The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-04
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alarm was sent out and a large crowd
was soon at the scene. which Is only
about a half mile out from the village.
The people focled TO the place hy hun
dreds. and business OF all kinds was
neglected The woman was found 90
be yet alive. aud was taken to the house
Of Mrs stephen Nudge whore an exam
ination was made n was soon dis
covered that the wounded person was
Mra Enie Goodwin. who waa employed
a. the home Of Me-. &. j. Beach as a do
nestle As soon as the identification
aas sure the excitement rose to fever
heat Suspicion pointed 20 her hua-
band. Walter Goodwin. from whom she
had parted several months ago Mrs.
Goodwin was hurried to the Cottage
hospital at Blossharg. where she died
al an early hour the following morning
without regalnlng consciousness. The
spot where Mra Goodwin was found Is
on a rise Of ground is5 feet from the
house OF Mr.. Stephen Nudge
The story leading up 10 the murder
IA o. follows Ehie COpley was the
bright Intelligent and pretty daughter
OF Mr. william Copley. q well-to-do
farmer who resides in Charleston town
ship. near what D. known a. Marden
posioiice. Enle was fun OF llfo and
fun. She had been a student az the
Normal school and II was while attend
inE thet Institution that she FIRST began
:" recf five attentions from Walter Good
"ina promising youth who resided
IN Nhe locality About two years ago
be Jed her 10 the altar NJ a bride. and
his numerous friends congratulated
him on receiving such q pretty and
modest wife They went % reside with
Walters father and mother. Soon trou-
Die began Finally there was q sopara-
ton and Eiiic went 90 work Tor her
husbands sister lnat October. who re-
sides near Mafden. on April M. 1897.
she went 20 WORK Tor Mr. and Mrs. e.
J.. Beach. az which place she remained
up TO The time 90 her murder -Four
Wcoka ago Ne sued her husband Tor
n0n-aupport ie Ondoayorcd 10 get her
o. withdraw the case. but she would
not unloaa he Wouid promise 90 make
a home ana live las man and wife
should live Maticu went on in this
way until the morning OF the crime
when Goodwin called At the house OF
Mr.. Beach between 1880 and 1870
O'Clock. he was admitted hy Mr.
Beach. who went up stairs with a light
and Informed Elne that her husband
was there and was DESTROYS 90 seeing
her. She said "let him come up"
Nheroupon Mr. Beach handed tho
lamp to Goodwin and he went up stairs
20 his Wiie'f room. They we're heard
talking for on hour or two The next
morning Mu Goodwin told Mra Beach
that her husband desired her 20 With
duE The case. and that she was % give
him a decided answer the next nigh;
u'ridsyl Mrs Goodwin displayed
nervousness an day rriuay ana frua
quently referred o. her husbands COM
ing tina; night When asked what she
would DO n he dld not come sho replied.
"Oh. yes. he'll be- here" and then add
cd. I'VE can't live this way. u must be
decided tonight" she lef, the Beach
homo about . o'clock Friday night. az
agreed upon for the purpose OF meet
ing her husband % give the answer she
had promised. She left BY the front
door. That was the last seen of her
until found dying on the afternoon Of
the next day. Mr. and Mrs Beach say
that the reason they did not become
alarmed at her absence was because
they believed she had agreed 90 return
% her husband and had gone 20 Wells
horo Tor the purpose Of Withdrawing
the case. The distance from the house
of Mr. stephen Nudge 10 where the
murder was committed is i51 feet. and
almost directly In the rear Of Il. Mrs.
Nudge was aroused by what she
thought was a pistol shot about 10 30
o'clock. but she vas uncertain, and nm
ally decided u was the cats that had
disturbed her thus no investigation
was made The distance from Mr..
Howard Lewis house 90 where ihe
body was found Is 800 feet Tho
I.sWlscs heard four pistol shots. and q
womans scream. about the same hour
that the Mulros heard o. They told