The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02
The Goodrich Murder.

A STRANGE STORY OF LOVE AND CRIME.
(Scw York Cor. Chicago TrbunO)
1t is now certain that tho Spaniard,
Pedro, ls the man wanted by the Brooklyn
police ~ the assira,iOn Of Charles Good.
rich, uL1 .lIut Llu woman LuCette Myers
is held cnly US u witness against him.
Pedro was the accepted lover OF Lucette
until Goodrich appeared on the scene.
Goodrich seems to have been terrible
libertine. LuCette, though far from q ms
efnRting beauty, was poor, and did moi
require much money. She received Good.
rich with favor that excited the jealous
rage Of Pedro. The two men met In MEs.
Myers' house one night, and Pedro made
an attack on Goodrich, who was only
saved from u severe beating by the inter.
(erencciof the cause OF thetrOublc." This
much Chiei Of Police Campbell disclosed
to the reporters, and Mrs. Myers parents
speak freely Of the SpsnlGrd, who visited
their daughter very often previous 10
March last. They say, however, that they
have not seen him since they moved from
Stanton street. The girl, Kate Stoddard,
whose letters are in possession Of tho pO.
lice, was never connected with the murder
by them, and they have never attempted
her capture, She is now in this city.
Goodrich sGduCed her under promise
OF marriage nearly four years ago, and
she had child by him. He has
postponed the weddiug-dAy ever since
under one prctCXt or another, but has
continued TO live with her secret.
ly. Atlength he became engaged to Miss
Glen, and endCavored TO shake her of,
but had not moral courage 10 tell her the
reason. She discovered it, and upbraided
him for his deceit He denied It, and TO
satisfy her hld mock marriage per
formed. She found out this trick also,
and they had row in a Degraw street
honsc, In February last, when he beat her
and banged her head against the wall.
A young woman residing in the neighbor.
hood was passing at the time, and heard
her cries. She alarmed her father, and
he ran TO the house, but the noise had
ceased and Goodrich was standing on tho
stoop. Miss Stoddard went away then
and never returned. But a subsequent
letter from her, seeking reconciliation,
was found by the police. This bore the
latest date Of any o! her letters. Mrs.
Myors never wrote Goodrich any letters.
BE used her merely 10 crafty his pas
sions. Mr.. W. W. Goodrich saw her one
morning in his house, and lie furnished
tho police with information respecting
her. II Is probable sho gavo Pedro
the mittCn just before March for
two reasons She changed her
residence and her place Of work
about that time, and she particularly
requested her employer that If any
persons asked for her TO say that ghe Waa
not there. At this time she had no fear
of the police, or OF anybody but Pedro
SO far Us Is known the jealous Spahtard
set 10 work 10 learn her whereabouts. On
the fatal night she met him on the street,
and followed her over to Brooklyn. He
saw her go into Goodrich's house, and,
maddened with jealous rage attempted
to effect an entrance, but without success.
HC wandered around until near morning,
and finally concluded TO try tho back
way. A pane OF glass was broken, and Il
was easy, by the aid Of a liniIe, which
was afterwards found hacked on the.lIlan.
tlepiece to pry open the back basement
shutters. Once inside, II did not take him
long to find Goodrich's bedroom. The
sight OF bis mistress and rival in bed to-
geiher made him spring forward with an
oath, and snatch Goodrich's pistol, which
lay on the table beside him. Goodrich
sprang from bed and flew down stairs
with the maddencd SpanIard after him.
Goodrich took refuge in the basement,
where Pedro shot him in the left side Of
the head. The unfortunate man dropped,
and Pedro, going over to where he lay,
emptied two more barrels into his head
at close range.