The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-31
UNRAVELLING A DARK DEED.
Mrs. Myers, alias Armstrong, Tells
Her Three Stories.
WAS ROSCOE THE MURDERER
The Three Women Connected with the Case
and What They Did.

appetite is whetted such AZ IL has not been since
the Nathan murder. some years ago. The two
cases are parallel in one point-the mystery which
surrounds them. The detectives are working hard,
and to some extent have been successful, for now
it proves that the woman Myers win turn out
most important witness. The aim at present is to
arrest woman No. l, one OF whose aliases is Kate
StOddard, and who lived in the same block with
Goodrich for two months. The connection OF the
man Roscoe with the murder is not clear. 1t
would seem that he had some rela-
lions with Goodrich, and had one or
two alterations with him. 1t is va
riously stated that the woman Myers
does and does not know who murdered Goodrich.
1t is pretty safe to assume, from the information
gathered, she does not. Roscoe may or may not
be the NAN whom She met at Goodrichs house on
February co. when one OF the alterations took
place. Mrs. Myers has not concealed anything she
knew of the case, though stories to differ
very materially. She was with Goodrich until nine
O'Clock on the night Of the murder, and then lett
him. She never saw him again. This important
point has been established. as well as the identity
of the three women who are mixed up in the case
woman No. l, Kate Stoddard, who appears to have
been a lady Of multifarous afiinities; woman No.
2, Mrs Myers, alias Armstrong; woman No. g. the
one to whom Goodrich was engaged and who as
sisted at the funeral. or these only the first re-
mains undiscovered.
In the interviews given below will be found a
great deal or matter Of interest," and they do much
to throw light the occurrence mysterious as IS
What between the reporters and the detectives,
who are showing no small amount of rivalry in
working up the case, 1t seems not quite improba
BILE that definite idea will be reached as to who
the murderer is, though very likely it will be
matter of much greater difficulty to catch him when
his individuality is ascertaned beyond cavil. The
time Is passed for theories of the murder; the
public is thoroughly sick Of these, for among the
many not one has proved correct and 1t almsst
seems as If the CORPSE OF poor Goodrich would rise
up in protest against some of the absurd accounts
Of the manner in which he was slain. Until the
murderer himself Is caught there can be ne true
account Of the dreadful scene which took place in
that fated room OF the Degraw street house.
INTERVIEW WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRITToN
reporter of the HERALD interviewed District
Attorney Britton in Brooklyn yesterday, and sue
ceeded in getting better analysis of the case
than has yet been published. The gentleman
alluded to gave his word that all that was said was
perfectly genuine and entirely new. lie himself
has been more or less brought into the case ana
from having been so constantly mlsrepresented
has cause to have perfect dread Of being inter-
viewed on the subject.
81 am willing,n said the gentleman, "to tell you
all know, and ga the more inclined to DO it
as / think it Is better the truth should be tsld
than that constant misstatements should be going
the round OF the press and deceiving and frghten-
ing people who appear to think that injustice is
practised in an attempt to further justice. am
not aware that any injustice has been practsed
towards any one as yet, nor Will there be-"
''The information which the HERALD more par.
tiru Wv a. mat 10 nf
mainly as to who committed the murder. But as
the authorities, presume, know no more about
that than any one else, it is useless to ask it,
AN ADVENTURE WITH REPORTER.
you are right said the District Attorney; ''the
murderer has not been discovered and the authorl-
ties are quite willing TO confess that. certain
paper did start out with wonderful story that the
murderer was known, and was routed out OF my
bed at twelve O'Clock on saturday night to answer
a reporters questions. l was represented the
next morning as saying that knew the murderer
and that the story of one Roscoe being the MUIR
derer was true. never said anything OF the kind.
and the statement that did say SO Is a lie. In
fac the whole story published the next day Is nc
tion The reporter tod me that he had Information
of the murderer and answered. IF you know all
about it, what do you come to me fOrP and that
was the sum and substance OF the interview. The
discovered; that he had fed to another city; that
the woman Lucette Myers was his mistress; that
she had made confession OF having seen the
crime committed by this suddenly discovered Indi-
vidual whose name was given as Roscoe, aud that
it was committed through the motive power Of
jealousy; this Roscoe having been stated as being
the lover OF Lucette Myers, whom she abandoned
for Goodrich
MRS. MYERS NOT CONCERNED IN THE MURDER
"For all this story. there is not the slightest
particle Of evidence, and can tell you this much,
that the girl Myers, or Armstrong, as she is vari-
ously termed, not only was not participant or
assistant rather at the murder, but really knew
nothing Of the murderer, and does not to this day.
'Then why is she held9" asked the reporter.
''She is held as witness in the case-not as
murderess-and she is quite willing to stay. She
is naturally guarded rather closely, for one does
not know what influences might be brought to bear
upon her. but we are perfectly convinced of her in
nocence.r
"But If she does not know of the murderer, what
is she kept forr
"Her testimony will prove to be very valuable.D
"wil you tell me in what way9'
The gentleman hesitated few moments and
thought. He then ald:-'Well, can see no OBJ
jection for, at any rate, IL will come out Tues
day at the inquest, and will prove 20 be the main
else should be captured. But In itself it is very i'm
portant to the case, and, no doubt, arsrds a clue
which will lead to the discovery OF the murderer
WHEN MRS. MYERS LAST SAW GOODRICH.
"What are the important p0intsY"
"They are two. First we know from Lucette
Myers, and rem other sources are satisfied that the
account is true in itself that on Thursday night
that Ia the last evening on which Goodrich was
seen ave-that she, Lucette Myers, was with
Goodrich until nine O'Clock in the evening. He
called at her house in Rivingt0n street and invited
her to go out with him. she accepted, and they
went TO take car ride together. After remain
ing together some time they returned. He lett her
ut her house, saying he was going home He did
So leaving her at nine O'Clock, for conductor OH
the Atlantic avenue car saw him get on the car
and get OF at Degraw street. This Is the last
time ne was seen alive and no doubt he went i'm
mediatey to his own house, where the murder
TOOK place. This destroys the theory that she
went to his house with him that she had any,
thing To do with the murder. They parted on the
most amicable terms, and never saw each other
mOre.r
This statement also bears out that of the mother
OF the girl, who says she was at home on Thursday
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