The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-04-03
The Goodrich Murder.

The Goodrich Murder.
The New York Mercury on Sunday
published letter from Baltimore stating
that the police of that city are in search
Of Spaniard named Roscoe, the alleged
murderer of Charles Goodrich in Brook
lyn. and the lover OF Lucette J. Myers,
now under arrest On receipt Of the letter
Mercury reporter visited the father of
Lucette and he said he remembered a
Spanard who frequently called to see his
daughter. but had not called since they
came to reside in Rivington ST. The
Mercury then gives the following story
concerning the main actor in the tragedy
and the details of the murder:
Before becoming acquainted with Good
rice, Lucette was intimate with the
Spaniard Roscoe. but finding Goodrich
was possessed of ample means and that
his assertion of owning houses in Brook
lvn were correct she iorsook Roscoe for
him. When her people removed from
Stanton ST. she changed her work shop
and strove to hide her whereabouts from
the Spaniard. She gave wrong address
on employing with Mrs. Levy, and charged
those in the place to deny her presence
should any one call for her there. That
|
ence Tor Goodrich and Jealous of the
favored lover, is shown by the dispute
they had in her house when to save Good
rich from Roscoe she thrust him into an
other room. After removing TO Riving-
ton ST. Roscoe was at first unable TO find
Lucette, but ultimately discovered her and
the intimacy which existed between her
and Goodrich.
Thursday 20 ItoI 10 .,- c11a
started for Brooklyn, and tracked her to
Goodrichs house in De Graw St He
sought Tor way to enter and, after re-
peatediy traversing vacant lots at the rear
of the houses, he climbed over the fence
and obtained entrance to the building by
the back basement lifting the latch with
the Jagged jack knife found on the floor.
When in the house he closed the shutters
and went to the room in which We're Good
rich and Lucette. Dashing in. he con-
! tronted the startled pair who sought to
escape from the room. Goodrich and
Roscoe closed in Il struggle, when the
former broke loose and ran down stairs,
followed by the latter who had, in the
| meantime, secured the pistol. On reach
| inc the basement Roscoe fired atGoodrich,
| shooting him in the temple and, as he lay
on the floor, placed the pistol behind his
| ear. discharging two more shots Taking
the valuables missing, from the PROSTATE
| body, Roscoe told the woman all he had
done and the necessity for him to flee,
saying he would 60 to Baltimore.
When the woman had recovered from
her fright she sought to conceal the
tragedy. and arranged the body as it was
found, locking the door and throwing the
keys Of the basement in a basket. and then
left for New York in the early morning.
The paper adds that the woman detail
ed to Chief of Police Campbell a full his
tory of the murder in all its details New
York dispatches of Monday state that the
morning papers repeat and enlarge upon
the statement published in the Mercury.
Chief Campbell says it is time search was
being made for the Spaniald. though he
could not say whether the story OF the
murder was true or false. He states that
Mrs Meyers, who is now detained as a
witness, told him (CampbelD that Roscoe
was the murderer, and that he had fled to
Baltimore. She gave a full description
OF him and other important Information
which is withheld for the present. She
had known Goodrich but for two months
and declined to state where she had lived
before going to Stanton street. The Herald
reports District Attorney Britton as saying
that the story of the participation IN the
murder by Lucette Meyers is a fiction,
that she was not present at the murder.
but that her testimony viii prove valuable.
! Another New York dispatch says:
There is strong reason to believe that
| the Spaniard Roscoe is the murderer OF
| Goodrich but some of the statements of
the Mercury are incorrect. 1t is almost
| beyond doubt that Mrs. Meyers was at
! home with her parents on the night of the
murder, and not, as alleged, with Good
| rich She SAYS she met Roscoe the Satur-
| day morning after the murder. She had
read an account OF it in Fridays evening
papers, and suSpecting Roscoe accused
| him OF it, Since then she alleges She has
not seen him. "
| CORONER'S QCEST-TEsIlMoNl on MRS
MEYERS
The inquest over the body Of Chas.
| Goodrich was resumed Ms. Meyers
testified that she lived al No. 46 Reving-
ton St, New York photographs were
shown and she recognized one Us Chas
Goodrich, whom she had known about
two months; became acquainted with him
| in New York, but saw him first in Brook
lyn; saw him four on FIVE times a week ;
saw him last on Thursday night previous
to his death saw him on the corner Of
| Allen and Rivington streets; it was about
Z O'Clock in the evening; met him by
agreement; it was about 8 when he lett.
That was at 46 Remington street. He was
in the habit OF calling Oh her at her resi-
dence No. - Stanton ST.. he there made
the acquaintance Of John l.. Beach, some
times called Henry Beach and Roscoe;
introduced him to lhem never saw them
in company together; heard him speak OF
Roscoe and say he WAS a dangerous man;
there had been Il disturbance between
them; it was in the evening in her apart
ments IN Stanton St. Goodrich, Roscoe
and Beach We're present thought Roscoe
was talking about Goodrich they talked
very low and she took Goodrich by the
arm and led him into another room.
oscoe asked afterwards if she intended
to keep company with Goodrich, and said
he would be even with her. She often
spoke Of it, but she could not remember
what was said ; it was sufficient to indicate
that he had unfriendly feelings, but never
heard him make any threats towards him
heard him say ''God help the person who
comes between you and me-" This was
after the quarrel about two weeks before
Goodrich's death; never heard Roscoe
say that he knew where Goodrich lived
never remember telling him.
Roscoe carried a pistol; could not de-
scribe it; asked him if he was married anc
he said mo" Witness saw Roscoe tho
| Saturday night after Goodrich's death
told her he was going to Philadelphia he
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Orleans; when she met him in the Bowery
: Goodrich's name was not metioned sht
did not think that he intended to leave thu
city Roscoe wanted to call at her house
2 but she told him that she did not want hin
( to call had known Roscoe five or ST
months; heard him say that he had beer
in Brooklyn; never told her what hi
business was; thought he was a counter
' | teiter: he wanted TO assist her by 0iVin.