The New York herald., 1874-07-14
CRAZY CRIMINALS ARRAIGNED.
The New Act of the
Legislature.
The Case of Kate Stoddard,
the Goodrich Murderess.
STRANGE CONDUCT OF the PRISONER.

STRANGE CONDUCT OF the PRISONER.
There was literally speaking, a neld day for in
sane criminals held in the Kings County Court
before Judge Moore yesterday. The occasion was
she appearance OF two crazy criminals of note for
,he purpose OF nsntuting legal inquiry as to their
sanity and the degree OF mental capacity possessed
by them, in order that the Court may determine as
so whether the prisoners should be remanded to
yhe Lunatic Asylum or be proceeded against crimi-
naily as persons OF sound mind. About ten O'Clock
Miss Lizzie King, alias Kate Stoddard, alias Annie
stone aiias Alice Howard, and Mrs. Mary Ann
Dwyer, were brought into court and were
assigned to seats by window in the
rear OF the jury box. Lizzie King, who Is
charged with the killing or Charles Goodrich
BY shooting him through the head on the 2lst or
March, 1873, was neatly attired. She wore a
striped blue and black silk dress, round dark hat
trimmed with blue SIX and ostrich feather, black
lace sacque and high. Kid gloves She wore a
short dark lace veil and no ornaments, the nys-
ferrous gold locket being conspicuous by reason OF
its absence. In her hand she carried plain fan,
which she used energeticaly. By her side was
seated Mrs. Mary Ann Dwyer, the unfortunate wo-
man who was goaded on 10 take the lie Of her
three children, whom she londly loved, by the
wretched coopers' strike, which threw her
months, brought prvation TO the domestic
hearth, preyed upon her weak mind
and finally drove her 10 insanity, whoh
satiated itself in the slaughter OF her offspring,
whose ages ranged from seven years 70 twenty
months. Kate Stoddard, as the slayer OF Charles
Goodrich, the bachelor occupant Of the Degraw
street brown stone front house, is more amiliarly
known, looked quite aristocratic by the side OF her
humble fellow demented criminal, with whom she
conversed freely but patronizlngly, upon topics
extraneous to the issue oil traverse. The attend
ance OF spectators was numerous az it
became known outside that the Goodrich murder
ess was IL court. Prominent among tnose present
were District Attorney wlnsow, his assistants,
Moore and Faron; ex-Chlef OF Police Patrick Camp
bell to whose clever devices are due the detection
and arrest of Miss King; J. Carson, P. Ready,
Coroner Whitehnl ana others, who have MANI
Iested interest in this remarkable case. The hus-
band OF Mrs. Dwyer, tne man who received such
striking proof OF his wile's affection in the shape
o. a cracked skull the morning of June 2, was
also present, and conversed quietly with his
fortunate wife. the latter l0oking about her mean
while with vacant unmeanlng stare that be-
spoke an unsettled reason.
District Attorney Winsow called attention on
the part OF the Court to the law passed by act OF
the Legislature OF the State OF New York IN May
last, entitled IAN act to revise and consolidate
the statutes OF the State relating to the ana
custody OF the lnsaue,' stating that the Of
Toe People VS.. Lizzie King, alias Kate Stoddard,
Act OF the Legislature. A large amount Of
testimony had been taken by her counsel Messrs.
Of he W prisoner, who had Been indicted for the
murder Oh Charles Goodrich, and he should ask
determining It's procedure. Judge Moore directed
that the affidavlts taken by counsel IN the be
read. Mr.. Grey, VINO is Massachusetts lawyer.
before the Bar and was proceeding to read
when he was most unexpectedly interrupted by
Mss King. who abandoned her quondam friend,
Mrs. Dwyer ana, rushing upon the counsel
seized mold OF the solemn depositions OF her early
friends and acqusintances, winch he was about to
read, ana before sue could be prevented made a
desperate effort to obtain possession OF them. She
should not be read; that Mr.. Grey was not her
counsel; he was the meanes. man aboutn At this
juncture an oticer OF the Court approached and
roughly thrust the poor creature back TO her seat
behind the Jury box Meanwhile she struggled
night herocally in the grasp OIL the strong man in
blue coat and brass buttons, and managed to get
In one blow with her ian on his nose. Judge Moore
directed the officer to bring her before the Bencn,
and told hin not TO use force, as she would come
OF ger own accord.
