New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-31
MRS. MYERss REJECTED sUITOR.
TIE sPANIARD FORMERLY VISITOR AT HER HoU'
STATEMENTS OF HER MOTHER AND THE HoUs

TIE sPANIARD FORMERLY A VISITOR AT HER HOUSE
STATEMENTS OF HER MOTHER AND THE HOUSE
KEEPER.
A TRIBUNE reporter called, yesterday, upon
Mr.. aud Mrs HuDbell, the parents Of Mrs. Myers Mrs
Hubbel quite communicative some subjects. but
cautious when questioned upon matters which might
affect her daughters safety. She said that they had
lived with Mrs Myers at No Is Stanton-s from Novem
Der 20 March until within a short time OF moving
Mrs. Myers had done work. but had taken as board
ers two men, named McCOrd and Barnet. She remem.
bered Spanish friend OF her daughter his name was
She did not know how they became acquainted
He called few times Mrs. Myers, and offered her
marriage, but she rejected him. Mrs. Hubben never
knew that Goodrich and Roscoe had ever met " if Mrs.
Myers says they DID, It is because she Is spunRy she
needs a good friend TO talk to her."
when Lucetta first spoke Of Spaniard she bad for
friend" continued Mrs Hubbel :" said to her, They
are ugly amt theyp She answered II you make them
mad they're ugly Goodrich and Roscoe might have met
and had a quarrel without my knowing it. Lucetta
would never have told me, because she knew those
things troubled If it had occurred in the house at
stanton-st should not have heard of it, There were
two rooms between the kitchen and the room where she
received her company used to tell her to take her
company in the font room and Keep them out from
under my feet When Roscoe wanted to marry Lucetta
lie told he rich and she should ride III her car
rage She never had anything to TO him after
that never heard Luceta speak of Mr. Goodrich till
she read of his death in the paper 1 told her 1
supposed he had committed suicide, but she said no
couldn't have shot himself three times and then washed
his face and fixed himself on the floor III the way he was
found didn't think 1t strange that she spoke OF INN az
"Charlie :" she always called Charles +" Charlie"
didn't think anything OF that haven't heard anything
Of the spaniard for long time Whatever they say or
put in the papers they can't say anything dsgraceful
about my daughter. This story will 90 and reach all our
friends and relatives. What they think OF usi IL she
could only come I'd feel better but she ia there
shut up all alone, poor girl
Here the voice OF the afflicted woman broke with sor-
row and sympathy She said that she had been ordered
IN leave the house on Tuesday but did not to
90 ill her daughter home She should be able in
some way to pay her moderate rent she said and then
repeated with emphasis: 81 don't mean to move TIL
see her" She said that IL she had any knowledge OF the
whereabouts OF Roscoe she would gladly tell, as she
believed might hasten the release of her daughter
THE HoUsEKEEPBR's VERSION.
The reporter then visited No. 10 Stanton-s and talked
with Mrs swartz the housekeeper. She is evidently
kind-headed as well as good natured woman and
spoke with bestancy about anything which might ap-
pear to damage the reputation OF Mrs. Myers She said
that the family had occupied four rooms on the nth
floor of the house for three months-from Nov. TO
March l. Mrs. Myers there went by the name OF Mrs.
Armstrong She did work till near the time OF leav-
ing the house. but took boarders She advertised for
hoarders and had q small card the door. She had
bad luck with boarders The Engishman with psec-
tcles Barrett never paid any board did any work
He spent all his time about the house When he
went back TO England, six weeks ago, he got money
,epough to pay his passage, but did MT seem to have
enough 20 pay his board Mr. McCOrd went in and out
a. If he was workngman. Barnet dressed well, and
did MT look as If he worked. He and Mrs. Arm
strong we're very good friends. He was after her all
over the house and the street. He kissed her on the
stairs and the people in the house did mt like it, She
nainred and powdered her face and wore her hair In
an outrageous style. She paid her nrst months rent
rx,7, and ss ON the second month; that was all
she paid. She went to work at smrthaklng
about two weeks before she left the house.
"Tbere are great many people coming ana
going in so large house. and thought it wasn't Just
nv bnsiness 10 watch never any one that knew
was Mr. Goodrich, but know that she used to 20 to
rooklvn tn get money at least she said che was going
over 10 get some 10 pay her rent She said she was
going 10 find a friend would give her some money
nm, hen she came back she said he had not been able
N give IL 10 her but would be over sooD, and would
hiring it, 1t was always the way. She was Always
exneetipg money and never having any TO pay she
wond mt IL of from Saturday 70 Thursday and from
Thursday to Saturday.
M,s Gwartz ssd she did MT remember OF ever having
ssan the Standard Roscoe; but once her husband nad
zone mn TO ask rent and seen two men, QUO III
The front room and one 10 the back room, whom he had
er seen before The one the front room had brown
hair and a mustache, was pretty TALL ana appeared
about IS years Of age. He was we'll dressed.
Mrs. swartz said that the Englshman had left the
house about ak weeks ago. and mrs Armstrong nau u
he had gone back 70 England She bad no knowledge
Armstrong.