Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19
The nnodrloh Murder.

The mVst, ~ of the murder OF thnrles
Goodrich, IN Brooklyn, is a. last solved
aud the wretched woman who cOntrsses
that she prrpctrated the deed is now IN
the custody of the police. a woman de-
tectiye has been hunting the prisoner ever
since the murder, hut only discovered
her hy accident lew days ago. She Is
20 changed IN appearance, and so ehacl'
ated that it Is almost impossible to recog-
uize her as the 1cshy aud blooming mis-
ttess of the murdered man, whose picture
was found amongst bis ELECTS.
Vixen the woman was first arrested she
refused to answer any questions or tell
where she lived, and the police accord
mgly to rcsottrd thelexpedlent OF sending
around and asking If any woman was
missing frOm various houses. by lhls
means they discovered the prisoners resi-
dencr, and on searching her trunk, the
watch, money aud other property OF the
murdered man were discovered. she
was living very quietly in u Respectable
house, under the name Of Marian wait
ham. but her real name is Kate studdard'
Since her arrest she has made the iOlio"'
| ing statement TO the police;
She had been living with ''Charlle," as
she called the deceased, and was greatly
attached 10 kim. lie wanted TO cast hei
oil, but shc loved him so much That she
could not leave him. She entreated on
/ her knees that he would allow her Il
remain, but he WAS firm, aud 10 lacl'
brutal in his treatment of her, and the
Thursday before the Friday on which tn,
body was found, was fixed for her tC
leave him. he threatening her with al
sorts OF things il she dared to trouble him
further. She had remained in the hous'
in Degraw street all the previous evening
and in the morning, when Goodrich gOl
up, she again bcsought him not to cas-
her oil. lie was very angry, and refused
her request, or to hear her ut all.
He then went into the basement at th'
front Of the house and proceeded TO ligh
the heater, which was located there. Sh'
loved the man somueh that she could no
leave him, and when she saw him deter
mined to discard her she worked heTsol
up to murder him. She had one of hii
revolvers in her pocket, (not the one th'
detectives found lying at the house besid'
the corpse), aud while Goodrich wal
STOPPING down on one hand and knee, il
the act Of lighting the heater, she drew thl
pistol, and, extending her hand towar'
him, shouted "Charlie - lie looked NJ
aud she shot him three times. Thes'
were the fatal wounds which the pos
mortem examination disclosed.
After she committed the murder oi
Thursday morning she waited all tina
d ~ aud uight in the house watching 1t
Friday morning she had occasion to q
to New York, aud early on that molninl
she washed the blood from the lace o
the murdered man, with towel, whicl
she afterN ards wrung out aud which wa
also found damp by the police. She iiXe
the corpse as II was discovered, aud whel
she had done this she went over to New
York for something or other, and wa
about TO return TO the house that Frida
evening. She came over Fulton ferry
/ and ere she had ialr'y put her 100, on th
street, she heard the newshoys eryin
, out, extra Murder Of Charles GooC
: rich" She bought an Eagle, returned
New York, aud the rest Is known