 Afforded she woud send WORD 10 Gen.
Jourdan or Alderman Richardson She objected 10
saying anything TO Chief Campbell, rs she was averse
TO being known at all IN tho matter. A rev days
later cette Myers carried another letter from Ros
coe During her next visit she said that her chest had
lust come from the country and In II she had round the
pistol which Roscoe had told her he had procured Tor
Kate stoddard Lucette Myers then wept bitterly, and
rected how she had persuaded Roscoe TO give he the
pistol while he was urging her to promise that che
would give Goodrich up, which she refused sne also
sad that herself aud another person had seen Roscoe
laying Goodrich out" Mrs Parks strenuonsy urged
Lucette Myers 10 make O Confession In compliance
Herewith, an interview took place next day at Mrs
Parks's house. Alderman Richardson and Gen' JouIuah
being present.
Mrs Myers then described the manner In which che
became acquainted with Goodrich. Two ladies applied
al her house for board but she could not accommodate
them They inquired IL there was not gentleman from
BROOKLYN boarding with her. 10 which she responded In
the negative one OF the ladies called again In day or
two and made the same inquiry. She called third
time while Goodrich was In the house. inc strange
lady inquired II her visitor gentleman from Brook
Iyn at TIE same time expressing desire TO see him,
and SAYING she had something to tell Mrs. Myers The
latter declined to listen her at tho time and reioned
Goodrich who much agitated, and reproachee ana
denominations passed between them. On the occasion
Of the adys next visit Lucette Myers ascerained that
her name was Amy Stone. Roscoe asked Lucette Myers
N she intended 10 allow Goodrich 10 continue his
visits and when she answered in the Affirmative he be
came violent and said Then his life Won't be very
long one" When Lucette Myers discovered that Roscoe
was determined to nure Goodrich she requested Henry
A. Beach TO follow Goodrich every time ho left her
house. On Thursday evening Feb. 90 she had been out
she Roscoe standing opposite Go0drlch started lo
Brooklyn, and Beach Immediately Informed her OF
IOcoes whereabouts. She told Bench IS 20 on ana not
10 oe eight OF Goodrich then entered the house, dOnned
male ATTIRE and fastened 20 Fulton Ferry; where sle
met Beach, who Informed her that he had lost track Oh
Goodrich but that neither the latter Kate Stoddar nor
Roscoe had crossed the ferry Beach aud Lucette Myers
proceeded GOOdriehs house in Degrawst., ana
entered the basement door by means OF a
lead key made from an impression previously
taken, They Concealed themselves In closet. In
q few minutes Kate Stoddard aud Goodrich came
u; they were quarrelng. During the quarrel Roscoe
entered with "A key. Goodrich exclaimed, On Goa,
Three shots followed. Tho is blank aud then she
saw Goodrich on the floor and Kate SOddard bathing
his mead. Roscoe took Lucette Myers by the arm and
swore would blow her brains out II she dvuged What
had taken place She wandered about the streets until
morning aud then went home. When Beach returned,
told her remained the house, ana mad seen
Roscoe take GOOdrichs watch aud Kate stOddird take
Ing she met Roscoe BOnds aud the BOwery, aud he
had GOOdfchs watch him. she tod MN she hoped he
was satisfied now; he sand he and that II she be-
trayed him OF told word OF what she had " he
could not take her life himself he had friends enough
who would for him. that when she least expected
bullet would find its way to her brain; he told ber be
was going to Kentucky, and bade her good-by.
Park stated that Lucette Myers appeared so over
whemed that she believed her statement To
he entirely true Lucette Myers stated that she would
assist the detectives their efforts to discover Roscoe
that after this called on Mrs Myers
several times. She stated that she would he able 10
find Beach and Roscoe in few days On Friday. Feb.
"a, she produced young man VINO she stated IN tue
most positive terms Beach, but 10 proved That she
was wrong concluding Mrs Park said that she had
never either Roscoe Beach, aud she had no posi-
tive evidence that either OF them existed