, 1873-04-02
THE GOODRICH MURDER.

Proceedings Mt the rnquoat Yesterday
--Tcstlmony OF Mrs. mcycra"-Arrcst
OF the Supposed HIslrttercr in rllila-
dc1p1afa.
Special Dtspatch to Tae Chieaao Tribune.
New YonK, April t.-At tho conclusion Of Mrs. |
Moyors' eyldence, tho Coroner requested her to |
look nround the Courtroom, and 500 II sho
could 500 my poraon In the audience with whom |
ahe WAS acquainted, namod Roscoe. Had 9
bombshell exploded 1t could not hnvo caused Il
creator sensation. Bho aroso and s1owly looted |
around. Tho breathing Of tho spectators could
bc honrd. At length hor oyo rested
on rough, dark-looking man, with
dark. hcnyy not,ntacto, dresaod in brown
poa- -jaokot, and corduroy pantaloons thrust into
hoavy boots. Pointing towards him, sho an
swcrcd, "Yoa, that mnn's na1no is Roscoe"
Further questioning, howoycr, olicitcd tho fact
TINT he was not tho murderer, but anothor noB-
coo to whom aho Ind onco applied for employ
mont.
Tho Coroner lloro took rocogs until O'Clock.
Tho last Incident WIS freely canyassed in tho
interim. and tho general opinion WIS TINT slo
had taken this @ mans name, and naea s,'s # as q
Chiof Campbell received dispatch from Phila-
lelphia, announcing the arrost in TINT city Of d
nun corresponding with tho description of tho
! Spanish murderer.
After recosa Mrs. Meyers was recalled, and ro-
| queBted to explain tho coincidence OF tho namcs
| Of the two noscooB. She said the one In court
visited hor si1 months ago, and wantod to hire
h shs Elm aa sa TO- s ssooo ep su .a a
| hor for two weeks only out OF nvo. Ho
told hor that his mama was Roscoe, and it struck
Samuel Roscoo, tho individual in question,
tlon took tho stand aud douied TINT he told Mrs.
Meyers h1s namo, OF that ho oYon boarded with
lor. Ho had sold rocipe for. now kind
1 - &N n$H S7U f1 I'm ANN
can Novelty Company, and they Ind hired
| him to romain in thor Office week to explain It
to tho agents, for whom they advortlaed. Mrs:
Meyer applied for an Agency and on that and
| houso on busness woro tho only times ho SAW
hor. He know no othor man in the city named
| Roacoe.
Tho 1ottor received by tho brother Of tho do
| congcd from emo Amy uix, was rend. It creat-
cd o sensation that was almost painfully In
tonHo. Tho foreman, when he Ild finished,
turned to tho audience md announced IN .
loud voice that not . single word WAS misapol1od.
". W. Goodrich, tho witnoHB, wont on to state
TINT the envelope waa postmarlod tho 10th, and
said that this was tho first information ho has
had Of anything incorrect In his brothers habits.
eopS aasf on s''hf6 III Mon se'Tss pevoa 91si
for word, and dot for dot, and, on Thursday,
wtness wont to Ills brothors house, to 500 whit
it meant.
her baggage with hor. 1Icr namo WIS Amy
Stone or Sloane, nnd Bho also wont under tho
alias Of Kate 5toddnrd. Tho witneHs' brother
sho had 4 fair complexion, light hair,
mud light eyeB. Hor buBiaoaB was trimming
womon's hats. Tho DR.. Smith named
is an ostimaho physician, and 9enloe that T.. 10
d man named Charles Groen, brother OF tho
murdered mans first vito. Tie rest Of tho tos-
timony vent to provo TINT it could not hayo beon
suicide, and 30 cosIoboratou stories tnat hayo
first Blot WAS tho ono behind tho loft orr: 4
largo number Of other witnesses werc called,
and their testimony was extremely interesstlnS.
but no new facts vera clicited. It TAs O'Clock
boforo tho inquest adjourned.
