Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-01

, ani sought for way to enter. After repsss
the houses, he climbed over the fence snt
gained IN entrance to the building BY tn
back basement. The latch he turned with
the jagged jack knife found on the floor
|, Within the building he coolly prepared fol
his work. Closing the shutters he surveyed
the place and ascended to the rooms shove
where his love and favored sutton were.
Gosded BY revenge he sought their room and
breaking in he confronted them. Startled by
the sudden appearance Of Roscoe ON the
scene the pair rushed from the room. A.
Goodrich strove to pass the Infatuated Span
lard . struggle ensued. Eludine him he
rushed to the rooms below, followed BY Ros-
coe, who had possessed himself Of the pistol.
When Goodrich reached the basement the
| Spaniard dashed against the door, and level.
ing the weapon discharged the shot that en-
| tered his left temple. Frantic with rage he
rushed on the PROSTATE man, and placing the
pistol behind his ear, discharged two more
shots. His revenge being satisfied he fed,
taking from the deceased the valuables that
are missing. To the woman Myers he briefly
stated what he had done, and the necessity Of
his seeking safety in fight HurriedIy telling
her that he would 60 to Baltimore he quit the
mouse. The woman recovering from her
fright at once looked around to conceal the
commission Of the horrible crime. Locking
the doors she threw the key of the basement
door into basket of apples and arranged the
body as found. A. the streaks Of morning
began to appeared the woman was on her way
to her home. When Chief Campbell was
closeted with Mrs. Myers, she detailed to him
q full history of the murder, and every par
ticular connected with it.
During Friday the district attorney had
frequent interviews with her. In the eve
ming che was removed to the Raymond street
Jail. Admission to see her was denied. A
lawyer representing himself a. her counsel
was premtorily refused an interview. At
Headquarters yesterday the police were quiet.
They lounged about quietly and smiled when
asked II there was anything new. They are
resting and waiting news expected from Bal.
tmore.
Last night reporter visited district attor.
ney Britton at his house in Carroll street.
I'VE have says the reporter, RECEIVED :
letter from Baltimore, saying that a Spaniard
named Roscoe was looked for by the police
Of that city, charged with the murder Of Mr..
Goodrich. Is that letter correct7" II be-
lieve that it is," replied Mr.. Britton. eyes,
that is co." Then recollecting himself, he
said, when asked for further particulars,
.well, you say you have got the story, and l
you 60 and ask somebody else?" On the re.
porter's return to the Office he stopped at
| headquarters. The building was dark and
gloomy. They had done their part in the
work of unravelling the mystery that sur
rounds the death of Charles Goodrich, and
were all up waiting despatch from BaId-
more announcing that the officers Of the
Monumental City were equally - vigilant.
Roscoe. without doubt, has read the pa
per ccount of Mrs. Myers's arrest, and her
talk to the chief as he gave it to the report
ers The questions and answer to the in.
quiry about disturbance in her house, and
her theory of the death Of Goodrich, 81 be-
lieve that it was a murder and that he was
killed by man-an enemy who followed
him to the house."-have shown to him that
she had told more than the chief wished to
divulge.
CONTRARY STATEMENT RESPECTING MRS.
MYERS.
MIDNIGHr.- There is strong reason to be-
lieve that the Spaniard Roscoe 10 the muir
derer of Goodrich, but some of the state
ments Of the Mercury are incorrect. It 10
almost without doubt that Mrs. Myers was at
home with her parents on the night of the
murder, and not, as alleged, with Goodrich.
She says she met Roscoe the Saturday morn.
ing after the murder. She had read an ac-
count of it in Friday evenings papers, and,
as she suspected Roscoe, accused him Of it.
Since then she alleges that she has not seen
him