Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-19
KILLED BY HIS WIFE.
A Former WhesIlugite's Death by
Choral.
The EyentfuI Life Of E. |. Goodrich Brought
to a Sudden End by Dose Of Chlor-
al administered During
Spree.

Nearly everybody in Wheeling will re-
member Z. L. Goodrich, who figured so ex-
tensively in Wheeling just two years ago.
he came here from Chicago and told fabu-
lous stories of the wealth he had made and
lost in that city. Various other stories,
told by other people, were also in relation
to Goodrich and did not put him in an en-
yiable position. However, he made sever
al friends, and with a certain few he was
held a general good fellow. After various
Jobs of work he was taken in by Major J.
V. L.. Rodgers and gwen position, after
holding which for short time he disap,
peared. Major Rodgers got on his trall
and had him arrested and ought back,
charged with
ROBBERY AND ENBEzZLENENT.
He was sent to Jail and laid there for
several months, an indictment having
been found against him by the grand Jury.
While he was in Jail developments OF his
former lie were made, and he came out as
tough" of the first water, with very
interesting history.
Coming down from Michigan to Chicago,
he picked up the mysteries Of shorts"
margins" and turns" and went into
grain gambling. By clever turn he real
lied handsome sum and then his fun
commenced. Going back into Michigan,
he engaged in several intrigues with mar
ried ladies and made in turn, several
towns too hot TO hold him. Then he went
West and ran off with ayoung girl, steal.
ing team for the purpose. 1t is claimed
he married the girl and that his father,
who was respectable old gentleman, ar
ranged with the owner of the team, by
paying for it. blank comes in here and
Goodrich next turned mp in Wheeling. He
was FATHERS nice looking man, with dark
mutton-chop whiskers and pleasing man.
ners, but still he got in Jail.
SLIPPED THROUGH THE MEsHEs.
After long delay his case came on, but
never went to trial, and through some le-
gal loophold he escaped. He still fingered
about Wheeling, making his headquarters
at the Central hotel. He took considerable
interest in the municipal election, was
rampant Republican, and was in posses
sion, in some mysterious way, OF plenty OF
money which he lost by freely betting 1t
on the head of the ticket After the cleo
ton he disappeared and will never see
Wheeling again.
THE LAST ACT.
And now comes the last act in the trag
edy. When he left here he was seedy and
fOrlorn, but ten days ago he turned up at
Les Angeles, California, flush, happy and
with blooming young wife, and there he
met his death, which is detailed as follows
by local paper;
Another sad affair occurred yesterday,
by which another life went out. Some
three or four weeks since young man
named +. l.. Goodrich, accompanied by
Young wife, came to this city from Chicago.
They stopped at the Pico House, and ap.
peaTed a wellto do couple. Goodrich was
free, open hearted man, and INDUCED, to
a considerable degree, in drink, and after a
short lime entered upon protracted spree,
during which he was unmanageable and
caused his wife vast deal OF sorrow. At
last, thinking to do her husband kind.
ness, she requested Chief Of Police King to
place him in jsil until he should be.
come sobered. This was done, but it did
not have the desired effect, and about a
week ago they went to Santa Monica and
took rooms at the Santa Monica Hotel.
Yesterday Goodrich had spent the fore
noon in the bar room, and shortly before
noon went up TO his room and laid down,
ssking his wife to give him dose OF by
drate Of choral to quiet his nerves, and
then told her to go TO her lunch. She did
so and upon returning to him after lunch
he asked that another dose might be ad
ministered to him, and the wife, without
a thought of the character OF the deadly
drug or what the consequences might be,
GAVE HIN ANOTHER POTION.
He was Immediately seized with violent
commissions. and in minute more expired.
Mrs. Goodrich is appalled, and almost dis
trsctrd at the result of her action. Good.
rich was thirty-tive years Of age, was q grain
speculatur in Chicago, and by lucky strides
had amassed quite fortune at one time
but the scales turned, and his riches took
wings and flew away an experience quite
common among those who deal in grain
futures and stock speculations. The body
will be brought up and cared for by Mr..
Albert Brown, awaiting orders for its dis
position.