Now said tue Judge, as she approached be-
fore the Bar, you must keep quiet. You were
brought here that you might be aware OF all that
was gong on, and Il you want to stay here you
presen n'p 9 Inc prisoner s3Id s5Gd tSnS It
was proper that should be present. What right
mas any one 10 Pc pe my counsel Ar. Grey don't
old or any otner time.
Judge Moore-It is essential that you should con.
Duct yourself properly 10 stay here.
Prisoner-l don't consider 1t any privilege to
stay here, can tell you.
Judge MoOre-You must keep quiet or | shall
have TO send you somewhere else.
Prsoner-I don't care where you send me. You
W.
Kare was then led TO her seat by an ofcer, and
Mr.. Grey proceeded 10 read the anldavt OIL ner
mother touching the evidence Of kate's insanity.
The prisoner interrupted, saying, "lt is all a lie.
III bring my mother here to prove him liar. My
mother never wrote ANYTHING Ike that and wlll
not sit here and have my mother or myself INSURED
IL sucn a manner" The prisoner frequently inter-
Iupted the reading OF the anldavlts, exclaimiug,
8 N. Harlow and Lottie r. Pea.ce, of Plymouth,
Mass. susan W. Keith, OF Bridgewater; Mrs.
Harriet King, OF Plymouth, and the mother OF the
prisoner, touching the manner anc bearing or the
accused rom her earliest infancy up to 1869 The
following letter from Dr. Godding. Superintendent
OF the Taunton Asylum, was read oy the District
Attorney
Jcar wrs,Low, ESQ. District Attorney, &c: -
Bioomingdaie asylum send YOU this siatenent ~ reIa Lac
i've 10 Lizzie King, alias Kare stoddard.
fgSos1s f1S .ss
70 I from Boston y Sder o the .e Tdg e 81 po ApI
saYS. sas w9' ssSs ssSa@rseG Lo rec September
and nHs s s on se & d s g her her
her ASfs Sfd "a he s q Dr. Syds~sr e. called to see about
ibai he had lad her under ;reatTseG in Boston there
xon i 20 record Of hSr cSnd SR while n th hospital
Mr.. Thompson read afiidaviis from Mrs Jose
phlDe 5. Clapp, OF Attleborough; Miss Mary lane
Arnold, Thomas W. Peters, LORNA Nmard and
The afidavit oil MISS Arnold set forth that one
day Kate asked her where she could gee a nis
to[ as ''sne SAID she wanted TO shoot BIRDS 6but
that sne would as soon shoot man as a bird :;
The prisoner arose aud exclaimed. addressin0
the Court, THAT rs pretty counsel have What
chance would nave before Jury with such couu-
sci They are a disgrace to Brooklyn
The AFFIDAVIT oil Thomas ". Peters set forth that
Miss King came 70 board with me IN 1863, and had
furnished room which she occupied; she was a
dfoh acting girl; the first time that
saw her ! thought she was deranged; sue
would SIT III her room and tax ana sing to
herself she had favOriJe cat which she kept In
her room; she thought the cat Dad neas, and she
washed the cat In Kerosene OH, winch oil she
poured all over tue cat; the result was that the
OIL took on all the hair from the cat and because
the cat was SICK she crammed ITS mouth with
buns and then, az the cat would not swallow the
buns, it was put out OF the house and died.
The prisoner said, In loud voice, at is a lie. It
didnt die. IL was the smartest cat In the neigh
bOrhood.r
Dr. Charles Cory testified HE has been ply
klclan twenty years; has been the habit OF
examining treating the insane mas