The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-13
HIS SCHEME FAILED.
Edward Gcodin Opens Wide the Doors of
a Black mailer's Cell.

1et1.
There was a little affair in room is
of the Copper block corner of Wyo-
ming and Galena streets, last evening,
which ended in a married man and
married woman who were not married
to each other being pulled out OF bed
and another man being arrested for
blackmail. The whole business started
about a month ago, when Edward
Goodin, a Frenchman and a laborer,
living on West Broadway, approached
a policeman on a South Butte beat, and
told the officer that II he would stand
In with him they could get a rake-off.
What do you mean?" asked the po-
liceman. Goodin mentioned the name
of a well-known business man who
thinks good deal of his good name,
but likes women pretty well just the
same, and said that he would get his
wife to take the business man to a
room somewhere; then they would
break in and hold the man up for few
hundred dollars. The policeman said
that sort of thing was out of his line
and off his beat as we'll, and he re
ferred Goodin to Detective Meiklejohn.
Goodin asked the officer to tell Meikle-
john to meet him at the Mont ana Gen.
trail depot at O'Clock the next after
noon. The officer told Meiklejohn but
the detective paid no attention to the
matter. A day or two afterwards, how
ever, Goodin appeared at the police sta
ton and inquired for Meiklejohn. The
latter was on hand and Goodin unfold
ed to him his whole plan.
This man." said Goodin, holds
note of mine for $500. which ] owe him.
We will get him into the room with my
wife. Then we will surprise him and
make him sign a receipt for the note
and give us $500 in cash besides. i will
give you 800 of the money"
Meiklejohn fell in with the idea TO
see what might come of IL. Mrs. Good
in then began her Establishments on
the business man. Mrs Goodin is
rather good looking, about % years of
age. dark and small in stature and is
the mother of three children. The bus
ines man did not resist much. He
thought IL was soft snap and con-
Guided that IL the woman was stuck on
him he could not help himself. -Four
appointments were made between Mrs
Goodin and the business man, but each
time something happened to prevent
the keeping of the appointment. Last
evening, however, another appointment
had been made and Goodin kept out of
the way while his wife and the business
man walked down town together
Goodin got Meiklejohn and Captain
Waters and kept a short distance be
hind them. The couple went to Andy
McDowelps place at the southeast
corner of Wyoming and Galena streets
and tried to get a room, but were I'M
successful Then they went across the
street to. the Copper block and were
assigned room Is ON the second floor.
The couple entered the room and locked
the door.
About five minutes afterwards the
Infatuated husband and Detective
Meikiejohn began hammering on the
door and threatened TO break II down
II IL was not unlocked at once. SO the
business man got out Of the nice warm
bed, nearly undressed. as he was. and
unlocked the door. The Infatuated hus-
band made a strong play and was go
ing to shoot both his wife and her lover.
Talk about terms of settlement was
just beginning when Captain Waters
! appeared on the scene. He searched the
business man but found nothing in his
clothes except a pocket knife.
What have you got?' he said. turn
ing to Goodin and beginning to exam
inc his pockets.
What for you search me?" cried
Goodin, turning pale.
Because you are under arrest for
blackmail" said Waters. going through
his pockets. A big gun was about all
that was found in GoOdtn's pockets.
The gentlemen retired while the woman
/ dressed and then the entire party went
I over TO the jail Mrs. Goodin told the
/ officer that her husband had forced her
/ 20 make a proposition to the bushes
man and she had acted under his or
] ders in the whole proceedings. Goodin
was locked up on the charge Of at
1 tempted blackmaiL Mrs. GoOdin was
| turned loose and the business man was