Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-06
NEWoFORK.
The Newest Phase OF ihe Goodrich
Mystery.

Ine NeWess Enase OF the Goodrich
Mystery.
NEW YORK, April 5.--The newest phase
Of lhe Goodrich mystery is that James w.
Knox, prisoner in the BFooklyn Jail on
charge Of forgery, claims to have informa-
ton that would result in the detection of
the murderer, but refuses to disclose it un-
less the charge against himself be dis
missed. Kuox was four years on the New
York police.
The Coroher's investigation continued to-
1a7. policeman testified to seeing a
woman of dark complexion about Vale u
tine Day in the basement of the house with
GooGriicu.
Chas. S. Green testified to being employ
ed by Goodrich to. help him oft of a scraps
with woman. lie met woman named
Amy Snow on the night of the 18th of
February in Goodrich's house and ordered
her out. She refused and on Goodrieh's
coming in she struck him, called him q
devil and threw smoothing iron at him,
whereupon Goodrich left the woman
stay in the house all night. She
went away in the morning, meeting
Goodrich at the ferry and going 70
New York with him. Witness afterwards
Learned she occupied one of Goodrich's
houses in the block where the murder oc-
CURED. He spoke of her as being preg
nant and having had an abortion per-
formed. She originally came from the wo-
mems home and that be was going to
make decent woman of her. The de-
ceased never spoke of secret
marriage. Amy Snow said if
Goodrich gave ner 5000, she would leave
the house, and remarked that if not, she
would get square with him. She, in COM
pany with Mr.. Goodrich, at the Brooks
Hotel, registered herself as Kate Stoddard.
After some unimportant testimony the
investigation was adjourned, subject TO the
call of the Coroner.
Our Court Journal.
The entertainment given Grant and
| family at Delmonico's by Mr.. Henry
Clews, did not terminate till o'clock this
| A. NJ.
President Grant will attend the anniver-
sary festival of the Army of the Potomac at
New Haven on the 10Th inst. Next day he
will visit Governor Jewell in Hartford.
On the 18Th probably he will go to st.
Louis.
SantO Domingo.
uO O0Lldu6 DAY SbuADaLlg Icso pOlO-le9-
ed new steamer for Samana waters. 1t
is proposed to construct thirteen wharves
a mile and seven hundred feet wide, capa-
BILE of accommodating in the basin thus
formed twenty large steamers. A number
of warehouses will be also erected.
A Hard Case.
A Mr.. English, an owner in an insurance
| journal, is IN the Ludlow street jail in de-
fault of $4,000 bail in a suit for libel insti-
tuted by the President of ihe Mutual Life
Insurance Company. He regards the bail
excessive and petitioned the Legislature for
relief. That body sppointed committee
to examine into the affair and to-day at the
jail, English himself gave testimony, stating
he hadn't applied to the courts for relief on
the ground that the judges are in league
with his prosecutor who haG control of large
sums of money.
The Texas Pacific.
at a meeting oft directors OF the Texas
and Pacific Railroad, the Engineer read a
report showing 131 miles of the Southern
division completed and arrangements made
to commence laying the track on the Wes-
tern line within thirty days. A request
was received from the Italian emigration
NJLupdbl LlsL bnC SOA1 PGAasl NAAE'AOJ t-4N
igrAnts in their charge.
The BuII-Head BungIer.
It is rumored that President Williamson
of the Bulls-Head Bank, has been arrested
on Indictments found by the Grand Jury.
The receiver reports that after the deposi-
tors being paid there will remain about for
ty thousand dollars, out Of over tRo hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars TO represent
the capital and surplus of the bank. The
receiver says the money was taken by some
one in the bank who had access to the
bank. New Directors were chosen last
evening.
The Laws Delays.
The counsel for Nixon, under sentence
of death, is preparing bill Of exceptions to
obtain a stay of proceedings and writ of
error. Nixon says he had a row with
Clark, one of the jurors, some time ago,
and the latter was prejudiced against him.
A Lively Skirmish with Burglars.
VIM. ]. Farnam detected burglars in his
store at Newtown, l.. l., this morning. A
rapid exchange of pistol sho followed, and
Farnam was wounded twice, slightly, and
one of the burglars fatally.
The Gas Strike Inaugurated.
The men employed in the New York
gas works at the foot of 2lst street, East
river, quit work at noon to-day, and form
ing procession marched to the Mutual Gas
Light Company at the foot of 11th street,
where they endeavored 10 induce the men
there to strike. In this they were not sue
cessfGl, but claimed however to have assur-
ance that the men would leave off Monday.
The strikers then marched to the works of
the Manhattan Company at East 18th and
1st. II and 18th streets. The men in these
works refused to join them at present, but
promise to consider the matter. The
march was next to tie Metropolitan works
on West 42d street, but nc accessions to
the ranks were obtained there.
This strike was not unexpected by the
gas companies, and the men, had hardly
walked cut of the New York gas works
when fifty Italians and Swiss took their
places. This act stirred up the fire of the
strikers and they threatened to sDnihilate
the Italian street sweepers in the )aeighbor-
hood, but with the prompt arr ival of
detachment of police peace was secured.
Strong details Of police are stationed in
and around the gas works and prevent the
strikers gathering in the neighborflood, and
they are kept constantly moving, and up till
evening no fights had taken place.
Bunks and cooking ranges have been
erected in the works where the strike oc-
CURED, SO that the men have no occasion TO
leave the premises. The strike is for eight
hours, and 1925 per day for stokers, and
$3.50 for helpers.
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