The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
MarseilIes People HOrrified
by Trunk Murder.
STRANGE HISTORY OF ACCUSED
and Third SON Of Irish
Baronet Make Fortune I'm Canada
TO Monte Carlo, Where Woman
Who Wore Much JeweIry Is Slain.


of Nine Emma Levin, and the finding OF
railway station here, continues to be the
subject of almost universal discussion
here and at Monte Carlo. where the trag-
edy occurred.
/ The grewsoHe confession made by the
man Goold, now in custody for the crime,
borne out as it was by the confession "
his wife. who is also in custody, is not
believed by the magistrate who examined
him. and the theory Of insanity finds a
good deal Of acceptance.
Goold. man Of fifty-fOur. is described
as amiable and clever, excellent company.
with hobby for amateur photography.
He comes of a good Irish family. being
the youngest brother of Sir James Goold.
who succeeded his uncle in the title in
1898. On the death of an intermediate
brother, Frederick Goold. in 1900, he laid
claim to the tile. and has used it, It is
said that he even went so far as 70 offer
his elder brother. the real baronet. who
1 is in Australia. $500 if he would waive his
claim.
Mrs. GOOId's Career.
/ Mrs. Goold is the daughter of an ron
monger called Girodin, at La Saone. Isere.
and was born in 1850. She was brought W
as a dressmaker. As Isere she is reccg-
nized as a woman Of great energy. with
complete authority over her husband.
Marie Girodin, who lived with her father
and mother, was frs. married TO young
man Of St MareelIin, contrary to her
parents wishes. 4 week after the we'd
ding the young woman left her new home
With little money. She took refuge in
/ Geneva, where she worked for some time
as a dressmaker, and then proceeded 10
London. where she met GOold.
/ 1t is sixteen years since she married
Goold at ST Mary Of the Angels. Pad
dington. Soon afterward the business
/ Is believed to have decreased. and they
went TO Montreal. in Canada, and es-
tSblished a large dressmaking business.
catering for the best society. Three years
ago they retired and went 10 IS Adelaide
terrace, Waterloo. Liverpool. where they
adopted the title of Sir We're and Lady
Goold. There they lived in apparent af-
fuence and appeared TO have been ae-
cepted by one section Of society as thor
! ough gentlef0lk OF high degree
Makes Good Impression.
Mrs. Goold is described by one who
knew her then as an accomplished, am
liable. and generous woman. French
lady TO her finger tips. Much of their time
was spent IN travel During the last
three years they have occupied a charm
ing suite on the first floor Of the Villa
Menesini in the Boulevard des Moulins,
Monte Carlo where they were accom-
panied by their niece, Mile GirOdin.
Nine Emma Levin was the widow OF
a great Stockholm merchant, who died
about eight years ago. She moved in
good society. and was wen-to-do. She
was always smartly dressed and was
very intelligent
Her neither still lives. During the last
Two months the victim Of the tragedy was
staying at the Hotel Bristol. Mo2te Carlo.
where she made the acquaintance OF the
Goods.
Nine Levin had no children OF her own.
She adopted some years ago n little girl
OF poor parents who lived in Switzerland.
She kept the child for several years, and
became very much attached to her. but
the parents ultimately insisted upon their
daughter being restored 10 them
Nine. CASTELAR,. a Swedish lady. who
knew Nine. Levin at Monte Carlo, spoke
very highly Of her 10 representative Of
the Petit Parisien. Nine. CastellaEi said
that the only fault to find with her was
that she was too fond of jewelry, and
took an ostentatiOus delight in wearing
it. She possessed fine diamonds. her
jewelry being estimated TO be worth more
than S10000, and on Sunday evening she
left the Hotel Bristol at Monte Carlo.
where she was staying, wearing the
greater part of them
Disappears at the villa.
On Sunday. August l. at O'Clock. Nine.
Levin entered the Villa Menesini, and
was not again seen alive. At the time it
is ssid that she was wearing most Of her
valuable collection OF jewels
Whatever happened at the villa on Sun
day n.ght, it Is certain that Nine. Levin
was murdered there. A servant girl
states that she heard sounds Of a strus-
gle. and a voice cried out: Let me
alone," But the next step in the drama
was the arrest OF Mr. and Mrs Goold at
MaTseilles on Tuesday They had ar
rived with luggage from Monte Carlo
at the station, with instructions TO dis
patch 1t to London. They themselves
drove TO a hotel. where they used the
name of Mr.. and Mrs. Javanach. A porter
named Louis POns noticed that blood was
OOzing from the trunk. and in spite OF
Mr. Goods assertion that it only con-
tanned poultry, informed the police. Mr.
and Mrs. Goold were then brought back
TO the station, and the trunk was opened
in their presence. It contained the butch
cred body of Nine Levin
The head and parts Of the legs we're
missing. They were found in a small
portmanteau, which Goold was holding.
The wiman had several wounds on the
head. and she had been stabbed several
times In the chest Mr.. and Mrs. Goold
were then arrested.
First Blame Another.
The Goods first account of the trag-
edy admits the mutiIations, but denies
all responsibility for the murder. Mrs.
Goold declares that when Mime. Levin
visited her home a man rushed in with
knife in his hand and killed her. He
shouted: You wretch, You have ruined
me. Now l am going to kill your Mr..
Goold stated that the woman was killed
by q man during the absence of himself
and his wife, and that they decided to
cut the body in pieces and put them in
trunk in order 10 avoid scandal An ex-
animation OF the villa revealed that the
walls OF the dining-room We're splashed
with blood. Two saws, chopper. a
knife, and q dagger were also discovered.
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