New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-20
GuOpE GUILTY N rHE SECOND DEGREE.
ul~ STORY on rHE MILLING on POLICEMAN NoRTH
he CDNTKNDItIS HIMSELF.

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HE CoNIKNDlCI, HIMSELF.
The Rev. Dr. William VI. Taylor sat beside
Recorder smyth during the morning Part H. Of the
court OF General sessions YESTERDAY, Goodies counsel.
Charlcs II. Reed. who had undertaken To show that
when Goodc. the colorcd prisoner, stabbed Policeman
North Broadway ana Wall st.. on the night Of
August 81 hc acting IN scfdefcncc. called FOR his
first witness Thomas German. who has charge OF the
-odwaicr fountain the drug store at Broadway and
Puc..t lie testified that he Policeman North and
Mary Ann Masterson talking together near the drug
.torc about p. ~. August II The Young woman
testified that shc was not with the police
officer until about o'clock. ON examination
Assistant DistrctAttoracy Nco drew from the witness
a description Of the appearance and clothing OF the
policeman He said the officer had on frock coat.
Mrs Jsnimu NJ Dudley, Il pca,anl'fdcet woman,
testified that she the ilnrcss of tho buildings on
tho east side Nassau ~, from Pine to Cedar sts Sue
,7id that G0ode had been employed by her for about
eighteen months before the killing Of North She con-
s.Gcred him . nrst-cass man, and his reputation for
peacefllpess was excellent. Octavius ID. Baldwin.
president Of tie Fourth National Bank Walter r. Hatch
aud his SON y " r Hatch. testified that Goodies repu-
tatlon was excellent. y. W. ]. Hatch recognized tho
dangerous.ookng knife with which North was Killed
he found a closet few weeks before the killing and
gave it to Goodc.
u,rrisop Terrell the coored man who attended GEN
cr Grant r. his uunl sickness, testified that GOOde
worked for a time with him Washington. When the
witness came to Now.York he called on Goodo aud
usually saw him every week until General Grant hurt
his leg
The dcposition OF Mrs Frances Zugg, the French
woman OF Galveston who the ahrdy, WAS read In
evidence a. II was given IN the police court She said
that the policeman raised his club and the coorcd man
struck him.
John H. skinner who the elevator at NO. 20 Mas
sil-st testified 10 Coolies reputation for pea'eialnes''
and similar testimony given by Albert L. Foss' Mrs
Dudlcy's assistant ianitOr.
samuel H. Goodc. tho defendant, when called to the
stand -quattcd low in the witness chair, leaning for
ward toward the lawyers. He has broad Dht low
head with hi ok lips. lie il forty three years Old lo
gave his testimony In uncertain way usually speak
ing In low. thick tone. lie contriiced hlmSeI sew
cral times, confused ana made an uniaVoraDo
impression. Mary Ann Mastcrson, the Irish girl VINO
Wa, the princlpal witness against GOode, sat wiibh
few feet of nim She frequently wiped her eyes ana
famed herself with her handkerchief she SHOOK hcr
head Indignantly when he said that sh1 beckoncd 20 Nun
10 cross tie street lust before the killing In answer 10
NJ Reeds questions Goodc said: am the defendant
il, this case was born Richmond and left that city
at about twelve years going to Washington where
lived for twenty years have been In this city foraDout
ten years. a walter FOR Nj Riggs in Washington
and was head waiter at hotei at Broadway ana FORTY
sccond-sL went I" worn & ioa nis; ;t D",T; bnt2r, ~
Q.-lOu stabbed Ohiccr NOrtn A'-ieS' s''"'" 80
O-And this Is the knife with which you struck him
A. eXamuing thc kilio les sl' t tbe epife
Q-Whcrc did you get that knife Al so' tno "N''o
from. Mr. la ch | used IL IN my work. ,
Q-Mhen did you first sec Mary Mas'ersohh h s,In Of
ABOUT half past /. was standing On tue hoth Slo ".
Pine t. near Hroadway I saw Lady sladlhS on @ .@io
south -le doorway OF the drug rtolo pn wv wv
corner Of Broadway. She backoncd to mo win T nGt
hand and went across street To hcr' STU
r. a warm evening She said Yes very warm warn, ,ho
said Hadn't we better take walk J"Ht ,,nn vinn
OnIccr North came around the corner ANA salu :; ~
DID you insult this lady I" said ui,i, rIy.G ,nc
her" and walked across the street lie l"IoMtl '"
uart way across aud kicked mo IN the MP l"' fo
turned around ana he slapped me III tnp viii
hard. 1 s.id: didn't do anythlhE' -,
report Won TO the captain. II have done any thinS
wiOng arrest me-" | started down Broadway @to"''" wv ~,
Wnll.i am, The officer cane after me and struck hlo IN
,ir H., Il WiIb his club turned ground and hc said