The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-11
The Supposed Kate Stoddard
Still in Custody.
The Question Of Identity a Stumbling
Block in the Case.
Communication Cut Off with tho
Prisoner.
Tho Woman Supposed To Be "Kste stoddrd, =
Whose Arrest Was Effected on Tuesday, Re-
manned in Close Custody at the York
Street statio6, Brooklyn, Yesterday.

Street statiod, Brooklyn, Yesterday.
The inevitable Goodrich mystery which had such
an extended run in the columns OF the public
press some months ago, but which ceased to at
tract any further attention as time advanced and
the evidence Of the incompetency. Of the police
authorities TO accomplish anything In the matter
became more transparent, has again been broughs
to the surface Of observation. The particulars Of
the remarkable case have been fully chronicled in
the HERALD and it will not now be necessary to Co
more than call attention to a few Of the salient
features Of the mystery. On the morning OF March
q last, about nine O'Clock, Mr.. ". w. Goodrich
called at the residence Of his brother Charles
631 Degraw street, Fifth avenue, South
Brooklyn, one of row OF new brown stone 'front.'
houses, inhabited alone by his brother and alter
ringing the door bell for some time but failing to
receive an answer, he determined TO effect an en-
trance He repaired, accordingly to the house Of
an acquaintance in the vicinity and from him
obtained key which admitted him to an adjoin-
ing house. Mr.. w. w. Goodrich then made his way
up to the roof and along the latter to the scute Of
631, which he entered, and descending to the door
which led to the first landing, burst 1t open. Search
was then made through the house for Ills brother
Charles. The bed In the alc0ve OF the second story.
in which the deceased slept was found to have
been occupied side the clothes being
slightly disturbed. Descending to the basement.
the anxious soarcher made his way down the hall
into the kitchen, and, opening the door which sep-
arated the two apartments he discovered the dead
body Of Charles Goodrich lying In the front bases
ment with his head within foot of the mante-
piece and his feet extending diagonally toward
the door. Beneath his head were his boots and on
his feet pair OF slippers. The body lay upon its
back and was dressed In suit of black. William
Goodrich threw open the shutters, and found q
bullet hole in the left temple OF deceased and BY
his side was revolver with three chambers dlsA
charged The impression that aig
CHARLES HAD BEEN MURDERED ,,fs
at once took possession Of william W. Goodrich
and he has never reinquished that idea Word
was conveyed by him to the Coroner and to the
police. The Coroner and the doctors who mada
the post-mortem examination of the body
discovered that three balls had lodged
in the SKULL two OF which had passed
through the brain. The detectives en-
gagged upon the case and the Commissioned
In opposition to this theory remained the fact thai
q towel saturated with blood was found In the sink,
showing that the life nuid which had oozed from
was as carefully laid out as If the corpse had been
prepared for the grave by veritable undertaken,
deceased, one Kate Stoddard, alias Amy SNOW aiisa
Amy c., placed In the hands OF the police by w,
beautifully written and evidently the compositon
OF person OF education ana refinement
had been betrayed by deceased under 0 promise Uss
Of marriage and the celebration OF mock mar
riage was n performed by Dr. Reuben Smith, at q
OF the letter in question to the father aud brother
OF deceased some weeks previous, and az she was
known to have been woman Of very violent tens
per 1t was regarded well to find and arrest herr
THE DETECTIVES BLUNDERINGLY ARRESTED,
In mistake for Kate Stoddard the poor seamstresa
OF ~ Orchard street, Mrs. Lucette Meyers, widow.
the sole support OF an aged and inhrm mother and
father and two children. Mrs. Meyers, 1t appeared,
had had the misfortune to make the acquaintance
OF deceased, who had once boarded with her. She
was detained in custody for three weeks and was
her arrest and on the inquest she recounted an in-
stance In which Spaniard named Roscoe had had
ana she even asserted that he was person of vios
lent temper and might have killed him. When she
was released her movements were watched by
policemen in the dress or civilians, and upon sew
eral occasions she observed In conversation
with young man who had the appearance OF a
Spaniard. II was then discovered that there was
Q girl named Mary Handley who was anxious to
turn an honest penny" by aiding the Delogged
FINDING KATE sroDDARp, .
with whom she had been intimately acquainted
while Kate was employed in the straw hat making
factory on Broadway, corner OF Spring street, New
York. Miss Handley's valuable services were
immediately made available. Last Tuesday even
ing the imprOvsed female detective came upon her
prey-a slight, delicate mseraby attred, light
haired, pale woman OF low stature-near Fulton
had her arrested. The prisoner was taken to the
station house on York street The Captain Of the
precinct, having in mind the recent press
order OF Commissioners J0urdan and Briggs,
'ukase" No. 100 which threatens with instant dis
missal from the force any member of the Depart
ment who may be found guilty OF communicating
any information concerning arrests of persons
charged with criminal offences, dared not commu-
nicate the arrest through the usual channels, but
had been done. The police authorities, superior
and subordinate alike, were
lsYNfr nJff
upon the subject OF the arrest when nterrOgated,
and wfully ialslfied fact by general denial Of any
unwarranted course by reason OF the sea OF errors
into which they have heretofore fallen during
their bat,hke groupings after n, the much mooted
The question OF identity arises In this latter arrest,
as In the case OF other females and numerous sup
posed Roscoes who have been taken into custody
for alleged completely IN the Go0dridge tragedy. 10
may be that they have
and this circumstance makes the oficials moro
cautious, because VI past experience and lament-
able failure to earn the rewards offered, amount
IF the latter be at all possible Of the murderer
murderers OF charles Goodrich. The woman
near '' the station house. and was was there
was found on her. she, naturally nervous, upon
finding herself Ia such position, shed tears:
sn be wom DC 90 70 es
mond Street Jail.n Coroner whitehill had nothing
to say the subject further than that he Will
ing and anxious to
RESUME THE INQUEST
which was adjourned In May last, II the police were
only ready to place any additional evidence In his
possession. Az soon as the prisoners Identity can
be fully established abe will be taken before q
magistrate for examination. Meanwhile she Is
said to be n0n-communicative, and no friends
have come forward to her assistance. A promi-
nent lawyer asserted last evening that he would
make application to-day for writ OF habeas cor.
pus In her case.
ARREST OF YOUNG HIGHWAY ROBBERS