New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-04
= DEFENCE OF GOODWIN
EVELYN GRANVILLE CONT kADlCIED.
ALL THE EVIDENCE GIVEN IN THE WEBSTER
CAsE-rHE JUDGE TO CHARGE

md for Judge Cowng to charge the jury IN the case
of Burton C. Webster before the twelve men In whose
hands the decision is 10 rest will retire ana begin r
,anotinr. The most important testimony given yes
.ertay was direct cOntradic ton Of Evelyn "rahN =
account of an alleged assault on her by Goodwin early
in Iuly last The witness who gave a description Of
The incident entirely different from that Of the woman
WAS Nelson T. Record. reputable business man
ether witnesses were called I'm rebuttal and phh's Of
interest cleared up.
Assistant Dis,rlct-Attorney Mcintyre has received
many anonymou, letters concerning the case some :"
tlcm maklg accusations against Jurors lie has iona
no reason for believing of these one lc''eF
mailed in Brooklyn. was as follows;
Sir: think in simple justice, men who know the repu'
t,ton nand there are many Eva Green. or granville
d como forward and testify TO the many in which
she has ATTEMPTED to money by blackmail she j.
probably one of types of women New-hofh ha
over -,
II it was not for publicity of It, certainly "o"io
~ YOURS IN JUSTICE.
william = Howe summed up for the prisoner. He
made all eloqueAi plea but hardly delivered the speech
OF his hfe. q.
~ phnn Doplln deputy coroner, called first.
ia u,oe -, NO 1872 West Houston4r. In his Official
oonacity he has made 1000 autopies ana eAahha-
lions and has at least 400 cases Vi nac'u'c Va
he skull lie .ad that such fractures h'sh' oe
caused BY n buW Instrument ara tha' NOS. d 'nvi
.ultod in death. lie would call cuNlador' hhc
49,, ho,er one found IN Goodwin's room. blunt III
s+mmcg OvLJustice Miller then asked NM
Assuming tha man, aged thirE -io'u Nv oI,,,
airh, inches In height, a MEMBER Oh an :" i.'O ~
weighing about 40 ppunds. threw nhSs'' 49,,
,ou. hold IN your hand and 1t struck ei'neT Wv, ~.
or ,l,o front of the head OF such a m"I "s ~
,a 4, r.sult In a fracture of the SKULL
Tho nro.ccution interposcd an pblecuoh' pu' '"e
rowiuc s:,id that he would aiio" u' 80 con
answer although The jury couia o,u" ,.h a h,,w
-. Dr DonIn declared that snch IL WV
would fracture the Skull anu "o"
life or cause death 80. ,hon coled
' ,,hor racing friend of Goodwin was theh V",.N
30 testify n his reputation. This WAS ''"n ~ Xa,r
ohio has been connected with raoe-"aoN' 80, ;o,,s
Work as superintendent OF pools anu td ma,
,o- c,rhs in the North and south lie s' s
JOCKEY tIu' u orivo,,or for five years and had had
- ' n,a,ions with him. lie was acquain'cu wiz.
a who were friends of the dciehu''''' ~
,"A mayer heard from any Of them WIN u.arStor,s
,voheter,s character. He had inquirer a." 90 ;n.o
,,,,a,ion because he had pe''i 'o' "
tmsiue,s with him ., ,oi,or for three
,otb,n Nav who has been WEBSTER "' .nv
->"''''' Ia that hi, reputation was goou. any
Fe''S' INV naid his debts for clothing l"o Wv
fence rested mere l., ,huttal was Nelson Il.
rio fist man called IN reout''i - t,eo ~
,,corl lie Is now manager Of tle Nin''sg ,,od for
- T. "a The firm for which GOODWIN WIN ,a
.,.osr wears The witness had h'o"' To,r
So'''' ,, WON, boys together. lie came " -
', an lime 20 last on business ana lcl''' , ;,h
-, uo occupied the room In inc r.,'i ,,
W Tho witness returned to this Guy Oh '"'s
= rd lived with Goodwin until July o.
-, " coon the defendant in the PerolVa . go
!. no Won remember going TO Tie uc"''0 WIN
VIM 49, ,,oa ~ \ hotel went
% Tho theatre. returned TO see some lrenus ~ VI"
ord cot home about midnight
!. what WAS Mr.. Goodwin's conoltoh' 80. utno
"Ue was very laxative and joviai. ho i' ~
the influence OF the wine he hio ord"
MD v,u see a lady in the Percivai' ,.
