The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-12

Of the house and proceeded 10 light the
Baltimore heater located there. The muir.
dersss says she loved the man so much
that she could not leave him. When she
saw him determined to discard her she
worked herself up to murder him. She
had one of his revolvers in her pocket, not
the one which the detectives found lying
at the house beside the corpse, and while
Goodrich was STOPPING down on one hand
and knee in the act of Lighting the heater
she drew the pistol and extending her
hand toward him she said "Charlie." He
looked up and she shot him three times.
These were the fatal wounds which the
post mortem examination disclosed. Alter
abe committed tho murder on Thursday
morning she waited all that day and
night in the house, watching it. On FIJI
day morning she had occasion TO % 10
New York. Early that morning she
washed the blood from the lace Of the
murdered man with the towel, which, she
afterwards wruDg out and which was also
found damp by the police. She 1t was
who fixed the corpse as twas discovered,
and when she had done this sLc went
over TO New York for something or other
and was about to return to the house. lOa
that Friday evening she came over the
Fulton ferry, and ere she bad fairly
put her foot on the street she
heard the news boys crying out
EXTRA Murder Of Charles Good
richp She bought paper and returned
to New York, and ther Is known. She
states: u killed him for love; I couldn't
part with him" '' { ~
a reporter was informed that Kate
stoddard had attempted 10 commit sui
eide. He went 10 the police authorities,
but they denied any knowledgei bhMe
matter. Coroner Whltehill, however, said
she had not attempted suicide; but there
Is no doubt that she would, Il an opportu'
nifty presented Itself. She has hegged Spd
prayed ever since she has been satisfied
her guilt was proven to be left alone
There is o woman with her oil the time,
and on repeated occasions she has made
this request, urging it with tears in her
eyes: Let me be gohe, II only for afcw
minutes, for Gods sake" She said and
asked the woman in charge 10 take
pity on her. This Is at the station house,
where she Is confined, She will not be-
without afemale attendant YRtclfng oyeEI
her day and night. There are come fes.
lures in the woman's history and her dc.
pertinent, that seems. 70. .iustllY the belief
already prevalent In certain quarters. that
she Is insane. The daughter oi the land.
lady of tho house where Kate Stoddard
lived at the time Of her arrest, says Of her
In answer TO questions, that when Kate
came to their house she said she was EN-.
ployed ip New York, and wished aroom;
mother never let out any portion of tho
house before, and wouldn't have done II
only to q lady as we thought she
was. She was employed in light
straw establishment and made hats very
prettily. She used to go to work every
morning and come back in tho evening
regularly for the first month or so until
three weeks ago when she did her work
at home, and took 1t over when finished
In parcels. She never had a friend call
or received letter. Mother often told
mo that she thought Miss "WalthAm had
something on her mind, that she had seen
trouble, but Miss WalthSIn never told
mother or myself anything ofthe sort. !
remember tho circumstance, which we
took no notice Of OF the time, but which
has some bearing on the case now. Ny
brother used to come occasionally and
read ios US, and Miss Waltham liked to
hear him. One day he was going to road
Aboutthe Walgorth murder, and she said: |
cob, don'tTeGdi that; / don't like to hear
Of murders" On nothSr s wishing 10 hear
my brother readi she got up and left the
room. With that exception know ofno
other case. she never made any attempt
10 conceal herself, and from her speech
aud general department shc has eVl-
IDENTIFY been brought 4 upLiu .Vsyl
good circumstances. She had several
dresses, not expensive but neat. She ex.
ercised rgre6t taste in her hatesS and yaS
always very clean: Her fook' was always
tidy and in order, and as l said before, we
thought good deal Of her, and thought
her 70 be a perfect lady. She used ID
hire q piano which ahe played upon. She
was not q good player, but said she was
very fond Of music. 5he was lond Of 60.
ing to Beecher's church, and used TO at.
tend every Sunday regularly. ym