New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-05
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.

sToDDARD lib ATTEMPTS 10 SECURE NAL
PRACTICE.
The inquest was. resumed mt T.3O p. m. last
evening IN TIE Court u sessions chamber.
John :. suedekrr testified / reside AZ No TTs De-
craw-st-i and was slightly acquainted with Charles
Goodrich, and dad In hrs house in Derrnw-
~. on August Is the work occupied one day I am a
carpentr NJ Goodrich was not there during the time
and there was nobody aay OF The houses don't rec
olec' aing any parties In out; piece broken
out OF 1ne " the back basement windows. but don't
know hIW &c VAS done; told me that the glass
broken by an accident. and that the wachman wac
IN tie habit or efcng an entrance By putting his hand
through this hole and turning the catch 8f the window
saw two ladies' standing steps % this house talk
ing 20 M. Goodrich about week previous to MS
death and suppose TIA. they looking at the house
vita o. iew % renting
Daniel Lltery testified: reside az No lO2 Ffthave.
and an plumber; have known Charles Goodrich for
about two months have done WORK OF 4 house In De-
graw-t. was In the house about three weeks ago to-
day worked there Or about four hours first day
repairing watcrppes went there the morning thar
bis body found while was standing there waiting
- st IN. Ar Rowan. the real agent came up and
unable Co get n stood there FOR some time. and
finally went away. surprising that Mr.. GOOdrcA had
gore out; came back again at o'clock and looked
Though the window and saw nim .y-ns on the foor.
vale vas kicking at the door, NJ Guodrchs brother
ald two officers drove up; the ony parties that saw
while working n the house previously two gentle
uer; saw no women iu the house; wc-d have noticed
ihem had there been Ia the house; on one
occasion remarked Goodrich that es living Ike
bachelor and should have somebody keep house COR
him. he returned answer that be nat been married olce
Nj Goodrich the day before his death about ?.
while be- walking down F.itilve., Dean-st.;
be alone; while WORKING house did not
notice thaJ tie kitchen window glass broken; have
noticed the w-icl-eAala worn 0y Gr. Goodrich.
Dr. :. T. spear srdrd that ae resided 40 No le2
M0Htars-. aud assisted DO the posrmOftem eZamina-
ton tle body 0f deceased. Co-T0b0rlted the test-
m0ny gwen by Or. shepard. H., however. believed
that ne slight wound over the eye had been made ny
bullet. fact. was a fourth bullet wound HIS opinion
that the face of deceased had been shaved after
death and before the body was clothed. IL not
possible that TIE deceased could have committed
suicide.
Detective Charles Il. v.Letto testified: IN a member
% the Brooklyn police force, accompanied ". " Good
rch the OF the deceased De morning ~ Fri
day March 81 the body lay the door with the hands
stretched down by the Sides the pistol lay If II had
fallen IRON the hands there was an imprint Of the
pistol on the carpet there was no appearance Of
struggle; did notice especial cleanliness N the
features 0r plasrarng of the hair; from the
pea-ance az tie bed - the front bedroom believed
that o. had been slept IN by one person that
n -at: found bed no the back IL had the ap
whether It Ead been occupied by two persons;
found letter IN private drawer Of writing desk on
saturday sl-ned Amy q % TIE contents we're read
t0 the jury Oh TInslar.
The detective then described the appearance OF the
body and rs examination 0ut nothing elected
He supposed the impression On the carpet made by
the heat of tie pistol
Detective William Il. Folk then detailed his visit 20
the house IN the morning which the body bad been
found and the manner which tho body lay floor
He found clean handkerchief protriing from inside
pocket the the body. and had been
lately peTfumeI. lie found bottle " perfumery up
stairs and put some his handkerchief.
AMI IL evaporated m less than six hours; from
ibis be- Judged rlat rhe murder had been committed
that morning; le found that the door leading from
the 'front.' 20 back bedroom had battered down With
a chair; some Of the paint from the door panels
found Oh tine legs OF chair; the Indications that
somebody had desired % get from room % tie other
and had smashed the chair against the door; Re found
the KEY OF the front dinng-roo basket " apples
the bedroom he second door. the Impression OF wiz;
ues wac hat the wound the eye " deceased
had been washed By his brother wien he first discovered
the body.
Frank C. Williams testified that be a druggist 1t
40 l0i Finh-ave. and knew Charles Goodrich had
known him since November last; Le 20 the store
o. make purchases on three occasons purchased three
boxes % pills. there were about - in box: pills
ID =
three 1oxe. were purchased within three weeks.
Sergeant Henry W Van Wagner Of the detective force
testified a- the circumstances attending the finding
Of the body OF the deceased. There loot prints
m the back yard indicate that anybody had entered
or escaped that direction Il Lad raIned the previous
night and footprints road have plainly dscerned.
Detective Folk was recalled and testified that with
Defective Vdetro arrested Mrs. L1cette J. Myers;
took a person With them who Identified her having
been IN the Degrawst house; she absolutely refused 20
look at them % Brooklyn and When Informed that
they officers said II 20 with vou vii give no
Information, IN parrot that never talks ms wac
ATTEMPTED MALPRACTICE.
Dr.. Ruben Smith testified that Ao resided at NO $40
East Erhteeuth-st., and is physician have known
Charles Goodrich the Fl Of ISIS have been quite
intimate since; boarded together in Elneteenth-st.
Goo,,rlch borrowed some money In April, 1872, while
building the Degraw-st. houses; first saw the buildings
in November December last got there about p N
fnuud a woman IN the front room on the
second door had seen her once before IN MS
witness was attending the mother, Lady who lived IN
Fortysee0ndst., near secondaye' made slx or eight
the daughter said that Mr.. Goodrich was her bean he
said that he didn't care about Aer ana made an eVsfe
answer e seemed 70 thl4A Her ueu5Atu IL uos4le
have her his deat she SAID thar ne had been
At her house the Wednesday before as death ne
brought a woman 20 witness's ONCE 10 November or
December aud saii that her name was snow or
Green be stated that he made hef acquaInIanee Sy
inserting "a personal " IN daily newspaper DC
asked witness 10 examine her SUD see shs
was pregnant; asked her some qufsuons ana ueclarg
maj she was he asked procure an abortion ana
refused he then went away, aud afterward told me
tbsr he was going 10 Mme Van Buskirk; Goodrich
afterward applied % doctor named Buts o. bot'iSs,
and took the woman and lad the abortion produced ne
afferward walked with her 10 nursery, and while
going there the labor pains came on, aud the gr ieh
down the floor the told Der Thai the chllu was
horn A full term, and demanded more money ne tom
me that found baby In bed beside this gir lto.l
him that all nOusense, a. the gr hAd Dcrh oni1
four months pregnant, aud mat the woman Ohy
Wrntsd u bleed him this was the same
woman that saw IN the Degrav-st. house, MI Gooa-
rcb never told that lac had other trouble Win he
ssion was that he wanted to get nd OF nor
- ,ut mir, that ne WAS "A bad and