The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
GOODWIN'S STORY.
He Gives His Version of the
Trouble With His Wife.
She Says He Is Good at Comedy, but Should
not Essay Tragedy nor Attempt Melo-
drama-It Is Nice Row.

! Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch.l
| New YORK, Aug. 15.-"It was quiet at 226
West End avenue to-day" said Mrs. Nat
Goodwin's brother, Charles Baker. The
| wife of the comedian was in rather com
Portable frame of mind. Goodwin had
raised the siege. Neither he nor any ennis
sary of his put in an appearance the whole
day long. He wasn't expected. At the
same time, powerful man with a face that
suggested the basemeet floor was on guard.
Mrs. Goodwin doesn't propose taking any
chances. 'Mr. Goodwin is great COM
edian,n said his wife to-day. 'There are
few more successful ones, but he shouldn't
attempt tragedy; and as for melodrama, he
is very bad actor in it. 1t was to be ex-
pected that he would be better character
actor than he was. Had there been a few
more rehearsals he might have been more
successful. AS it was, his performance
was dire failure"
The actors on the Rialto took up the
| Goodwin side to man; they felt as if they
must stand together. They called atten-
| ton TO the fact that he had made the attack
in daylight instead of night, as if it was
manly thing for Goodwin TO take time into
consideration.
| Goodwin makes his residence at the
| Lambs club in West Twenty sixth street.
1t was said at the club to-day that he had
not been there for Two days; he had not
even sent for his mail which had accumu-
lated. His company is rehearsing at the
Fourteenth street theatre. He opens his
engagement in San Francisco next Satur-
| day night. In the afternoon he went TO
the Office of his attorneys, Hart s. Price
The comedian tells his side of the story in
d manner that indicates that he is sorry
/ that it all happened. but he cannot see how
| he was to blame. ''For months | have been
trying to meet my wife and arrange an
amicable settlement" he said. ''The
house belongs to me. She has no possible
claim upon it and no right to occupy it. L
have paid her the 500 weekly, as fixed by
the court, with careful regularity. The
sum is sufficient for all her needs. L gave
| her ample time to seek other quarters.
Time and time again | have written to her
asking her to meet me so that we could
come to an agreement; L even offered
to pay her passage TO Europe
or 10 do almost anything if she
would vacate my house. She would have
nothing to do with me. | did go to the
house and try to force an entrance. When
admission was refused me- l acted hastily
and Unexpectedly, but you must remem-
| Der that a man would naturally be angry
when he was refused admittance to his own
| step that | did. There was another thing
which made RE very anxious to get into
the house. indeed it was the principal
reason for my going. In day or two |
leave New York for San Francisco where
L open my season, and will not be back
for many months. There are in my house
certain papers of Importance which l must
have before leaving New York. There are
manuscripts Of plays and other things; 1
wanted to get those. The idea that | was
going to harm them is ridiculous. In the
first place l was entirely alone; had in
tended to GUST them | would certainly have
taken assistance. All that wanted was
to get the papers and to find out what my
wife's intentions are. l snail never live
with Mrs. Goodwin again; [ could
not live with her. No one will
ever know the suffering she and her family
have caused me during the last year; it
was enough to drive a man mad, but |
have done and will do everything for her
that Justice and the law demand. She is
taking advantage of my generosity. No
one knows better than she that the house
belongs to me and that she has no possible
claim to it. All the papers are in my name.
| want to get possession of the property
because it is right that | should have it.
Another thing | may need the in
come it brings. My profession is pre-
carious one.n
Goodwin ended by saying unkind things
of Mrs Goodwin's family. He was par
ticularly bitter toward Charles Baker, her
brother. The comedian says that Baker
, lived with him for three years without do
ing stroke of work, and that he borrowed
s., 900 which he never paid.