Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-12
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
The Goodrich Mystery Solved.
Kate Stoddard Confesses the Deed.

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The Goodrich Mystery Solved.
Kate St0ddard COnfesses the Deed.
| Full Particulars of the Murder.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE death of
| Charles Goodrich is no longer a mystery.
He was shot by Minnie Waltham, alias
Kate Stoddard, on the night of the 21st of
March. Being arrested on Tuesday last,
| she yesterday
Made Full Confession
of her guilt to the police authorities of
Brooklyn. Search for the murderer has
been unremitting. Not only has Brooklyn
been searched, but New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, and
a countless number of smaller places. The
primary object of the search was the woman
Stoddsrd, but so little was known about
her personally, that at the commencement
there was next to nothing to work upon.
The photograph obtained represented Kate
as pleasant locking Elonde of 80, with
moderately full face, sparkling eyes, light
some expression and buoyant manner,
while Kate Stoddard, as arrested, was
Thin and EmacIated.
Only one person who knew her positively
could be found-Miss Mary Handey-but
for more than six weeks after the murder
that person was laid up in bed, silk. Kate
Stoddard was met by Mics Handley in the
street on Tuesday last. Miss Hsndley was
going to New York, and Kate Stoddard
was evidently coming from it, when the
meeting by accident took place. AS soon
as she met her, Miss Handley recognized
her and followered her until she met po-
lice officer, whom she induced to make the
arrest. 1t became Of the first importance
to find where she had come from. This
she declined to tell. Brooklyn was searched
for house whence a woman had heen
missing since Tuesday morning, This re-
suited ia tie discovery that in house in
High street, between Jay and Bridge, such
q woman had been missing. The woman
who kept the house was taken to the sta
tion house and identified her as her board
er, and had been living there since April.
Her trunks were seized and opened, and in
them was discovered property of Goodrich,
including watch and chain, and finger
ring, a seal, and pocket~book with $40 in
bills, believed to be
The Identical Money
ldh6u bllS LII dlls III nuQltlDu
to these articles revolver was found in the
trunk, three chambers Of which were loaded
and three empty. There were three bullets
found in Goodrich's head. Kate confasses
that the revolver found in her trunk was
the
Weapon with which she Killed Good.
rich.
Every article OF property taken by her Off
the premises she seems to have carefully
preserved. Since the tragedy she has had
terrible struggle for life, working at times
as 3 sewing gIrl, she made money enough
to buy bread at others she was compelled
to sell her clothes for sustenance, but Gu
riously enough, while thus
At the Verge of Starvation,
kept the jewelry snd money of her victim
lying untouched in her trunk. She had
two trunks, both of which were taken pos
session of. N one was found an immense
package OF letters from her father and
mother. These letters show that her home
is at marlborough, Mass, and her real
name. The letters are carefully and kindly
written, showing the old people to be full
of solicitude for the moral and material
welfare of their daughter. There is moth
ing At all TO justify the supposition that they
knew anything about the crime. In addi-
ton to these letters from her parents, two
were found from Goodrich making arrange
ments TO meet her. The letters will be
read at the inquest tomorrow. The fol-
lowing is
The statement OF the Woman Herself
to the police: She had been living with
Charlie, as she called the deceased and was
greatly attached TO him. He wanted to
cast her OFF, but she loved him so much that
she could not leave him. She entTeated on
her knees that he would allow her to re-
main, but be was firm and, in fact, brutal
in his treatment Of her, and the Thursday
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 if she dared TO troub-
him further. She had remained in the
house all the previous evening, and in the
morning when Goodrich got up, she again
besought him
Not 10 Casf her on.
He was very angry and refused her re-
quest or to hear her at all. He then went
into the basement a. the front of the house
and proceeded to light Baltimore heater
loved the man so much that she could no.
leave him. When she saw him
Determined to Discard Her,
she worked herself up to murder him. She
had one of his revolvers in her pockeG-not
the one which the detectives found lying at
the house beside the corpse-and while
Goodrich was STOPPING down on one hand
and knee in the act of lighting the heater,
she drew the pistol and extending her hand
toward him said, "Charlie!" He looked IN
and she
Shot Him Three TlIues.
These were the fatal wounds which the
postmortem examination diclosed. After she
committed the murder on Thursday morn
ing, she waited all that day and night in the
house watching it. On Friday morning
she had occasion to go to New York, and
early that morning she washed the blood
from the face of the murdered man with
towel which she afterward rung out, and
which was also found damp by the police.
She it was who fixed the corpse SIS it was
| discovered, and when she bad done this she
went over 10 New York for something or
other, and was about to return to the house.
On that Friday evening she came over Full
ton Ferry, and ere she had fairly put her
foot on the street, she heard the news boys
crying out, extra Murder OF Chss. Good
rich !" She bought paper, returned to
New York, and the rest is known. She
states:
81 Killed Him for Love.
l couldn't part with him" "A reporter was
informed that Kate Stoddard had attempted
to commit suicide, and went to the police
authorities, but they den ed any knowledge
of the matter. Coroner Whitehili, however
said she hes rot attempted suicide, but
there is 10 doubt she would if opportunity
presented. She has begged and prayed
ever sinc5 she has been satisfied her guilt
was proven, to be left alone. There is
woman with her ali the time, and on re-
peated occasions she has made this request,
urging it with tears in her eyes,
FJ.et Me be Alone,
if only for few minutes ,1o5,s s.l,a -
onT @sAeI IT, "n0 Ian in charge 70 take pity
ou usf- mis- was at the statiOnhouse,
where she is confined. She will not be
without female attendant watching over
her day and night.
A Murderer Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, July Thames B.
Bedford alias George Mita Alfred, colored,