The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-30
The Brooklyn Police Still Work.
ing ON Their 'Theories."
THE POOR sEAMsTREss IN JAIL.
Her Father Refused ADJ
mission to See Her.
New Yorks Best Heart Beating-That Tip-Top
Tenement-An nlustrious Visitor and
Noble Deed-"But the Greatest
Of These Il Charity"


The Brooklyn detectives are still agape with the
query to each other, "WhO Is she 2n
The nine days since Charles Goodrich was MUIR
dered In the brown stone house In Degraw street
have been nine days OF grace to the hidden guilty
one, In which noise enough has been made to scare
the assassin to the Pacific One thing is evident and
that, Is that the slayer of Goodrich man or woman,
Is murderer; and another equally evident ract is
that II the perpetrator should be arrested any
where about the metropolis or within q thousand
miles OF 1t he or she adds the disgrace OF being a
tool to the atrocity OF the crime.
The detectives had nothing new for the
public on the subject yesterday except
that they are working ON it night and
day." the night part OF 1t being doubt
less intended to signify that they considerably
"ln the dark" From tue Chief down they can give
the reporters "theories," and the latest OF these
is that the poor shirt maker, Lucette Armstrong,
isn't ''tne woman" but "she knows more than She
VIII TELL" She has dwindled into the compara-
lively unimportant character Of being ''probably''
brought forward as witness At the inquest on
Tuesday next But in the meantime she doesn'e
tell the CHIEF the District Attorney that she
knows all about It,, and they won't admit any one
else to whom she perhaps would talk.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Hubbell, the prisoners
mother, prepared bundle Of clothing, and sent it
over to the Brooklyn Jail for her daughter. Mr..
Hubbc, the aged father, gray haired and snrunken,
was
THE BEARER OF THE PARCEL,
and was accompanied by Mr. j. ID. McCelland q
lawyer, who has volunteered his services for what
ever defence s necessary in Lucette's behalf. The
prisoner is confined In Raymond Street Jail, and
permission to visit her for an instant even was
fused the Old man. IL was with some difficulty
that Mr. McCelland prevailed upon the officials for
admission 10 see his Client and the very slender
ground Of refusal given was to the effect that she
did not need counsel, as she was not exactly held
as prisoner, but witness. He was finally adj
mitted, however, and had brief interview with
her, but the Old father came away without even
seeing his daughter through the bars. He was in
Connecticut when she was arrested and has not
seen her for more than q week.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Armstrong; younger
sister Mary went over to Brooklyn TO see Lucette,
and, as she expressed it, Ito see what they were
doing with her sister Lucy" She also was
REFUSED PERMISSION TO SEE HER,
but, being Of decidedly vivaclous and merry dis
position, even going so lar as to intimate that she
would "ny at them If they didn't let her see her
sister, the officials compromised and al mitted her.
Two off1cers were close by her all the time
she was in the room with Lucette and, she says,
'srhey were just trying to listen TO all said and
spy out for something, and so didn't talk much,
just to spite them.n
While there, however, she read to Lucette am
extract from one OF the papers, 'just to let her
Luce,te sent Word thr ough Mr.. McCieiiand yes
terday to her mother not to worry about her, that
she was comfortable and hoped to be with ner
soon. She also sent wsrd TO her little that
Mamma would come to him seOn.n
THE DETECTIVES
all seem inclined 10 plead not guilty and think the
papers have been rather rough them, winch, OF
course, is q great pity 1t i understood that "a
Inmate Goodrch's house called at the ONCE to
Lucette. He thought he identieed her as "tre
woman" but Chief Campbell thinks he Is
taken; so that gentleman is not considered the
famous reliable gentleman" The authorities yen
they have asghI clew which viii aid them IL the
search for the parties they are so DESTROYS OF dis
covering
A HERALD reporter called yesterday afternoon at
the ifth-nOOr apartments occupied by the HUDbel
family in the tenement house as Rivingtsn street.
Mrs. Hubbell was Dustng about preparing meal,
which the generosity OF kind strangers had manly
enabled her procure, and Mr.. Hubbe had just re-
turned from Brooklyn and was taking breath after
his bootless attempt to see mis- daughter. lie felt
somewhat depressed at their refusal to admit him,
and thought that he had at least some rights WHICH
the authorities should have respected.
THE CITY'S BIG HEART.
There is great deal oil the milk Of human kind
nessn in New York even on @ rainy day. Before
noon yesterday two good visitors who had rea 4
the HERALD's story OF the nsnest poverty ard
prostration Of That family OF two aged gray heads
and two little budding grandchildren had called
On err .nds OF mercy and during the later portions
OF the day several other happily ourdened callers
But there was one whose act Goes the proudest
honor 70 the greatness OF his station and to the
About hve O'Clock a gentle rap was heard at the
door Of the humble but neat abode. Tue
ana a tail, siyer-haired gentleman stood at
the threshold He removed his hat and asked
"Does the HuDbe family i've here ~
yes that is our name" responded the Old lady.
The visitor entered and took q seat, and said. az
q 4
muffler-
been met by unfortunate circumstance, and
have called to see whether could render You any
aid. ] read the circumstances OF your case this
ana concluded that, II 1t truly stated IN the
paper, 10 was enc or
GREAT HARDSHIP.
Are che facts substantially rs they are statedY'
"Oh, yes, SIR" said the CID lady "they took GU.
r. and the tears came IN her eSes S
she is courageous and she brushed them away
The visitor sat and talked ana inquired some OF
the details OF the case said his folks were Con-
nccticut people and expressed his sympathy with
his entertainers. lie tod them hisisurname, anu
Mrs. Hubbc was rummaging her chrome
logical "reminiscences OF the genealogy o. branches
OF that family and asking him II certain members
minutes passed and .he visitor arose, thrust his
hand In his pocket and transferred some green
tinted paper WITH Kind pressure to the hand OF
'Oh,n she said, al never knew that there were
SO many people tn TIE world who were kind to
for 1t. know Me WILL"
ayes, yes" murm1red the stranger, lyon VIII
be taken care OF, | hope. This viii come out all
right and nope your daughter will be with you
again soon. II we're lot IN such poor heath and
the weather so incemens would go over 10
BrsoKlyn and see the officials there. think
could induce them 10 be, perhaps less rigorous III
this matter, but am TOO poorly. will &C now, but
n your circumstances become still more strait
ened send to my house"
And ne gave the old lylks his address, aad in a
few moments was gone
THAT MODEST VISITOR
who came out on thai rainy day, in We. known
III health to a.d that suffering family In z back
room at the top OF @ five story tenement house. Is
one Of the foremost men in the history Of New
YORK State, and yields az i-nuence that 10 elC TO