The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-13
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rough. MnSS., wnere her parents arc liz.
ing. She has made the following state
ment OF the murder to the police: She
had been living with "Charlie." as she
calied the deceased. and was greatly at
tacneo 10 hlm. He wanted to cast her
on. but che loved him so much that she
could not leave him. She entreated on
her knees that he would allow her TO re.
main, but he was frm-in fact, brutal in
his treatment OF her, and the Thnrsdav
before the Friday on which the body was
found. was the day fixed for her TO leave
him, he threatening her with all sorts of
things II she dared to trouble him further
She had remained in the house, in De-
graw street, all the previous evening,
and In the morning: when Goodrich got
up, sue again besought him not to- cast
her on. Ho was very angry and refused
her request, or to hear her at ALL He
then went into the basement at the front
OF the house, and proceeded to light tue
heater which was located there. She
loVed the mau BID mnch that she could
not leave him, and that when she saw
him determined to discard her. she
worked herself up to murder him. She
had one OF his revolvers in her pocket,
not the one which the detectives found
lying at the house beside the corpse, and
Whlie Goodrich was stopping down on
ono hand and knee in the act of lighting
the heater, she drew the pis}ol, and, ex.
tending her hand towards him, she said,
Charlie" He looked up, and che shot
him three times. These were tho fatal
wounds Which the post morten, examina.
tlon ulsclosed. After she committed the
murder Oh Thursday morning, she wnited
all that day aud night in the house,
watcnlng 1t. Friday morning, she had
occasion to go to New York, aud early
on that morning she washed the blood
from the face OF the murdered man with
q towel, which she afterward wruno ont.
and which WAS also found damp by the
police. She fixed the corpse as il was
discovered, and when she had done ,is
she went over to New York for something
or other. and was about to return to the
mouse that Friday evening. She came
over Fulton Ferry, and ere she had fairly
put her foot on the street. she heard the
news boys crying ont, 'Extra-Murder
OF Charles GoodriohI'
ALBANY. July 11.-Aaron Richardson.
proprietor and manager Of the Opera
House "as placed on trial in the Court
OF sessions, yesterday afternoon, on an
Indictment charging him with a misde.
meanor, In violating the provisions of
what ls known as the civil rights bill.
Anna Lawyer. Margaret Payne, John T..
Payne and Michael Mechan, were .x.
amlned on the part of the people. their
evidence mainly going to show that
Payne's servant-Lawyer-had been
sent by him, accompanied by his chill
dren, who are almost white, to the box
office OF the Opera Hous,, and procured
seats down stairs, representing they
were for the parents of the children, and
that, on Payne presenting the tickets at
the door, they were refused admission,
and told that there was place for them
IN the gallery. The defence claimed the
tickets were procured by false representa-.
tions. Mr.. R. ". Peckham, Jr., ND.
Peared for the accused, and Mr.. N. G.
Moak for the people. The case was
given to the Jury. and about o'clock in
the evening they came in. and reporting
tney were unable to agree, were dis
charged. They stood ten for acquittal
and two for conviction. The two Jurors
who held out for conviction, it is said.
nave always been noted as abolitionists.
NEW YORK, July 12.-The steamer
Iigress has passed down the bay and
will sail for Disco on Monday.
Three houses in Brooklyn were struck
"6"n'uS' yeoheruAy, ana several
trees were torn to pieces. At Easton
Corners, New York, tho lightning killed
son OF Mr.. Handy, seriously ipjared
two others and set FIRE to his barn and
out-bulldings, which were burned.
The difficulties between ths sailor
landlords and the shipping commits
sioners has been settled.
1t is now stated that thero are four
cases of yellow fever on board tho
steamer Merida, at quarantine, from IA.
yana.
a Havana letter says two entire Spa.
nlsh regiments are in revolt against the
Captain. General, and will not obey his
orders Several Spanish camps in
Puerto Principe have been withdrawn,
and forts in the Northern section OF the
island nre being abandoned by the Spa.
niards.
A letter from an Indian agent in Texus
states that he expects some 1900 Kicka-
poo and Pottowatomie Indians and
1000 Lipans and Messcellero Indians,
will return from Mexico and 90 upon the
reservations assigned them.
San FRANCISCO. Jnly 12.-At Marys-
vile, bold 'attempt was made by three
mon to rob the bank of Decker .Jewett