Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-29
THE GOODRICH MURDER.
Detectives Earnestly at WOrk-A We
man Suspici0ned and Arrested
The Affair yet ShrOuded
in Mystery.

NEW YORK, March 27.-The Brook
lyn detectives arrested a sewing-wOman
aged about thirty years, who works in a
shirt factory in New York, under an as
sumed name She refused 10 talk, ex-
cept to answer inquiries in the briefest
manner; was arrested on information
given by w. w. Goodrich, brother of
Charles Goodrich, who was murdered
Thursday night; is married; had trouble
with her husband and left him; her
connection with the murdered man was
of the most intimate character; he was
in the habit of visiting her at her abode
in New York, No. % Orchard
street. According to her statement
she has been three times with Goodrich
at the house on Degraw street; Good
rich there told her that he was not mar
ried-he had foolishly got in with girl,
but had shook her; she says she had
some trouble at the house with some
man about Goodrich when he Good
rich was present, and she took him in
to another room; she refuses to tell
where she was Thursday night, but
thought she was at home; she got to
work at eleven o'clock Friday morning,
but generally went to work at eight
O'Clock; could not tell why she was late
that morning; did not 90 over to Brook
lyn to see the body, because she disliked
to see Goodrich in that condition. She
gave the police roll of bills to take to
her mother, with the request that
the latter be not informed
she was in Brooklyn. Being asked if
she had formed any theory how Good
rich came to his Death, She said she
thought he was killed by some man who
followed him home. She will be de-
tanned at the Brooklyn police head
quarters for the present.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-A gentleman
residing near the murdered Goodrich,
makes voluntary statement that he fire.
quently observed a woman in Good
rich's house; that she and deceased acted
as man and wife. When the woman,
now in custody, was questioned yester-
day she was very evasive, but the cir
cumstantial evidence was strong against
her. 1t is now ascertained that the wO-
man in custody on suspicion of murder
ing Goodrich, is named Lucille Myers,
and also went under the name of Kate
Stoddard.
The corOnor's inquest in the case of
Goodrich was begun in Brooklyn this
afternoon. Several witnesses have been
on the stand, but thus far nothing new
has been elected. District-AttOrney
BrittOn expresses his belief that the
woman arrested last night, Mrs. Myers,
if she did not commit the murder her
self, knows all about it. She admitted
that Goodrich paid out money for her,
and, in fact, supported her. Professor
Boyle does not think this is the woman
he frequently saw with Goodrich. The
mother Of the woman is reported to
be an honest, reputable woman. She
greatly laments her daughters arrest,
and says she was an honest, good girl,
the main support of the family. She
said her daughter scarcely ever went out
of evenings. She might have been out
some evenings last week, but she always
came home by ten o'clock. She fire.
quently read letters, but never mention
ed their contents.
Several other witnesses were examined
among them w. w. Goodrich, brother
of the deceased, who testified that his
brother was largely indebted to him, and
decided him houses on Degraw street.
He frequently called on his brother, and
on one occasion saw a woman in the
house. Upon one OF the jurors asking
him if he knew who the woman was.
the coroner asked not to press the ques-
ton at the present time, when they ad-
jOurned till Tuesday morning at eleven
O'Clock. The woman arrested yesterday
is now in the custody of the coroner, and
has been removed to Jail.