New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-02

advertise me nj calling for TO act az agents ,o
10 her house and desired 10 obtain board she tou nun
that she could give him board but tat nc cou
furnshcd with dinners he accepted TINS propostbn
and paid 81 per week; subsequently she found tna nc
ate more than his moneys worth ana 80 oroso Wy 10
arrangement; Roscoe however, continued 10 oono far
her house in stanton-st and would eat dinners bc
which he paid; she occupied room ON snan 10
child only at tins time she took some OF tne Pphst
sell but found that t aid not pay he had told her tnae
his Roscoe, and she Thought that had been
was some relative OF the other Roscoe ana nau po
sent 10 see what she would she aierwaru ,S ~ S
the circumstance TO the first Roscoe VINO s'a'eo "' W
did not know him.
TESTIMONY OF THE "oTHER ROSCOE
samuel Roscoe then testified reside AT NO. lSo
Flizabeth-st. New-York; have seen Mrs. Armstrong
and spoken TO her; have known her since FEBRUARY
last never boarded at her house. anu uio ho' A"o"
Charles Goodrich; have never seen mm' anu he'oi
heard Mrs Armstrong talk OF him nrst saw MIS- Arm
strong at No 500 Broadway was engaged there IN e&
hbtinr soap for cleaning clothes she called there IN
answer 70 an advertisements and asked II there was any
money 10 he made out Of IL; showed her the article.
and she took some home with her. called at her house
that night in relation to the soap she gave me her
address No 10 stanton-st; she never asked my name
nv name that aware of was at her house only
twice and then on business was brought mere by an
name Of Roscoe; am an American, ana uont speak
TESTIMONY OF W. W. GOODRICH.
William W. Goodrich testified: My brother Charles
has resided in Brooklyn since March 1922 previous to
that he had lived for five years in Ncw-York City; he
was previous thst lumber inspector in Albany; he
was engaged in the lumber business In New
York CITY, and at the time OF his death was partner
in the law business had intended at one time hitting
up of the Degawst houses for my father but SUD-
sequently engaged TO lease it on May l. and my
brother went over there to live and take charge OF the
furniture until the should be occuped he super
intended the erection Of the houses he was putting up
the houses his own account, and loaned blm the
| MOI I ali udO
they became due never heard him say that ne egIet
ted building the houses and that It haa proved n'
cia failures there disagreement between US at
any me and since we were children together We nave
| The Coroner-Mr Goodrich look at that letter. and
/ state il you have seen ii before.
Mr.. Goodrich-Yes received II at my office in New
York in February last The letter was then READ 10 INC
jury, and is as follows: -, 49,,
Mr. GoopRrcH-Sr: propose tel the will listen
months have been Hyng the second sGTse The
have lived there GRIDoT to any f T. Jp I him 80 truly
his he wished for to know OF our mar
until future time account Of property The reason CON
alone in SesYOr with no friend2Only him.
have learned then that the clergyman who Married Us was no
minister at all only Ruben Smith doctor think, who
lives the city, 10 December last m0nth ago. cur Sso n, was
cruelty all ties between Several DAYS ago woman WIN
was Al the window between them When
@ ne manage between a that be had tired Of me- &C
nj could be the World to me now all 50 DARK 50 aesoa
completely bkeno live and struggle on alone have
t e p bsT beeD At wos in store all this week Tonight
ysee aosied by man just unlocking the door He asked
he was He said that his George ak that he had been
y snd s The sos Ssns ana quite Rs and had
ilea mat C5e sO0 md @ M NV things thrown upon he
L dreadful nightmare Tomorrow the SABBATH
will stay what will do have no money and no
friends am seated on ny trunk TTs this {Sa ,. my
dsPher my burned writing ANY o.
Mr Goodrich then continued The receiptof that letter
the first information that had of anything wrong
in brothers life; father also received an exact
copy of the letter. 1t handed to him in his office IN
NewYork by the writer; this was previous to the Tune
| when had seen womans gown In my brothers mousse
while passing in at the basement door when received
the letter went 10 my brothers house and told him
that had received it, read the letter to him but kept
the copy In my own possessions he sad tnt insIe was
word of truth In it, and that there had been no
marriage; he said that he had met the In New
York and that she had resided IN one OF the houses on
Degrawst. he gave me to understand that she was a
woman of loose character understood that she was
III one Of the time; he aferward told me
father had shown him similar letter and given It to
him that letter detective found IN secret drawer OF
my brothers bookcase the day after the murder;
have sort of impression that my brother SAID that the
woman's name was Amy stone, or Amy Snow, or be
might said Kate Stoddard he said she had been at
his house for time and that she very violent
woman; he spoke Of the George Baker who is referred
TO the letter. my brother SAID that he was trying 10
get this woman, and that her letters were for
Oackmailing purposes; he said that she worked In q
at Broadway and springst understood that she
was fair complexion, with light hair and eyes; my
brother said that he intended 10 put the woman Dack
| into as good condition when he found her heard
| that she worked making ladies' hats Two weeks
! before his death he said that she had gone
where / knew nothing Of Mrs. Armstrong or Roscoe
| before the murder.
| OTHER TESTIMONY.
A. W. Shepard, NJ. D., then called, and testified
that he the postmortem examination on the body
of Goodrich. He also produced a skull and clearly
showed jury the exact position that the three bullets
had taken rigid examination Of the witness by CorO-
ner Jones then ensue and served to bring out the opn
Ion that death would evidently have resulted after the
first buet-wOund and that suicide not possible The
witness said that ms opinion the did NOT commit
suicide.
Prof Boyle OF Degraw-st. the next witness. and
| ne repeated his story about seeing Goodrich and a
woman sitting on the steps OF Of the houses on
| Summer evenings Miss Leland also told Of hearing
screams OF woman issuing from the house where Good
rich lived as she passed the evening OF Feb IS;
] Womans voice heard crying, Help do you want
10 Kill me I" and Murder" while the witness stood at
| the gate man came out aud closed 1t.
George W. Snedeker testified that he lived at No. 778
morning before his death witness q woman come
out of the basement and go down Ffthave. she wore
dark clothes and appeared 10 be small and slight in
figure.
The inquest was then adjourned until Friday morning.
MORE ARRESTS.