Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-12

so found damp by the police. She IL was who
fixed the corpse as it was discovered, and
when she had done this she went over to New
York for something or other and was about
to return to this house that Friday evening.
She came over the Fulton ferry and she had
but fairly put her foot on the street when she
heard the news boys crying out Extra, muir
der of Charles Goodrich. She bought a pa
per, returned to New York and the rest is
known. She states 81 killed him for love,
couldn't part with him.
A reporter was informed that Kate Stod-
dard had attempted to commit suicide. He
went to the police authorities, but they de-
MED any knowledge of the matter. Coroner
Whitehill, however, said: ''She has not
attempted suicide, but there is no doubt she
would if an opportunity presented. She has
begged and prayed, ever since she has been
satisfied that her guilt has been known, to be
left alone. There is woman with her all
the time, and on repeated occasions she has
made the request, with tears in her eyes,
"Let me be alone, if only for few minutes"
She cried and asked the woman in charge to
take pity on her. This is at the second sta
ton house, in the Captains room, where she
is confined. She will not be left alone, fe-
male attendant watching over her day and
night. There are some features in the wo-
mans history, and her department seems to
justify the belief already prevalent in certain
quarters that she is insane. The daughter Of
the lady at whose house Kate Stoddard re-
sided, stated that she came there the second
or third week in April. She said she was
employed in New York and wanted a fur
nished room. She used to do light straw
work. She made hats very prettily. She
used to 90 to work every morning and come
back at evening regularly for the first month
| or so, until three weeks ago, when she did
her work and took it over in parcels then
She never had friend call or received let
ter. We never saw her associate with any
one. She spoke of her relation but her story
was false, as we afterwards learned She
said her father lived at Trenton, y. j., and
that she intended to visit him on the 4th of
July. and we expected her to go, but she did
not. She used to bring her meals to her
rooms and eat there Some bread, pickles,
etc, were found by the police yesterday.
Sometimes however, when she came
down for hot water or anything we would
ask her to eat with US, which she did. ]
should judge she is from % to IS years of
age. She is slim and thin featured, has light
hair and is perfect lady in her manner. She
has evidently been brought up in better cir
cumstances from her speech and department.
My mother often told me she thought Miss
Waltham had something on her mind. That
she had seen trouble, but she Miss Waltham)
never told mother or myself anything of the
sort. She was never in good spirits. My
brother used to come occasionally to read for
US. He is good reader and Miss Waltham
liked to hear him. One day he was going to
read about the Walworth murder and she
said, "Oh don't read that, | don't like to hear
of murders" On mother wishing to hear it
and asking my brother to read it. she got up
and left the room. With this execution, |
know of no other case, she never made any
attempts to conceal herself. She had sew
eral dresses, not expensive, but neat. She
exercised great taste in her dress and was al
ways very clean. Her room was always tidy
and in order, ane we thought her a perfect
lady. She used to hire piano, which she
used to play upon. She was not a good play
or, but said that she was very fond of music.
She never yelled her face when she went out.
Went out whenever she had occasion to. She
was fond of going to Mr.. Beechers church.
She used to attend every Sunday regularly.
On Tuesday she left at nine O'Clock in the
morning when the police came.
>lroSD DESPATCH.
| The real name of Kate Stoddard is
| believed to be Lizzie NJ. King, as a large
| bundle of letters from her mother and sister
so directed were found at her lodgings.
Mary Handley, the special detective, earns
| the reward, which amounts in the aggregate
to $500. The brother of the murdered
man, w. W. Goodrich, is at present in Eu-
rope. The affair naturally causes great ex-
citement in Brooklyn.