New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-23
THE KILLING or P0LICEuAy N0STH.
GooDE SAYS HE DID IT IN sELF-DErENCE.
CONFLICTING STORIES OF MRS. MAsrrRsoS-Ex-

CONFLICTING STORIES or MRS. MAsTEEsoN-EX-
AMISAIIoN OV THE PRISONER.
Ny poor Jimmy ~ said Mrs. James North,
the wife of the policeman who fatally stabbed at
Br oadway and Wall-st by Samuel b. GoOde on Friday
sE; she looked upon the face of her dead husband
In the Old Slip Police Station yesterday After looking
at the body for moment she seized With spasm,
and Tell fanting into chair She aftcrwari taken
to her home No. 421 East Nineteenth-st
After Deputy Coroner jenkins had viewed the
body he gave q permit for It's removal
and 1t taken OF by an undertaken, and
placed in a neat coffin and carried to his home,
where 1t looked at during the day by a
large number Of the dead poceman's friends.
When officer Newell, who chased Goode after he had
stabbed Officer North. came up to him in Pine-sk on
Friday night, he found him lying PROSTATE upon the
sidewalk John II. Allen barkeeper for p. j. Gearns
at No. lot Westinghouse. sitting In front Of his
home at No. SO Pine-s about ll45 p. and heard the
policeman rap for assistance. Looking up Pine
street lie saw Goode running wildly ami swinging his
in frantic in the direction OF Nassaust.
with an officer close behind him who was shouting.
"stOp that man, murder!" As Goode Tan past, Mr..
Allen jumped up, seized him by the neck
and threw him to the sidewalk. He
was defiant and struggled hard to get away. Officer
Newell came up and vigorous Of the club brought
the murderer under control Goode still defiant
when brought the Old Slip Station, but quoted
down and gave his name to tho sergeant.
He taken yesterday morning to the Tombs Police
Court handcufed to officer. The room was crowded
by cOlored men. The examination was held In JUS
tlce Powers private room. Mary Ann Masterson OF No.
10 wost-st, with whom Officer North talk
ing just before he was murdered was
called as Witness She said that
she had an appointment to meet Officer North between
IL and O'Clock at night and after she had listened to
the music at Battery she up 10 the corner OF
Broadway and wall-st. Eorh not relative OF the
witness, had been stated She knew his brother in
Ireland, and had bought her ticket and was going to
sail for Dublin CT the Tnman steamers Saturday
While she was talking with Officer North one called
him from the opposite side Of the street he left her
and the street and spoke TO tho person who
called him. While no gone Goode came up to her
and made insulting remark. Wber North returned
she told him what Coade had done ana Tue oincer went
uD % GoOde him IN the lace and kicked him.
and told him to mind his business After speaking Win
North few moments longer she started 10 ~ TO ber
boarding Sire had not gone far when the police
man and GoOde began TO struggle and the oicer ie 10
Mrs Francis zuigg. Of No GO Greenwich-st.. could
| not positively identify GoOde as ths cDlored man VINO
| stabbed tue oheer DIR. Louis Emmehenz positively
identified Coole as the assailant Other testimony Of
tlc Importance was given bv several witnesses ano
following persons volunteered testify in the at
the Old Slip station: Richard w. Skully No 1Vl Wallo-
| st. ; Edward Fraze. No. l06 Greenwich st. Thomas
Boyle No "a Pine ST. James c. Wallace, No 81 Broad-
way; H. ). Percvsl and Solomon Lazarus.
Mrs. MasersOn said to Detective Hagr that sue nad
been In this country q year. and been employed a.
| servant in Maiden lane near Greenwch-st; that she
was unmarried und twenty seven years Old she was
well acquainted with family Of Officer North. At the
House OF Detention she stated to reporter that sne was
nineteen years old, was married and had husband IN
ireland Mrs North said at her home that she did not
know Masterson and lad never heard her husband
speak OF her Mrs North Is LETT In destitute circuin
| stances.
tioode was seen by TRIBUNE reporter at the rombs
He said never knew this woman MasersOD she says
that sald The keys are IN my office" never
spoke n word TO her a ALL To the officer either
stood near them and the first thing knew the ohcer
came tn where was standing aud struck me, ana
believe that had a right to defend myself"
Mrs. Dudley. OF No 20 Nassau-st, for whom Goode
worked as iaLor that he quiet and reaeeable
| and was a good natured fellow She mover bad any
trouble with him. Al the Fourth National Bank; ana
al Vermye 4 Co Office, where GOOde did the clean
ng said 10 be thy man. aad never gave
any one trouble