The New York herald., 1873-10-31
THE GOODRICH TRAGEDY.
Remarkable Narrative Of tho Murder a. Given
by Lucette Meyers to Mrs. Anna z. Park
Wherein Roscoe and Beach Are
Concerned in the Case.

Mrs. Anna e. Park, the female physician who
gave employment az q seamstress to Lucette
Meyers, the witness In the Goodrich case, shortly
after Mrs. Meyers release from jail In May last.
has made q statement concerning the woman, In
which there are few points OF interest. Mrs.
Park states that Lucette Meyers told her she had
in her possession pistol that the Spaniard Qsos-
coe) told her he had for Kate Stoddard to shoot
Goodrich with. She said day. shortly after
making the acquaintance OF Goodrich, a lady called
at her house. in Stanton street. and inquired
whether there was gentleman boarding thero
from Brooklyn Goodrich was in her (Lucette'sI
room, and sne heard this woman coming up
stairs. she left the room at once and told the
lady she could not go in the room, a.
she had company The woman asked her
II that gentleman was her company. She
said eyes" The lady asked II he was from
Brooklyn; Lucette replied "Yes" The lady was
very anxious to go In and see him, but Lucette
would not permit it, She said she had something
she wanted 20 tell Lucette said she could not
hear 1t then; she could come some other time.
When she returned to tho room. Mr.. Goodrich WAS
very much agtated, ana accused her OF having Q
man outside. She denied 1t, and said 1t was q
woman from Brooklyn. He asked her to describe
the woman; she did so, and at the same time ac-
cused him Of having wife. He denied 1t, and said
she was not a virtuous woman and he was "g0lng
to shake her." He was not there again for week.
In the meantime this woman called again. Roscoe
was in the room that time. He went TO the back
room Ostensibly to get drink of water. He called
Lucette into the back room and asked who
that woman was. Sne said she did not know.
but asked him TO follow her home, and let her
know where she lived He said he did not want
anything to do with her. She returned to tho
oitt ard oc1ya
name The woman replied, "Can me Amy"
When Roscoe returned to the room Lucette said to
this woman, "You have not told me your last
name." She said. ''St0ne." Roscoe left che room
without waiting for an Introduction, and the w0-
man left soon alter. Presently Mr.. Beach, a gen.
tleman boarding at the house, whom she had
nursed through spell OF sickness, and with whom
s9e was rend came akn up stairs sian ahd sa
At first she discredited 1t, but he said she could
look down stairs and see for herself, but she re-
fused TO do so. After ten O'Clock that night ROs.
coe returned. Her door was locked He knocked
for admlttance. She at first refused to let hlm
entered and accused her OF having another man
visitor besides himself and said 1t was Charles
woman's beau. She said that she did not know
that when he Goodrichl came there. Roscoe
vss Il sSe se sa to s s' se
life won't be a very long one." lie became quite
violent, and she, by stratagem got him out o. the
Rivlngton street. She requested Beach to follow
Goodrich every time he left her house until he
against injury from Roscoe. On the night OF
Thursday March 20, Lucette says she met Goodrich
Rivington streets, as she was coming nom
work and ntr. he proposed % that they should ride
e o Da he down nS GO %
back. and she stood at the door OF the Rivington
strees house talking with him, when bell struck.
which she thought was nine O'Clock; she, looking
the street, said, Is not that Roscoe standing
over there9" He said, ..well, suppose it is; wlsR
you would not be so foolish about Roscoe; remem-
Der, barking dog never bites" She said, 'You
don't know HIM as well as do; know he means
promising to call again. Beach then came to her
and asked II she was ready to go with him, ana
said, "No, you go on and don't lose sight Of Good
rich win change my clothes as quick as possible
and ana meet you at Fulton ferry" She donned her
where she met Beach, who told her he had loss
sight OF Goodrich corner of Grand street and
Bowery; that neither Goodrich Kate nor
Roscoe had crossed the ferry; Beach aud Lucetto
then took the Filth avenue and Greenwood car for
she said she had gone over to Goodrch's house
and taken an impression OF the lock OF the base
he had had lead key made to 1T the lock. By this
means they entered the house; they concealed
themselves in closet; lew minutes after they
heard Kate and Goodrich come in; thev were quar-
relllng, and during the quarrel Roscoe entered
with key. After Goodrich and Kate had quar-
Ing, Lucette heard sound as OF q slap; she heard
Goodrich say, ''oh don'tr' she then heard shot
fired, and the sound as II q head had come In
tact with marble mantel, and she heard Good
rich exclaim. "Oh, God what have you donefn
Almost instantly there was another shot fred a
she supposed, by Roscoe, whom she had heard
enter the room. She endeav0red to get away
from Beach, but he held her closely, saying that
they did not come there to be shot, but when she
heard the third shot she pulled away from him and
entered the room, where she saw Goodrich on the
floor and Kate bathing his head. Roscoe took
Lucette by the arm and said, Now I'll blow your
damned brains out" He took her into the kitchen
and made her take solemn oath that she would
never divulge what she had seen and heard, and
promised II she would conceal It, he would, ac-
count OF her child, spare her life. He bade her
Knowing where she was going to; sne wan.
dered about the streets until day was beginning
to dawn, when she stopped q man and asked
what street tfnt was, and he told her De Kalb
avenue. car came passing at the time; she
stopped 1t, asked the conductor what Terry thai
car went to- and he replied Fulton ferry. She said
she had only two short blocks TO walk to get to
the Catharine erry ana he would show her the
way she jumped on the car, crossed the ferry
and hurried home. she had got her clothes OF and
night dress on when her mother entered the room
and said, "Lucette, didn't know you were up.
She said "Fve been down In the yard" Her
Lucette Was perfectly bewildered and did
turned he told her he had remained in
the house, and saw Roscoe take the dead mans
watch, while Kate took the money, rings and
studs. She met the assassin Roscoe subsequently,
and he threatened TO shoot her If she betrayed
him. Since her rearrest, about month ago, she
has been removed from the jail upon representa-
ton that she could find both Beach and Roscoe.
she failed, however to keep her promise.
although she caused the arrest OF O. young man
whose name she pretended was Beach, Tho
prisoner proved that he was mot chat man, bus
another man, and thereupon discharged
rom custody. Mrs. Meyers Is again an inmate Of
the Kings County Jail aud as profound mystery 70
the authorities as ever.