Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-10
JUSrIFIABLE HOMICIDE.
The Ferdict ia the Case Of Wrs. GOOdsyafey.
Hh0 Shot Her Husband at Little Sank

HRo SAOt Her HHSOund at Little Sank
Vi1sgge.
[Sauk Centre Herald, Dec. II
Another horrible tragedy has been en-
acted in Todd county, which fairly makes
the blood run cold in contemplating, re-
sulting in the violent death of a husband
at the hands of his wife. The facts, as
learned from a near neighbor, and one who
had thoroughly Investigated the affair, are
these: Julius Goodwater, aged about
thirty-two or thirty-three years, five years
ago married a very young wife, in Iowa,
and the WI settled upon a farm about a
mile and a half northwest of Little
Sank. Their home has not
been a pleasant one, as he has been in
the habit of beating his wife at the slight
est provocation. He was a man, or rather
brute, of violent temper, and terrorized
the whole neighborhood. They had two
children, aged two and four years respect
lively. During the summer Goodwarer be-
came very jealous of his wife, but wholly
without provocation on her part, as his
%neighbors say he very well knew, she
having been subjected to an insult of
which she was altogether blameless; but
he has pursued a course of grievous per-
secution ever since, e~ndeavoring to force
her to acknowledge criminality of which
she was innocent. He purchased a revol-
yer at that time, as he told her she might
need it in case of another insult, and this
weapon was kept at hand in the living
o of the family. Last Thursday night
a horse belonging to him was sick. He
remained up all night to care for it, and
compelled her to sit up with him. During
the entire night he kept up a system of
abuse and threats that drove the woman to
desperation. He threatened to kill her,
and taking a drawing knife said he would
split her head with it, and that the morn
ing would find a corpse in the house
Little did he know how this prediction
would be verified. About 5 O'Clock
In the morning he went out after
some wood, and while he was
out his wife got possession of the revolver
which she concealed in her pocket, and
none too early. Upon his return he went
for it, but not finding it he evidently
thought it had been mislaid. Just at this
time the children, who had been sleeping
up stairs, awoke, and he brought them
down. After filling the stove he grasped a
heavy stick of wood and raised it in a
threatening manner, declaring that he
would not only beat out her brains but the
children's also. Fearing he was about to
carry the threat into execution, she drew
the revolver and fired one shot. The bullet.
32-caliber, entered his head on the left side.
and ranging upward, passed out on the op-
posite side, just over the ear. He fell to
the floor and she stepped over his PROSTATE
body, seized her two children, and started
for the house of her nearest n~eighbor, Mr..
w. +. DeLaitre, about half a mile distant.
She carried them both with her, and arriv-
ing there, told him what had occurred. He
Immediately went to the house and found
Goodwater lying where he fell, still breath
ing but unconscious. He never rallied,
and died about 10 O'Clock. A c%oroner's
inquest was held, and Mrs. Goodwater told
her story as given above. She was bound
over in the sum of $500, for examination
the 18th of December.
She had an uncle in the woods who came
down on the evening of that day and took
the family in charge, and on Monday they
were in town. She is a slight built person,
only twenty-one years old. and has always
been esteemed as a mild-mannered woman.
and those who know her best claim that
nothing but desperation and fear for the
life of her children could have induced her
to commit the terrible deed.