, 1873-07-14
THE GOODRICH MURDER CABE.

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THE GOODRICH MURDER CABE.
Tho Inter developments in tho Goodrich MUIR
der caso, instead Of clearing of tho fog in Which
mysterious md rovoltlng than It aoomoa before
tho arrest Of Kato Htoddard, About four months
ngo, Charles Goodrich, a nun of considerable
moans and respectable connections, was found
dead In Ills own house, In Brooklyn, whoro he
Ind boon living alono. Ho lay On tho basement
floor, with revolver at his sldo, and uudor cer-
tain circumstances that at first induced tho be-
liof that ho Ind committed suicide. Bub-
Bequent surgical examination showed that
1t was impossible that ho should havo
killed. himself, and search for the murderer
was commenced. 4 woman namod Lucetso
Meyers, with whom he WAS known to have hold
criminal relations In lfo, waa first arrested. sho
denied all knowledge Of the murder, though ahe
admitted tho relations between hor and tho do
ceased, said that ho had been In the habit Of
visiting her houae, and that, On tho occasion OF
his last visit, ho had boep in alteration with
epnniard named Roscoe, who WIS also In tho
habit OF visiting hor. This pointed to Roscoe as
tho murderer, and the detectives havo boon
securing all tho principal cites to find him.
Several persons havo boon arrested under ars-
picIon, but hayo proved not to bo tho man,
and hs is still at large. 4 ahort
timo uftcr tho murder lottor WAS found among
Goodrich's oilocts, signoa Kato stoddard, ac4
cusing the deceased Of having deceived tho
writer with mock marriage and then cast her
of. This lead tho police to beliovo that Knto
Stoddard was connected with tho murder. A
woman named Handy was found who had for
morly roomed with Kato stoddard, and she was
engaged to accompany tho detectives In tho
search now instituted for tho now party to tile
crlmo. For several months no clue was found,
nnd tho police wero about abandoning tho search
when tho Handy woman accidentally met Kato
stoddard in tho street. almost unacceptable
from her haggard and forlorn condition, called
policeman, and had her arrested.
Kato stoddard, who was also known "a Amy
Stone, ind whose real namo turns out 10 be Liz
zio Lloyd King, was in 4 dreaifully impoverished
condition whom found. She Ind OIL nothing but
M old skirt, shawl and bonnet, was without uu-
dorclothes or decent wrappings, ind had not d
single penny In hnr pocket. She made con-
fossion to tho police at onco. 6ho said that eho
WIS the murderer Of Charles Goodrich. 6ho
bud boon living with him aa his mistross for
come timo. He tired Of hor and had doter~
mined to Gust her off, sho pleadod with
him not to do this, but he was decided, as
he was engaged to bo married to a New York
lady. Tho night preceding tho murder she
spent in his house. In tho morning ho told hor
that she must got hor things together, so of,
aud never return to him again. Ho then wont
down stairs. According to hor story, sho fol-
/ lowed him, and, when he WAS leaning over to
| light tho fro, aho called "CharlieV' AZ ho
looked up, sho shot him in tho head throc timea.
| she saya that eho remained In tho house watch
Ing tho corpBo all that day and tho following
night, dispoeing tho body na it was found.
| wlping tho blood from his face and head,
mud wringing out the towel. On the following
morning, Friday, tho day on which tho doad body
! was found, eho went over to New York. She
started back to go to the honse, but lad no
| tho newsboys. who were selling the evening
papors, cry out: " Full accounts Of tho Good
rich murder" sho bought o papor, and read
the account Of tho finding Of tho body. sho
| then changed her lodgings. Hor room WIS
visited by tho police, and, in her trunk, was
! found all tho missing property that had been
taken from Goodrich at tho timo of tho murder,
his watch. jowo1ry, pocAet-book, and $40 III
| money, the precise sum which ho was known
to hayo on Lis person. Thoro woro two remark
able features about this confession. Ono is
that the woman who murdered Goodrich should
have remained with tho CORY victim Of the body
twonty-four hours after tho commission Of tho
crime and in momentary danger of approhon-
aion. Tho other ia TINT, during aovoral months
Of penury, priyation. and almost starvation, sho
should not have touched pouny OF the money
which she took from Goodrich, nor my Of hin
other property in hor possession.
This confession seemed to explain tho mystery
Of doodrioh's death; but tho ovidonco before tho
Saturday, brings it back into the old confusion.
Kate stoddard was identified by Lucotto Meyers,
who Ind previously stated that slo did not
know hor; by Miss Handy, who had formerly
lived with hor and Ind her arrested; aud by
Miss Adeine Pine, who waa botrothed to Good
rich, mud who had once soon the girl at Good
rich's house md Aad been told that Bhe was hiB
sister. But before tho Ooroner's jury, where
Kato 6toddard Ind counsel, she declined to mako
tho confession which sho had previously made,
md there wore many evidences of insanity in lor
conduct, Miss Handy stated that she had for
n'orly boon III tho 1nsane Asylum, driven mad
from disappointed love. There was q general
impression among all present TINT she waa do
montod, aud circumstance occurred which makos
thia Wow entiroly probable. When a police