The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-21

morning the Goodwin murder
i'll was resumed with Mrs. Jennie
IeAfee on the witness stand, hay
ing not cmpleted her testimony the
day before a description of the
house and the grounds surrounding
the same was given by her, after
which she was cross-examined. On
This description of the gown Mrs.
Goodwin wore was given in detail
Il being Of fine muslin, trimmed
with lace and having collar She
examined it the day Goodwin died
hut saw no stains on 1t. except that
fhe bottom was drabbled. Was NOT
% tive that it was the same gown
but it looked like the same She
failed to notice whether Mrs. Good
win wore shoes or not when she
ssfne to the 8icAfee home. Consld-
sai5le lime was devoted to bringing
SIT whether a bunch of ribbon was
n front or on the back OF Mrs.
6dSil's night gown. Witness
Ioeated by map the place where
fonad the night gown with blood
ms on IT. Witness then retold
finding the bloody gown in
bs which was the only gown
found "a the basket. A garment or
bandage was picked up by Gertrude
Samples, who said Goodwlns brains
were on it, but witness did not see
her get it out of the basket, and did
not know where she got it. The
basket was right at the corner of
the foot of the steps. The under
meath of the house was used for stor-
age. but never noticed any wearing
apparel under there, nor wash boil
ers.
Witness and her husband visited
at the home of John T. Goodwin.
and the most they talked about was
Ollie's clothes Mrs. John T. Good
win said she had not been able to
get any of them, except pair OF
shoes he had thrown away.
Mrs. NTcAfee told Gny Merritt the
clothes were taken out of the basket
with other dirty clothes. Did not
attend Wallace's circus with Sam
Corder or attend the Wilsonburg ball
game with him. Her daugher was
at WaIlace's circus.
Little additional testimony to that
reported in the Telegram was Of
fered Wednesday evening. The
cross-examination of Amos McAfee
brought out nothing more than that
in chief. except that he had had two
+ conferences with John T. Goodwin,
the murdered mans father. about
the case as to what certain witnesses
would testify to.
Mrs. Jennie McAfee followed her
husband on the witness stand, but
court adjourned before she was eN-
cused from the chair. She told
about Mrs. Goodwin coming to her
house shortly after 2 O'Clock the
morning of the murder. and while
Mr.. McAfee was gone for Alpheus
Williams, Mrs. Goodwin stated that
she was frightened by the shot:
iumped over her husband. left the
house through the door and went to
( fbe McAfee home Mrs. McAtee
stated to the jury that Mrs. Goodwin
also told her that she did not see any
one about the house, but Thought
she felt some one grabbing her by
the arm as she left the house, Mrs
Goodwin appeared concerned about
+he baby and asked Mrs. McAfee, II
/ She saw any light in the Goodwin
house. Mrs. McAfec went to the
window. looked out but saw no light.
Mrs. McAfee said she did not ac-
{ company the others to the Goodwin
q home, but went over between and
o'clock that morning. 1t was be-
fore daylight and the morning was
misty. She saw Goodwin on the
bed grooming, but stood on the front
part of the bed. Then she went into
the other room. where Mrs. Goodwin
f,was still in her night clothes. Mrs.
Goodwin remar 81 wish ne
would not make at noise" and
mt her hands M 3s'aF ears. Mrs
AIc.Afeo then svS that she put
funeral she aid G<. rude Samples
~ examining clothes ran across a
nirbt gown much soi,ed and with
Mood stains Of dark red color on
lie waist and skirt of it. The one
Mrs. Goodwin wore going to the VIC
sAfee home appeared to be NICE
fresh one. she had no dress on.
Rerore the burial Mrs. Goodwin ex-
nressed the wish that he could have
1890 ,eaoecious a4id5t old Der VINO