Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-28
A LAWRENCE MANS REVENGE.

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 He Shoots Down the Man Whom He
 Claims Defrauded Him of His All.
 LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. 27.-Albert D. Swan, one of the most prominent and wealthiest citizens here, was shot in the back of the head and killed by Henry R. Goodwin at 10;30 o'clock this morning. Goodwin gave himself up. Goodwin en- tered the office of the L. Sprague Manufac- turing company of which Mir. Swan was the treasurer, about 10 o'clock, President Coburn and the latter being in the office at the time. Goodwin has been in the employ of the Molecular Telephone company of New York, of which Swan was the general manager, and came to the office to claim several thousand dollars which he said was due him from the company. After brief discussion Good win drew Smith & Wesson thirty two cali bre revolver, took deliberate aim and shot Swan in the back of the head. Swan reeled and fell to the floor just as the bookkeeper, alarmed by the shot, entered the room. Goodwin then stepped to the telephone and told the police station to send an officer to arrest him. Assistant Marshal Vose drove to the Sprague mill, but meanwhile Good win had walked to the station and surren- dered himself. He stated that Swan had robbed him of all he had, and there was a period in mans life when he could stand no more. He had reached that point, and went to the mill to kill Swan and was willing to take the consequences. Swan lived but few minutes after the shooting.
 Goodwin is thirty eight years old He was brought up in Lawrence and was of the firm of Goodwin & Caldwell He started telephone business here and later sold out to Swan and his partner He then went to South America manager of the Bell telephone system at Buenos Ayres. He returned two years ago and engaged with the Molecular Telephone company, and lately has been establishing the Molecular system at Cleveland. He served in Company H, Second Massachusetts Artillery, during the war. Goodwin has wife residing on Hamp- shire street. He is capable electrician, of bright and pleasing manners. He returned to this city from Chicago three days ago. He refuses to see or speak with anyone.
 MT. Swan was born in Tewksbury in 1S45, and had wife and an adopted son. He had been in the insurance business since 1866, and was at one time in the banking house of Hallgarten & Hirschfeld, New York, and paying teller of the New York stock board He was very largely interested in the tele- phone business, in which he made fortune. He was treasurer of the Molecular company and the principal stockholder, was director of the Bay State national bank and was pay master of the First battalion light artillery for the past twelve years. He was a Knight Templar, and was universally esteemed.
 Officers Going Back to Their Posts.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Major General Schofeld, commanding the division of the Missouri at Chicago, has issued orders de- taching two of his aides-de-camp affected by Secretary Endicott's order about officers who have been four years absent from their com mand. One of the officers is Captain W. M. Wherry, Sixth cavalry, who served with dis tinction as staff officer during the rebellion and who has been since 1867 trusted mem Der of General Schofeld's military family. He will be relieved October 1. The other is First Lieutenant Charles B. Schofeld, Second cavalry, younger brother of General Scho- field. He has been on the staff since 1879 and will be relieved September 1.