Connecticut western news., 1873-04-04
The Goodrich Murder.

The Goodrich Murder.
 Tue following particulars of the murder Of Charles Goodrich, in Brooklyn, we clip from the Bridgeport Farmer:
 Before becoming acquainted with Goodrich, Lucette was intimate with the spaniard Roscoe. Finding that Good rich was possessed of ample means, and that his assertions of owning houses in Brooklyn were correct, she forsook Roscoe for him. When her people removed from Stanton street she changed her workshop and strove to hide her whereabouts from the Spaniard. She gave the wrong ad dress on employment with Mrs. Levy, and charged those in the place to deny her presence should anyone call for her there. That the Spaniard was cognizant of her preference for Goodrich and jealous of the favored lover IS shown by dispute they had ln her house, and to save him from Roscoe she thrust him into another room. After removing to Livingston street Roscoe was at first unable to fiud Lucettc, but ul- timately discovered her and the intimacy that existed between ,her and Goodrich. Thursday night be wat, he'd her as she start ed for Brooklyn, and tracked her tu Good rich's house in Degraw street. He souent for way to enter, and after reper.tellv traversing the vacant lots at the ro,, of the house he climbed over a fencs and uained an entrance to the buildip, by the back basement, lifting the ls'ch with jagged jack knife found oD the floor. When in tue house b. close d the shutter and went 10 .Ae room ip which were Goodrich and Lucett'. Dashiug in, the startled pair tried to escape from the room. Goodrich and Roscoe closed In 8 struggle, when the former broke loose and ran down stairs, followed by the latter, who had by this time secured his pistol On reaching the basement Roscoe fired at Goodrich, shooting him in the tenn pie, and as he lay on the floor placed the pistol behind his ear and discharged two more shots. He then took the valuables missing from the prostrate body. Roscoe told the woman all he had done and the ACSCSSAAy AIt ACC, ouS HE uC WOulO go to Baltimore. When the woman recov- cred from her fright she sought 10 conceal the tragedy, and arranged the body as found, locking the doors and throwing the key of the basement into the basket, she left for New York early in the morning. Lucetta Myres, the acknowledged mistress of Goodrich, and who is now un- dei arrest in New York, is the daughter of Ephraim and Jane Hubbell, and was born in New Milford, in this state. From that town her parents moved to Bridgeport, where sister was born, Sarah Hubbell. now aged p years. In 1852 the family moved to New York, where Hr. Hubbel supported the family, first by keeping bOardeTs, and then as a common laborer Lucetta at 17 years of age waa married to Jobn Armstrong. Husband and wife lived happily together until 1871, when Arm strong was killed at the accident at New Hamburg. Six months after Armstrong's death Lucetta married Samuel Myres, commercial agent. Six months passed and Myres died of quick consumption. Soon after thls misfortune Lucette obtained work in shlrt-making factory. and has since os- tensibly earned food for herself and child in this manner. Meanwhile another stroke of misfortune had come upon the family. The husband of Sarah Hubbell had slso died, leaving her destitute, with boy years old to support. At the beginning of the present winter the parents went to Bridgeport, and there lived for several months in very miserable manner, receiv- ing now and then small sum of money from their destitute daughters, who were at work in New York. In February the parents received 8 line from Lucetta, ask ing them to come to New York and live with her and her sister at No. 13 Stanton street. As they were almost starving in Bridgeport, the invitation was gladly ac- cepted, and the entire family were soon again together ln one home. Lucetta soon lost her position in the shirt factory, and obtained work at which she earned four dollars week. About March lst her sis ter was thrown out of employment, and the family have since lived Tn two rooms with barely the necessities of life. On Thursday night, 27th, Lucetta did not re turn home, having been arrested.