New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
TIE CORONER'S INQUEST.
ALL THE OLD FACTS RErEARsED-How TIrR BOD
WAS FOUND.


WAS FOUND.
The COroneTs inquiry into the mysterious cir
cumstances attending tho murder OF Charles Goodrich
was begun p. yesterday in the Court OF ses
sOns.roOm. in the Kings County Courthouse iheIo
was large number of persons present. including most
of the public officials aud many women DstrctAttorney
Britton and County Judge Henry A. Moore sat ON the
| bench beside Coroner wbtehill The testimony con-
tanned scarcely anything that was new. The coroner
opened the case by calling the st OF jurors as follows
william Richardson. Robert Spear. Daniel A. Robins
Daniel ID. whitney. Michael Bennett Henry, fo"el;
| William Robins, Owen HaZlet0n, Thomas WIG, anu
| Frank T.. GAVIN.
James Rowan testified: I reside at No. 113 Third
place; knew Charles Goodrich during his ife last ga"
him on Wednesday prior to his death, about O'Clock in
the morning. him in one OF the houses on Deera"
ST.; went there on business transacted my business
and engaged 10 60 there that afternoon or the next
morning early, as he said he was going TO New-fork
went there the next morning. but being unable 10 get
in went away, supposDg that he had gone 10 New-iorK
went there about O'Clock on Friday morning rang
| the bell and raped on the door, but could elicit no
answer; was about 10 leave, when man, whom sup
pose was a plumber, came up; said that Mr. Goodrich
was away and asked him that would call again ID
the afternoon; then went TO NewYork and in Fulton
| ST. learned that Mr.. Goodrich had been shot,
| first went TO those houses about feD' ],
| and was there between six and ten times III all;
had frequently failed TO HIM. and supposed that he
j
| knocks; never saw woman there who looked as
though she resided there have frequently seen ladies
looking through the houses never was told by MI GOOD
rich that he had had trouble with anybody never had
any business transaction with Mr. Goodrich, as every
thing was pendng at the time of his death; cOud not
recognize any OF the persons whom seen looking
through the houses; have been there as early as
IN an npp ne he Would down and let me
in; once about that time found him up eating break
fast have not been there after night at any time ne
eating alone at the time; the last time went there
FRIDAY mOrning) tired to look through the WINDOWS;
but everything was so closely drawn that cou h
not do it did not strike me as being singular hat inc
| curtains were drawn down.
| THE BROTHERS. STATEMENT.
| William W. Goodrich testified / a lawyer, resid
ing at No 4O2 Cum0erlandst and the deceased was my
| brother; last saw him alive on Wednesday morning,
the 10Th inst in the habit Of going around by De-
graw-st my way to the ferry Thursday morning
drove around and took with little TN pail contain
ing halloaf bread which Mrs Goodrich had sent TO
Charles as joke got there at 45, and went to the
basement door, by which usually entered, but could
not get in the house had the appearance of deserted
house all the blinds closed went up and rang the
doorbe haadozcn times kicked on the door and throw
stone up at the window his room; finally left the
under the stoop and drove away me next morning
drove there again and found my pail still there with the
bread in it became anxious and knowing that MT Pot
ter had key of the adjoining house procured IT and
went into the house; went to the roof and found all
senes open MEN, mt n02s We a c Hs oor
through the aud everything was in absolute or
der; TO the parOrs ana tneu 10 the basement
tried to open the dnngroom door, but was locked and
no key In it, then went through the Kitchen INTO
the dinngroom where found my brother lying ON the
floor at first thought that he asleep; his eyes
partly open and thought1 look in his eyes as
sure that did open the blinds; knelt down by the
body saw the wound and blood and the pistol lying by
his side: unlocked the basement door, and now Tenem-
Der that it was braced walnut stick reaching from the
panel of the door back TO the gaspipe; locked every
Thing mn again and to Police Headquarters for
getting that Capt Cassidy was right In the yleinity
| stopped on the way down to Mr.. Potters ana sent
| To nv Wy /
down to the COrOners Office and finding nobody there
went to Police and tod what had halpehea
impression that he had been murdered; he was lying
diagonaly the hearhsone-hs hands by his side
and his feet apart the slippers placed on the top
foot though set on by some person after death
| coachman that my brother had been muTdereo as
Rpelt by him saw that his watch ehain and pocket
1Tss no suicide my impression was that the body was
not so cold the morning as in the afternoon did not
head was not there after discovering body
than three minutes; there was pool OF blood on the
on top OF other under his head, and the blood had
soaked through the carpet; there was also small cIo
brother at house in Degraws about three or four
times week for month On one ss occasion MaTc saw
| saw il as 1 passed the window, and when
| / went in at the door heard the rustic Of her
| gown know that 1t was woman, Tor my brother
told so and said she was in ano room II wanted
went through the house again with the detectives
sure that had been no fires lighted in the mousse
Il
| been shaved; think he usually shaved himself; he
could have shaved himself then but 1t is rather improb
the previous night when he could have had the beneht
Of daylight he was the owner of those houses with tho
execution OF mortgage which held and had never re-
corded have knowledge OF any life insurance; ne
was in the habit OF bringing me what money he had and
gave him interest it call my diary shows that
on March gave him $40 and on SUNDAY, March $50
to make It 500 he may Pave had 1900 or
on the morning OF the S s iSuna the s Sae
| bedroom
and the keys gone and aterward found his hat and
coat in the dinne-roOm closet the clothes that he
had on were perfectly clean but the shirt tDont was
Little rufied think that the collar had been put on
that morning or the night before think that the collar
had been put on after his death face perfectly
andhad been washed and bis hair had oeen washed
pastered back II he had shaved himself that morn
ing aud then washed 1t would not think have accounted
the appearance of the face cannot state positively
the kchen-shutters were closed when got there
do know whether the keys OF any one house would
| open the doors Of the others: .--..o-,
John E. Richardson, son OF AID Richardson, fesnbed
reside at Frst-st. and Fiftb-aye witness looked at
photograph Of deceased and recognized IL as that OF
Thursday of last week ! noticed him on Finb-aye
70 him and he returned II pleasantly lie sat on one sds
\ of the stove and between him and tho front OF
did not notice his Dress | observed when mn he
went out OF the cas- be got on about Dea%;st; THINK
whether 1t was gentleman or lady; was not struck
with any remarkably strange face n * car; o,o,
| for william w. Goodrich , remember the morning when
the body Of Charles Goodrich found left e house
in Cui0beTlandst at 6l6 a. D and got TO Degrawst AT
$50 10; found everything locked up, and when M
Goodrich had got key from Mr. Potiers bonse' nc
| OF the basement door, and sad Joe my brothers
killed" jumped down and went IN with him. ana saw
body when first went there Mr.. Goodrich knocked
on the door, and then rang tho bell Tor some
agslB and drove to Mr. POfters for key; after we
had found the body, drove TO Poliee Headquartes
The inquest was bere adjourned DDiD Tuesday, at
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