Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-07-17
The Goodrich .Mnrder.
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BgookLYN. July II The mystery sur
rounding the Goodrich murder has at last
been undoubtedly cleared up st eleven
O'Clock this morning, the comm, sioncr-
announced 10 the reporters that they had
nothing further 10 conceal regarding the
Goodrich murder. but they had captured
the murdercss. beyond doubt. The com
nisslcncrs then made statement Ia tn"
reporters that secret agents or both sexe,
were employed by them 10 hunt IN the
murderer. They had photographs OF the
woman Ntoddard In their 10, session. but i;
does not look like her now 80 1t was al til
cult 10 work upon il a. a Clcw. Inc picture,
represents her in stout, healthy condition.
whereas she Is now mere skeleton Sh,.
va, met by the female detective. MARY
Handicy. in the street. last Tuesday aner-
noon, near FAlton ferry. She was recog-
nized and quickly arrested. She Kept her
residence secret, but the police soon found
II out. IN High street. Her effects wer,.
then examined. The lady OF the house
also recognized hsr a. her lat. lodyer.
Charles Goodrich's property was discover.
ed in her trunk. including n watch. rings.
seals, pochet-book aud money. which were
doubtless taken from him. when he was
murdered. The pistol, with three chambers
empty, was also there, and il i doubles.
the weapon used in killing Goodrich The
coroner's jury will be called at once, and
;b.. a'iater4t, 'r,1od cIdtncs, so That yf.o
stories about her rags and misery j. false.
There were a number Of letters. and from
these Il IS gathered that her parent are
highly respectable people, Twin. in Nassa-
chusetts.
Kate Stoddard has confessed to having
committed the murder because. as She
says, Goodrich cast her of According Ia
her story, she had one OF his revolvers In
her pocket. and when he topped 10 MAKE
fire in the heater, she drew a pistol and
extending her hand toward him, said
Charley lie looked up, and she then
Shot him three times. This occurred
Thursday morning, and She washed TN.
blood from his face aud remained in IN.
house all day. FRIDAY She lnr and wen,
to New York, having previously fixed the
corpse as II was found. On her return
from New lork, in the evening. when She
heard the newsboys crying out The
murder OF Charles Goodrich she con
cluded brooklyn was no place for her I,
was reported, tonight, that She had mad,
an attempt 10 commit suicide, but this i,
denied. a woman is, however. kent with
her constantly.
lhe daughter OF the lady at whose house
Nate otoddard resided stated that she came
there In the second or third week In April
She said she was employed in New YORK
and wished furnished room. She u,ed
10 do hght straw work. She made hats
very prettily. She used To 20 to work
every morning anu come back at evening
regularly for the first month or so untII
three weeks ago, when she did her work M
home anu took 1t over In parcels when
finished. She never had a friend call or
received letter. We never saw her asso-
ciate with any one. She spoke of her
relations, but her story was false, as We
have learned since. She said her fstber
lived at Trenton. Nj. and that her moth.
er was dead. She sid. too. that she in.
Tended 10 visit him on the 4th of July and
We expected her to go, but She didn't
she USED 10 bring her meals to her room
and eat there. Some bread, pickle. etc
were found by the police Yesterday. some
tunes. however, when she came down for
hot water or anything we would ask her In
eat with us, which she did. | should Judge
she Is from % TO Is years of age. She ia
slim and thin featured, has light hair and
is perfect lady in her manners. She has
evidently been brought up ia good cir
cumstances from her speech and denort.
ment. My mother often told me she
thought Miss Waltham had something on
her mind; that she had seen trouble but
she Miss Waltham never told mother or
myself anything of the sort. She was
never in good spirits. Ny brother used TO
come occasionally and read for US. Hei
good reader, and Miss Waltham liked Ia
hear him. One day he was going To read |
about the WalwOrth murder, and She said
sob, don't read that ! don't like 10 bear
of murders Orr mother wishing TO hear
it, and asking my brother to read II, she |
got up aud left the room. With this ex- |
ception l know of no other case. She |
never made any attempt to conceal her
self. She had several dresses. NOT ay.
pensive, but neat. She exercised great
taste In her dress. and was always ver,,
clean. Her room was always tidy and in
order, and We thought her a perfect ladv,
She used TO hire piano which she plaved
upon. She was not a good PLAYER but
said that she was very fond OF music She
never yelled her face when she went ont
went out whenever she had occasion N
was fond Of going to Mr.. Beecher's church
She used to attend every Sunday regularly.
On Tuesday she left about Q O'Clock In tie
morning when the police came.
The real name of Kate StOddard is be-
lieved to be Lizzie NJ. King. as A large
bundle Of letters from her mother al
sisters so addressed were found AT her
lodgings. Mary Handley. the sDecial
detective, earns the reward, which amounts
in the aggregate to $500. The brother of
the murdered man, w. W. Goodrich IL at
present In Europe. The affair natrr.,Iv
causes great excitement In Brooklyn.
THE WOMAN OVERWHELMINGLY or
THE MEYERS wOMAN-THE sPASIARp,
ROSCOE, WANTED. ..... ~ ,-f
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NEW YORK, July IL. The inquest in the
Goodrich murder case was continued To-
day at Brooklyn, when the witnesses
identified the watch, pocket-book and
pistol Of Goodrich found In Kate Stod-
dard's trunk. The Waterman employed