Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-18

The old saying that murder will out
has. after many. failures of late years, at
last proved itself true IN the unfolding OF
the mystery Of the Goodrich murder The
murderess has made an explicit confession,
which bears all the marks of truthfulness.
and harmonizes with the facts of the case.
a far as they have been made known. The
Brooklyn police in this affair have done
their duty well, and cleared up a mystery
which promised to be unsol7ed. Rare de
tective skill has been employed in hunting
up this woman, and happily with success.
Kate Stodiari will doubtless meet the just
punishment due to her crime. though. IN
qaestionably, despair drove her to the fatal
act which has placed her life in jeopardy
Her plain story shows that she was but the
victim Of the debauchee.
Weappend some interesting particulars
concerning the murderess which were not
contained in our telegraphic dispatches.
\ reporter was informed that Kate Stod-
dard had attempted TO commit suicide. He
went TO the police authorities, but they
denied any knowledge of the matter.
Coroner Whitehill, however, said, she has
not attempted suicide, but there i no doubt
She would it an opportunity presented. She
has begged and prayed ever since she has
been satisfied that her guilt was proven %
be left alone. There Is a woman with her
all the time. and on repeated occasions she
has made this request, urging it with tears
in her eye. Let me be alone, it only for
a few minutes, for Gods sake" she said.
and asked the woman in charge to take pity
on her. This Is at the second precinct
station house in the captains room, where
she Is confined. She will not Re left alone,
a female attendant watching over her night
and day.
There are some features in the woman's
history and her department that seem to
justify the belief already prevalent in certain
quarters that she Is insane The daughter of
the lady at whose house Kate Stoddard re-
sided stated that she came there in the
second OF third week in April She sai id
she was employed in New York and wished
a furnished room. She used to do light
straw work. She made hats very prettilv.
She used to 90 to work every morning. and
came back at evening regularly for the first
month or so, until three weeks ago, when
she did her work at home and took it over
in parcels when finished. She never had
friend call OF receive letter. She spoke of
her relations, but her story was false, as
we have learned since. She said her father
lived at Trenton, y. J and that her mother
was dead. She said too that she intended
to visit him on the fth Of July. and we ex-
pected her TO 90, but she didn't.
She used TO bring her meals to her rooms
and eat there. Some bread, pickles, etc.
were found by the police yesterday. Some
times, however, when she came down for
hot water OF anything. we would ask her to
eat with Us, which she did. | should Judge
she Is from p to % years Of age. She is
slim and thin featured, has light hair and
Is perfect lady in her manners. She has
evidently been brought up in good clrcum-
stances from her speech and department.
My mother often told me she thought Miss |
Naltham had something on her mind that
she had seen trouble, but she Miss Walt |
ham) never told mother or myself anything /
Of the sort. She was never IN good spirits.
My brother used to come occasionally and |
read for Us. lie Is a good reader, and Mis-
Waltham liked to hear him. One dav he /
was going to read about the Walw1rth |
murder and she said "Oh, don t read that: |
don like To hear ofmurders. Onmother |
wishing to hear it and asking my brother /
% read 1t, she got up and left the room 1
" 18th this exception | know of no other
'ase. She never made any attempt to con-
zeal herself. She exercised great taste in
ler dress, and was always very clean. Her
'oom was always tidy and in order. and we
bought her a perfect lady She used to
lire piano, which she played upon. She
vas not good player, but said that She
vas very fond of music. She never yelled
Ter face when she went out = went ont
whenever she had occasion to ; was fond of
,oing to Mr.. Beecher's church. She used
o attend every Sunday regularly. On
tuesday she left about nine o'clock in the
norning, when the police came.
The real name of Kate Stoddard Is he
ieyed to be Lizzie NJ. King, as large bun
les Of letter from her mother and sister 50
ddressed was found at her lodgings.
Mary Handley, the special detective
arms the reward, which amounts in the 40,
regate to $500. The brother of the mr.
cred man, w. W. Goodrich, is at present
n Europe. The affair naturally eanseS
reat excitement in Brooklyn.