(Io the ASSOCIATED PFess.1
body Of oharlea Goodrich WIS J.; resumed this
morning, before Coroner Wlitohi1.
Mrs. Myers waa called, aud testified that sho
lived at No. 46 Ri7ington street, New York.
Photographs woEo shownt and a sho sca sho roc,
sllo had known about two months; bccauao &C.
!. quaiutcd with him in Now York, but Saw him
first in Brooklyn; Baw him four or Ayo times
week; say him lat on tho Thursday might e. :
corner Of Allen and Rivington streets,
about o'clock in tho evenings. met him
by agroomont; that it was about o'clock when
ho left that was at Nc; 40 RiVlngton street; 10
dcnco, No. IS Stanton street ho there made tho
acquaintance Of John IL. Beach, sometimes
called Henry Beach, and Roscoe; mover saw
) them in company together; heard him speak OF OF
hnd boon disturbance botwcon thcm it WAS In
.. . tho evening, in hor apartments, in Stanton
street; Goodrich, Roscoe, and Doaoh wero proa-
rich; thoy talked very loud, and sho took Good
other room; RoBcoo aakod afterwards
if sho intended to keep company With Goodrich,
, , | and said uo would be oyou with her ho otten
I spoke Of 1t, but aho could not, remember what
was said 1t was sufficient to Indicate that 10
Ind unfriondly foelngs, but mover heard him
! rnnlo any thrents toward him; heard him say,
, md mo +" this was after quarrel about two
wooks before his death mover heard Roscoe say
that he know where Goodrich lived; never re-
, member Of telling him; Roscoe carried 9 piatol,
witness eaw Roscoe on tho Saturday night afto1
/ Goodricl,s death; ho told her he was going tc
and Now Orleans; when aho mot him u'
. mentioned !; she did not think ho intended tc
leave tho city; Roscoe wanted to call at hol
house, but she told him sllo did not want Linn tt
call lad known Roscoe for dvo or elk months
. heard him say he had been In Brooklyn nevol
told her what hlB business was thought no wat
acounterfoiter lie wanted to assBt her by civ
= ing her counterfeit money to pasa; no said !
The best b business @ o%tr ut irst loarmea
|
i might hayo boon Friday morning saw Rosco'
9 tho Saturday after at No. DC Riyington etroot
: saw him on the sidewalk Ao tho1
raid 10 was going to Baltimore; mad
t him no roply Ind been to Goodrich'
: houao in Dearnw Btroot, but never romnnod it
tho house at night did not know whether Rosoo
i had evor bcon arrestod or not; first saw Good
+ rich in Brooklyn; SAW him near tho forry hi
+ stopped on her drcsa begged her pardon, ant
then followed hor on tho boat aud continued
0 talking to her. Sho made no reply; ho folowos
; ler homo, and asked her II sho didn't want
Q boarlor, saying that ho could giyo tho best 0
|- reference; they then became acquainted; Bh
was not intimately acquainted with Roscoc, an
6 there waB no roaHon for Ills becoming Jealous Q
!: Goodrich; nfter the quarrel in hor room, Good
d rich mot lsoscoo coming down stairs, but passc
without apenking; anotllor time nosco
It camo in while Goodrich waR with her, Roscoe de
Ii olared to lor his love she didn't give him to LII
!. derstand sho lad an affection for somebody elso
o ahe led him to bolioyo nhe thought moro Q
Goodrich he answorcd that his money tompto
d her p; the pntol sho saw In lsoecoo's pocket va
u larger than tho ono found In Goodrich u house
% she went with Goodrich frequently to til
theatre; wont with him OIL Tuesday before til
l. murder to Broadway aud tho Central Park, MI
+ rode back met Goodrich sonlo timo ago ut 80
|H Broadway gentleman came In md said, 'Hor
iaCh Ri I will un1tn it nil rirht' Ton1rc