, 1873-07-12
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HOW THE MuRQERESS WAS ARRESTED.

connection with tho Goodrich tragody Of kAto
stoddard, Amy Stone. BuosS md Amy g was
arrestod, ut tic request Of Hiss Mary Handlcy,
At Fulton fory; brookiTn. Ind on takon to tl,e
Dol,erty. Since tho finding Of tho body Of
Charles Goodrich IN tho basement Of hia resi-
| ttonco i'll Dcgraw Btreot, near Fifth avenue. by
his brother, tho Hon. W. ". Goodrich, tlroo
months md throo wcoks, ago, tho police have
from her to tho Gffathor and brother Of Charles
! Goodrich waB handed to tho police, and what
was aaid to DO photograph Of her was given to
thom to MD thon in their search.
Tho lcttor detailed tho promises made by
marriage In tho house IN Dograw street by d GER
tain Dr.. lseubcn Smith, m intimate friend Of
the dead man. This Eontloinan and brother
in-law Of Goodrich, named Charles Groon, who
was 4 watclman for Goodrich, and who was
intrinsic with the woman, were examined by tho
tho night on which she wrote tho letter. Tho
house wnB ono Of tho ROW owned by Goodrich,
| and was tho second from tho ono Goodrich occu-
pied. Green, who WAS known to Kate by Il falso
namo, said that he did not wish 1t to DO known
TINT no WAS acting ag .satcllnan. Mr.. Qroon
described tho house. It hRd no furniture. and
thoro was no fro. Tho night on which aho
wrote tho letter, lle said, WAS cold and oheorcHB
Kate wrote tho 1otter sitting on her trunk, hold
ing tho pnrer OH an atlas OH hor lap. Doth ho
and tho Doctor dencribed Kate ag of & violent
temper.
At tho Coroner's inquest witnesses testified
that they had heard screams from this house.
4 young Indy and Prof. Boyle doucribed mfnuto-
ly tho noiso thoy hoard On pas4ing tho house
appearance Of tue body whom discovered led tho
poiice to direct all thoir efforts aud exert all
thoir ingenuity to dacoyor this woman whom
they believed to 10 the murdoro.s.
Bhe was poor and homolcsB and could not
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not contain much mouoy. Gooarich's gold watch
could not BIO easily disposed of to jowolors Or
private purchasers, as the police Ind described it
in all advertisement.
Detectives Folk and Vidotto, possessed Of
theso facts, aud relying on the knowledge which
Dr.. Smith and tho young man Groon Ind Of
Kate, secured Now York. Thoy searched for
l.or in the low dons Of tho city and III tho work
shops. Kato was, when Hhe- became AtquAihtcd
with Goodrich, ahirt.makor tn Broadway, near
Spring strcot. week after they began their
search tho officers traced tho supposed Kato
Stoldard to her residence il, Riyington street,
aud thonco to q workshop in tho tonemcnt ut "a
Orchard stroot. When they knoclsed ut the door
they were answered by Lucetto Meyers. Her
facial expression Was 10 nearly like that Of tho
woman for whom thoy wore searching that thoy
were startled.
They arrested ler and took hor in closo
coach to the Brooklyn Central Office. In n COLI
Yersation With Chief Campbell Hho docnyed that
Goodrich had been murdered by spalliard
called Roscoe.
IIe aud !" Charlie, tho namo sl1c used when
speaking of Goodrich, had row in her house.
l{oucoo, sho continued, was ba1 man, mud
would do anything against his onomlos. Chief
Campbell obtained from hor description Of
ROSCOE and toIographod It ali over tho country
Tile day following Lucotto's arrest Dru. Smith
aud Greou visited headquarters and HAw Aer.
They declared TINT Hho WAS tho woman Kato
gtoddard. On tho following, day they changed
answering tho description Of Roscoe were at
roAted. The police wore baillod. Lucctto M q
prisoner in tue Raymond Street Jail would not
diyulgc anything further thin what gho had told
tho Chief aud tic Coroner. Size was allowed to
roturn to hor home, aud Detectiyos Folk and
Vidotto were ordered 10 Central Office duty.
Meantime Koundaman Grant mud patrolmen
Lawson and Roach nevor loHt sight of Lucotto
NIoyora. Her doingB were minutolY noted and
reported to tho Chiof. Those with whom sho
convoraed or trnnBaoteda business were watched,
4ho nature Of their business was ascortaincd md
reported, aud their names wore recorded.
Among those whom Iucotto mot WAS a certain
dark, stout young man. She aaw him twice or
thrice ovefy week: Whenever thoy met, Lucot-
to, after being, signa1ed, took cur. lie, after
getting uptown they Walked along Bomo SHADED
and secluded street. In theso walks L,,cotte
was always listinor, and his goaturos indientod
tint ho was excited.
Whilo preparing to oct on the suspicious
aroused by tl1is follows actions, tho officers be-
ouuo acquainted with woman who boarded in
tho house with Kato Btodlard, and had furnished
apartments with hor few woeks before her first
acquaintance with Goodrich. Lucotto, while
tho police, were watching her, wa, wae IN
Of tho Police Board. On Waiting head
quarters one day Sue was requested to call at the
Corouor's Office and sign her testimony. 10
question propounded BY Coroner Whitohill sho
said: II have not changed my mind mntorial-
" concerning Charities death. still think that
etoddard hnd q hand in It,"
Coroner Whitohiu reported this to the Chief
aud Police C0mmisHionors, aud wondered how
Kate and Roscoe could bo associated.
with Luootte learned that they wero in league.
RoBcooe difficulties and Kate'H wrongs and suf
foringa bound them 81 enc IN their hatred OF
QootiTish.
The patrolmon woro ordered to watch tho mys-
torlou't dark, stout young man, whose angry
their nightly walks, had aroused thoir Bus-
plciulH. They Baw him onoo aftor the order.
Aftsr that time Ae Tas not eoen. Detectives
Folk and Corwin wore Hont to assist the patrol
ma,. After . week's work together tho patrol
MN wore ordered to report to their respective
pocinotB for duty, and tho management Of tho
tnso waH loft in the hands Of tho detectives.
Becoming acquainted with Kato's formor
friond and boon companion, Miss Mary Hand
10y, the dotectiyea succeeded In enstiug hor
eoryiccs. hllBB llaudloy WAS acquainted with
Rogcoo and the otllers by sight. To the promiHos
Of the dotoctiyes she retnrnod promise to old
them III tue capture Of both Roacoo aud Kate
Stoddard.
Since then. with tho officers, clio lind Travelled
all oyor tho United Htatea. Every city OH tho
Atlantic coast has boon visited aud searched iu
tho hope of nlooting either li0acob or Kate. 13al
timoro and Philadelphia Wefo searched repeRtod-
ly, hut without SUCCESS. Laat Monday, on the
roturn OF tho oi,1cerH from Philadelphia, wlloro
they parted with hliss 1Iant!ley they reported to
tho Chiof OF Police, and wero to start out and
mako final effort.
Coroner WhiteAill, who, ut the earnest entroa-
ties Of tho Polico Conlmisaiouora, had time and
ugain postponed the Inquest, wAn told that ho
could reassemblo bis jury aud oioae tue inscsti-
cation.
On Tucslay afternoon Miss IIandloy, atil con-