The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-02
THE BROOKLYN MURDER MYSTERY.

The Inquest--Testimony.o of Lucette Mey-
ers.
NEW YORK, April !.
The inquest On the body OF Charles Good
rich was resumed to-day. Lucette Meyers tes-
titled to her acquaintance with the deceased.
She was once introduced to Roscoe and an
other man, named Birch, at her residence.
She had heard that Roscoe was dangerous
man. Roscoe and Goodrich had difference
one evening In her apartments on Stanton
street, after which Roscoe told her II she pre-.
terred Goodrich to him he would be even
with her. Goodrich had told her he was In
trouble with some woman In Brooklyn whom
he wanted to shake of. Witness saw Roscoe
on the night after the murder; be said he was
going 10 Philadelphia. She never knew his
business, but thought he was counterleiter.
He waRted 10 give her counterfeit money to
pass. Witness had never been IN Goodr!cn 9
house In Degraw street.
Charles DelZar, OF Hayt', was to day arrest
ed by mistake for Roscoe, the supposed muir
derer OF Goodrich, but was discharged.
Another Version OF tho Tragedy.
NEW YORK, March 30.
The Brooklyn chief OF police stated yester-
day that the public would be satisfied With
the work of the detectives In the Goodrich
murder case when all is known; that there are
three women in the case; and that Mrs. Mey-
ers is not the woman who was seen 10 visit
Goodrlch's house. The mother CT the latter
asserts positively that she was at home on the
night OF the murder, and she will probably be
held only as witness. Money ls being sub
ecribed in Brooklyn for her alleged destitute
parents.
A Sunday paper of to-day publishes letter
from Baltimore, which says the police OF that
city are In search OF a Spaniard, the alleged
murderer of Charles Goodrich In Brooklyn,
and the lover OF Lucetle j. Meyere, now under
arrest. On receipt of The letter Inc reporter
visited the father Of Lucrette, and he said he
remembered Spaniard whotreQuently called
to see his daughter, but had not called since
they came 70 reside In Rivington street. The
reporter then gives the following story con.
cerning the main actors In the tragedy and
the murder:
Before becoming acquainted with Goodrich
Lucette was Intimate with the Spanlard. Find
Ing Goodrich was possessed OF ample means,
and that his assertions OF owning houses In
Brooklyn were correct, she forsook the Span
lard for him. When her people removed from
Stanton street she changed her workshop,
and strove 10 hide her Whereabouts FROM the
Spanlard. She gave wrong address on en-
ploying with Mrs. Levy, and charged those in
the place to deny her presence Should any one
call for her. That the Spaniard was cogni-
zant of her preference for Goodrich and jeGl-
GUS of the favored lover, is shown by the dis
pute they had in her house, and to save him
from the SpaniGrd she thrust him Into another
room.
After removing to RlvIngton street, the
Spanlard was at rrsL unable to find Lucette,
but ultimately discovered her, and the tntl-
macy which existed between her and Good
rich. Thursday night he watched her as she
started for Brooklyn, and tracked her 10 Good
rich's house, in Degraw street. He sought for
o way to enter, and, after repeatedly traVers-
ing Inc vacant lots at the rear OF the houses,
he climbed over the fence and gained an en-
trance to the dwelling by The back basement,
lifting the latch with the Jagged 1ack-knife
found on The floor.
When In the house, he closed the door and
went to the room In which were Goodrich
and Lucette. Dashiug in, the startled pair
leaped from bed, and songht to escape from
the room. Goodrich and the Spaniard closed
In o struggle, when the former broke loose
and ran down stairs, followed by the latter,
who had In the meantime secured pistol.
On reaching the basement, the Spaniard
nred at Goodrich, shooting him 10 tne temple;
aud as he lay On the floor, placed the pistol
behind his ear, discharging two more shols.
Taking the valuables missing from the pros.
trate body, the Spaniard told the woman all
he had done, and the necessity for him TO
fiy, saving that he would go TO Baltimore.
When the woman had recovered from the
fright, she sought TO conceal the tragedy, and
arranged the body as found. Locking the
doors and throwing the key of the basement
in the bucket, she then left herself for New
York In the early morning.
Tne same paper adds that the woman has
detailed to Chief of Police Campbell full
history of the murder, and every particular
connected with it. 1t also says that when
District Attorney Britton was asked If the
statement In the Baltimore letter was correct,
he answered, Il believe 1t is. Yes, that ia
So"
1t is stated tonight that Mrs. Myers was
home with her parents on the night OF tne
murder. She said she read an account OF tne
murder In the Friday evening papers, and
meeting the Spaniard, whom she calls Roscoe,
on Saturday morning, charged him with II,
since which time she has not geen him.