The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-14
The Inquest Resumed,
Apparent Insanity Of the
Murderess. ''"'
How She Has Preserved and
Eaten GOOdrich's Blood.
Mrs. LuCette Myers and GOOdrlCh'S
=. Flaucee on the Stand.
vordict of the Coroner's Jury.

alias Amy Stone, was present. VIM. @.
Dewitt was retained as counsel by the
prisoner.
Mrs. LuceLte Myers testified that she re.
cognized the watch chain and seal as hRv.
ing belonged to Charles Goodrich. She
also recognized small charm which was
upon the chain. She could not identify
either the pocket.boOk or diary. Have
seen the pistol before; l saw 1t in the
hands of a man named Roscoe; saw It in
his possession some time before the MUIR
der; perhaps week previous. He was
on the street at the time. When asked
what communication she had with Ros.
coe at the timo, abe hesitated and said she
could not answer that question.
Coroner-Is 1t for fear you will crimi.
nate yourself
Witness-No that Is not 1t. 1t Is be-
cause l think 1t best not. 1t will defeat
the ends ofjustice. Witness then recog-
nized Kate. She was positive that 1t was
her. She knew her as Amy Stone or
Kate Stoddard.
Coroner asked witness II she would go
on and give the jury any information she
possessed. She replied she had nothing
else to state, on the ground that it might
defeat the ends Of justice. She had seen
this woman Kate and Roscoe together on
several occasions.
Question-Why did you say on the pre-
vious examination that you did not know
Kate Stoddatd. e T'Eti - e
AnsWer-T had certain reasons for say.
ing so.
The next witness was Miss Adeline
Palm, who was engaged 10 be married to
the deceased The witness was very ner.
vous and almost tainted. SheH shown
the articles, and continued: I recognize
the watch and two seals; the ring had
been worn by him, but l have mover seen
the charm or chain; the pocket book was
his. Ifsil TO identify either Of the pistols.
There is a lady present have seen be-
fore; have seen this one, Kate Stoddsrd,
before; 1t was in New York, at 217 East
18th street, in company with Mr. Cool
rich; had q conversation BIr. G., re-
lerring to this lady, when he said Il WIS
his sister; he said she lived in Brooklyn.
This occurred in June, a year ago; never
had a conversation with her at any time.
David Goodrich, father of the murder
ed man, was next placed on the stand.
He was shown the watch and chain, ETC.,
and identified them; the pistol he did not
recognize as the one he had seen with his
son. 'Hr
Miss Handley testified that she had
been looking for the prisoner, and then
related her story Of finding her.
1t was supposed that the prisoner would
be put on the stand, but contrary to ex-
pectation her testimony was not taken.
Under direction Of her counsel, the accus'
ed will make no confession Of guilt. The
Brooklyn Ragb says, in regard to the ap-
pearance Of the prisoner, thAeit took but
q few moments to create among the by.
ISLANDERS the impression that they were
looking upon an insane woman, and this
woman Is undoubtedly insane II ordinary
indications Of lunacy are to be relied upon.
She sat there for a full hall hour, smiling
and chatting pleasantly, a strange wild
light beaming from her eyes all the while.
II was impossible 10 converse with her,
although she talked sensibly enough
without being absolutely convinced other
insanity. Miss Handy, in an Interview
with the reporter, stated that the prisoner,
six years ago, was q lunatic, and was an
inmate of a lunatic asylum, and that in.
sanity was caused by disappointment In
love. The Eagle also says that when the
Chiei Of Police asked her to hand him q
locket, which was very large one, she
was loath to comply, but seeing that re.
sislancc was useless, she passed It over.
On receiving 1t the Chief took hold TO
openit "Ohl be careful ohl be care
full" said she, "there is mineral in that
which I don't want to. .lose." Despite
the utmost care, however little pJr-
ton of the mineral fell upon the floor,
and this, to the Chiefs surprise, she pick
cd up, promptly put in her mouth and
swallowed II. "What did you do that
Iorg" said the Chief. Looking steadily
into his eyes, aha Slid: yTmtlS Charles
GoodrIch's blood" And sure enough,
upon closer examination, the locket was
found 10 be fTed with CONCEALED blood.
A lOw questions elicited the fact that
on leaving GOOdrich's house on Friday
morning, she had taken away with her,
among other articles, a cup, full Of blood,
which had oozed from his brain. This
blood was CONCEALED. she had been eat
ing a little Of 1t every day since the Limc
OF the tragedy till the time Of her cap
turG. ..
The coroners jury returned the follow.
ng verdict:
We find that said Charles Goodrich
came to his death by pistol shot wounds
inflicted by Lizzie Lloyd King alias Kate
stOddard, with intent 10 cause death on
the evening Oi the Goth or morning Of The
9ist Of March, 1873, at his house In d.
Graw street, Brooklyn.