New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-12
DEFENDING c.. f. GOODWIN
STATEMENTS BY MR. AND MRS. "ADh'
THE MURDERED MAN WAS PEACEADDN "'''
orrrrT THEY SAY.

TIE MURDERED MAN WAS PEAOI"DD1
QUIET, THEY SAY
Undoubtedly many OF the JURORS IN inc .', Good.
purton C.. Webster for the murucr Vi O' he The
Ir ir were Influenced by the charges maue " w.
VIM go ,,. A. ,o,d mans character. There "eio
,.or,s thar n, WAS one of the vle't OF me'' '''
i rro.ecuton did little to Iefute such assci"
wchster's LAWYERS based their DECLARATIONS '"o a.,
,be testimony of Evelyn Granville ana Oh SVep' Aha
faranc the engineer and hiIh' e'e The
percival Flats where the murder occuIrcu s
woman's account of an alleged a'S"ui' w - hr,i
fatty cOntradcted by Nelson Recoiu' Il loP''o-o
rcss man, who saw the Incident lic 60
,on and Macfarlane swore that Goodwin was i0
,Iv IN the halls half naked. and she s;ld Vh"O "o
tented her often Her past life offers slincieht lc"
f,r attaching no great weight 10 her "etin'o'y "
ase Macfarane, whether wiliully or 'hrou6n w
.,oss told entirely different stories at the tlihe Vi
tho shooting and at the trial. In August Ei'o i'0
p conain Cross and seve raj reporters Il at on that
sunday evening he saw Webster sitting In the nan III
front Of his door. Webster sent Maciarlane 10 ee' ~
uife,s cat and I'm a few minutes the fatal shot WIS
ered Vet at the trial Macfarane declared tih't III
did not see Webster sitting there. lie il'a" 'o,'
arou, sooinc Goodwin In u nude condition In the
hau T. worthy of ms much credence his revised
version of what occurred Just before the Nlhs'
Contradcting two such persons iS these are al Vi
| (,OOdMin'S
declare that he was Il quiet and peaceablc man. refer
| Nitcbeu,s declaration that Goodwin kept these
bachelor auarters for his orgies and carousals was not
sustained by any evidence. 1t Is expressly deled W
Mr. and Mrs George Wade, who lived In the mouse
Mrs Wade Is the housekeepcr OF the PerciVa' ana r
husband Is an actor, under engagement with THOMAS V
senbrooke for next Year. Both Intelligent and
highly respectable people, and both are III possession OIL
facts of Importance which were not drawn out at inc
trial The following interviews with them were
printed Yesterday In "The New York Evening POST:
Mr. Wale said: ut murder, a. hr as oould see
without prOyocaton. Goodwin dd not deserve sap I'D
the face still less bullet He one Of the most quiet
and peaceable men knew. His rooms were qiic'
II. met he was rarely As 70 his approaching Mrs
Webster don't believe he ever td IT, believe the
exact opposite would be tho truth can Tell you
that after the general feeling among the
men az the Percya the bullet might lave been Tor
INV one Of them a. well Goodwin We all felt that II
some one had 10 sacrificed were individually for
tunOte
II was the first one 70 reach Goodwin after he was shot
net Webster coming down the stairs lie was collected
and remarked tina: Goodwin was hurt when reached
Goodwin be great pain but perfectly collected
heard him the statement that "c''ter entered ue
door shot him without proNocaon, ana uaI ne oroAo
the cuAyldor IN falling over IT,
Ms Wade. a. housckeeper was IN the PefclVal m'-'
| o Sl" said
"The allegations made by Wcbstcr'- counsel against
| Goodwin were base lies, II the statements were eN-
/ ur
the two men Goodwin quiet and orderly and such
thing, orgies and carOu-ais' were unknown IN BIZ
room TIo was seldom IN IL" hou-" and alway, went
quietly hi, A. far a, my observation went.
he was q gentleman The only time ever heard any COM
Dlalnt was when Mrs. Webster 70 once IN stat
u seeming She said that Goodwin had tried
% get into her room. Immediately went out into The
| hall with her but Goodwins door shut. and there
evidence showing that he had cd u get into her
room.
II Anticipated trouble and tried u 500 Goodwin u
warn him. but did have the chance as h. "'.e 80
Seldom therc and did him In the halls from that
time until the shooting reuat that Goodwin one
Of the quc,st men, and from my observation and
that Of other Aople in the there the sgh-t
| provocauon Tor tho billing"
Both Mr. and Mrs.. Wade stated further that Mrs.
| Webster frequently IN the halls. especially when
men were passing through them. one stated that BE-
s.dom went Into his room that ne did no, r. Mrs. Web
ST.! standing his door.
Mrs ready testify to these fact-. but she
was not permitted % do So