Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-04-02
Moretown, Vt.

IRE BROOKLYN MYsTERY.-trlday the list
the people OF Brooklyn were startled by the
discovery of the body of wealthy citizen
conclusion that a horrible murder had been
oDmitted the night previous. Charles
Goodrich, the victim, was wealthy lumber
merchant, who had amaSscd fortune in
New York City, and taken up his abode in
Brooklyn about a month ago. lie had
ere cted a row Of three story brown stone
DIV elllngs in regraw st and had fitted up
one of them for his own occ pancy. Some
OF the other dwellings he had placarded for
sale or to lot. His age was forty-one years,
and he was a widower. and a man of some
what secluded habits. No servants or com
panions occupied the house with him, and
what domestic work was required he per-
formed himself Last week he sold rec OF
the houses, and he had also made arrange
ments TO lease to his brother the very house
in which he lived.
The brother Of the murdered man, Hon.
W. w. Goodrich becoming alarmed on Fri
day at not being able to obtain admittance
to the house, effected an entrance from the
adjoining house by way OF the roof The
body was found lying IN the basement, the
head having been placed on his boots and
beneath all piece of carpeting was spread,
the design Of the murderer evidently being to
create the impression Of suicide. The first
TACT noticed to dlspr0ve this theory was
crumpled piece OF paper stained with blood,
lew inches from the body, while IN the
back basement were piece OF soap and
q towel also stained with bl0JG, and spots Of
blood were on the wall. There was no
blood on the face, which seemed to have
been wasl ed and dried after death. The
hair was wet as if recently washed with
wet cloth. 4 broken knife, used to pry
Ouen the basement window, and small
pockct-mdp were also found, on the latter OF
which is written a name which the detectives
refuse to disclose Officials say the murder
was probably committed out Of doors and
the BODY removed to the house. Except the
loss of his watch, which was quite valuable,
and pocket-b0ok, neither the person nor the
house of the victim bore evidence Of having
been Searched by thieves The physicians
who made post Hl0rteE1 examination, found
three pistol shot wounds in the head, two OF
the bullets being embedded in the brain.
The wounds were so situated that the ply
scians expressed their belief that the deceased
could Eot have committed saicidc. The
tragedy creates great excitement. The TRACE
DIV is variously attributed TO motives OF
plumber and revenge, and there Is said TO be
a woman in tie case.
The BRo9kLYS MURDER The mystery at
tending the murder of Charles Goodrich,
seems in fair way Of solution. 1t seems
that Goodrich was intimate with woman
named Mrs Lucett4 j. Myers, who has been
arrested, and gives an account which seems
to explain the motive for the act. Mrs.
Myers is 4 native Of New Milford, ConnectI-
cut, snd is % years Of age. Her parents,
named Hubhell, moved to New \ ork twenty
years ago, and have lived there in poor cir
cumstarces since. Nine years ago Lucetta
was married to W. u. Armstrong with whom
she lived happily until his death in 1871,
having one child by him now living. Soon
alter his death she married Slmnel Myers,
who died Of consumption soon after the mar
rage. Since his death she has oStcnsibly
supported herself and child, and has also as
sisted her parents by work in shirt N king
factory.
| 1t seems however, that she had i Spanish
lover named Roscoe, whom she lett on be
coming intimate with the murdered Good
rich She thinks that Roscoe murdered
Goodrich, being melted by jealousy. She saw
saw him Saturday following the murder and
he has since disappeared. The police have
telegraph ed description of him to Bait
more and Havana and have little doubt of his
guilt. Sensational stories of Mrs. Myers
presence at the time of the murder seen to
be without foundation, although she saw
Goodrich at her home the evening be
was killed. The police do not regard Mrs
Myers as connected directly with the murder,
and retain her in custody as witness.