The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-15
THE GOODRICH MURDER.
LuoRETrF MYERS on THE STAND.

topic of the whole country. All the de-
tails are canvassed and read with great
avldity by the public, and we lay before
the readers of the GLOBE this morning fur
thcr interesting details of the affair, that
have been developed since Saturday last
NEW THEORY OF THE MURDER.
There is a misconccption as to the time
VIXEN the murder was committed. The
facts are that Kate Stoddard killed Good
rich on Thursday morning, but after doing
the deed she went to her work as usual, but
before going washed his face, put the
blood which oozed from the wound on the
left lateral lobe of the brain in cup and
laid him out straight on the floor. At
night she returned from work as usual, but
fearing the deed might have been discover
cd during her absence, she purchased an
evening paper at Fulton Ferry, to learn
the result. Seeing nothing about the muir
der in it, she became convinced that no
one had been in the bouse, and she went up
to it as in other days He lay upon the
floor, stark and stiff as she had left in the
morning. After bending over him for
while, and arranging his hair, it occurred
to her to dress him and lay him out in
more orderly style. Acting upon this
thought, she procured n clean shirt and
collar from one of the closets at hand and
these she put on him. This done, she
again Strengthened him out, put his arms
on his breast, placed slippers on his feet and
put the newspaper which she had pur-
chased and pair of boots under his head.
In this manner he lay until discovered
When the detectives entered the house
they came to the conclusion that the MUIR
der must have been committed after the
issue of the paper on Thursday night, be-
cause of the copy found under his head,
but that this conclusion was not justified
by facts appears by Hates statement that
she had bought it on her way home from
work and placed it in that position.
After
SITTING BESIDE THE BODY ALL NIGHT
she went to work in the morning as on the
previous day, but recognizing the increased
DOSSlDilltiCo VI NustONOly Snt nOM tOOk lllS
watch, chain and other effects with her, so
that in case flight became necessity she
could have the whcrewithal to pay her ex-
penses. Despite the immense risk, how
ever, she went about her business as usual
that day and came back to Brooklyn in the
evening
THERE WAS A FASCINATION
about the dead body which she could not
resist, and according to her own confession
she saw the danger of continued presence
in the house, but she felt impelled to go
to it by power beyond her control. On
arriving at Fulton Ferry, however, she
was startled by hearing the boys calling
"Extra-Murder of Charles Goodrich"
Preserving her self-control, however, she
walked calmly up to the first newsstand,
and in the presence of a policeman pur-
chased one of the papers. Opening it, to
her horror, the first paragraph that took
her eye was one describing her own per-
sonal appearance and
CONNECTING HER WITH THE ASSASSINATION
1t set forth the fact that early on Thurs
day morning woman of medium height
with a green veil over her face and wrap
ped in waterproof cloak had been seen to
leave the house. She was the woman, and
over her face at the moment she purchased
this paper was the identical veil referred to.
The policeman did not notice her, and she
was not long in determining what course to
pursue. Abandoning all idea of remaining
in Brooklyn she retraced her steps to New
York, took car to Forty-second street,
and there obtained lodgings. At that place
she remained until late in April, when she
moved to High street, Brooklyn, and in
the same hat factory, Mr.. ]. II. Prentiss',
she continued to work for several weeks
after the tragedy. No one suspected her
of any completely in the deed, and although
the murder was the common subject of dis
cussion all about her, there is no evidence
calculated to awaken suspicion. In this
connection, however, it should be remcm-
bcred that
HER MANNER WAS ALWAYS ECCENTRIC,
and that things which would have attract
ed decided attention in others, awakened
no curious speculations when seen in her.
Had she waited from work few days,
suspicion might have been awakened, but
appearing in the factory both on Thursday
and Friday morning, no one thought of
connecting her with the crime. The state
ments of both Mrs. Meyers and young
man that they saw Goodrich on Thursday
evening must have been caused by mistaken
identity, as the statement of Kate Stod.
dard to Gen. Jourdan is curiously corrobo-
rated.
SINGULAR EVIDENCE.
After telling how she had shot Goodrich,
he pointed out the discrepancy between her
account and the testimony of these wit.
nesses. Well" she said there need be
no doubt about it, for l had the day and
date engraved on my locket." This locket
she wore round her neck when arrested,
but the chief had taken it off. Asking him
for it now, she opened it carefully and
there showed this inscription "Done
Thursday, March 21st, 1873" "That set.
ties it," said she, Il had that put on there
a few days after l shothim." About this
locket there is another curious circum-
stance. 1t is very large, almost the size of
a watch. When the chief saw it first he
thought possibly it was Goodrichs watch,
and therefore babe her hand it to him.
With this request she was at first 10th ia
comply, but seeing that resistance was re.
sistance was useless, she passed it over. On
receiving it the chief took hold to open it.
sob, be careful, be careful" said she
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