Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-23
LOCAL NEWS.
OF CHARLEY GOODMAN
His Fearful Leap for Life.


Yesterday afternoon the Marshars Office
wasnOtifed by a telegram from BaiIin o'Nean.
twho after the escape Of Goodman from the
Cincinnati officers had been reported on Mon.
day was sent up 10 Harper's Ferry 10 recap-
ture the fugltiNe,) that he had him again IN
custody. Deputy Marshal Williams left here
last night 10 see whether Goodman could be
safe keeping, aud he arrived here this morn
ing al as5 O'Clock with the prisoner.
oNEAIL's SEARCH FoR THE FUGITIVE
Mr. O'Neail on arriving at Ilarpcrs Ferry
cautiously inquired around for some clue 10
the fugitNeS Whereabouts, and intending 10
Scour the country pretty thoroughly he EN-
gagged guide and an assistant While max
mal King that he Thought he knew Who he he was
looking lorIa man who was sick up the
countly-aEd he too was engaged. The party
Started up The road To Duttield'S about mixes
up valley, above Harper'S Ferry, keeping
as close Ia TIE railroad as possible. Hearing
ina there was a wedding party at putheld'S
hey went there and found a farmer named
Mohler. al whose house 1T was said the sick M nm
was. .Mohicrryidentlyd did not wish 10 tell much
and was rather equiyocal i'm his answers 10
questions about passenger having fallen of
of a train" who 0'Neal inquired for o'Neal
described Goodman, and informed Mohlcr
that he was a fugitive from Justice, and that
he 90 NeaD was United States officer in
search Ot him. Mohler denied ANY knowledge
of the man wanted. and the party left and
proceeded up the road. Very soon Mohler
drove up in a carriage, on his way home and
the guide took 0'Neal there, where he met
Mohier face TO face al the door. Mohler
claimed that his wife was sick. and asked that
the party should not enter 10 alarm her. 0'Neal
replied that he did not wish Ia alarm any one
but he Intended TO search the house. MohIer
then said, 4" II must, must and asked the
officer To wait and let him go i'm first Mohler
Went m, and returning, took 0Neal 10 am
inner room, where Goodman was found living
in bed. Goodman asked who had given him
away and ONeal replied that he had been
hunting for him, and had found him. O'NeaI
having placed man1n charge of the prisoner,
returned To Harper'S Ferry and telegraphed
his success To the maTShal'S Office here
GOODMAN BADLY HURT BY HIS LEAP FROM
THE TRAIN.
Deputy Marshal Williams left here last even
ing, and going 10 Harper's Ferry immediately
set out Tor Mohier'S, and finding Goodman,
aScerlalned that he had three ribs broken
was badly bruised, and besides had a bad
cOld-in fact such was his condition that Mr.
Williams was not entirely sure that 10 woald
be sale 10 remove him. and he concluded 10
see physician TO determine whaI course to
pursue. The doctor gave his opinion that he
could De removed safely. and he would doubt
less receive better attention here than they
could give HIM where he was. Arrangements
were therefore made, and the eastward bound
trdln Was TINS morning stopped al the identi-
cal from whence Goodman jumped from the
train on Sunday night. COMMUNICATING on a
bed-was placed on board and brought here,
arriving, as above stated, this morning at Gas
O'Clock. Al the depot several hailifIS were
ready TO assist in taking him TO iail 10 which
he was Immediately removed.
WHAT GOODMAN SAYS ABOUT HIS ESCAPE
He eNOnerates MIR. Taylor, of the marShaTS
Office, from blame for his escape from the
train, and states that the Cincinnati officers
positively declined 10 allow Taylor To have
ANYTHING To do with him. and says that had
Mr.. Taylor not been i'm the ear he would not
have come that distance with the Cincinnati
men. Tor he was playing the sore dodge very
well. and Taylor gave hiIn away" for which
he tGOodman) gave Taylor a standing up.
He says that he watched his opportunity and
Taylor kept close eye on him, but rs soon as
he saw Taylor 90 TO the water closet he got up
and deliberately walked past the Cincinnati
men 10 the platform. Here for a moment he
faltered, and he could only see that the train
was not running on an embankment. for il
was dark and rainy. Anticipating what was
before him II he came here, he determined 10
take the chances, Notwithstanding The train
was moving rapidly, and leaped straight of
falling OH the stone rubhle. and for a moment
was stunned: Starting of. he knew not
whittier he walked about ~ yards mp the
road. when he got into a culver; and became
thoroughly wet. Getting out of this cUlVert
he returned, and peering through the dark
ness saw the outlines of a house. to which he
made his way. and rapping the MOhler family
took him in. He stated 10 them that he was
passenger on the train and accidentally fell
on the platform, and was badly hurt and they
for physician. The family believed him as
10 falling of the train, but the doctor queS-
toned him 50 closely that he admitted who he
was. When found 10y Baililt O'Neal Monday
night he remarked that If he had not been
hurt he would never have been caught, for be
would have been in short time Ind in the
mountains.
HOW GOODMAN ESCAPED FROM THIS CITY.
1t has already been stated that Goodman.
after being convicted in the Criminal Court of
an assault and battery with an intent 10 Kill
Lem. Weeden, was not sentenced until after
he had testified against Weeden on a similar
charge, and that on the 23d of March last he
deliberately walked out of the court house
and succeeded i'm making good his escape. On
leaving the courthouse 10y the east wing he
ran across Indiana avenue 40 the alley be
tween Sd and as streets crossing T. street,
running through house on the south side Of
that street, thence over back fence into a
back window, through another house, coming X
ont Oh Pennsylvania avenue, then over TO the
south side OF the avenue, where he walked
through into a yard and into the alley, going
out on Missouri avenue, thence back of the b.
where he laid down under tree. While here
he heard two women talking, and, recognizing
them, he called TO them and asked them 20 go
to a certai in house and notify party TO bring
him hack. They did SO, and carriage was
sent to him, in which he was taken To a house
in the neighborhood OF ID street, between 9TH
and Sth, where he remained three weeks nurs-
ing sick man. He next walked over 10
Georgetown one night, and getting on canal
boat he went up the river, and SOut one mile
inns SIDE OF The Great Falls, where he goi q
man TO lake him over To the Virginia shore.
HIS wANDERINGs IN THE WEST
lie remaiRed on the farm OF man named
Irlmble until September, sleeping i'm hut
built for him, and taking his meals at the
house-now and then receiving money from
his friends. Then thinking il best TO go west
he took canal boat and went TO Harper'S
Ferry, where he took train OnIhe b. a o. n
k. for Chicago. Here he met and cOnversed
with Baltimore police officer. bound 90 Gin
clnnati, and fearing that this officer would
give him away he left the train at Grafton
and took the next train and proceeded 20
CAIRO, where he remained two weeks; thence
TO St Louis, stopping one week: thence TO
Chicago, where he remained until about a
month ago, when he learned that he had been
located, and then went to Cincinnati, and in all
these places, he was generally in and around
faro banks. He had only been four DAYS i'm
Cincinnati when he was arrested
The niS1 rie1 In, GonarosS