~ ei.1 saw woman in the doorway oppoS''r
,be elevator she stepped ont III inc HAIL.
raised his hand and sald x Low. IN, She
..sbo &c n nice little woman to make lo'e ~ ,au
~" ., hond acoinst him and passed down tile uo
pa .vadame # Won will 90 into your rVoin = w.,
a.a ~ This centleman.- and he snail no' ISL
, took him into his room and iocheu 'n Nv. IT,
did Goodwin come out again. vi u
vo,st4r's 70 )m. attempt to om. n,
W, ,. no wanted to go out and play sSno VI
,,,,na, Nth NE because. he SAID ne WIS no' '
''. declined and we retired for the mgn'' .ono,
bu, WV c,ar,dllc had swOre that Goodwin en'ei'u
,or room and put hi arms ABOUT nv 1000 ~ half
declared that he had never seen nj friend
snossed in the hall The witness was "i'' '''' ~
,,, All the time except in business no" os
az ..,,r II Goodwin. brother OF the deao man
ua ne testified 10 being with his pfo,"c' c
Ipv "a 10 August > just before '"e ,,,, ,,a claim
either Record young "ooo"'" ,;s a., ~. psr
man about all tie time the "eO9'e'
cval. ,.,,.o,ooner in the apart,
M . as recolled She asked II MIS- "eo
30. toxic, a revolver from bureau u'""o'
d aid ttat her husband would Kill "oou"'" w.
rho oreston was ruled ont The "itne'' =" -,
M, webster lad told her after the aieeea aS''u.' Wy
-a.ir mat since that evening ne 'Au "i"'N
ia bcr door on tptoes and had never oo'".i.
-, - o,o,her flat contradiction OF MIS- "ep'''''
~ -. had examined the door Of GOODWIN fooins
ana rad fonnd no marks on il. TINS was u s"o" '"
the cn,pidor had not struck IT, .a
i.ouce Captain Adam a. Cross next TOOK ''e S"'''
lit olont statements made to him by FANNIE
70 |sui' c,,c,, vocfarl:,nc and Mrs. Webster ON
r,nrio Eomane had told him that the Gus
,a c,oyed Webster's cheek Maciaflahe hau uo
p'O .na, lao .av. Webster sitting outside his door III
hi, .nirt sleeves just before the MURDER Ho'" VIZ
uczses told different stories in the trlaI. ~ ,.
pccoss was then taken until O'Clock. Wheh court
convened again MI. lp"c sui'"'0 "f So
He sad in part IA, , an in,,,,
man a husband and father hi, ~i'e anu ~ ~ IN
- IN lesrn from You whether theY shsii ~ sVp~' "
oi,X or whether they shall have happy ie"'o"'
=, tho out-et | beg leave 10 ask you 10 cohs'oer 'e
- and .olemnty OF the responsibility Imposed on you
. verdict of murder in the first de3feo CANE io n
ing 10 death Of the prisoner. Inc h'N' 0"ei u.e -
,hs,t of npri.onment for life, which 70 NC S'o"''
owe, worse. The penalty Of msnslsuvhuef j. i"'ai
49,, 10, = term Of YEAR. / have assured the prisoner
and his wife that they have nothing !" leu AZ " -. :,
., On intelligent American jury. But nave W" W.,
o,,o,m l entered his case believing s","en
tbI man did right according to the laws Oh % ,n.,
| read YOU from a decision by Juoso Moan % - NV
nan b,s reasonable ground for believing thd' "'
"'' -, ,,,oor he NAY ll his ssssant ne ma,
40, On the appearance Of daheef even II IL a..
eeer,. that the danger not real 1h'e br''o' "
,tr.iu of circumstances and wac never the .F"' "
mi. case lie killed a lib,rtine' a oast'iu sno u'
cov,rd when he attempted u deban'h 'his mug "'
his WIFE care whether she came Iresh rum nv s
convent o. from the board oil "ai"oH n ,s ,,t
- t...i,.4 Mr.. Webster + proved by the ts'i-
- NJ. wade q witness for the prosecution. she
,d .o, Mrs. webster down TO her ioon' ah"S
n,otect.on from GOODWIN. The desd man o"" ,,I
~, pd tel. YOU that Goodwin nsuted the poor "C"S
Nohlh' ON OF