The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-07-17
STATEMENT OF THE MURDEREss.


The following is the statement of the woman
herself to the police:
She had been living with Charley, 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, en-
treated on her knees that he would allow her to
remain, but he was hrm, and in fact brutal in hiJ
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 trouble
him further. She had remained in the house in
Degraw street all the previous evening, and in
the morning when Goodrich got up she again be-
sought him not 30 cast her Off He was very an
CRY and refused her reauest or to hear her at all
he then went into the basement at the front OF
the house and proceeded TO light tho Baltimore
heater located there.
The murderess says she loved the man so
much that she could not leave him. When she
herself up to murder him. She had one OF his
reVolvers IN her pocket, not the one which the
detectives found lying at the house beside the
corpse, and while Goodrich vas 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
up, and she shot him three times These were
the fatal wounds which the post HsOrteul examlna-
tion disclosed. After she Committed the mur-
der, Thursday morning, she waited all that
day and night in the house, watching it. On Fri
day morning she had occasion to go 70 New York,
and early that morning she washed the blood
from the face of the murdered man with the
towel, which she aft0rWard Wrung out and which
was also found damp by the police. She il was
who fixed the corpse as it was discovered, and
when she had done this, she went over to New
YORK Tor something or other, and was about to
return to the house that Friday evening. She
came over the Fulton Ferry, and ere shs had
fairly put her foot on the street, she heard the
neWsooys crying out, "Extra-Murder Of Charles
Goodrich % She bought paper, returned to New
York and the rest is known.
She states: 81 killed him for Lowell couldn't
part with him."
A reporter was informed that Kate stoddard
had attempted to commit suicide He went to
the police authorities, but they denied any
knowledge of the matter. Coroner Whitehill.
however, said: she has not attempted suicide,
but there is no doubt she would If opportunity
presented. She has begged and prayed ever
since she has known that her guilt was proven to
be left alone. There Is 8 woman with her all the
time, and on repeated occasions she has made
this request, urging it with tears in her eyes:
Let me be alone lfonly for few minutes, for
GOES sakeS and asked the woman in charge to
take pity on her. This is at the station-house,
where she is confined. She will not be without a
female attendant watching over her day and
There are some features in the womHn's his
tory and her department that seem to justify the
belief already prevalent in certain quarters, that
she is insane. The daughter of the lRndlady of
the house where Kate Stoddard lived at the time
that when Kate came to the house she said she
was employed in New York, and wished to have
portion of the house before, and wouldn't have
done it then only to q lady, as We thought she
was; She was employed at light straw work, and
made hats very prettiy. She used to go to work
every morning and come back at evening rSgu-
larly for the first month so, until three weeks
ago, when she did her work at home, and took it
over in parcels when finished. She never had a
friend to call or received letter. Mother often
told me she thought Miss Waltham' had some
thing on her mind that she had seen trouble;
but Miss Waltham never tSld mother or myself
anything Of the sort remember a circum-
stance which We took no notice OF it at the time,
but which has some hearing on the case now.
My brother used to come occasionally and read
for US, and Miss Waltham liked TO hear him. One
day he going to read about the -WalVSrth
murder and she said oh don't read that; don't
like to hear of murders On mother wishing to
hear it. and my brother to read it, she got up and
lett the room. With that exception, know OF no
other case. She never made any attempt to con
ceal herself and from her speech and dSport-
ment has evidently been brought up in COED cir
cumstances. She had several dresses, not ex-
pensive, but neat She exercised great taste in
her dress, and was always very clean. Her room
was always tidy and in order, and as said be-
fore, we thought good deal of her, and thought
her to be pSrfe ct lady. She used to hire piano,
which she played upon. She not a good
player, bnt said she was very fond of music. She
was fond of going to Beechsr's church, and used
to attend every Sunday regularly"