New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-28
BRANDING COL. FELLOWS.

BRANDING COL. FELLOWS.
HIS OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT IN SHIELDING
A CowARDLY CRIMINAL.
THE BAIL or SIMON, WHO SHOT MARSHAL
GooDE, DISCHARGED on THE MOTION OF THE
DIsTR1CT.ATToRNEY - THE TAMMANY
CANDIDATES FALSE ENDORSEMENT
WHERE DID THE MONEY 60
WHICH eoopE REEusEDt
TWO YEARS OF VAIN EF.
FORT TO GET JUSTICE
One Of the most outrageous cases OF She NILS
carriage Of justice which have been 50 frequent
during the administration of John r. Fellows
as DistlctAttorncy of, this county Is that OF
the People against GustAvc Simon who attempted
to murder City Marshal Michael Goodc, while he
was In the discharge of his official duty, on jan
uary 8, 1880. Marshal Goode who was ap-
pointed TO the place he holds in the With Ju-
dical District Coutt by Mayor Cooper more
than ten years ago. has an excellent reputation
for intelligence, sobrety and integrity throughout
that portion Of the city. lie is about fifty years
old and lives at No. 145 East Fifty y-scventh-st
with his family, consisting of his wife, two
sons, bright young men, one Of them
student in the Columbia College Law School, and
two daughters. who are accomplished young
women.
The evidence in the case which was regarded
at the time as exhibiting extreme ferocity on
the part Of Simon, shows that Marshal Goode
fbn Ioy 20 houca at
No. ia East Fifty -sixth-st., to serve an execu-
ton issued by the late Civil Justice Ambrose
Mcneil in favor Of Greenburger & Kcck, mcr-
chants at Fifty y-seventh-st and Third-avc. Simon
had bought carpet from them for $63. Find
ing that he did not intend to pay for 1t and
that he had long-standing reputation Of beat
ing Greenburger & Kcck obtained Judgment
against him. His creditors instructed the
Marshal, when they put the execution in his
hands, to get the money or take possession Of
the carpet. Simon refused payment, and then
the Marshal told him what his instructions were.
SIMoN's cowARDLY DEED.
When the men who were with the officer went
to take up the carpet Simon assaulted them
fercely, and Marshal Goode was obliged to inter
fcre lie held the man O few minutes and re-
quired him to sit upon sofs, when Simon's wife
also offered resistance. Finding that the de-
fendant was bound to make trouble, Goodc de.
cided to send for O policeman and released Simon
from his grasp, not dreaming that his prisoner
WINS of desperate kind, which he proved to be a
few minutes later. While Mr.. Goodies assistant
was out looking for policeman, Simon sneaked
around behind him, ard. drawing n revolver, shot
the Marshal in the back. The bullet was fired
from 32-cabrc pistol and passed entirely
through Goodies body. When the injured man
turned to face his assailant Simon shot again, the
bullet ploughing q furrow across Goodies face,
leaving an ugly scar upon his right check. just
as the policeman arrived Simon shot third time,
but this shot missed it's mark. Goodc was carried
to his home, and for three weeks his life was
despaired Of. lie recovered slowly and then
sought to bring the attempted murderer to justice,
but a. che sequel shows, With poor success.
EFFORTS IN BEHALF OF THE woULD.BE MUIR
DERER.
Simon and his wife were indicted, and i'm
mcdidtely vigorous efforts were begun TO stop
the prosecution. Influential people approached
Marshal Goode, and they also approached his
friends. Among those who were asked to get
Goode to withdraw the case were Police Justice
Solon b. Smith. Colonel Henry c. Pcrcy, Morris
Meyer who has q law office in the Potter Building
and Subway Commissioner Hess and his brother.
Charles A. Hess, now the Republican nominee
for Civil Justice in the With District. SmOn's
friends also went to Mr. Greenburgcr, Of the firm,
of Grccnburgcr d Kecl, the plaintiffs in the exc
cution referred to, and Mr.. Goode was informed
that he could have $1,000 if he would drop the
matter. When he refused the price went up TO
$4,000. Elias G. Levy and his brothcr-in-law.
John l.. Jackson, were among the persons who
went with their offers of money 10
Goode and his friends. Not only was
money offered but threats were made that Mr..
Goode and his family would have cause to regret
his tcmcrity in pressing for Smon's conviction.
Failing III the purchase Of Goode the efforts of
the woud-be murderer's friends were turned in
another direction. The came up for trial
April %, 1889, and was conducted on the part
Of the people by John w. Gof. 1t lasted five
days, and Mr.. Goodc says that Mr.. Coil
did all that nm able and honest lawyer
could do to convict the defendant But the jury
disagreed. Ten jurors voted for conviction. Two
refused to concur. \ conviction meant ten years,
perhaps, for Simon in State Prison. Mr.. Goodc
has no doubt that the disagreement Of the jury
was the work Of jury-lyers.'
MR. GOFF'S RECOMMENDATION NOT FOLLOWED.
Mr.. Gof said that the indictment should be
tried again at once. But it wasn't. John r.
Fellows WAS Disrict-Attorney, and he decided
what cases should bc pat on the calendar. 1t
was not until November that Mr.. Goodc got notice
that the case was to he called again. He went
to court with all his witnesses, and believed that
at last justice would be done to his bloodthirsy
ussailant. lie was doomed to disappointment
When he reported to Assistant District
Attorney Parker. who was managing mat
ters for Mr.. Fellows at that term OF
court, ne he was informed that that matter was
of for the term." That was all the satisfaction
he could get Then Goode went to the District
Attorneys Office and asked to see Colonel Fellows.
The Dislrict-Attorney would not sec him. lie sent
out his long haired and erratic assistant, Mr. Daw
son. to talk to the angcred pros, cutor
"Ol Mr.. Dawson said Mr. Goodc yesterday.
fed me great deal of tatfy. lie said Leave
this case to me, sir; it is a most villan'ns case